Ancient Greek military equipment
25 entries in the Ancient Greek Military Equipment compendium.
Attic helmetA Greek helmet type popular in Italy and later Roman art.Claw of ArchimedesAncient crane-like weapon used to capsize Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse.CudonA simple leather helmet from Homeric epic.CuissesNot part of ancient Greek armor—cuisses are a medieval European invention.Dendra panoplyMycenaean bronze armor from the Late Helladic IIIA period.Dory (spear)Chief spear of Ancient Greek hoplites, used in phalanx warfare.Galea (helmet)Roman leather or felt helmet worn by legionaries and some gladiators.GreaveArmor protecting the shin from attack.Hydraulic telegraphTwo water-based semaphore systems separated by millennia.JavelinA light spear thrown by hand, used in war, hunting, and sport.Kestros (weapon)Ancient sling-launched dart used by Macedonian forces.Knemides (armor)Ancient Greek leg armor mentioned in classical texts.KopisA forward-curving blade used for cutting meat and cavalry combat.Ksour Essef cuirassItaliote triple-disc cuirass found in a Punic tomb in Tunisia.LinothoraxAncient linen armor known from texts and art, not archaeology.ΛινοθώραξLinen armor of the ancient Mediterranean, known from texts and art.Loricae linteaeLinen armor used across the ancient Mediterranean world.MakhairaAncient Greek single-edged sword, akin to a machete.Muscle cuirassArmor shaped to mimic an idealized male human torso.PhryctoriaAncient Greek mountaintop fire-beacon semaphore system.PterugesStrip-like defenses for limbs on Greco-Roman armor.Sambuca (siege engine)Ship-borne siege ladder resembling a harp, used unsuccessfully in antiquity.Thorakes lineoiAncient linen armor known from texts and art, not archaeology.XiphosDouble-edged Iron Age shortsword used by ancient Greek armies.XystonLong Macedonian cavalry spear with a single spearhead and a butt spike.
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