Athenian Hoplite By Christos Yiannopoulos Greek History Ancie Ancient greek hoplites, hoplites, isbn 978 960 6740 30 5, christos yiannopoulos, perisccopio publications, hoplites colour plates. The athenian navy was primarily made up of ancient ships called triremes. these were wooden warships that carried about 170 rowers who operated three banks of oars. triremes were about 100 to 120 feet long and about 20 feet wide. at its peak, the athenian navy employed nearly 80,000 men to row all 400 ships.
Greek Hoplite Christos Giannopoulos Ancient Warfare Ancient Warriors An athenian hoplite holding an aspis and a kopis. photo taken at the exhibition "democracy and the battle of marathon" held in 2010, in athens, greece. (tilemahos efthimiadis cc by sa 2.0) shortly, before battle, hoplites would first sing a hymn to the gods, called a paean, to encourage divine protection. Johnny shumate (public domain) a hoplite (from ta hopla meaning tool or equipment) was the most common type of heavily armed foot soldier in ancient greece from the 7th to 4th centuries bce, and most ordinary citizens of greek city states with sufficient means were expected to equip and make themselves available for the role when necessary. The athenian army was a city state militia in which every able bodied, adult, male citizen was obliged to serve. men were ranked by wealth, and their service obligation reflected their resources. roughly a third, mainly formed of prosperous peasant farmers, were deemed rich enough to equip themselves to fight as hoplites – heavy infantry. Three of the most significant clashes in greek history. the peloponnesian war. the peloponnesian war (460–404 bc) saw sparta and athens squaring up for a clash that changed the course of history. the war can be divided into three stages: the first a 10 year series of inconclusive clashes; the second, a six year truce.
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