hoplites - A military system utilized by the Greeks,
c. 800 - 700 BCE. Hoplites were heavily armed infantry men who
wore bronze or leather helmets, breast plates, and greaves or
shin-guards. Hoplites carried round shields, short swords, and a long
spear, about 9 feet in length. Hoplites are known to have used a
rectangular formation, known as a phalanx, in battle. definition
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