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.

Κύριες μεταφράσεις. Αγγλικά, Ελληνικά. shield n, (armor: defensive device), ασπίδα ουσ θηλ. The knight raised his shield to protect himself from his enemy's ...

Find all translations of shield in Greek like ασπίδα, προστατεύω, προφυλάσσω and many others.

The Greek shield of Ancient Greece was called a hoplon or aspis. It was from this word that hoplite (a Greek soldier) is derived. A hoplon was a deeply-dished ...

English. Greek · shield. ασπίδα · shield. όπλο · shield. προστατεύω · Add new translation ...

7 нояб. 2018 г. · Towards the end of the eighth century BC, the ancient Greeks invented a large, round shield (aspis) that was to dominate Greek warfare from ...

Usage: The term "thureos" refers to a large, oblong shield used by ancient soldiers, particularly Roman legionaries. It was designed to cover the entire body, ...

The Greek shield as the famous “hoplon”. The “Hoplite” phalanx and the “hoplite” received their name from it. The shield was such an important piece of the ...

24 мая 2024 г. · 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.