Lính Tuyến Đầu Có Thực Sự Là Bia Đỡ Đạn Thời Cổ Đại?

Were frontline soldiers in ancient warfare really nothing more than “cannon fodder” as movies often portray? In reality, the armies of Ancient Rome and Greece developed highly sophisticated battlefield formations, placing their most disciplined and experienced warriors in the front ranks to hold the line and determine the outcome of battle. Why did the men facing the greatest danger often have a better chance of survival than those behind them? And what secrets of the Roman legion and the Greek Phalanx formation allowed these armies to dominate the ancient world for centuries?