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Back in the Trojan and Greek War, war and siege technology was commonly getting more popular and advanced. It was the Greeks who technology prevailed in the war. I'll take you through the ranks of the men who brought Troy to its knees. First there was the hoplites. Heavy infantrymen who wielded a long spear which was 8-12 feet and wore a breastplate, helmet, and greaves. They also brought shields called a hoplon. They fought in close order shoulder to shoulder and usually fought for their city state. Next were peltasts. They were a lighter armored unit with usually a long spear. But they also had 7 javelins for protecting the flanks and rears of the hoplites and calvery. They wore only a helmet and a more oval shield. They fought not so close together and were usually mercenaries. After them were psiloi. These were unarmored missile troups. These usually used bow, slings, or javelins. They were too poor to be able to afford things what the hoplites had. They fought open ordered and not so close, but effective anough to make a steady shower of arrows or anything else hurdling towards thier face.