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hoplite

noun
/ˈhɒplaɪt/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης (hoplítēs, “heavily armed foot-soldier”), from ὅπλον (hóplon, “arms, armor, weapon”) (from which English hopl-). Compare Latin hoplomachus (“gladiator”).

  1. derived from hoplomachus — “gladiator”
  2. derived from hopl-)
  3. derived from ὁπλίτης — “heavily armed foot-soldier”

Definitions

  1. A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an…

    A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.

    • […] it was in the line of "hoplites" that the mass of citizen-soldiers were to be found.
    • The Athenian hoplites who routed the Persian invaders on the field of Marathon in 490 created one of the great 'myths' of Athens.

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