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Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as spears. [1] .
The defensive armour most used consisted of four pieces: helmet (kranos), cuirass (thorax), shield (aspis) and greaves (knimis). A weapon is called hoplon from which panoply and hoplite (a man with weapons) is derived (initially the shield was called hoplon ( όπλον ) but today hoplon is a general name for weapon).
17 Νοε 2020 · Greek armor and weapons from Mycenaean civilization survive today in archaeological remains from tombs, artistic depictions, and linguistic evidence.
For Greeks, armors were linked inextricably to war fields and heroic glory to the extent that their absence implied even automatically lack of bravery and manliness (Iliad X,124-125). Objects of prestige and pride, emblems of high degree in the military and social hierarchy, insignia of aristocratic origin, symbols of power and wealth, signs of ...
ANCIENT GREEK ARMOR. Ancient Greek armor with a cuirass for the torso and greaves for the legs. For protection Greek warriors wore an armored helmet and breastplates and carried a three-foot-across round shield called a “ hoplon”. Greek soldiers supplied their own armor: bronze helmet with nose and cheek pieces, breastplate, greaves (for ...
11 Ιαν 2021 · The classical Greek naval soldier of the 5th century BC wore only the basic defensive armor (shield and helmet) so that if the ship he was on sank, he could swim safely without unnecessary weight. His offensive weapon was the heavy knife, a typical weapon of the Median wars.
Today the armor is being displayed at Nauplion Archaeological museum. The armor should have been constructed around the middle of the 15th century BC (Late Helladic II period) and it is being consisted exclusively by bronze plates, in total 18 pieces of different sizes and shapes (full plate armor).
