02-25-2009, 02:46 AM
Quote:Note too that the shield is at an angle to the body (not square) and this is how synapsismos/locked shields was able to be formed with the sarissae protruding.
So you agree that there is no literal overlap of shields then? (Why haven't you sent me this paper yet?) :wink:
I've always been troubled with the large head for such a large spear, logic says it should be reduced. What do you think the larger spear head was for? A doru? Perhaps something esle like a hunting spear.
I am a bit troubled by how limited the range of motion is for that front arm if the shoulder-strap is taut enough to support the weight of the sarissa. Anyone here recreated this and tried it?
By the way, I'm working on an idea that unifies the aspis and the "pelta" of the sarissaphoroi as basically the same shield. There may be no jump in technology between the two.
Paul M. Bardunias
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