05-30-2010, 02:22 AM
The masters of these "factories" could be mobile as with many other skilled trades, for example Athens brought in a foreign master shield maker to produce shields for them. This mobility would tend to limit regional variation, since technical advances or simple fashions could rapidly spread.
Back the the original question, even if a classical Greek picked up a round flat shield he would not be a hoplite, since hoplites were defined by specific type of shields. He could wear an atypical helmet, throw away his greaves, but not substantially change his shield.
Back the the original question, even if a classical Greek picked up a round flat shield he would not be a hoplite, since hoplites were defined by specific type of shields. He could wear an atypical helmet, throw away his greaves, but not substantially change his shield.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"