If we try to imagine a Greek soldier, what probably comes to
mind is the figure of a battle-hardened soldier armed with a
helmet, sword and shield, with clear values of heroism and
leadership. Cinema has strongly contributed to establishing this
image of the Greek warrior in the popular imagination; films
such as "300" and "Troy" are prime examples of this. Certainly,
this image, although with some subtle differences, isn't so far
from the reality of the soldiers who fought to defend their
rights in their own lands and further afield. We are referring
to the Hoplites, who are linked to the political evolution of
the Greek police. As the stories of Homer (one of the main
sources of the so-called "Dark Centuries" of Greek History) tell
us, in the Era of the ancient gods and kings, the aristocracy
dominated the rest of society. They were nobles from
distinguished families who fought to defend their individual
interests in the form of a struggle in which the concept "I"
prevailed over that of community. The peasa