01-23-2008, 12:07 AM
Quote:An oval shield at that time would also be anachronistic - the Oval shield (Thureos) only appears after the Gallic invasions of Greece (279 B.C.)- over a hundred years after Iphicrates.
I'm not sure you should equate an oval shield with a thureos, it could have been ovoid in shape and come out of the pelta tradition. Most likely it was a double-grip shield, perhaps with a telamon, to allow a second hand to be used to hold a 12'spear.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
