01-26-2006, 01:10 AM
Greetings,
at Kelmarsh during the parade, I noticed that many of the 'males' were in fact female....!
I think we fielded nearly as many females as male that day.
I don't mind wearing a peplos - and looking feminine..at least I can loosen my hair from under my tunic :roll: but as Viventia knows, I am not overkeen on doing some of the usual women's chores, except for the braiding. I would rather watch a display of artillery than cooking or naelbinding... unless it is raining too heavily and I am in a dress :roll:
The advantage a man has, is he can choose to be combatant or non combatant, military or civilian. Women have a harder time of it.
Have you tried using a portaloo in a long, wet and muddy peplos, which, in the female case, needs to be gathered up ........ :evil:
regards
Arthes
at Kelmarsh during the parade, I noticed that many of the 'males' were in fact female....!
I think we fielded nearly as many females as male that day.
I don't mind wearing a peplos - and looking feminine..at least I can loosen my hair from under my tunic :roll: but as Viventia knows, I am not overkeen on doing some of the usual women's chores, except for the braiding. I would rather watch a display of artillery than cooking or naelbinding... unless it is raining too heavily and I am in a dress :roll:
The advantage a man has, is he can choose to be combatant or non combatant, military or civilian. Women have a harder time of it.
Have you tried using a portaloo in a long, wet and muddy peplos, which, in the female case, needs to be gathered up ........ :evil:
regards
Arthes
Cristina
The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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The Hoplite Association
[url:n2diviuq]http://www.hoplites.org[/url]
The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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