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Definition of Hoplite

Hoplite
Hoplite Hop"lite, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? tool, weapon: cf. F. hoplite.] (Gr. Antiq.) A heavy-armed infantry soldier. --Milford.

Meaning of Hoplite from wikipedia

- Hoplites (/ˈhɒplaɪts/ HOP-lytes) (Ancient Gr****: ὁπλῖται, romanized: hoplîtai [hoplîːtai̯]) were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Gr**** city-states who were...
- and effective. The hoplite phalanx of the Archaic and classical periods in Greece c. 800–350 BC was the formation in which the hoplites would line up in...
- The hoplites were Ancient Gr**** soldiers. Hoplite or Hoplites may also refer to: Hoplites (river), a river in Ancient Greece Hoplites (ammonite), a genus...
- the rise of the city-states evolved a new style of warfare: the hoplite phalanx. Hoplites were armored infantrymen, armed with spears and shields. Seen...
- The hoplites were soldiers from Ancient Greece who were usually free citizens. They had a very uniform and distinct appearance; specifically they were...
- Strategos, plural strategoi, Latinized strategus, (Gr****: στρατηγός, pl. στρατηγοί; Doric Gr****: στραταγός, stratagos; meaning "army leader") is used in...
- Hoplite is an iOS and Android video game developed by Australian indie developer Douglas Cowley and released on December 20, 2013. Its artwork includes...
- Niphadoses hoplites is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1960. It is found in Australia. Nuss, M.; et al....
- the army. The following spring, the Allies ****embled the largest ever hoplite army and marched north from the Isthmus to confront Mardonius. At the ensuing...
- Greece, the hoplite was a common form of heavy infantry. All hoplites had a shield and spear, and perhaps a helmet as well. Wealthier hoplites were able...