Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from ... and a bronze-covered shield, the total weight of their equipment was therefore in the region of 60 to ...

Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...

Greek Hoplites were heavy infantry soldiers, citizen-soldiers who equipped themselves when called to fight for the poleis or city-state.

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... In battle, hoplites fought as a team. They lined up in ranks and locked their shields together with just their spears pointing over the top.

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... In battle, hoplites fought as a team. They lined up in ranks and locked their shields together with just their spears pointing over the top.