Hoplite Shield Designs

[hoplite14gr]

Yes Paul, game shields seem to have been conftonting to standards.

The seilinos head is asociated with the Megareans of Tripodiscos.

The running Seilinos with his "projecting member" is asociated with the Megakeidae clan in Athens. The most known example is from a grave stone in the Acroprolis Museum but there are others from pottery depicted in auction sites that I am not allowed to post here.

Megakles took voluntarily the blame for the Kyloneion Agos and split from the Alkmeonides. He was exiled hence his name on the grave stone in Acropolis was substituted with his nefew Glaukias. The clan disappears after the Persian Wars. Probably heavy casualties and the children probably re-inserted in to the Alkmeonides with the "rites of Apaturia Athena".


Philip II shield is made of gold and ivory so this shileds did exist. And Alkibides who had got himself through marriage the goldmines of Sigeion and being who he was I would n´t be surprised if he had made one!


As for getting mixed or dificult to recognize in battle:

The first hoplite from left is a Thespian
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and in the attched image you see the priest of Vravronia Artermis from Athens.

Imagine the Athenian shiled covered in dirt and blood and here is your explanation of what happened in Delion

Kind regards