Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The hoplite was an infantryman, the central element of warfare in Ancient Greece. The word hoplite (Greek ὁπλίτης, hoplitēs) derives from hoplon (ὅπλον, plural hopla, ὅπλα) meaning the arms carried by a hoplite [1] Hoplites were the citizen-soldiers of the Ancient Greek City-states (except Spartans who were professional ...
Ancient Greek infantry types (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of ancient Greece" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 ...
Pages in category "Ancient Greek infantry types" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Ancient Greek military engineers (1 C, 5 P) G. Ancient Greek garrison commanders (1 C, 9 P) Ancient Greek generals (9 C, 103 P) H. Hellenistic military personnel (3 C ...
This is a list of known military alliances of ancient Greek poleis. They comprise the terms symmachia and koinon, both of which meant a league for the mutually supportive conduct of war, both offensive and defensive. The terms might be used with the same referents in the same source or be used mutually exclusively in the sources.
It stood at the center of the ancient Greek city-state, consisting of citizens trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society. [1] Subjected to military drills since early manhood, the Spartans became one of the most feared and formidable military forces in the Greek world, attaining legendary status in their wars against Persia.
The Athenian military was the old main force of Athens, one of the major city-states of Ancient Greece. It was largely similar to other armies of the region – see Ancient Greek warfare . Army
A. Achaeus (general) Adeimantus of Corinth; Admetus of Macedon; Aegialeus (strategos) Aeropus of Lyncestis; Agasias of Arcadia; Agatharchus of Syracuse; Agathocles of Syracuse