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type of weapon used by hoplites in Ancient Greece
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The dory or doru was the chief spear of hoplites in Ancient Greece. A small dory was called doration (δοράτιον). The word doru is first attested in the Homeric epics with the meanings of "wood" and "spear". Homeric heroes hold two dorata.
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