Armed with spear and shield, Hoplites weren’t professional soldiers - they were citizens ready to defend their homeland at a ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country ... They lined up in ranks and locked their shields together with just their spears pointing over the top. This formation was known as a ‘phalanx’.

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited ... They fought primarily in a phalanx, a tightly packed shield and spear formation that might be several ranks ...