Greek heavy Infantry during period around 500-300 BC. They wore full-face helmets probably made of bronze and wielded a heavy shield of wood covered in bronze. Their preferred weapon was a spear, and a short sword as a backup weapon. In battle they often used the phalanx formation, which was essentialy a wall of overlapping shields and spears and they moved as a cohesive unit. The name derives from ''Hoplon'', the name of their shields. | Greek heavy Infantry during period around 500-300 BC. They wore full-face helmets probably made of bronze and wielded a heavy shield of wood covered in bronze. Their preferred weapon was a spear, and a short sword as a backup weapon. In battle they often used the phalanx formation, which was essentialy a wall of overlapping shields and spears and they moved as a cohesive unit. The name derives from ''Hoplon'', the name of their shields. |