hele Thespian Black Cloak Melanochitones A Champion Hoplite from the city of Thespeia. Counters Melee Units. Countered by Ranged Units. The Thespians were among the 700 or so soldiers to stay behind and hold the pass at Thermopylae to delay the Persians long enough for the rest of the Greek army to withdraw. This heroic deed made the Thespians "friends forever" to the Spartans. units/thespian_melanochitones.png 66 units/hellenes/thespian.xml