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aspis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | genus aspis, genus cerastes |
| Type of | reptile genus |
Examples of aspis
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The Ancient Greek hoplites used a round, bowl-shaped wooden shield called an aspis.
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The Greek phalanx fought with the aspis, a large round bronze faced shield and a large spear.
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Hoplites, Greek infantry, fought with a long spear and a large shield, the hoplon also called aspis.
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This meant that the aspis was no longer a practical defence.
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This is further evidenced by the Chigi vase, dated to 650 BC, identifying hoplites armed with aspis, spear and panoply.
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Ptolemaic Companions were also equipped with a large round aspis cavalry shield unlike the Companions of Phillip and Alexander.
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If a hoplite escaped, he would sometimes be forced to drop his cumbersome aspis, thereby disgracing himself to his friends and family.
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- Genus Cerastes: horned vipers
- An aspis (Ancientu00A0Greek: u1F00u03C3u03C0u03AFu03C2, plural aspides, u1F00u03C3u03C0u03AFu03B4u03B5u03C2), sometimes also referred to as a hoplon, was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece.
- This was the initial monster book for the first edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game, published in 1977. Gary Gygax wrote much of the work himself, having included and expanded most of the monsters from the previous D&D supplements. ...
- A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers; An asp or generic venomous snake; A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain
- (pl. aspides, adj. aspidate) (Wodehouse, 1935)
- Advanced Self-Protection Integrated Suite. The electronic warfare equipment for the Hellenic Air Force.
