Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from the wealthy middling ranks of society, particularly the farmers. They wore bronze armor breastplates, helmets ...

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 ...

The Greek hoplite—the quintessential, heavily armored “man of bronze"—has long dominated the popular imagination. Gregory S. Aldrete is out to change this perception.

The prevailing opinion in the 1960s was that the Greeks in the late Bronze Age used leather or linen armor at best. The famous hoplite-style armor and helmet (the one from the Ars logo) appeared ...

Greek art shows warriors wearing Corinthian helmets tilted back on the tops of their heads between battles, and the ancient Greek goddess Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, was commonly ...