01-25-2008, 09:41 PM
Yes, the pelte could be covered with leather or goatskin. There are also one or two pictures of peltai with skirts.
By the way, have any reenactors tried to reconstruct a double-armed Iphicratean peltast? How practical is it to try to wield a twelve foot/4m spear and a pair of javelins at the same time? Many authors say that this is impossible, but apparently the thureophoroi did it. I suppose they stuck the long spear in the ground while they threw the javelins?
By the way, have any reenactors tried to reconstruct a double-armed Iphicratean peltast? How practical is it to try to wield a twelve foot/4m spear and a pair of javelins at the same time? Many authors say that this is impossible, but apparently the thureophoroi did it. I suppose they stuck the long spear in the ground while they threw the javelins?
Christopher Webber
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