银盾兵（希腊语：Ἀργυράσπιδες ）字义为携带银盾的，为当年跟随亚历山大大帝南征北讨的马其顿老兵，因手持银盾而得名。

银盾兵以马其顿方阵阵型作战，成员主要来自亚历山大时的持盾卫队老兵，帕曼纽之子尼卡诺尔曾担任过持盾卫队的指挥官。亚历山大逝世后，在第二次继业者之战中他们跟随欧迈尼斯与安提柯作战，此时他们至少六十多岁，但多年来的征战经验使他们在战场几乎无敌。银盾兵对亚历山大大帝相当爱戴，当时，欧迈尼斯需拿出亚历山大的名号才能驾驭它们。

在伽比埃奈战役中，虽然银盾兵击退安提柯的步兵，但营帐却遭到安提柯骑兵的洗劫，因而失去了银盾兵的所有行囊。这些行囊累积三十多年来的战利品。战利品中不但有黄金宝石，还有希腊妇女及小孩。安提柯要求银盾兵交出欧迈尼斯，便可换回全部行囊，银盾兵随即反叛，并把欧迈尼斯缴给安提柯。然而，安提柯相当厌恶银盾兵这种不齿的行为，且银盾兵自视甚高难以统御，安提柯把其中一些人派遣到边境阿拉霍西亚那，在分割成小队后，运行对付蛮族的危险任务。使银盾兵逐渐被消灭。

The Argyraspides (in Greek:Ἀργυράσπιδες "Silver Shields"), were a division of the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great, who were so called because they carried silver-plated shields. They were picked men, were commanded by Nicanor, the son of Parmenion, and were held in high honour by Alexander. They were hypaspists, having changed their name to the Argyraspides whilst in India under Alexander (Arrian Anabasis 7.11.3). After the death of Alexander (323 BC) they followed Eumenes. They were veterans, and although most of them were over sixty, they were feared and revered due to their battle skills and experience.