Clipeus

Clipeus of Iupiter-Ammon, conserved at the Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
A Victorian depiction of a hoplite with a clipeus

In the military of classical antiquity, a clipeus (Latin: [ˈklɪpeʊs̠]; Ancient Greek: ἀσπίς) was a large shield worn by the Greek hoplites and Romans as a piece of defensive armor, which they carried upon the arm, to protect them from the blows of their enemies. It was round in shape and in the middle was a bolt of iron, or of some other metal, with a sharp point.[1] The clipeus was more-or-less identical to the earlier aspis.

  1. ^ Davis, Jennifer R.; McCormick, Michael (2008). The Long Morning of Medieval Europe: New Directions in Early Medieval Studies - Google Książki. ISBN 9780754662549.