It’s the melee between aristoi, the great heroes like Achilles, Ajax, Hector, Diomedes, that are important. “a thousand Myrmidons”), but to Homer and his aristocratic listeners they don’t count. Remember that there were also lots of other, non-aristocratic, men on those battlefields, they are, for Homer a fairly faceless bunch who usually show up as a sum (i.e. It is on the battlefield in individual combat with other warriors of his own class that the warrior proves himself, wins fame, prestige, honor. The warrior relishes opportunities to engage in battle, especially individual combat with other warriors. Unlike the Fabled Tortoise this movement speed penalty is variable based on the number of in-game characters wearing a Hoplite, potentially providing a larger penalty than the legendary shield but in most cases.
HOPLITE SHIELD ART CODE
Part of this code also requires that individuals display what has been called “ rage militaire ,” that is, aristocratic warriors were impelled to fight, driven to risk life and limb, no matter what the odds. The Hoplite is an advanced Turtle Shield similar to the Fabled Tortoise, offering a much higher capacity at the cost of movement speed. A couple of other examples of this kind of military culture would be the knightly culture of the European Middle Ages and the samurai culture of Japan. We know from other cultures that when one class believes that they are superior in war to another, they adopt such codes.
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