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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 ...
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 ...
Military ranks of ancient Greece (2 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek military terminology" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
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.
Military ranks of Sparta (4 P) Pages in category "Military ranks of ancient Greece" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Catalogue of Ships (Ancient Greek: νεῶν κατάλογος, neōn katálogos) is an epic catalogue in Book 2 of Homer's Iliad (2.494–759), which lists the contingents of the Achaean army that sailed to Troy. [1]
Like the other Greek city-states' armies, the Spartan army was an infantry-based army that fought using the phalanx formation. The Spartans themselves did not introduce any significant changes or tactical innovations in hoplite warfare, but their constant drill and superb discipline made their phalanx much more cohesive and effective.
This category contains military leaders of Ancient Greece. See also. Category:Ancient Macedonian generals ... Ancient Greek mercenaries in Achaemenid service (1 C, 9 ...