Well they were different states just like Athens Sparta and Korinthos but this has nothing to do with their cultural identity which was strongly tied to the rest of greece...
Unamma
Well i didnt want to insult you at any way i just provided it like evidence.
I dont know how the modern scholars have put the meaning of the word OPLO specifically at the shield or why the dont pronounce the dyphongs (like Koine which is pronounced KINI and not K-O-I-N-E) and ill stop this dissagreement wich is useless anyway...

Hellenes