Based on the East Coast of the United States, our mission is to accurately portray the hoplite (man-at-arms) citizen soldiers of the Greek city states from the Archaic and Classical eras (c. 650-323 BCE). Our informal muster of veteran reenactors includes authors, historians, educators, curators, and craftsmen who all bring their specific expertise to the authentic presentation not just of the hoplite’s equipment and battlefield tactics, but also his culture.
Although they were largely (and often proudly) untrained as soldiers, Greek hoplites are believed to have performed armed and armored “Pyrrhic” dances as ceremonial displays of martial and athletic prowess. Drawing inspiration from ancient written sources and vase art, The Greek Phalanx choreographed this speculative dance to articulate the basic stages of hoplite combat: pre-battle bravado (provoking arrow bombardment), advance under fire, spear fencing (doratismos), shield to shield pushing (othismos), breakthrough, pursuit, and single combat (monomachia).
Performed to “Ritual Dance,” by the Petros Tabouris Ensemble.
A video by Greek Phalanx member Adam Godfrey featuring footage shot of us by the Invicta YouTube channel at the “Across The Centuries” event at Fort Loudoun in May 2022.
