Hoplite With Spear. 3D Illustration Stock Photo

A hoplite heavily armed man with military equipment, armor and shield was a member of the main force of the Greek armies of the archaic and classical times. In addition, other genres such as gymnasts, slingers, archers, peltasts and riders played at least since the transition from the 5th to the 4th century BC. An important role.Hoplites were generally civil soldiers, i.e. free men who paid for their equipment from their private assets and served their respective polis in the event of war. Unlike in many other countries, the main burden of the fighting was borne by “ordinary” citizens and not by a noble warrior caste. A hoplite was thus a name for a citizen who could at least partially afford such equipment, and less a description of a branch of arms.