The Spartan shield used in battle is called the "hoplon."
The Λ (or chevron) on Spartan shields is the first letter in the Greek word "Λακεδαίμων" (translated in English as "Lacadaemonia"), which is the region in the southern tip of Greece where Sparta is (or was) located.
Aspis.
Try: http://www.instructables.com/id/Spartan-Shield/ http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/Greek_shield_patterns_1.html
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!" }
The Spartan shield used in battle is called the "hoplon."
a spartan had a helmet a shield and a spear
The Λ (or chevron) on Spartan shields is the first letter in the Greek word "Λακεδαίμων" (translated in English as "Lacadaemonia"), which is the region in the southern tip of Greece where Sparta is (or was) located.
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