Athenian Hoplite Spear and Shield 4th Century BC 1/32 Scale -Height 65mm- Unpainted Tin Figure Ancient Greece Handmade Collectible Miniature

Goplit (dr. Greek ???????) is an ancient Greek heavily armed foot warrior. The word comes from the name of the heavy round shield - hoplon (dr. Greek ?????); Wed Peltasts, named for the light shield - Pelt. It is assumed that they first appeared in the Argos army. The hoplites served in the armies of the Greek city-states and were essentially citizen-soldiers since it was the duty of a citizen of any free policy to carry out military service. Therefore, any meeting of citizens was a meeting of soldiers - currently serving or serving veterans. The hoplites are heavily armed Greek foot soldiers. After the reforms of Solon in Athens, the representatives of the most numerous Zevgit class were supposed to go to war, being equipped as hoplites. It is likely that in other Greek policies, middle-class citizens became hoplites during the war, as the warrior had to provide himself with weapons and equipment at his own expense. The hoplites dominated the battlefield for four centuries, approximately from the beginning of the 7th century BC. e. Before King Philip II (father of Alexander the Great) hoplites formed the basis of the classical phalanx.