Around the inner rim was a knotted cord used for slinging the shield when not in use. Behind the face was a bronze loop for the forearm and a cord handgrip. The shield was constructed of wood covered with cured leather the rim was covered in bronze sheet as, usually, was the face. It was around 1 metre in diameter with a flat rim and convex face. The most immediately visible piece of kit was the shield known to the Greeks as the aspis (occasionally hoplon). The Hoplite's Defences: The basic equipment of the Greek soldier changed little during this period although fashions in detail (e.g. Visit the Spartan or Athenian pages to see a guide to painting Spartan and Athenian armies by Steve Saleh.Ĭlick on an image to be taken to the product range:Ĭlick here for our single pose Greek figures.Įarly and Late Periods: The Hoplite era began around 700BC and continued relatively unchanged for 250 years (when the `early' period is mentioned it refers to this time-span), from the mid 5th Century onwards there were changes in the composition of the armies and innovations in the tactics employed (this is referred to as the `later' period). Scroll down for historical information by Adrian Garbett. Our World of the Greeks range was sculpted by Steve Saleh and Nick Collier with Mark Copplestone. As time went on and Hoplites met different peoples with varied fighting styles they adapted tactics to include an increased skirmishing arm until the heyday of the Hoplite was eclipsed first by the light troops that supported them and finally the pikes of the Makedon. This formation became known as the phalanx and would be the premier fighting style in the eastern Mediterranean for 400 years. The infantry contingents became more solid as time went on until it was they, not the mounted arm, that ruled the battlefields. This was the Hoplite, a citizen-soldier defending his city and it's trade, settling in the far flung regions of Asia and Africa and finally becoming the most sought after mercenary in the world.īefore 700BC Greek warfare had been similar to that in the rest of the East, nobles in chariots fighting heroic duels while the lesser followers made up the numbers and fought amongst themselves.
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