hoplites
Ancient armored soldiers
Hoplites were citizen-soldiers of ancient Greek city-states, heavily armed infantry who fought in tight phalanx formations.
Each hoplite carried a large round shield, spear, and sword, with bronze helmet and breastplate.
The name comes from their shield, the hoplon.
The hoplites locked shields and advanced as one.
Small flat-bottomed fishing boat
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- greavesFried fat residue
- helmetProtective head covering
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
bronze · panoply · thorax · spear · sword · crest · baldric · scabbard
Greek sovereign urban center
- city-stateSelf-governing urban territory
- AthensGreece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
Thebes · Argos · agora · gymnasium · democracy · oligarchy · assembly · Hellenic
Greek town, ancient battle site
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
- SalamisGreek island, ancient battlefield
- SyracuseCity in two eras
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
engagement · victory · rout · casualties · retreat · advance · charge · stand
Ground combat troops
- footsoldierEnlisted ground-level warrior
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
campaign · logistics · supply · encampment · march · drill · training · muster
Creation or arrangement
- shield-wallInterlocked defensive battle formation
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
files · push · frontline · rotation · depth · overlapping · interlocking · envelopment
dory
Small flat-bottomed fishing boat
shield · bronze · panoply · thorax · spear · sword · crest · baldric · scabbard · cheekguards
polis
Greek sovereign urban center
- city-stateSelf-governing urban territory
- AthensGreece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
Corinth · Thebes · Argos · agora · gymnasium · democracy · oligarchy · assembly · Hellenic
Marathon
Greek town, ancient battle site
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
- SalamisGreek island, ancient battlefield
- SyracuseCity in two eras
battlefield · engagement · victory · rout · casualties · retreat · advance · charge · stand
infantry
Ground combat troops
- footsoldierEnlisted ground-level warrior
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
siege · campaign · logistics · supply · encampment · march · drill · training · muster · levy
formation
Creation or arrangement
- shield-wallInterlocked defensive battle formation
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
ranks · files · push · frontline · rotation · depth · overlapping · interlocking · envelopment · oblique
- Classical AntiquityAncient Greece, Ancient Rome, Greeks, Romans, Roman Empire
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Acropolis
- Greco-Persian WarsThermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Xerxes, Darius
- ancient armiesphalanx, legion, heavy infantry, light infantry, pikemen
- ancient AthensAcropolis, Parthenon, Agora, agora, Pericles
hoplitescavalry
Mounted military force
archers · horsemen · skirmishers · mounted warriors · bowmen