Hoplites
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Greek heavy Infantry during period around 300-500 BC. They wore strong helmets probably made of Bronze and wielded a strong shield of wood covered in Bronze. Weapons were a spear and a short sword as a backup weapon. In battle they preferred the phalanx formation, which was essentialy a wall of shields and spears and they moved as a cohesive unit. [1]