Stat	Value
Category	infantry
Class	spearmen
Morale	2
Hit Points	1
Primary Attack	5
Primary Charge	2
Secondary Attack	3
Secondary Charge	1
Armour	0
Defense Skill	3
Shield	5
Recruitment Cost	230
Upkeep Cost	100

• Can Form Phalanx
• Sapping Ability

Militia hoplites are levies drawn from cities and thrust into battle with a little training. They fight best as spearmen, and are armed with long spears and each carries the large round hoplon shield which gives them their name. As a type of infantry hoplites have been around for centuries and have changed little in tactics or equipment. These men wear no armour, but then they are drawn from the poorer classes and it is traditional for citizens to provide their own war gear when called into the army. The cities of the Greek world have a long tradition of the people defending their own cities from invaders.

They are at their best when used as a solid block of spearmen and can form a phalanx to attack the enemy.