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It stands for VICTORY!
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What is Spartas symbol?
An uppercase Lambda, Λ, which was the Greek Letter L. It looked like an upside down V, and stoop for Laconia, which was the part of Greece the Spartans were from. Spartans often had the Lambda painted on their shields.
What did the Spartans have on their shields?
They had different things on them. Most common however was a V
What are those upside down V signs means?
The upside down V means conjunction or AND.
What are those upside down V signs on Spartan shields?
That inverted V symbol is the Greek letter L, being the first letter of the name of the Spartan territory of Lacedaemonia.Early Greek shields had various patterns on them, but then began to adopt the letter of their city to avoid killing their own by mistake in battle. There is a story of an action in Corinth in the early 4th Century in which some passing Spartans who were unarmed picked up some shields of warriors from Sikyon, which had an S on them, to oppose a sally by Corinthians. The latter, being Dorians like the Spartans, thinking them mere 'only Achaeans', ran right through them, rather than thinking twice if they had known who they were picking on.
What does v upside down mean?
Answer it
How did Hoplite Warriors use their Shield Design as a War Tactic?
They used an upside down V. This was the most feared symbol in Ancient Times. The Spartans used the inverted "V" (Greek letter Lamda or L) to identify them as Spartans. See other entries in Answers.Com for a fuller explanation. So I guess the original answer is correct as it meant your enemy were the best fighting force in Greece. Hoplights used many designs on their shields including Medusa heads, bulls faces and other patterns to either identify the warrior or to identify their city.
What is an upside down v logo?
Acura?
What are the ratings and certificates for Poseidon Upside Down - 2006 V?
Poseidon Upside Down - 2006 V is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-11
Why did they use the symbol that they did on the red and gold lambda shield?
Lambda is the Greek letter L (which looks like an upside down letter V). The land owned by Sparta was called Laconia, and the Spartans were called Lacedaemonians.
What is the Greek sign for Lambda?
an upside down V
What car has an upside down v logo?
Acura
What do mountains look like in a map?
upside down v
