Macedonian Hypaspists

The Hypaspists ('shieldbearers') were the elite infantry force of Alexander the Great's army. It is widely believed that they utilised the traditional panoply and weapons of the Greek hoplite - thorax or linothorax, greaves, the dory (spear), and xiphos (shortsword). Their name is derived from the 'aspis', the hoplite shield they carried. In this they differed from the line infantry of Alexander's army, the phalangites, who used a smaller shield and carried a 16-18 foot pike into battle - but controversy exists as to whether this difference in equipment actually occurred.

This set contains 21 Macedonian Hypaspists and 3 command.

Contains:

• 24x Macedonian Hypaspists Miniatures

Please note: These Models are supplied unpainted and some assembly will be required.