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It became the moral, social and political duty of a polis citizen to fight for his country during wartime. Depending on the size of the city-state, this allowed for a polis army comprised of anywhere between 3,000 and 8,000 fighting men at any one time, and these men would dominate politics of the leading states in several ways.
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While later on this criteria would seem to be somewhat restrictive, it was actually a very wide group, being made up of peasant-farmers who owned at least some of their own land in most states, this included roughly at least the upper third of the free adult male population. Political honours were arranged according to the property men owned, and shared on some level by those who could afford to bare their own armament and panoply. The 6th century BC polis was commonly reorganised to produce vast bodies of trained military men, who would come to dominate politics. The military changes at the end of the 8th century BC in terms of weaponry, tactics and military personnel in turn brought further changes to social morality and politics.
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At the turn of the 7th century BC, in terms of supplies of raw materials and metal production skills and capacities, the Greek world’s economic base for weapons manufacturing was stable enough to allow for the breakthrough of a new form of warfare where before the Greek world had vast unorganised armies lead by champions, these new heavily armoured troops became the most effective military force in the Mediterranean, dominating the sea without much of a need to change their ways for centuries to come, and influencing other cultures around them in the process, until the rise of Macedon under Philip and Alexander, and eventually until the rise and conquests of Rome. In turn, this was crucial for the Greeks successful colonisation as they met tough and unfamiliar opponents across the Mediterranean. Metal trading, and its importance to those involved in it, were the symptoms of the military’s expanding technology. A warrior’s status in Archaic Greece, and his parts to play in justifying and maintaining a collection of economic benefits, ethical values and political institutions, are already clear. The other end of the dory was usually spiked so that they could stand the spear in the ground.War exists in all. The pointy end of the spear was usually a leaf shape. The Hoplites would hold they dory in one had while holding their hoplon in the other. There were different length’s used ranging from 7 feet up to 25 feet. The main weapon that they used was a spear, which they called a Dory. The helmets used varied over time, getting lighter and simpler as time went on. Those who had lots of money (upper-class) would wear a bronze chest plate. Linothorax was most popular because of it was not too expensive and was very durable.
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The hoplites that had a little more money have linothorax, which was armor that was made from stitched fabric reinforced with animal skin or bronze. Some pheasant soldiers could not even afford armor and would simply fight with a hoplon, spear and possibly a helmet.
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There were many different styles of armor used by the Hoplites, usually ranging between 45-60 pounds. Since armor was so expensive, it was usually passed down through families.
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In most cases they received basic military training and were responsible for obtaining their own armor for battle. Hoplites were usually free citizens of Greece.
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It is said that the Hoplites name came from their shield (Hoplon), but others argue that, Hoplites took their name from their arms and armor as a whole. Hoplon was the name of the shield used by the Hoplite worriers. Hoplites were soldiers for ancient Greece.
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