Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from the wealthy middling ranks of society, particularly the farmers. They wore bronze armor breastplates, helmets ...

Relief map of Athens and Marathon ... the next day the Athenians advanced 'at the double', running in their heavy hoplite armor against Persian bowmen, whose arrows became increasingly effective ...

Illus., maps, diagr., notes, biblio., index. $39.95 paper. ISBN: 1476666024 How the Greeks Fought Bardunias and Ray, authors of a number of books and articles on various aspects of ancient warfare, ...