Hoplite equipment & fitting
Select appropriate armour, helmets, shields and supporting equipment for the city, date and character. Review fit and handling with the production’s intended movement and camera use.
The Greek cities & their material worlds
Classical Greece
Historical production support
From an equipped hoplite to a dressed table and a populated agora, a Classical Greek production depends on the details working together. Archaeopolis combines a documented collection with experience in costume, performance and historical environments.
Objects, equipment & practice
From the
Archaeopolis collection.
The photographs show a representative selection of our work. Additional objects, equipment and costumes are available, alongside customised constructions tailored to your production, including 3D-printed props and scenic elements.
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Explore all Objects & Editions ↗Armour & helmets
Shields & handling
Tableware, dress & performance
Research to physical production
What we can
develop together.
Dress & social setting
Connect clothing, objects and performance to the scene: civic encounters, domestic life, hospitality or a symposium. Coordinate silhouettes and accessories across the cast.
Sets, tableware & props
Draw on the wider collection of vessels, furniture, textiles and scenic elements to develop an inhabited environment. Identify available pieces, adaptations and bespoke additions during collection review.
Research & on-set support
Support script and visual decisions with historical references, then prepare objects and performers for use. Set dressing, installation and specialist supervision can be included in the agreed scope.
Historical worldbuilding
A shared reference
for every department.
Classical Greece includes different cities, communities and settings. We use the production’s specific place and date to guide selection, rather than treating every Greek shield, helmet or garment as interchangeable.
Planning the work
Define the scope.
Then prepare the production.
Existing pieces
Rental depends on the selected object, dates, condition, fit and intended use. Archive photographs show the collection’s work; they do not guarantee stock.
New commissions
Agree the references, dimensions, materials, finish and schedule before fabrication. Specialist making is developed with the appropriate collaborators.
Support in Greece & abroad
Research, fittings, packing, transport coordination and on-site support are scoped around the project. Share the location, dates and required action with the first brief.
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Your production brief
What needs to
exist in the scene?
Tell us the period, story, location, dates and the objects or people you need to prepare. Include visual references and an indicative budget where available.
Discuss your productionProduction support in Greece →Historical worlds
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production’s world.
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Minoan World
Dress, material culture & Cretan settings
Mycenaean World
Armour, helmets & Homeric adaptation
Classical Greece
Hoplites, civic life & the symposium
Alexander the Great & the Hellenistic World
Macedonian equipment & successor kingdoms
Byzantine World
Protective equipment & embodied interpretation