Use these 3 Elements to create your design, and write two sentences on why you made those selections.Ģ. Think about the following questions as they relate to: your family, your city, or your personality.ġ.
It was ok to return without a helmet but not without your shield, “because the latter they put on for their own protection, but the shield for the common good of all.” (Plutarch, Mor.220).įor this exercise you will be designing your own Spartan Shield in Photoshop. When a warrior would go off to war, the mother of the soldier would yell ” Come back with your shield – or on it” (Plutarch, Mor.241). We can look at these shields as mnemonic devices to represent the warrior. Because of the many different ways in which a spear was used by a hoplite in offence, in and out of formation, a lighter round shield was more suitable by providing less interference with the spear use. The designs would symbolize their city-state, their family, or their personality. The heavy bronze shield, which was secured on the left arm and hand by a metal band on its inner rim, was the most important part of a hoplites panoply. 2 Answers Sorted by: 1 For a hoplite, the spear is the primary weapon and the shield only a secondary weapon, being primarily defensive. Weight of the shield system w/ optional features does not exceed 19 lbs. The armor of the warriors was unified, but the the designs of the shields were varied. Designed for immediate active shooter response, this exceptionally lightweight shield provides the ultimate combination of high performance protection, optimal functionality and usability. The shield was made with wood and bronze, weighed between 12 to 15 pounds, and was a large circle that covered from the lower face to the mid knee. Fortunately we have direct and remarkably complete evidence for the size of hoplite shields in use in the Peloponnese in the seventh and early sixth. They wore armor to protect the most vital areas of their body, they carried a thrusting spear between 6 to 10 feet in length, a Corinthian-style helmet, and their symbolic Hoplite Shield. Seventh-century images suggest that hoplites continued to use throwing spears and to engage from afar, but the invention of the hoplite shield makes no. Hoplite’s were soldiers of the Ancient Greek Army, and were organized and efficiently fought in groups called the Phalanx.
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