LLOYDIAN WEAPONS: The Shield

GREAT WEAPONS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD NUMBER 46:

THE SHIELD

Here are two videos I made that you'll also find on YouTube, about shields. This one deals with the issue of how most shields were held - by a central handle protected by a "boss". ... and this one deals with the thorny issue of why hoplite shields were such a strange design.

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Here are two videos I made that you'll also find on YouTube, about shields. This one deals with the issue of how most shields were held - by a central handle protected by a "boss".	... and this one deals with the thorny issue of why hoplite shields were such a strange design.