Aspis - Wikipedia Hoplitodromos with aspis and full body armour depicted in a Greek vase dated to 550 BC An aspis (Ancient Greek: ἀσπίς; pl : aspides, ἀσπίδες) or porpax shield was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece [1]
The aspis - A global shield - Ancient World Magazine The aspis may have spread throughout the Mediterranean as an element of globalizing fashion, perhaps serving as a marker of social status There could be evidence of this on a number of situlae from north-eastern Italy
Vipera aspis - Wikipedia Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe Its common names include asp , asp viper , [ 5 ] European asp , [ 6 ] and aspic viper , [ 7 ] among others Like all other vipers, it is venomous
Asp (snake) - Wikipedia European asp, Vipera aspis Asp is the modern anglicisation of the word "aspis", which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region [1] The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper" [2] It is believed that aspis referred to what is now known as the Egyptian cobra [3]
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Greek Hoplite Shield Consruction - LARP "Aspis" is the proper name for the shield, "hoplon" being an incorrect modern word taken from the Greek "hopla" meaning equipment in general (as in "panoply", for instance) It was a deeply dished wooden shield with a flat or angled rim, a band for the arm ( porpax ) at center, and a handgrip ( antilabe ) near the edge
Aspis Hoplon Shield: Defender of the Greeks - Discovery UK First used around the eighth century BC, this famed Greek shield was known as an ‘aspis’ and was the first line of defence for the hoplite infantrymen, the citizen-soldiers of ancient Greece
The Shield — The Greek Phalanx: Recreating the Hoplite The single most important element of the panoply – the piece which gives its name to the hoplite himself – is the aspis shield, also known as the Argive shield (It is also commonly — if incorrectly, or at least imprecisely — referred to as a hoplon )
Ancient Greek Shields Struck Fear Into Enemy As far back as the eighth century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield called an aspis that would serve as an essential part of warfare through the Hellenistic era The designs, or blazons, on these shields would strike fear in the hearts of their enemies
Asp | Venomous, Reptile, Africa | Britannica asp, anglicized form of aspis, name used in classical antiquity for a venomous snake, probably the Egyptian cobra, Naja haje It was the symbol of royalty in Egypt, and its bite was used for the execution of favoured criminals in Greco-Roman times