09-06-2010, 04:47 AM
Greetings - I'm new to the Greek world and would appreciate some advice on aspis design...before its too late! I am just about ready to paint a design, but want to be sure. I have looked through all the posts on this thread (there are a lot!), and see nothing about Ionian colonies - maybe one or two comments. I have an interest in Ephesus, and am familiar with the "bee" + "E-PH" motif on coins from 6th-2nd Centuries BCE. I have in mind a blue background, with the bee and letters in the center. Would this be an acceptable design for a hoplite hailing from Ephesus?
Thank you!
John C.
Thank you!
John C.
Gauis Julius Quartus / John Christianson
Multum cum in omnibus rebus tum in re militari potest fortuna. (Caesar, BG, VI.30)
Multum cum in omnibus rebus tum in re militari potest fortuna. (Caesar, BG, VI.30)