Aspis - Wikipedia
An aspis (Ancient Greek: ἀσπίς; pl.: aspides, ἀσπίδες) or porpax shield was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece. [1] An aspis was deeply dished and made primarily of wood. Some had a thin sheet of bronze on the outer face, often just around the rim. The convention was to decorate the shield.
Aspis: The Iconic Shield of the Ancient Greeks - Malevus
2023年9月6日 · The aspis was a round shield with a big bowl and a substantially reinforced, virtually flat rim. The shield measured between 35 and 43 inches (90–110 cm) in diameter. Glued together, the shield was made of thin pieces of wood.
Aspis Hoplon Shield: Defender of the Greeks - Discovery UK
2024年5月14日 · First used around the eighth century BC, this famed Greek shield was known as an ‘aspis’ and was the first line of defence for the hoplite infantrymen, the citizen-soldiers of ancient Greece.
The aspis - A global shield - Ancient World Magazine
2019年6月25日 · As John Lazenby and David Whitehead poignantly argued, in the period of its supremacy, this type of shield was called an aspis by the Greeks (J.F. Lazenby and D. Whitehead, “The myth of the hoplite’s hoplon ”, Classical Quarterly 46.1 (1996), pp. 27-33).
The Shield — The Greek Phalanx: Recreating the Hoplite
The single most important element of the panoply – the piece which gives its name to the hoplite himself – is the aspis shield, also known as a hoplon or the Argive shield. Approximately three feet in diameter, the aspis is primarily identified by its distinctive hollow bowl shape (5 or 6 inches deep), 3” offset rim, and unique two-point ...
Greek Hoplite Shield Consruction - LARP
The distinctive interior of the aspis, showing the central armband or porpax, the handgrip or antilabe near the rim, and the carrying cord. The shield at left is lined with deerskin, that at right with wool felt.
Ancient Greek Shields Struck Fear Into Enemy
2024年5月24日 · As far back as the eighth century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield called an aspis that would serve as an essential part of warfare through the Hellenistic era. The designs, or blazons, on these shields would strike fear in …
Greek Hoplite Armor & Weapons - Hellenic Art
The Greek Hoplites carried a shield (aspis), linen armor (linothorax) or muscle cuirass, a Corinthian or Phrygic type helmet, a thrusting spear (dory) and a short sword (xiphos) or a slashing sword (kopis).
Greek shield - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Greek shield of Ancient Greece was called a hoplon or aspis. It was from this word that hoplite (a Greek soldier) is derived. [1] A hoplon was a deeply-dished shield made of wood. Some shields had a thin sheet of bronze on the outer face. This was placed just around the rim. In some periods, the shield was decorated.
Ancient Greek shield blazons - Ancient World Magazine
2018年11月7日 · Towards the end of the eighth century BC, the ancient Greeks invented a large, round shield (aspis) that was to dominate Greek warfare from that point onwards down the Hellenistic era. It’s often referred to as an “Argive” shield. The Argive shield was round, about a metre or more in diameter.