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The shield is what made a Greek warrior a hoplite, because he could not stand in the phalanx without it. "Aspis" is the proper name for the shield, "hoplon" being an incorrect modern word taken from the Greek "hopla" meaning equipment in general (as in "panoply", for instance).It was a deeply dished wooden shield with a flat or angled rim, a band for the arm (porpax) at center, and a handgrip