The Other Hoplites: What’s so Special About Ancient Greek Heavy Infantry?

Professor Hans van Wees Hans has been Grote Professor of Ancient History since 2011, having previously held posts as Lecturer, Reader and Professor since joining UCL History in 1995. His research centres on the archaic period of Greek history (c. 750-450 BC), but also includes the classical period, and is focused above all on developments in society, economy, and warfare. PhD supervision Among students who have recently completed a PhD under Hans' supervision are Errietta Bissa (Government Intervention in Trade in Archaic and Classical Greece, published in 2009), and most recently Alex Millington (on representations of Ares), Roel Konijnendijk (Classical Greek Tactics: a cultural history, published in 2018), and Cezary Kucewicz (on the treatment of the war dead, to be published by Bloomsbury). Current students are Vincent Fourcade (classical Greek navy), Alix Harmer (Cimon and Athenian foreign policy), Beatrice Pestarino (structures of government in archaic and classical Cyprus), Sotirios Peithis (military communications in classical Greece), and Joe Whitchurch (revenge and the state in ancient Greece). In addition to the range of topics included above, Hans would particularly welcome PhD proposals in the area of archaic or classical Greek social and economic history. Major publications Ships and Silver, Taxes and Tribute: A fiscal history of archaic Athens (London: IB Tauris, 2013) Greek Warfare: Myths and realities (London: Duckworth/Bloomsbury, 2004) (with Nick Fisher as co-editor) Aristocracy in Antiquity: Redefining Greek and Roman elites (Swansea: Classical Press of Wales, 2015) (with Kurt Raaflaub as co-editor) A Companion to Archaic Greece (Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) For a full list of publications, see Hans's Iris profile. Teaching Cultures of War in Ancient Greece (special subject) The Economy of Ancient Greece (thematic course) The Economy of Archaic Greece (MA module) The Economy of Classical Athens (MA module) Approaches to the Ancient World (Classics module for first-year students) Approaching History (first-year undergraduate core course) Sources and Methods in Ancient History (MA Ancient History core course) The Greek World, 800-386 BC (survey course) "Aristocracy" in Ancient Greece (advanced undergraduate seminar) Homer and History: Epic Evidence for Early Greek Society (research seminar)