Experts say the helmet belonged to a hoplite, a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to shield themselves. “The hoplite is one of the quintessential images associated with ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited ... tactics to overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta ... methods were similar to those employed elsewhere in the Greek-speaking world. Hoplite warriors formed phalanxes, which advanced in lockstep.

Experts suggest Corinthian helmets limited the wearer's peripheral vision, but that limitation may not have mattered in ancient Greek hoplite warfare, where warriors stood close together in a ...

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 ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... the Great defeated the Persian Empire in the 330s. The Greek foot soldier was called a hoplite. He fought with a long spear and used a large round ...