A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

A rare ancient Greek helmet is heading to the auction block, where experts expect it to sell for as much as £90,000 (roughly ...

Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from the wealthy middling ranks of society, particularly the farmers. They wore bronze armor breastplates ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it is ... A hoplite had to pay for his armour himself, unless his father was killed in battle. Then he was given his father's equipment.