extra if you know what PASS means.
i don't even think they had metal shields in the bronze age most were wood covered in leather or something
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A soldier was responsible for his own shield; so the type depended on what you could afford. The least expensive were wicker, covered with leather. (This was all most of the Persians had, though not noted in the movie '300.') The next best thing would be re-inforced with oak. Only the top troops had bronze shields. What good were they, if they couldn't stop a spear or arrow? Well, most troops didn't expect to face a spear or an arrow; they expected hand-to-hand fighting. Only 'cowards', they reasoned, would shoot something at you from a distance. For hand-to-hand fighting, such a shield was very useful. A light shield would also be useful for the shield's other function: As a weapon, if you swung it at your opponent. (Unfortunately, the only film where I've seen this accurately done is 'Mortal Kombat', done in 1995.)
