07-23-2007, 08:00 PM
Paullus Scipio\\n[quote]...Greek warfare and Pushing:
There seems to be a view that we generally accept that Hoplite warfare involved locked shields and pushing, and that therefore since Late Romans were similarly equipped, they could have done the same. Vortigern/Robert seems to accept this for Greek warfare, but not Late Roman. As I indicated in an early post, I don’t believe this for one minute, and I suspect that if Mithras were to produce his ’dozen’ references, they would be open to interpretation , like the two he mentions ( see Sonic’s post, for example). I simply do not believe that a concerted “shoveâ€
There seems to be a view that we generally accept that Hoplite warfare involved locked shields and pushing, and that therefore since Late Romans were similarly equipped, they could have done the same. Vortigern/Robert seems to accept this for Greek warfare, but not Late Roman. As I indicated in an early post, I don’t believe this for one minute, and I suspect that if Mithras were to produce his ’dozen’ references, they would be open to interpretation , like the two he mentions ( see Sonic’s post, for example). I simply do not believe that a concerted “shoveâ€
Felix Wang