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Re: Interesting Foot Armor - Gaius Julius Caesar - 03-29-2007
Saying that, a hoplites feet were pretty vulnerable too! Imagine a buttspike or spear in the foot! You would be a sitting duck then!
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Re: Interesting Foot Armor - hoplite14gr - 03-29-2007
Similar armor elements exist in Olympia and Athens.
I am nore inclined to think though that it was used by horsemes rather than footmen.
An aristokratic horseman could have afford such details and they were more usefull to his exposed feet.
In hoplite battle your oponent had his spear in "proptosis" (vertical)
So no saurotir there. If he could use his saurotin it meant that were on the ground and about to be dispached by the rear rankers.
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Re: Interesting Foot Armor - MeinPanzer - 03-30-2007
Among the bits of Bactrian cataphract armour from c. 250 BC found in the arsenal at Ai-Khanoum was an armoured "slipper," thought it didn't have any kind of decoration to make it resembe a foot.
Re: Interesting Foot Armor - Gaius Julius Caesar - 03-30-2007
OK I see your point, but I was under the impression that the classical greek calvery were quite lightly equiped? Now they are heavy catephracts? :roll: :wink: :?
I just envision a scenario where perhaps the rear rankers may have a stab at the opposing fronts feet, but not sure how likely that could be.
Re: Interesting Foot Armor - hoplite14gr - 03-30-2007
Light cavalry did exist.
Heavy havlary had cuiras grieves and helmets.
But certain individuals would be better armored than the rest.
I have posted images of bits and piece from ancient Greek horse armor in the thread about horses and cavalry in this section
Your scenario cannot function. 3rd rank cannot reach much if first 2 ranks are engaged in synaspismos.
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Re: Interesting Foot Armor - Gaius Julius Caesar - 03-30-2007
Whatever! 8) :wink: I only have imagination and books I have read to go by sadly! (or maybe not so sadly, if other option is the reality!
hock: )Was just a thought!
But seems many sources make an issue of the fact that early calvery was not heavily equiped untill later periods, say Alexanders era etc?
Re: Interesting Foot Armor - hoplite14gr - 04-10-2007
From Olympia Museum:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... armor1.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... armor2.jpg
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