The evolution of the Greek heavy trooper from Bronze Age days to Byzantium. By order of appearance: Mycenaean (0:09), Geometric Period (0:47), Archaic Period (1:17), Thespian (1:47), Spartan (2:11), Theban (3:01), Iphikratid (3:24), Hypaspist (3:47), Silver Shield officer (4:11), Thorakites (4:32), Silver Shields 'legionary' (4:51), Pontic (5:08), Indo-Greek (5:32), 'Spartan' legionary (5:56), 'Phalangarius' (6:19), Romano-Byzantine (6:40), Byzantine cataphract (7:07) Check out Xenophon's Hellenica 7.5.20 for the club symbol on the Theban shield, and Cassius Dio 78.7.1-2 for the description of the phalangarius.

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