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The [b]Aspis[/b] ( /ˈæspɨs/; Ancient Greek: ἀσπίς) is a very big and rounded bronze [[shield]] used by the ancient [[hoplite]] [[Greek]] warriors from the city of Sparta. Its big size was due to the fact that it was designed to protect the user from the neck to the lower leg. It was also intended to protect both the soldier and the comrade beside him (to the left) in a [[Phalanx]] battle formation. That's why they were always used in the left hand in those occasions. h4. See also * [[300]] * [[Leonidas]] * [[xiphos_(sword)|Xiphos]] Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:56 |