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<p><b>Hoplites</b> ( ;  ) were citizen-soldiers of <a href="page.php?w=Ancient_Greece">Ancient Greek</a> <a href="page.php?w=Polis">city-states</a> who were primarily armed with <a href="page.php?w=spear">spear</a>s and <a href="page.php?w=shield">shield</a>s. Hoplite soldiers used the <a href="page.php?w=phalanx">phalanx</a> formation to be effective in war with fewer soldiers. The formation discouraged the soldiers from acting alone, for this would compromise the formation and minimise its strengths. The hoplites were primarily represented by</p><p>
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