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A Greek hoplite with muscle cuirass, spear, shield, Corinthian helmet and sheathed sword. Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as ...
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 ...
The sagaris (Ancient Greek: Σάγαρις and Σάγαρι) [1] is an ancient shafted weapon used by the horse-riding ancient Saka and Scythian peoples of the great Eurasian steppe. It was used also by Western and Central Asian peoples: the Medes , Persians , Parthians , Indo-Saka , Kushans , Mossynoeci , and others living within the milieu of ...
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De Bange 120mm L M1878 siege cannon at the war museum of Athens in Greece Gruson 5.3cm L/24 M1890 fahrpanzer (cannon turret) at the war museum of Athens in Greece. 75mm M1897 field cannon (French made) De Bange 120mm L M1878 siege cannon (French made) Gruson 5.3cm L/24 M1890 fahrpanzer (Bulgarian captured and German origin cannon turret)
Van Creveld, Martin. "Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present". Free Press: 1991. ISBN 0-02-933153-6. Warry, John Gibson, and John Warry. Warfare in the Classical World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons, Warriors and Warfare in the Ancient Civilisations of Greece and Rome. University of Oklahoma Press: 1999.
War played an important role in Mycenaean society. Material remains such as defensive architecture and weaponry show that they invested heavily in military infrastructure. The value placed on war is evidenced by artistic depictions of combat as well as the fact that elites were often buried with weapons. [2] [3] [1]
A dolphin was an ancient naval weapon carried by Greek galleys. Essentially a weaponized anchor , the dolphin was a shaped heavy weight which would be flung or dropped onto an enemy boat to attempt to breach the hull.