- The
thorakitai (Gr****: θωρακίται; sg.: θωρακίτης, thorakites) were a type of
soldier in ****enistic
armies similar to the thureophoroi. The
literal translation...
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Thureophoroi or
Thorakitai,
troops armed with an oval
shield of the
Celtic type, a
thrusting spear and javelins. The
Thureophoroi and
Thorakitai pre-date any...
- Sidon. They can also be seen in
terracottas from
Seleucia on the Tigris.
Thorakitai Thyreophora Also thyreaphoros: θυρεαφόρος. Liddell,
Henry George; Scott...
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Peltast – a
light infantryman using a
lighter pelte shield Thyreophoroi and
thorakitai –
medium infantrymen using thyreos shields Cartwright, Mark. "Hoplite"...
- cuir****/breastplate Linothorax,
Ancient Gr****
armour composed of
linen Thorakitai, ****enistic
soldiers equipped with mail
Thorax porcellana, a species...
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Fresco of an
ancient Makedonian soldier (
thorakitai)
wearing chainmail armor and
bearing a
thureos shield, 3rd
century BC...
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nations began to
field two new
types of hoplites, the
Thureophoroi and the
Thorakitai. They
developed when Gr****s
adopted the
Galatian Thureos shield, of an...
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adoption of new
weapons and
troop types such as
Thureophoroi and the
Thorakitai who used the oval
Thureos shield and
fought with
javelins and the machaira...
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Fresco of an
ancient Macedonian soldier (
thorakitai)
wearing chainmail armor and
bearing a
thureos shield....
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suggested that the
infantry are in fact more
likely to be
Thureophoroi or
Thorakitai,
troops armed with an oval
shield of the
Celtic type, a
thrusting spear...
