Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal ... primarily against other Greeks who obeyed the same honor-bound rules of warfare. Initially it was also extremely successful against foreign ...

Experts suggest Corinthian helmets limited the wearer's peripheral vision, but that limitation may not have mattered in ancient Greek hoplite warfare, where warriors stood close together in a ...

In battle, hoplites fought as a team. 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’.