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How hoplites carried their spears
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04-10-2008, 01:43 AM
How strong? The spear is heavy. heavier than i expected before making one. Although I haven't seen it clearly in early art, the shaft might as well have been thicker in the end and very thin in the point (as the spear points also imply)
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How hoplites carried their spears - by Cipher - 04-06-2008, 06:51 AM
Re: How hoplites carried their spears - by Cipher - 04-06-2008, 11:59 PM
Hoplite Carriage of spears - by Paullus Scipio - 04-10-2008, 01:20 AM
Re: How hoplites carried their spears - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 04-10-2008, 01:43 AM
Hoplite Spears - by Paullus Scipio - 04-10-2008, 02:29 AM
Hoplite spears - by Paullus Scipio - 04-10-2008, 08:25 PM
Hoplite Spears - by Paullus Scipio - 04-13-2008, 01:58 AM
Hoplite Spears - by Paullus Scipio - 04-14-2008, 01:35 AM

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