Stat	Value
Category	infantry
Class	spearmen
Morale	8
Hit Points	1
Primary Attack	9
Primary Charge	4
Secondary Attack	5
Secondary Charge	3
Armour	11
Defense Skill	6
Shield	5
Recruitment Cost	640
Upkeep Cost	210

• Superior
• Hardy
• Can Form Phalanx
• Sapping Ability

Armoured hoplites are an elite among Greek soldiery, carefully selected and given the best training to make them superior spearmen. Each of them is equipped with good body armour, greaves and a helmet and carries a large round shield, the hoplon that gives this kind of soldier the name of hoplite. Each man is also armed with a formidable thrusting spear called the xyston and a sword. They are usually employed as solid, close-packed groups of men, presenting a wall of spear points to the enemy. In phalanx formation, they use weight of numbers to batter into enemy formations.

They are vulnerable to flank and rear attacks, and ideally need some sort of light supporting troops to screen them as they approach the enemy.