Show here your Greek warrior impression

by **Kineas** » Wed 01 Jul 2009, 21:29

We fought in open order.

Now, before you think we've run mad--we're trying out the experimental technique of trying to train like hunters, vice trying to train like modern soldiers doing drill. So for example, we practiced moving over ground in a constantly flowing group, running together, and attacking a formed body as a flowing mass that surround, amoeba like--the way I've seen Masai practice.

This may not work at all. But we'd like to experiment with it and out thought is that we can always fall back on drill and order and locked shields, which most of us have done before. We will ALSO experiment with formed bodies and othismos and all that.

by **hoplite14gr** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 7:02

Aswers to psiloi tactics, deployment and movement through friently units.
ONESADER "Statigikos" chapters 19 and 20 edited by A. Koreis printed in Paris by DIDOT 1822
Xenophon "Abasis" where the "myrrioi" face the Colchians is good but less detailed than ONESANDER.

Kind regards

by **John Conyard** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 13:00

The UK is currently enjoying a heat wave. Today we enjoyed hotter temperatures than Greece.

I was lucky enough to enjoy a great day riding. Five of the next Comitatus shows will involve our cavalry and I was getting in some much needed practice. After both Murph and myself had spent an hour practicing horse archery unconvincingly, we had a break, an apple, and tried something completly different.

Luckily a lady was able to take some photos.

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When I have a moment I'll start a thread on riding. But it was great fun for both of us. Murph adopted a stance of amused tollerance, as if this was all too easy for him. But he must have appreciated the lack of metal armour and saddle, and we spent a lot of time in the shade. On such a hot day I found the lack of clothing comfortable. The trot was fine and the canter much the same as normal. The first time we did a tight turn I was laughing out loud. My leg came up automatically to brace myself, but the horn, and the saddle, wasn't there. It was cumbersome carrying two long javelins compared to eleven smaller ones in a bucket behind my left leg. But it was kind of funny as well. And getting on and off the horse without a saddle was far easier.

It was a very special day.

by **Kineas** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 13:39

!!! I'd send you a Karma, but the system seems to be down.

Amen to all that. I think Xenophon would envy you your Murph, who looks to me heavy enough to crash through any number of opposing lines...

Now I can't wait to get in the "saddle" again. I just got my second javelin head from Manning, so now I can enjoy the pains of riding with two.

Now...can we start planning a Greek deer hunt on horseback?

by **Dain II.** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 14:04

What do you guys think?! Is this a good stepp to an early 3rd century Macedonian or Thracian Thureophoi?

@John: Great impressions!

by **John Conyard** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 14:15

Murph is big, bad and belligerent. It's his third year of being a Roman, and this year he's fast as well. He has hidden depths, and tends to keep them hidden.

Dain I love your photos. I would like to know more about your kit and equipment.

by **hoplite14gr** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 15:07

I am under the impression that the Roman "Thraco-macedonian reserve" in Magnesia (191 B.C.) must have looked like that.
Well done.
Kind regards

by **Kallimachos** » Sun 05 Jul 2009, 16:45

We had a joined camp with the Triballi Thrakoi from Austria this weekend. There are some pics, here is the short version:
http://www.hetairoi.de/zenphoto/2009/heuneburg-mit-triballi-trakoi
More pics are here:
http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa165/Kallimachos01/Triballi%20Lager%202009/?start=all
http://www.legxiii.at/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7325#7325
Enjoy, we really had a great weekend :

by **hoplite14gr** » Mon 06 Jul 2009, 7:31

Congratulations for your promotion to an officer of the hypaspists lieber freund!

Kind regards

by **Kineas** » Mon 06 Jul 2009, 8:48

Nice looking impressions a a good event!

by **Kallimachos** » Mon 06 Jul 2009, 11:47

hoplite14gr wrote:Congratulations for your promotion to an officer of the hypaspists lieber freund!

Efcharisto poli philos :mrgreen:

by **Giannis K. Hoplite** » Tue 07 Jul 2009, 6:59

Congratulations Kallimache and the rest of the hetairoi and Tribali. Ever growing and improving group! That muscle cuirass rocks!
Khaire
Giannis

by **Perdiccas** » Fri 10 Jul 2009, 2:57

Well thank you, I also love it.

by **Kineas** » Mon 13 Jul 2009, 18:02

John Beck's already gone home, but there's the rest of us--ten hoplites, some slaves and some camp followers.

What none of us knew is that most of our shields don't show...we built a little ediface with the nine of them and only five show. Ouch!

by **Giannis K. Hoplite** » Thu 23 Jul 2009, 16:50

My first outdoor photos. Nothing special,but it's the first time i don't have a door behind me! It was one of the hottest days of this summer in Greece...

The album: http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o118 ... gr/olives/
Khairete
Giannis

by **barcid** » Thu 23 Jul 2009, 17:32

Awesome ,great to see you in the field at last well done my friend

by **Kineas** » Thu 23 Jul 2009, 19:05

Magnificent, Giannis! If only you'd had it to wear at Plataea!

Next year...

by **Gaius Julius Caesar** » Fri 24 Jul 2009, 3:13

How did it feel in the sun? The helmet especially? bearable?
That is the Manning helmet? Awesome!

by **John Conyard** » Fri 24 Jul 2009, 3:40

I love the colours, the olives, and the impression looks right. You are the right age and build

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by **Athena Areias** » Fri 24 Jul 2009, 5:26

Oooohh! Those pics gave me chills! Excellent!

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