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The period in which ancient Greece flourished was also a turbulent time for the continent of Europe. Wars between the city-states within Greece, as well as wars with Rome and other neighboring countries meant that Greece had to develop a proficient army, as well as perfect their naval skills. Battles in this time period were nothing like those in the eras of guns and explosions – in fact, the very style of ancient Greek weapons caused wars at that time to be fought much differently.
One of the many types of soldiers found in ancient Greece was the hoplite. Also known as the typical foot soldier, hoplites were the backbone of the Greek army. They were the men who went into the hand-to-hand combat situations that were the way classical Greek wars were fought – they had really cool weapons back then like speres cand swords.