![]() I also have a home video of the monument at the actual battlefield of Thermopylae where the battle of the 300 took place. The Plaque reads: Bronze Spartan Shield - loot from the Battle of Pylos 425 B.C. I took this picture in a museum in Athens, Greece. The projects are here: Make a Spartan Helmet - Make a Spartan Spear - Make Spartan 300 Vambraces (ArmGuards) - Make Spartan Leg Guards - Make a Spartan SwordĪnd I have lots of other cardboard and paper mache weapons and armor projects.īefore we move on to the project I thought you might want to take a look at a real Hoplite shield. I will also be making a shield and the chest plate. I also have some other 300 Spartan equipment projects which currently include a helmet and a spear. He also offers us a couple of neat tips: Spartan Shield pics submitted by a web visitor (And if you make this shield be sure to send me some pics!) I also have a set of pictures submitted by someone who has made almost the complete set of gear! I have a couple of pictures submitted to this site by a web visitor who made this shield. You can watch that video here.Ĭan you make this shield? Sure you can. I also have a video tutorial that goes along with this. This shield is part of a series of projects on Spartan 300 armor. It uses paper mache and other found objects. This project keeps materials and work pretty simple. This is a complete tutorial that will show you how to make a great looking shield like the ones they use in the movie 300. My name is Will and if you have questionsĬontribute projects or ideas you can contact me How to Make a Spartan 300 Hoplite Shield Xyston and Sarissa spears were so heavy that the Phalangite attached the Pelta to their arm so that they didn't need to use their hands.Hi, Thanks for visiting my website. The smaller shield also allowed for tighter formations. Philip II introduced lighter gear to his Phalangite hoplites in order to give them more mobility. Spartan shields were massive because Spartans specialized in defenses and armor. Unlike the Spartans the Macedonians were imperialistic and thus had to invade enemy territory. It was the most devastating weapon against the unarmored Ninja and was still effective against the Samurai in terms of kills, but had significantly less kills most likely to the Samurai's heavy armor. The Spartans used his Aspis in the simulations to great effect, protecting himself from the deadly projectile attacks of the Ninja and the crushing blows of the Samurai's kanabo, while also using it offensively to bash and throw around both opponents. In Sparta, a routing soldier most likely was disgraced and executed for cowardliness. These two facts gave birth to the phrase "Come back with your shield or on it." which Spartan women told their husbands when they left for battle. In the event of a retreat, the shield would usually be the first thing discarded. Vital to maintaining the effectiveness of the Greek phalanx, the left third of the shield would protect the right flank of the man to the holder's left, hence why losing it was considered to be a disgrace.Īfter the battle, the aspis was often used as a stretcher to carry the dead and wounded from the battlefield. ![]() Its large size covered a large portion of the holder's body and its weight (24 lbs in the show) allowed it to deliver crushing blows. In Greek warfare, the aspis was the most important piece of equipment of the hoplite (heavy infantry). Athenians stopped this practice after the Battle of Delium 424BC Athenian Hoplites became confused by the lack of unity among the shield icons, causing confusion and friendly fire (arguably the first recorded incidence of friendly fire in warfare). It was common for hoplites to draw beasts mythical animals on the shields. The Athenians normally had their own unique painting for each individual. (In Greek, the Spartans were known as "Laodiceans.") Thebian Hoplites had a club as their national icon. The shield was usually decorated with an emblem the lambda (a Greek letter equivalent to L) being the most well-known, was for Spartan hoplites. A cloth would sometimes be placed on the shield to absorb arrows that attempted to strike under the shield. The shield had a strap in the middle of the shield and a handle at the right edge. The shield was made of several layers of wood covered in a layer of bronze with a layer of leather in between, to absorb shock.
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