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LEONIDAS SPARTAN SHIELD It would not be unusual for a man to go to battle equipped in his fathers and grandfathers shield. This added even more weight to their commitment to fight, to drop your ancestral weapons and shield and run would be seen as a disgrace on multiple levels. "With it or on it." Spartan mothers said it while giving their sons shields before their first battle. With it = victorious hero; on it = fallen hero; without it = coward. Details: Condition: New, made in Greece. Approximately Height: 14 cm - 5.5 inches Weight: 235 g Material: Casting stone Macedonian Shield The Vergina Sun , also known as the Star of Vergina, Macedonian star, or Argead Star is the name given to a symbol of a stylised star or sun with sixteen rays. Alexander's symbol! Details: Condition: New, made in Greece. Approximately Height: 14cm - 5.5 inches Weight: 260g Material: Casting stone