Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal ... though in time they adopted tactics to overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing ...

The lekythos, standing at 12 centimeters tall, features a black-figure depiction of a battle between Athena and a Giant, ...

attracting the finest craftsmen from other Greek city-states. The Chigi olpe is considered to be the earliest known representation of hoplite phalanxes. Credit: ArchaiOptix / Wikimedia Commons The ...

ISBN: 1476666024 How the Greeks Fought Bardunias and Ray, authors of a number of books and articles on various aspects of ancient warfare, take a technical look at the mechanics of Hoplite combat ... ...