Greek Hoplites were heavy infantry soldiers, citizen-soldiers who equipped themselves when called to fight for the poleis or city-state.

The ancient Greeks used a myriad of weapons on the battlefield, including spears, swords, and pikes in a variety of shapes ...

How did the Hoplite fight? A thoughtful introduction by Richard A. Gabriel pointing out the numerous problems of doing ancient military history opens A Storm of Spears. The book is based on Matthew’s ...

The Athens Marathon is inspired by the journey of the hoplite who carried the message of victory to Athens after the Battle ...

Sparta’s battle methods were similar to those employed elsewhere in the Greek-speaking world. Hoplite warriors formed phalanxes, which advanced in lockstep. The front row presented a barrier of ...

A copy of Themistocles' order to evacuate Athens was discovered on stone in ... exchanged his riding equipment for the shield of a hoplite, showing that he had chosen not to fight as a knight ...

A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself ... Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before ...

A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself ... Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women. For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before ...

set off on a separate expedition to reach Athens by sea. Soon after dawn the next day the Athenians advanced 'at the double', running in their heavy hoplite armor against Persian bowmen ...