In the policies of Greece and Rome, citizens considered it their duty to protect the fatherland.

In the policies of Greece and Rome, citizens considered it their duty to protect the fatherland. give examples of the fulfillment of this duty by the Greeks and Romans.

Examples for Ancient Greece are the wars waged by the Greeks with external adversaries.

For example, the Battle of Marathon, which was won by the citizens of the city states of Athens and Plataea. Their phalanx turned out to be much stronger than the Persian army, they won the battle with almost no losses.

Another example is the battle at Thermopylae pass, where the warriors from the polis fought against the Persians.

mainland Greece (from Thebes, Sparta, Boeotia and Thespia). The Spartans also refused to retreat.

From the history of Rome, you can recall the Gaul campaign of 390 BC, however, then the soldiers of the Roman republic were defeated, as well as the first and second Punic wars, when the Romans always had a larger army than the Carthaginians.