The "will" of the gods played a major "roll" (he he he) in the life of the Classical Greeks. I don't think we, today, understand how intertwined the gods and life were to them. The Oracles represent an interesting and often challenging approach to the part religion played in Greek battle. Some days the entrails were good, some days, not so good. Sometimes you get 3 Oracles sometimes 11.
My experience with the Classical Greek WAB army is that you need to win quick. You're strength is in your hoplites. You must close with your opponent, maximize the use of your Oracles to win combats and win the game in as few turns as possible. If the game draws out and you begin to run out of Oracles you will probably be defeated. The more hoplites you have in your army the better your chance of success. Don't waste too many points on Spartans, cavalry or too many skirmishers. 4-5 phalanxes (units) and some assorted support troops is best. If you want Spartans (as Jeff mentioned) don't take more than one unit of them.
The AoA Greek list was (and is) one of WAB's best. From that list you can make almost any army from the Classical period. Tweaks to the Sacred Band, Thessalian Cavalry and maybe a "mercenary" hoplite (something in between a generic hoplite and a Spartan) would fix most of what is missing from the list.
In WAB we often spent too much time fixing what isn't broken.
Mike B
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