{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Hoplite - Newikis","description":"A hoplite was a citizen-soldier of the Ancient Greek city-states. A hoplite's main weapon was his spear. They fought close together in what was called a phalanx formation. In a phalanx, each man's shield protected himself and also gave some protection to the right arm of the man on his left.","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Two_hoplites.jpg","thumbnail_width":602,"thumbnail_height":426}