09-29-2002, 10:17 PM
I own several Spartan hoplites from the Blacktree Design range, and I suspect that their armour is anachronistic. They all wear <i> pylos</i> helmets c. 418 BC, some wear the linen cuirass but there are a few wearing <i> bell</i> cuirasses, some coupled with leather <i> pteruges</i>. Is this panoply historically accurate? From what I've read, the bell cuirass went out of fashion c. early 5th century BC. And were they ever worn with <i> pteruges</i> covering the hips or shoulders, or both?<br>
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Another point is that all the Spartan figures have full facial hair, moustaches and beards. I was under the impression that by the late 5th century BC they shaved off their moustaches. Perhaps this practice was not universal among the Spartans?<br>
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Any comments would be appreciated.<br>
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Another point is that all the Spartan figures have full facial hair, moustaches and beards. I was under the impression that by the late 5th century BC they shaved off their moustaches. Perhaps this practice was not universal among the Spartans?<br>
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Any comments would be appreciated.<br>
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