he controversy of when and how the hoplite developed remains a debated topic in ancient Greek warfare. Certain items of equipment shields, bronze cuirasses, Corinthian and other helmets types, the sword, and spear. We also have evidence for tube and yoke or linothorax armour. The sources often just state helmet () or armour (). And just because a warrior like a hoplite, however, that does not mean he like a hoplite, in coordinated ranks, several files deep, with overlapping shields, and with the tactic of (although as we have seen, that and the exact nature of hoplite combat is a debate in itself!).
