Equipment

• Hoplite


  Heavy infantry soldier
• What three weapons did hoplita carry?

  shield

  spear

  sword
• Shiled - spartan

  two handles and large

  made of wood
• Spear

  made of wood and had iron head
• Sword

  if he lost his spear or was in close quarters
• Helmet evolution Sparta

  used to wealr large plume - look taller but vision and hearing was bad

  open faced helmet
• Phalanx

  rectangular fighting formation with soldier tightly packed together

  if man in front fell, man behind would take his place
• Didf spartan fight enemies over again?

  so they’re tactics would remain a mystery
• Roman Helmet

  Made of iron with cheek and neck guards

  • Could have a crest of fethers depening on rank
• roman plate armour

  Lorica segmentata - made of iron an coverts chest and shoulders

  metal strips attached on inside with hinges, so flexible for them
• The sporran - roman

  leather kilt to give waist decoration
• shield roman

  rectangular

  wood
• 3 equiomenr ormn

  spear

  dagger

  sword
• leather sandal roman

  stuffed with wool for warmth
• Roman tactics

  • legionary would throw a spear first to kill, then would advance to close combat
• Roman testudo formation

  place shields over their h heads

  would protect them from artillery fire
• Roman two devices

  ballista - like a crossbow and fire with great accuracy

  onager - catapult large rocks
• Athenian fighting armour

  they fought with light armour, as they bough it for themselves so bought what hthey could afford