Why where the ancient Greeks better at war then the Achaemenid Persians? Considering things like Greek Victory in the Greco Persian Wars, Greek mercenaries finding their way into Persian service, and finally Alexander the Great conquering the Persians.

by Garrus37

DanKensington

Ah, but were they? While this post by u/Iphikrates largely focuses on heavy infantry, there are enough overlaps in the Venn diagram that it should go quite a way to addressing your question. As always, if anyone else would like to put in their thoughts on the matter, please don't let this post stop you!