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 ...

Hoplites were citizen-warriors of ancient Greek city-states. They often armed themselves with spears up to nine feet long and carried relatively large shields. Alexander’s army wielded much-longer ...

Vase showing Hoplite Battle c.600 ... With an eight-foot long spear, a short sword, and a bronze-covered ... though in time they adopted tactics to overcome the close combat favored by Greek armies.

The Greek foot soldier was called a hoplite. He fought with a long spear and used a large round shield for protection. Image caption, A piece of pottery showing Greek hoplites in action.

Book Review: Hoplites at War: A Comprehensive Analysis of Heavy Infantry Combat in the Greek World, 750-100 BCE. Archives. Latest; Most Read; ... “The Tools”: A look at the weapons and equipment and ...

In "Early Greek Armour And Weapons" (Edinburgh University Press, 1964) Snodgrass wrote that helmets of this style started to be used during the seventh century B.C., and that they were ...