Ancient Greek Warfare - Experts Answer YOUR Questions About the Hoplite Way of War // part 1

Join Paul Bardunias and myself as we answer your most pressing questions about hoplite warfare!

Huge thanks to Paul for his expertise and time he set aside to join us this video!

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Why did the Corinthian helmet stop being used?
5:31 How were hoplites trained for war?
10:55 What role did swords have in hoplite combat?
18:41 How were hoplites assigned positions in the phalanx?
23:22 What is it like to fight in hoplite armour and equipment?
30:32 Phalanx structure
34:32 What happened when the phalanx broke apart?
37:11 Did linothorax overthrow bronze armour?
40:00 What was the legal pretext of being a hoplite?
41:12 Did hoplites have iron armour?
44:19 When was the last hoplite battle?
46:34 What can be classified as a hoplite?
48:23 How big of a role did missile troops have?
51:22 End of part 1


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