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Spartan from Taygetos mora with armed helot psilos?
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Athenian general with Tharcian merecenary psilos of the Odrysae tribe?
The duel came through! Great!
The website can only cope with quite simple pictures. It's clear you've resized this one, so it might fit, now.
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Nice photographs, Gioi and Stefanos! :twisted:
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The kylix on the shiled was the sign of Demos of Kropea-modern Koropi.
They probably held the center of the line in Marathon.
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Where is the kylix shield device? Are you referring to the kantharos?
I like the pelte, with those evil eyes... :twisted:
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Apologies :oops:
Yes I mean the kantharos.
Thracians:
Eyes only on pelta Odryssians
Eyes with red mouth and white teeth Dioi. DanZ has done an excellent reconstruction.
Hoplon devices:
One eye on shield: PANTEPOPTES-the all seeing.
Used as "crusading"symbol in the "Holy Wars" against those who had usurped the Delphic Oracle and by the Athenians suppressing revolts of their allies.
Usually means -no mercy, no quarter!
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An intersting example of a high crest socket from the British Meuseum.
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Need I say that I can't wait to see Paul's new helmet?
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Quote:An intersting example of a high crest socket from the British Meuseum.
Have you seen this? Is there any more detail on the construction, the find site and time frame?
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Quote:That is what I call a high crest:
http://www.sikyon.com/Sparta/Art/sparta_pgr04a.html
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My first thought on looking at that was the snakes are symbolic of Athens.....???
The eages of Zeus are flying with the Spartan....for victory...
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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