Greek Hoplites were heavy infantry soldiers, citizen-soldiers who equipped themselves when called to fight for the poleis or city-state. Simple History. Hoplite - Citizen soldier (Ancient Greece) ...

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The Spartan hoplites organized themselves into a tight-packed phalanx that then relentlessly pushed forward behind this wall of bronze. March to War.

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Picking up troops during the march, the Spartans arrive with almost 6,000 additional hoplites. While the larger Greek force assembled, the Spartans and their allies faced certain death–and held ...

A Greek hoplite carried a large shield, called a hoplon (from which hoplites got their name), which was made of wood and coated with bronze. They also wore bronze greaves on their legs.

On a battlefield near Thebes in 371, Epaminondas broke the Spartan hoplite phalanx and killed one of its kings. But it’s what he did after the battle that was truly revolutionary, and laid bare ...

Spearmen + Slinger: Basic army for Egyptian players, strong against enemy infantry and archers. Hoplite + Toxotes: Greek ...

A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting and have become emblems ...

The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E.—the subject of Zack Snyder’s 2006 ... Epaminondas broke the Spartan hoplite phalanx and killed ...