This page has information on the military of ancient Greece. The tactical warfare page and the armor and weapons page are both about field tactics and armaments; these in turn also show us the mentality and perception of soldiers in ancient Greece. Their armaments as well as their field tactics were fairly crude; however, significant increases in technology, such as shields and javelins, and the growing professionalism in infantry organization thanks to the creation of the phalanx resulted in a revolutionary movement both on and off the field. The military hierarchy parallels their social hierarchy, resulting in an effectivly stratified order of command from which the upper class could retain more power but still relied on the lower classes because of their significance on the battle field, such as the reserves and hoplite soldiers who fulfilled the ranks in the phalanxes. Military pay was fairly nonexistent. Soldiers' pay came from booty from conquests. They could also become mercenaries, though eventually monetary funds were given to regular soldiers. Their military duty ran in accordance to their duty to the state as well as their gods. The act of war was either an act of piety or an act of patriotism to their city state, resulting in warfare that was primarily fought for nonterritoirial gains.