Greek Hoplites were heavy infantry soldiers, citizen-soldiers who equipped themselves when called to fight for the poleis or city-state. Aegis vocalist Mercy Sunot dies at 48 after battling breast ...

Each year the ephors, or magistrates, chose the 300 best hoplites in Sparta to become the hippeis—elite soldiers who formed the king’s private guard. Known as a hoplon—from which is derived ...

Ancient Greek and Roman armies were large and fearsome for their time, but their warfare tactics and leadership during battle ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal ... a tightly packed shield and spear formation that might be several ranks deep and many soldiers wide. A highly successful 'war machine', the phalanx ...