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An aspis (; : aspides, ???????) or porpax shield' was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece.

Construction

An aspis was deeply dished and made primarily of wood. Some had a thin sheet of bronze on the outer face, often just around the rim. The convention was to decorate the shield.

The aspis often exceeded 3 ft in diameter, typically weighed

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