09-18-2007, 11:38 AM
Yes, the one with the marvellously painted pelte is not me. I don't like splendid or adorned weapons and armour at all. And I'm a poor peltast, not a wealthy one. :wink: Perhaps my archer will be a bit more wealthy, but I doubt it. 8)
Why has Marco a spear/dory? There were depictions of Thracian peltasts with spears as weapons instead of javelins. So Marco is a close combat peltast at the moment.
When you look at our pictures you should take into account that our group is relatively new and the equipment is far from being perfect, for example with the aspides, pezhetairoi shields, swords or body armour. Marco as a Thracian peltast is the guy with the best equipment I think.
But being not perfectly equipped is a good thing, so you can get better and avoid being saturated and bored. :wink:
Why has Marco a spear/dory? There were depictions of Thracian peltasts with spears as weapons instead of javelins. So Marco is a close combat peltast at the moment.
When you look at our pictures you should take into account that our group is relatively new and the equipment is far from being perfect, for example with the aspides, pezhetairoi shields, swords or body armour. Marco as a Thracian peltast is the guy with the best equipment I think.
But being not perfectly equipped is a good thing, so you can get better and avoid being saturated and bored. :wink:
Wolfgang Zeiler