Depends on the specific time period. If you’re talking about Classical Greece, the era of the great city states like Athens and Sparta and the most famous Greek philosophers like Socrates and Plato, then the majority of soldiers were hoplites. read more
Interesting Facts About the Soldiers and War of Ancient Greece Greek soldiers sometimes decorated their shields. A common symbol put on the shields of the soldiers of Athens was a little owl which represented the goddess Athena. read more