12-26-2005, 11:45 PM
Regarding Professor Latacz's theory. I haven't read his work yet but have a couple of queries.
1. If the Iliad is drawn from a single source then how does he reconcile the Alexandros/Paris anomaly?
2. Hektor is depicted carrying a shield that is clearly described as circular on three separate occasions and on another occasion it is described as "full-height" (touching neck and ankles when slung on the back). If Latacz is correct then Hektor can only have carried a full-height circular shield. If two different sources depict Hektor with different shields as has been suggested, then Latacz must be wrong and the Iliad wasn't drawn from a single source.
1. If the Iliad is drawn from a single source then how does he reconcile the Alexandros/Paris anomaly?
2. Hektor is depicted carrying a shield that is clearly described as circular on three separate occasions and on another occasion it is described as "full-height" (touching neck and ankles when slung on the back). If Latacz is correct then Hektor can only have carried a full-height circular shield. If two different sources depict Hektor with different shields as has been suggested, then Latacz must be wrong and the Iliad wasn't drawn from a single source.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books