Inward-looking and self-sufficient, the Spartans were the most feared hoplites (infantrymen) in all Greece. They lived ... "Come back with your shield - or on it" (Plutarch, Mor.

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece ... the hoplite—the shield was, together with the spear ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from ... and a bronze-covered shield, the total weight of their equipment was therefore in the region of 60 to ...

The history of the Gorgoneion, Medusa’s fearsome symbol, from its Greek and Roman origins to its influence on Alexander the Great and more.

a kind of ancient Greek foot soldier who wore heavy armor to shield themselves. “The hoplite is one of the quintessential images associated with ancient Greece,” as the Greek Reporter’s ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like ... shields - they believed only a coward would drop his shield and run away. Greek warships had oars as well as sails. The largest warships ...

A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will ... mattered in ancient Greek hoplite warfare, where warriors stood close together in a "phalanx" or block, with their shields and spears ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like ... shields - they believed only a coward would drop his shield and run away. Greek warships had oars as well as sails. The largest warships ...