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- A thyreos or thureos (Ancient Gr****: θυρεός) was a large oval shield which was commonly used in ****enistic armies from the 3rd century BC onwards. It...
- in use but by the mid-3rd century BC it has been replaced by the thyreos. The thyreos was adopted by the Achaean League and by the Boeotians in the 270s...
- lighter pelte shield Thyreophoroi and thorakitaimedium infantrymen using thyreos shields Cartwright, Mark. "Hoplite". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved...
- pieces of armor: belt breastplate (θώραξ, thorax) footwear shield (θυρεὸς, thyreos) helmet (περικεφαλαία, perikephalaia) sword (μάχαιρα, machaira) These pieces...
- non-Macedonian troops hired as auxiliaries or mercenaries who fought using thyreos shields, which were wooden, oval-shaped, and covered with hide or felt...
- Polypodiales. Its genus name is from Gr**** a- ('without') and Latinized Gr**** thyreos ('shield'), describing its incon****uous indusium (sorus' covering). The...
- albeit more rarely. The word hypothyroidism is from Gr**** hypo- 'reduced', thyreos 'shield', and eidos 'form'. People with hypothyroidism often have no or...
- based on these fossil remains. The generic name, Thyreosaurus, combines thyreos (θυρεός), the name of an oblong shield used in Ancient Greece—referencing...
- A cladogram is given below: thyreophoroi, Gr**** soldiers bearing a thyreos shield List of thyreophoran type specimens Raven, T. J.; Barrett, P. M...
- might be a term for non-Macedonian allies and mercenaries who used wooden thyreos shields rather than the bronze pelta. King Antigonus Doson armed the citizens...