They had different things on them. Most common however was a V
The Spartans wore gold helmets, gold armor around their legs and gold armor around their waist to the middle of their thighs, They had silver shields and silver armor from their neck to their shoulders to their waist.
The Spartan homeland was Lacadaemonia (also known as Laconia hence the word laconic referring to brevity of speech). The L (lambda) is the first letter of that name.
from what i herd most Spartans where only 14 to 18 years old
knights had coloreddesigns on their Shields as a form of identification. which means so you know who they are and which army they are from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
china first invented shields around 1100 B.C. not to long after they invented the wheel.
they use them to keep the other spartans safe.
It stands for VICTORY!
Spartans wear sandals , shields , and togas.
yes in fact Spartans used it for their shields, armour, and spear tips.
the spartans are known to use ak 47s and the bodies of slaves as human shields
Spartans had spears swords Shields helmets and military formation called the phalanx
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.
The Spartans wore gold helmets, gold armor around their legs and gold armor around their waist to the middle of their thighs, They had silver shields and silver armor from their neck to their shoulders to their waist.
These Games Are Entirely Different, However, The Spartans Have MJOLNIR (Pronounced "Mull-ner) 5 Armour. The "Call of Duty Guys" Have The Newest Body armour. Not The Best Just The Newest. The Spartans Have Warthogs. CoD has Humvees. Halo Has Rechargeable Shields. CoD Has Riot Shields. Halo Has "Swaks" CoD Has "Knife!" The two games are hard to compare, but from my point of view, Halo And Its Spartans Win.
Repaired them, and used them for their regular military training exercises. They were also known to use them as makeshift stretchers to evacuate the wounded, the dead and their armour.
The Spartan homeland was Lacadaemonia (also known as Laconia hence the word laconic referring to brevity of speech). The L (lambda) is the first letter of that name.
Their martial training and discipline gave them a reputation of winning fighters. It is interesting at the seige of Corinth a n unarmed party of Spartans were suddenly confronted by a group of Corinthian warriors. The Spartans picked up some weapons which their alleis from Sicyon had stacked nearby, and confronted the Corinthians, who, seeing the shields with the Sicyon insignia on them, naturally thought they were confronted by Sicyonians who they regarded as easybeats, and ran over the top of them. Had they known they were Spartans, they may have been more cautious, but this story illustrates that the Spartans lived on their reputation as well as their actual fighting ability.