| Wether the Greeks could win or not truly depended on wether the people behind the first line collapse or stay.
First line will stay and fight if they have their comardes behind them standing firm (no way they can escape either), but if their comrades think Romans are flanking them and they flee, the battlefield will become a slaughterfield.
in ancient time communication was really backward and soldiers really didn't know what was truly happening, battle probably would just last for 10-20 min and one side would flee |