Discovered in the southern Greek village of Dendra ... as well as soldier-chariot and chariot-ship encounters. Researchers found that the armor withstood these challenges without straining or ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ... combat favored by Greek armies. During the 5th century BC, swords became increasing shorter as tactics changed in favor of less armor, increased agility ...

A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself ... t allowed to be soldiers, but they did compete against the boys at sport. Spartan women also had more freedom than other Greek women.