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    An aspis (Ancient Greek: ἀσπίς; pl.: aspides, ἀσπίδες) or porpax shield was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient...
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    subspecies Vipera aspis aspis (Linnaeus, 1758), Vipera aspis atra Meisner, 1820, Vipera aspis francisciredi Laurent, 1768, Vipera aspis hugyi Schinz, 1833...
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    the word "aspis", which in antiquity referred to any one of several venomous snake species found in the Nile region. The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek...
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  • up aspis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An aspis was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece. Aspis may...
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  • ASPI may refer to: Advanced SCSI Programming Interface, a standardized programming interface for SCSI devices All Share Price Index, a stock indices of...
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  • name Aspis (Greek: Ασπίς, "Shield"): Greek torpedo boat Aspis (1877), built in 1877 by Yarrow & Company at Poplar, London. Greek destroyer Aspis (1906)...
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    268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3. Vipera aspis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2007. Vipera aspis at IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 July...
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  • ISBN 0-8386-1023-4. "Vipera aspis zinnikeri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 August 2006. Vipera aspis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile...
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  • Cape Ecnomus, the Romans landed close to Aspis, to the south of Carthage. The Romans moved to besiege Aspis by building a trench and palisade to defend...
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  • ISBN 0-8386-1023-4. "Vipera aspis hugyi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 August 2006. Vipera aspis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile...
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    ISBN 0-8069-6460-X. "Vipera aspis atra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 August 2006. Vipera aspis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database...
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    Cerastes vipera (redirect from Aspis vipera)
    in Two Libyan Species of Viperine Snakes. Herpetologica 15 (2): 70-72. (Aspis vipera). Subach, A, Scharf, I & Ovadia, O. 2009. Foraging behavior and predation...
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  • In computing, ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) is an Adaptec-developed programming interface which standardizes communication on a computer bus...
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  • Aspis Xanthi F.C. (Greek: Α.Π.Σ. Ασπίς Ξάνθης) is a Greek football club, based in Xanthi, Xanthi. Greek Football Amateur Cup Winners: 1 1991–92 Xanthi...
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    Athos-Aspis (French pronunciation: [atɔs aspis]; Occitan: Atòs e Aspins) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine...
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    Aspis (Greek: Ἀσπίς, translated as The Shield) is a comedy by Menander (342/41 – 292/91 BC) that is only partially preserved on papyrus. Of a total of...
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  • Kelibia (redirect from Aspis (Punic))
    Carthaginians as the fortified town of Aspis (Ancient Greek: Ἀσπίς) in the 5th century BC. The Siege of Aspis in 255 BC was the first battle of the First...
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  • The Laura Aspis Prize (also referred to as the Aspis Prize or Aspis Award) was an award in the game of chess. Beginning in 1980, it was awarded annually...
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    13559°E / -35.30790; 149.13559 The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is a defence and strategic policy think tank based in Canberra, Australian...
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    Vipera latasti [sic] Boscá, 1878 Vipera latastei Boscá, 1879 Vipera berus aspis var. latastei — Camerano, 1889 (nomen illegitimum) Vipera latastii [sic]...
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    the Aegean Sea. Aspis saw action in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) in the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea. After the war, Aspis was refurbished from...
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    Antarctica. The feature is named after the Aspis, a small musical dragon, often portrayed in medieval literature. Aspis Island is centred at 62°27′54.5″S 60°08′59...
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    "snake with hood (shield)". Via Latin aspis, it is the source of the English word "asp". In ancient texts, aspis or asp often referred to the Egyptian...
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    cerastes— J. Anderson, 1899 Cerastes cornutus var. mutila Doumergue, 1901 Aspis cerastes — Parker, 1938 Cerastes cerastes cerastes — Leviton & S.C. Anderson...
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    Pyla (redirect from ASPIS Pylas)
    onwards to the C.T.O. (Cyprus Tourist Organisation) beach. Currently, Aspis FC is the only football club in the village of Pyla. Also, the village hosts...
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  • Natrix maura Hierophis Viridiflavus Zamenis longissimus Elaphe quatuorlineata Coronella austriaca Coronella girondica Hemorrhois hippocrepis Vipera aspis...
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    T Bank (redirect from Aspis Bank)
    TBank (formerly Aspis Bank - Greek: Ασπίς Τράπεζα) was a commercial bank in Greece. Its headquarters were in Athens and it had 72 branches across Greece...
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    Aspida Xanthi Full name Athlitikos Politistikos Syllogos Aspis Xanthi (Athletic and Cultural Club Aspis Xanthi) Founded 1922 Ground Municipal Ground of Xanthi...
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    bowl-shaped wooden shield that was reinforced with bronze and called an aspis. The aspis was also the longest-lasting and most famous and influential of all...
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    approach to the current hoplite warfare which focused on their shield, the aspis; his focus was on a new weapon, the sarissa. The first phalanx was a 10-by-10...
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