03-21-2006, 08:15 PM
Quote:I would also LOVE to do some phalanx drill!So would I - but can't afford the panoply......unless I can borrow some from somewhere...?
No combat for me nowadays...unfortunately...
Pity they didn't have plumbata throwing.....I like throwing plumbatae..... :lol:
my thrown javelins either bounce off shields and score a direct hit on attacking Commanding Officers :roll: or more often travel sideways and totally miss :oops: and I've never used a sling for one...
Hey Paul, I met Boudicca at Kelmarsh...hehehe
Stefanos.....one thing I had always wanted to do....is to ride in a chariot........a la Boudicca...throwing wayward javelins... :wink:
I should think the worse problem would be if the ground is uneven or bumpy.....
regards
Arthes
Cristina
The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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The Hoplite Association
[url:n2diviuq]http://www.hoplites.org[/url]
The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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