06-19-2007, 03:32 AM
I agree with Giannis. It is a 'myth' to think all hoplites wore body armour - throughout the period, there are many depictions of Hoplites without it, especially after the Persian Wars when 'real' scenes become more prominent than mythological scenes. ( Another 'myth' is that Hoplite helmets always have crests - most did not ! )
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff