Hoplite Shield Designs

[Zenodoros]

The four winged symbol I was actually quite weary about claiming as accurate, since the only times I've seen it are in modern depictions.

In Hegemonia city-states mod for R:TW, the Lokrian hoplite has it on his shield: http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/9799 ... ite8ww.jpg

The faction symbol is also the winged blazon, of which is supposedly meant to be a 'wheel' dedicated to either Ajax or Herakles, but I haven't heard of anything concrete regarding it.

This painted miniature from Seil shows the same design for a Central Greek hoplite: http://www.seilmodel.com/v2/src/product ... de=SB20002

I have also seen it depicted in another modern illustration.

I'm wondering how much truth there is to these costumes... for one thing, were double crests widespread in Central Greece at all?

I have been commissioned to do an art piece of Thermopylae for a gaming mod, and I want the costumes to be as true to history as I can. So on the subjects of the Thespian melanochitonai you mentioned, how are they twisted by the marketers? I was never certain about the black armour (seems a bit much), I was also unsure of whether or not they wore their cloaks in battle at all.