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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 3349511, member: 57463&quot;](1) We do not know. That is the easy answer. Often, we just project ourselves onto the past. Even today, most people believe that barter in farm good led to precious metals as money which led to coinage.&nbsp; That is not the case. </p><p><br /></p><p>(2) It may be the Lion and the Bull represent times of the year, as they are two constellations that actually look almost like what they are supposed to be, them and the Scorpion and Orion...&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>(3) What coins mention Babylon? </p><p><br /></p><p>(4) Yes you are correct: There were no state-run militaries as we understand them. Wars were fought once the crops were in so that all the guys could leave the farms. The Greeks invented the hoplite style of fighting. They invented dressed lines. They were highly valued as mercenaries from about 650-600 BCE when coins were invented, along with philosophy and democracy. The century from then to 550-500 BCE was a heady time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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