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A thyreos or thureos (Ancient Greek: θυρεός) was a large oval shield which was commonly used in Hellenistic armies from the 3rd century BC onwards. It was adopted from the Galatians, probably first by the Illyrians, then by the Thracians before becoming common in ancient Greece. Troops who carried it were known as thyreophoroi. It was ...
Hoplitodromos with aspis and full body armour depicted in a Greek vase dated to 550 BC. An aspis (Ancient Greek: ἀσπίς; pl.: aspides, ἀσπίδες) or porpax shield was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece. [1]
Fresco of an ancient Macedonian soldier wearing chainmail armor and bearing a thureos shield; 3rd century BC The thyreophoroi or thureophoroi ( Greek : θυρεοφόροι ; sg. : thureophoros / thyreophoros , θυρεοφόρος) [ 1 ] were a type of infantry soldier , common in the 3rd to 1st centuries BC, who carried a large oval shield ...
The thyroid was named by Thomas Wharton after the ancient Greek shield of a similar pronunciation. Shown is an example of such a shield, as engraved on a coin dating from 431 to 424 BCE. The thyroid gland received its modern name in the 1600s, when the anatomist Thomas Wharton likened its shape to that of an Ancient Greek shield or thyos ...
The ancient Greek word θυρεός can be found in the Odyssey of Homer, [5] [8] and represented a large square stone that was put against the door to keep it shut. [5] [8] Those θυρεοί were eventually used by the Greek army as shields to protect themselves. [8] This shield was adapted by Roman legions and referred to by them as a scutum ...
A Greek hoplite with muscle cuirass, spear, shield, Corinthian helmet and sheathed sword. Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as ...
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