A small, ornamental shield or round shield carried as a secondary weapon or worn as an ornament in ancient Greek warfare.
From Greek 'aspis' (shield) + '-iske' (diminutive suffix), describing a miniature version of the larger Greek shield used in combat.
Ancient Greeks had a whole vocabulary for different shield types—the aspidiske was small enough to wear decoratively but strong enough to turn aside a sword blow!
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