In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is ... He fought with a long spear and used a large round shield for protection. In battle, hoplites fought as a team.

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from ... With an eight-foot long spear, a short sword, and a bronze-covered shield, the total weight of their ...

At the height of its prestige, Athens was the dominant maritime power in the Aegean, enjoying hegemony at sea.

A Greek seal charity which looked after Kostis for several months as a pup thinks it was killed with a spear gun. The endangered seals are protected under Greek law. Kostis was "executed at close ...