The list of members of the Ancient Hoplitikon of Melbourne. All proud members of the Australasian Living History Federation (ALHF)MΕΛΗ  ΤΟΥ  ΑΥΣΤΡΑΛΙΑΝΟΣ  ΖΩΝΤΑΝH  ΙΣΤΟΡΙA  ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ   (ALHF)                       ΓIA NA KPATHΣOYME ZΩNTANOI THN KΛHPONOMIA MAΣ.
 
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Athanasios Porporis "Polemarchos"
Founder
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Craig Sitch of Manning Imperial

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Cherilyn of Manning Imperial

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Thracian Peltasts,      'PELTOI  EPI-DROMI !'  (Charge !)

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Peter Jenkins  'HERON'   - 'hero'
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Cleve Littlewood  'PHILOTHEOS'  - 'Friend of God'

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Gary Baker  'HERMOLAOS'   - 'The people of Hermes'

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Thracian Peltasts engage on mass 

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Jenny Baker

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Tony Lamorticella

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Edward Gale    'XENOPHON'   - 'Foreign voice'

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ANDREW VALENTINE   'Thracian Peltast' 

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Tony Sedawie 'PANTHERAS' -'To hunt all'

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Steve Jenkins   ' HESIOD'  -  'To throw song'

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Nick Moutzouris

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Kim Chapman 

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Marcel Gold  'DRAKO' - 'Dragon, Serpent'

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Allan JC Smith

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Stephan Armstrong

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Victor Vaiopoulos    (New Member)

   MMFAT 2009  Melbourne Medieval Farey & Tourney at Berwick 7th-8th November
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MMFAT 2007

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MMFAT 2009 Interactive combat

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MMFAT 2009 Hoplomachia, Interactive combat, now this is cheating!

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MMFAT 2009 Interactive combat (better than war craft)... LOL's

 The Ancient Hoplitikon of Melbourne "Shield Register"                                                                        Heraldry of Antiquity - Shield Iconography , had a personal,  family and tribal klan significance.   Archaeological evidence from ancient pottery, numismatic's  and sculptural reliefs, indicates the prolific nature of    "Heraldric Shield Devices".    The Shield Devices in our register are faithfully reconstructed based on this research, rather than artistic license.
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Horse Motif     Shield Device ( Athenian 'EPILEKTOI' Elite ) of the "Philaidon" Klan  650 B.C.

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'Gorgon Shield Devices' Popular Klan Emblem throughout Greece, spanning from early 6th - 5th Century B.C. 

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'CENTAURS'  Greek Shield Devices  of Chalcis c.480 B.C.

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'Club of Herakles'    (Theban State Emblem)   Shield Device c.394 B.C.

 The Greeks usually refferred to the Hoplite shield as "Aspis"( Ασπιδα), rarely as the Hoplon;  Thus controversy rages over the etymology of the word Hoplite itself. The term may be derived from the plural  "Hopla"   (Armament).  Rather than the singular Hoplon.
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'LION' Crouching,  Greek Shield Device of the 'ISAGORIDAE' Klan, with checker'd apron Tribe of Athens 470 B.C.

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Dolphin(s) Shield Device of  Hoplite Marines  

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Inner part of the Aspida, showing (Porpax-Armband, Antilabe-Hand grip & Rope/Tassel decoration)

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Solar Star of Apollo, also (Macedonian Royal Emblem) Shield Devices

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KANTHAROS Shield Device affiliated with the God Dionysus

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Spartan 'LAMBDA' Shield Device, Lakedaimonian Hoplite of the Peloponnesian War, wearing Exomis and bronze Pilos helmet c.413 - c.371 B.C.

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LAKEDAIMONIAN SPARTA     Shield Devices.     1/DOKANA "Kotinos" Olympic Champion.   2/Spartan King "Solar Star of Apollo".       3/Mora HAWK of SKIRITIS. Early 6th Century.

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SNAKE Shield Device "Boeotian Spartoi" Archaic/Indigenous Landed peerage of Greece

Parablemata (Shield Aprons - Ποδιες Ασπιδα), ΠΑΡΑΒΛΗΜΑΤΑ - (screen cover). A military accesory largely known from pictorial representations of Hoplites, Amazons and Persians. They were in use as early as c.540 B.C. Late Archaic and Early Classical periods. It's origins was of an East Greek innovation (Asia Minor). Material used were presumably of leather, strong textile or a similar material.
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'TRIDENT' of Poseidon Shield Device Polis Emblem of Mantineia mid 5th Century.

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TRIPOD,  Shield device with      "Tania" victory ribbon.    Associated with Olympic or Pythian Games

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ALKMAIONID Klan 490B.C. Shield Device  "LEUKOPODES" Whitelegs/ Triskeles,  Athenian Tribe

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'Spartoi' Greek Shield Device of Boeotia with  leather apron,  the evil eyes are related to the 1st 'Sacred War' of the 'battle of Kirrha' 585 B.C.