Each shield was circular and convex ... Sparta’s battle methods were similar to those employed elsewhere in the Greek-speaking world. Hoplite warriors formed phalanxes, which advanced in ...

In the Iliad, did Homer really describe the type of warfare common to the Mycenaean Era? Or was he describing the warfare of ...

In battle, hoplites fought as a team ... on their shields - they believed only a coward would drop his shield and run away. Greek warships had oars as well as sails. The largest warships had ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal ... With an eight-foot long spear, a short sword, and a bronze-covered shield, the total weight of their equipment was therefore in the region of ...

He addresses questions such as why was the hoplon, the characteristic shield of the hoplite, circular rather than square, what was “drill” like, how did one manage to wear the full hoplite panoply, ...

In battle, hoplites fought as a team ... on their shields - they believed only a coward would drop his shield and run away. Greek warships had oars as well as sails. The largest warships had ...