07-11-2006, 09:30 AM
Dear Paul, from my experiance and the tones of book I've read & own, I've learn this:
Ancient Hellenes worn "outfits", with TOTALY PERSONAL preference.
Like MANY historic wrote, if you could "flash-back" through time and join a Phalanx, after the first few minutes of the battle start, you WOULDN'T be able to understand WHO is the enemy and WHO is your "brother-in-arms"!!!
Indeed!... Only the Spartans had that... "fine idea" (of course, I'm kidding, I ADORE them!) of "expose themselves", by wearing ALIKE outfits, cloaks, colors, etc.
Of course... they were NOT IDIOTS! They KNEW PERFECTLY, the... "fear factror"! ALL knew that Spartans were the most SUPERB infantry in these Times!... So, imagine an army, marching in a field and... suddenly facing a full-bronze-covered line of Hoplites... dressed in RED!
Next step? FLEE AWAY!!!
As I've read in many books, Spartans won several battles WITHOUT a nose bleeding! The enemy FLEE instantly, when they saw them...
Regards...
Ancient Hellenes worn "outfits", with TOTALY PERSONAL preference.
Like MANY historic wrote, if you could "flash-back" through time and join a Phalanx, after the first few minutes of the battle start, you WOULDN'T be able to understand WHO is the enemy and WHO is your "brother-in-arms"!!!
Indeed!... Only the Spartans had that... "fine idea" (of course, I'm kidding, I ADORE them!) of "expose themselves", by wearing ALIKE outfits, cloaks, colors, etc.
Of course... they were NOT IDIOTS! They KNEW PERFECTLY, the... "fear factror"! ALL knew that Spartans were the most SUPERB infantry in these Times!... So, imagine an army, marching in a field and... suddenly facing a full-bronze-covered line of Hoplites... dressed in RED!
Next step? FLEE AWAY!!!
As I've read in many books, Spartans won several battles WITHOUT a nose bleeding! The enemy FLEE instantly, when they saw them...
Regards...
aka Romilos
"Ayet`, oh Spartan euandro... koroi pateron poliatan... laia men itin provalesthe,
...dori d`eutolmos anhesthe, ...mi phidomenoi tas zoas. Ouh gar patrion ta Sparta!"
- The Lacedaimonian War Tune -
"Ayet`, oh Spartan euandro... koroi pateron poliatan... laia men itin provalesthe,
...dori d`eutolmos anhesthe, ...mi phidomenoi tas zoas. Ouh gar patrion ta Sparta!"
- The Lacedaimonian War Tune -
