Ancient Greek military personal equipment to hold for long periods. Peltasts were armed with wicker shields called "pelte", which were much lighter, allowing for greater movement on the battlefield. These were designed to defend against in-coming javelins from opposing peltasts, not necessarily to fend off the thrust of a spear or sword.The shield was used in every battle, the soldiers didn't go on battle without it. It weighed approx. 7.3kg Helmets for the infantry came in various types . The earliest standard hoplite helmet was the Corinthian helmet, developed around 600BC. Later, this was replaced by the Phrygian helmet and Chalcidian helmet, which were lighter
Peltast and may have been a common type in Central Europe. The shield could be carried with a central strap and a handgrip near the rim or with just a central hand-grip. It may also have had a carrying strap (or "baldric") as Thracian peltasts slung their shields on their backs when evading the enemy. Peltasts' weapons consisted of several javelins (), which may have had to throw straps to allow more force to be applied to a throw. In the Archaic period, the Greek martial tradition had been focused almost exclusively on the heavy infantry, or hoplites. The style of