CLIPEUS

In the military of classical antiquity, a 'clipeus' (ἀσπίς) was a large shield worn by the Greeks and Romans as a piece of defensive armor, which they carried upon the arm, to secure 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.
The term "'clypeus'" is also used by entomologists to describe a shield-like part of an insect's exoskeleton, located behind the mandibles but anterior to the front edge of the carapace.

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★ William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D. "★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>/Clipeus.html Clipeus". ''A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities''. John Murray, London, 1875.

See also

★ Shield

★ Aspis

★ Peltarion (Shield)

★ Parma (shield)

★ Scutum (shield)

★ clipeus virtutis