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Continuity of Greek shields
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03-03-2009, 01:42 AM
Is this a shield shape debate or an othismos debate?

If the latter, I'd just like a chance to ask Paul B. (whose thoughts on this subject I respect, while,perhaps not agreeing)

Paul, in your othismos idea what is the body of the hoplite doing? Is he standing fore-square to the enemy, with his shield flat against his body while his shoulders are "square on" to the foe? This is the picture I get when you describe your hoplite push.

Do I have this right? And where's his spear? His head? With my aspis, that rim is pressing into my neck and killing me. Am I holding it too high?

Please advise. No mockery here--I want to try this out. Now that we have a bunch fo finsished aspides, we can at least try...
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Continuity of Greek shields - by PMBardunias - 03-01-2009, 12:14 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by Matthew Amt - 03-02-2009, 02:08 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by PMBardunias - 03-02-2009, 05:24 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by Matthew Amt - 03-02-2009, 05:37 PM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by PMBardunias - 03-02-2009, 07:04 PM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by nikolaos - 03-02-2009, 07:59 PM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by nikolaos - 03-03-2009, 12:32 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by Kineas - 03-03-2009, 01:42 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by PMBardunias - 03-03-2009, 03:37 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by PMBardunias - 03-03-2009, 05:32 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by Kineas - 03-03-2009, 02:08 PM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by Kineas - 03-03-2009, 02:12 PM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by PMBardunias - 03-03-2009, 07:29 PM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by Kineas - 03-03-2009, 11:52 PM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by nikolaos - 03-04-2009, 12:24 AM
Re: Continuity of Greek shields - by PMBardunias - 03-04-2009, 02:49 AM

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