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The list of members of the Ancient Hoplitikon of Melbourne. All proud members of the Australasian Living History Federation (ALHF)MΕΛOI ΤHΣ ΑΥΣΤΡΑΛOΑΣIATIKHΣ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑΣ ZΩNTANHΣ IΣTOPIAΣ (ALHF) ΓIA NA KPATHΣOYME ZΩNTANH THN KΛHPONOMIA MAΣ.

Athanasios Porporis "Polemarchos"

Founder

Craig Sitch of Manning Imperial

Cherilyn Fuhlbohm of Manning Imperial

Peter Jenkins 'HERON' - 'hero'

Kim Chapman aka 'Sextus Laelius Lupus'

Cleve Littlewood 'PHILOTHEOS' - 'Friend of God'

MARCEL GOLD, DRAKO - Dragon, Serpent ! Roman : Sextus Flavius Luscinus.

Michael Crosby (New Member) from the UK.

Stephan Armstrong ^

Andrew Malcolm

Edward Gale 'XENOPHON' - 'Foreign voice', An Honorary member who now resides in Japan.

ANDREW VALENTINE 'Thracian Peltast'

Tony Sedawie 'PANTHERAS' -'To hunt all'

Steve Jenkins ' HESIOD' - 'To throw song'

Nick Moutzouris

Tony Lamorticella

Maria Yzabella Armstrong ^

Gareth Wilson ^

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

THRACIAN PELTASTS

Graig and Cherilyn at the 'Tropaion' (trophy) at Marathon Greece 2011.

Marathon Tropaion 2011 2,500 year Anniversary

Battle of Marathon 2,500 year Anniversary 2011 reenactment.

Ancient Hoplitikon in Battle mode at 'TimeLine Fair' Berwick 2010

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.

Horse Motif Shield Device ( Athenian 'EPILEKTOI' Elite ) of the "Philaidon" Klan 650 B.C.

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

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

'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.

'LION' Crouching, Greek Shield Device of the 'ISAGORIDAE' Klan, with checker'd apron Tribe of Athens 470 B.C.

Dolphin(s) Shield Device of Hoplite Marines

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

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

Macedonian Phalangite, Hypaspist 'Royal Body Guard' of King Antigonus II Gonatas 276 - 239 B.C. s

KANTHAROS Shield Device affiliated with the God Dionysus

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

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

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.

'TRIDENT' of Poseidon Shield Device Polis Emblem of Mantineia mid 5th Century.

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

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

'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.