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Hoplon
The hoplon (from Greek ὅπλον; plural ὅπλα) was the large round shield carried by the Ancient Greek hoplite. Usually it was called ASPIS. More generally, ὅπλον means tool.

Construction
Special double grip, which consisted of a porpax and an antilabe. Approximately 3 feet diameter.

The shield (ἀσπίς) could slip off the hoplite's arm.

Sometimes they were thrown away.

Weight
Sixteen pounds (ca. # kilograms) ockquote>

Lyric poetry
Archilochos (ca. 650 BC)

According to Plutarch, Archilochos was banned from his home town Sparta because of this poem, as it made clear that the poet considered it “better to throw away (one's) weapons than to die”.