Athenian Hoplite Greek History Roman History Ancient History

Greek Warrior Ancient Warfare Ancient Armor Ancient War Hoplites ( ˈhɒplaɪts hop lytes[ 1][ 2][ 3]) ( ancient greek: ὁπλῖται, romanized : hoplîtai [hoplîːtai̯]) were citizen soldiers of ancient greek city states who were primarily armed with spears and shields. hoplite soldiers used the phalanx formation to be effective in war with fewer soldiers. the formation discouraged the. Definition. 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.

Late Greek Hoplites Giuseppe Rava Ancient Stuff Greek Warrior 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. Hoplite, heavily armed ancient greek foot soldier whose function was to fight in close formation. until his appearance, probably in the late 8th century bce, individual combat predominated in warfare. at that time, new and heavier armor now gave the foot soldier stronger protection: he wore a metal helmet, breastplate, and greaves; on his left. 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. The hoplite phalanx. the mainstay of any greek army was the hoplite. his full panoply was a long spear, short sword, and circular bronze shield and he was further protected, if he could afford it, by a bronze helmet (with inner padding for comfort), bronze breastplate, greaves for the legs and finally, ankle guards. fighting was at close.