03-23-2006, 01:41 AM
In the illustrated version of John Warry's Warfare in the Classical Period, there is an artist's depiction of a Persian Immortal with a Gerron/Boeotian shaped shield resting on the ground against his legs. You can see the back of the shield and there is a vertical center-grip (and not to be taken very seriously, but in Troy, Brad Pitt's "Boeotian" shield has a center-grip as well).
I would think it is because of the skirmish/loose formation type fighting a Persian troops would have been accustomed to in the desert and would have required a shield grip that allowed more manuverability. Would I be wrong in thinking this?
I would think it is because of the skirmish/loose formation type fighting a Persian troops would have been accustomed to in the desert and would have required a shield grip that allowed more manuverability. Would I be wrong in thinking this?
~Matthew Hlobilek
"That which does not kill you will only make you stronger."
-Nietzsche-
"That which does not kill you will only make you stronger."
-Nietzsche-