09-01-2009, 04:23 PM
Quote:It was hollow but not as much as the aspis.
This is hard to say, for some are more bowl-shaped than the aspis. This makes sense if you consider that even if the depth of the bowl was the same, the smaller diameter requires more steep curves.
See some examples posted on the "Weight and grip of sarissa and shield in macedonian phalanx" thread below.
Paul M. Bardunias
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