04-28-2010, 06:17 PM
Quote:As far as men's width is concerned, we use to overlap shields by 20 % on each side.
They should overlap at least far enough so that the rim of the right shield rests on the "shoulder" section of the left shield (the rim near the edge where the shield deepens rapidly).
Quote:In fact, to my opinion, in a very close order it must have been 30%, but we make it a bit wider so that our phalanx doesn't appear too narrow and ridiculous to the public ! 6 aspis wide is nothing !
Frankly, phalanx combat looked far sillier than most are willing to believe. It also worked very well, rarely would a foe who entered the field laughing leave so.
Quote:And for me, overlap is inevitably right over left :
- if you put your bent left arm in front of you, it will not be 100% perpendicular to your marching direction, unless you make a special effort for it. I am rather tall and strong but my aspis is heavy enough not to create extra efforts in a unnatural position !
It is unclear that we are describing the same thing. Right over left is the right shield forward, the left shield coming up behind it, forming a line like this: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ left over right is: ////////////////.
Paul M. Bardunias
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