It stands for VICTORY!
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.
They had different things on them. Most common however was a V
The upside down V means conjunction or AND.
The upside-down V symbol on Spartan shields is known as the lambda, which is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. It represents the sound "L" in the Greek language. The lambda was used as a symbol of the city-state of Sparta and its military prowess. It is often associated with the legendary Battle of Thermopylae, where King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans made a heroic stand against the Persian army.
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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.
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an upside down V
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.
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