ἀσπίς — Anabasis Mather

ἀσπίς -ίδος, ἡ, shield, properly the round shield of the hoplite, but also used for shields of other shapes ; ἀσπὶς μυρία, 10,000 shield (= hoplites), 85, 15; παρ᾽ ἀσπίδα, to the left, since the shield was carried on the left arm. See Introd. § 58, and Figs. 11, 16, 57, pp. 55, 61, 174. Cp. γέρρον, πέλτη.

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a round shield; asp, Egyptian cobra

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ἀσπίς

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ἀσπίς

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ασπις

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