| "Items Of Interest" & Shield Designs Page 2 |
| I HAVE RECEIVED MANY E MAILS ABOUT WHAT DESIGNS SHOULD BE ON YOUR ASPIS/SHIELDS. BELOW ARE A LOT OF IDEAS. SOME ARE AUTHENTIC & SOME AREN'T. IT'S YOUR CHOICE. I USED MY OWN DESIGN BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW UP AT A FUNCTION AND SEE ANOTHER 4-5 SHIELDS ALL THE SAME AS MINE! I LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING ORIGINAL & UNIQUE! REMEMBER...THEY DIDN'T HAVE "DOG TAGS" THEN, SO THE SHIELD WAS THEIR ID. TRY THINKING OUT OF THE BOX! MAYBE THE COMBINING OF TWO DIFFERENT SHIELDS MIGHT WORK! HAVE FUN AND KNOCK YOURSELF OUT! |
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| Falcata Kopis Greek Sword |
| Spartan Short Sword-Xiphos |
| The single-hand short sword used by the ancient Greeks. It was a secondary battlefield weapon for the Greek armies after their Dory/spear broke. It seems that the Spartans developed a somewhat shorter sword, but otherwise similar to the common hoplite xiphos. This shorter version of the xiphos was useful in the close combat of the Greek warfare and was widely used by all Greeks during and long after the Peloponnesian War, According to XENOPHON, the downward curve of the KOPIS made it especially The , is a double-edged, suited to mounted warfare against infantry. (slice & dice) |
| Lamba is recorded first time in 418 B.C. City state monogram appears at the end of the Pelopenessian War chiefly for economy reasons. Until that time each Spartan Mora had its own "regimental badge" on their shlieds. Some hoplites might have added some minor personal emblem but it was secondary to the unit-emblem or the city-emblem. The Centavr (on my shield) is asociated with the Thessalian city of Iolkos (where Jason sailed for Kolhis). (Special Thanks to Stefanos) READ HIS OTHER ARTICLES ON MY HISTORY PAGE 5 OR CLICK THE OWL. |
