The northern Polises began to use a type of hoplite that wore little or no armor called an Ekdromoi,
these light hoplites however were not wide spread and the Greek
military as a whole did not change. In the period between the end of the
Persian Wars and the Peolponnesian War the Greek army went under
drastic change: Ekdromoi became
wide spread, javelin-throwing troops became commonplace, and
mercenaries were beginning to form large parts of the main armies. The
hoplites themselves went under changes such as: lighter armor, slightly
wider shields, and more practical helmets.
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