CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Aspis, Hoplite, Corinthian Helmet
13 May 2016
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Archaic age c. 750-675;panoply: hoplon shield, corinthian helmet, corselet, greaves, spear, sword: the shield was the definition of the armour, hoplite named after the shield, limits mobility and visibility. Hoplite: heavy infantryman: probably named after the shield, distinct set of tactics, new equipment, new tactics. The warfare of citizen farmers: there is a season each year for fighting, the head of the household was usually a hoplite, the farmer provided his own panoply, equipment, also a citizen soldier. The equality and inequality of the polis. Political equality over and above class difference (socioeconomic inequality) Exclusion of the landless: people who didn"t own the 10 acres of land, not considered a citizen. Citizenry of an archaic polis: c. adult population. Among the citizenry, all had a share in the government but the socio- economic elite had a larger share. The issue of the archaic age: justice the distribution of powers and protection among the population.
