it was very thick as they had to fight with it
Boys in Sparta were trained to be soldiers at a young age.
Mainly spear and shield. Spartan hoplites (infantry) used relatively short swords (xiphos) as a secondary weapon.
Would depend on the distance, and the angle of impact. A shot impacting at 90 degrees at close range would be likely to penetrate- a shot at an angle of 45 degrees or greater would be likely to glance off the shield.
300 to 400 in the spartan 1 project, 250 to 300 in the spartan 2 project, and less then 200 in the spartan 3 project.
Captive Spartan workers were called helots.
The Spartan shield used in battle is called the "hoplon."
a spartan had a helmet a shield and a spear
A Spartan shield typically weighs around 15-20 pounds depending on its size and materials used in its construction. These shields were designed to provide protection without being too heavy to hinder movement in battle.
Metal
Aspis.
7
1400
during battle
Try: http://www.instructables.com/id/Spartan-Shield/ http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/Greek_shield_patterns_1.html
Spartan IIs are the only soldiers in the UNSC to have the shield ability. Im not sure if the Spartan IIIs do in the book Ghost of Onyx.
I suppose to clean and repair it. There is a story that before battle, Spartan mothers told their sons to either come back victorious or come back carried on their shield.{Spartan mothers would give their sons the shield with the words "Return with it or carried on it!" }
it depends on wether or not the samurai could get past the Spartan's giant pansy shield