And throughout history, in times of big melee battles, how often was "friendly fire" an issue? Most battles (like the ones in the most recent Moses/Prince of Egypt movie) look like large confusing clusterfucks. How did soldiers know who the enemy was?
Here's a link to the FAQ where this has been asked before But in short:
Followup question, does Illiad have a good representation of the warfare at that time? I don't mean heroes, rather good soldiers initiating the war but others are defending, and a lot of fraternity or emnity on both sides.
In a lecture at Leeds Royal Armouries on the English Civil War I was told the only difference between uniforms, especially for the infantry was often a coloured sash, which is somewhat confusing. Especially as people who weren't particularly bothered who won could just remove their sash if they were losing.