wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted Thursday at 04:28 Report Share Posted Thursday at 04:28 Clearing up some misconceptions of the term "Hoplite" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genava55 Posted Thursday at 13:26 Report Share Posted Thursday at 13:26 Yeah it is sadly something repeated over and over by modern pseudo-historians. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted Thursday at 16:57 Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 16:57 3 hours ago, Genava55 said: Yeah it is sadly something repeated over and over by modern pseudo-historians. I haven't watched the whole video, but I've known for several years, possibly as long as I've been working on 0 A.D., that the "hoplite comes from their hoplon shield" trope was just incorrect received knowledge passed down for 150 years. Hoplon means gear or kit or equipment, so sure, a shield is a hoplon, but hoplon is not shield. Aspis is shield, always has been (lol). So, hoplite always meant "one who is equipped" (for battle). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted Thursday at 17:47 Report Share Posted Thursday at 17:47 (edited) 14 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: Clearing up some misconceptions of the term "Hoplite" This is in Spanish audio(multi audio). Edited Thursday at 18:32 by Lion.Kanzen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted Thursday at 17:49 Report Share Posted Thursday at 17:49 (edited) 1 hour ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: I haven't watched the whole video, but I've known for several years, possibly as long as I've been working on 0 A.D., that the "hoplite comes from their hoplon shield" trope was just incorrect received knowledge passed down for 150 years. Hoplon means gear or kit or equipment, so sure, a shield is a hoplon, but hoplon is not shield. Aspis is shield, always has been (lol). So, hoplite always meant "one who is equipped" (for battle). Could you say that it means "armed"? Are all soldiers; hoplites? Edit: "man-at-arms" "Hombre de armas" in Spanish. Edit2: Later he quotes Homer speaking about Achilles. I like these references. The first time the term "hoplite" is used, according to him, is a reference to a writing by Pindar. Edited Thursday at 18:53 by Lion.Kanzen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lion.Kanzen Posted yesterday at 06:37 Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:37 We need the hat from the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfinn the Shallow Minded Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago On 25/12/2024 at 10:28 PM, wowgetoffyourcellphone said: Clearing up some misconceptions of the term "Hoplite" Next thing you'll be telling me that Νικη didn't found the shoe brand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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