Greek hoplites and weapons'

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Greek hoplites and weapons.
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Did Greek hoplites have a sword?

• Yes. The blade of a hoplites sword is described
  as leaf-shaped. And was roughly two feet long.
  A second type of sword was the kopis, a curved
  sword with the cutting edge along the inner
  side.  It was capable of devastating cuts. 

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What were hoplites like?

• The Hoplites were the heavily armed infantry
  soldiers of the Greeks. Hoplites wore tunics
  under other armor that included breastplates,
  helmets, and greaves. Hoplite armies fought in
  close formation edging ever to the right to
  protect their right side.

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What type of armor did hoplites wear?

• a helmet, breastplate, and greaves and carried a
  short sword at his waist. He held so large a
  shield that it could be used as a stretcher to
  carry wounded from the field. This shield
  protected its bearer's left side and front, and
  extended far leftward to protect his neighbor's
  right side. Dependence upon a neighbor's shield
  encouraged each hoplite to keep rank. These
  trained hoplites maneuvered in a formation,
  called a phalanx, of at least eight ranks deep.
  The Spartan phalanx was the most formidable sight
  .

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Were did the best hoplites live?

• The Spartans. Defiantly. No question. Best of a
  bad lot. My favorite.