Hoplite
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/4432
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- "Hoplites (HOP-lytes) (Ancient Greek: ὁπλίτης) were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields. Hoplite soldiers utilized the phalanx formation to be effective in war with fewer soldiers. The formation discouraged the soldiers from acting alone, for this would compromise the formation and minimize its strengths. The hoplites were primarily represented by free citizens – propertied farmers and artisans – who were able to afford a linen armour or a bronze armour suit and weapons (estimated at a third to a half of its able-bodied adult male population). Most hoplites were not professional soldiers and often lacked sufficient military training. Some states maintained a small elite professional unit, known as the epilektoi ("chosen") since they were picked from the regular citizen infantry. These existed at times in Athens, Argos, Thebes, and Syracuse, among others. Hoplite soldiers made up the bulk of ancient Greek armies." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.07.2021)
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Olpe, attisch-schwarzfigurig: Hopliten im Zweikampf. Letztes Viertel 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr.
Eine Olpe ist eine antike...
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Bauchamphore: Kriegerabschied
Das Vorratsgefäß (Amphora)...
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Image: Archäologisches Museum der WWU Münster - CC BY-NC-SA -
Kampf zweier Hopliten (Bauchamphora)
Die Einführung des...
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Image: Museum August Kestner - CC BY-NC-SA -
Der Tübinger Waffenläufer
Die massiv gegossene, 16,3 cm...
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Image: Museum Alte Kulturen | Schloss Hohentübingen - CC BY-NC-SA
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