Make A Greek Shield
The Greek soldier, or hoplite, usually carried a large wooden shield
into battle. We made this simple, but very impressive, shield, using two
large circles of cardboard. We have an alternative
Greek hoplite shield, possibly for
younger children, which uses a paper plate.
This is a very simple craft. First draw a large circle on
a piece of cardboard - the easiest method is to draw around a suitable
large container, or alternatively fasten a pencil to a length of string
and use as a simple compass. Cut out circle. Many ancient Greek shields
had a decorative border so you can either paint this or cut out another
slightly larger circle from different coloured cardboard and glue the two
together (this is the method we used). Next decorate your shield – we
took our inspiration from Greek mythology. Finally you need to be able
to hold your shield easily. Cut out two strips of cardboard and attach
to the back of your shield as shown in photo.
There are some super
photographs of replica Greek shields here.
We also have some
Ancient Greece colouring pages,
including Greek hoplites, which might
give you some inspiration!
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