Quote Originally Posted by Maeran
And 'bronze clad' is more poetic than 'carrying a lot of bronze, but actually clothed in layers of linen, glued together to form a highly effective but light armour, except for some who couldn't afford that and one or two show-offs how really are bronze clad.'
Don't get all Homeric on us now.


Question: Were the hoplites upper-class, middle-class (if such a thing existed at the time), or a combination of both?