 The elite of the Peltast corps was known as the 'Agema'.The term peltast has also been coined by Diodorus Siculus to describe the Iphicratean hoplite, a type of hoplite introduced by the Athenian general Iphicrates, that was equipped with a lighter armor, a longer spear and a smaller shield.It could be that the peltasts of Polybius were similarly equipped.