06-21-2008, 10:52 AM
Ok Jason ill do my best to give you some answers.Firstly the aspis was the vital ingredient of any hoplite,the one essential piece of gear.Each one helped to form the shieldwall,if you like,of the phalanx and generally protected the man to your left as well.I mean there are stories of hoplites fighting in the nude behind their aspis.
The crests to the best of my knowledge can be raised but dont hold me to it.Generally the side to side look was reserved for generals etc and the front to back was for the ordinary hoplite.As for the shield the spartans went with the lambda(again not 100% here)but other city states allowed personal choice,a bull being common and one fellow even opting for a fly!
Hope this half answers some of your queries!!
The crests to the best of my knowledge can be raised but dont hold me to it.Generally the side to side look was reserved for generals etc and the front to back was for the ordinary hoplite.As for the shield the spartans went with the lambda(again not 100% here)but other city states allowed personal choice,a bull being common and one fellow even opting for a fly!
Hope this half answers some of your queries!!
Out of sight of subject shores, we kept even our eyes free from the defilement of tyranny. We, the most distant dwellers upon earth, the last of the free, have been shielded till today by our very remoteness and by the obscurity in which it has shrouded our name.
Calgacus The Swordsman, Mons Grapius 84 AD.
Name:Michael Hayes
Calgacus The Swordsman, Mons Grapius 84 AD.
Name:Michael Hayes
