Notes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx

The purpose of this article is to answer questions concerning the usage of spears and javelins by the warriors of Archaic Greece. More precisely, the possibility of the hoplites using javelins as an offensive weapon when fighting in the phalanx formation will be examined through the analysis of con...

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Autor principal:	Wawrzyniec Miścicki
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2013
Materias:	ancient Greek warfare spear phalanx Archaic art Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b03cb3a2a11e44b186b46ed3351c284a2021-11-27T13:19:56ZNotes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx10.12797/SAAC.17.2013.17.091899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/b03cb3a2a11e44b186b46ed3351c284a2013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3050https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X The purpose of this article is to answer questions concerning the usage of spears and javelins by the warriors of Archaic Greece. More precisely, the possibility of the hoplites using javelins as an offensive weapon when fighting in the phalanx formation will be examined through the analysis of contemporary iconographical sources. The article will also present how depictions of hoplites with double spears could be interpreted and used within the theory of Archaic Greek warfare and examine the reliability of such images. Wawrzyniec MiścickiKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticleancient Greek warfarespearphalanxArchaic artAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 17 (2013)
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description	The purpose of this article is to answer questions concerning the usage of spears and javelins by the warriors of Archaic Greece. More precisely, the possibility of the hoplites using javelins as an offensive weapon when fighting in the phalanx formation will be examined through the analysis of contemporary iconographical sources. The article will also present how depictions of hoplites with double spears could be interpreted and used within the theory of Archaic Greek warfare and examine the reliability of such images.
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title	Notes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx
title_short	Notes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx
title_full	Notes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx
title_fullStr	Notes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx
title_full_unstemmed	Notes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx
title_sort	notes on representations of hoplites with double spears in archaic greek art and the usage of javelins and spears by the archaic phalanx
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Notes on Representations of Hoplites with Double Spears in Archaic Greek Art and the Usage of Javelins and Spears by the Archaic Phalanx

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