02-02-2012, 04:14 AM
Quote:- 1. There is an overwhelming depiction of bare-feet fighters, soldiers, hoplites, cavalry etc. and a notable lack of depiction of any kind and of reference of any kind of military shoeware, until well into the hellenistic era.
Properly hardened feet provide excellent traction for the type of fighting hoplites engaged in. We do see boots in art long before the Hellenistic age though, Boeotian hoplites are often seen wearing them on stelai. Actually, the most famous boots of the age were those designed by Iphicrates for his lighter troops, which may show that they were more useful for long, quick marches that in actual combat.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
