03-25-2007, 05:57 AM
Quote:So, is it possible the 'hoplon' in Diodorus is simply a word for a generic shield? It could be Argive, Dipylon, or whatever?
Could be, but chances are that he is referring to an Argive shield, and this proves that at least it was an acceptable term for shields alone. Therefore it's at least as acceptable as "aspis."
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Ruben
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
