06-17-2008, 10:12 PM
So is there any evidence other than coincidental timing (also coincident with Pyrrus' romp through Italy and an Illyrian presence in greece) for the Thureos being adopted from the Kelts?
In another thread I questioned the translation of thureos as door- it may more likely refer to a door-stone. This would seem to have indicated at least one pointed end and those images posted by Christian fit the bill nicely. The skinny, pointed ends also fit the bill quite nicely for a thureos that is "too thin to protect properly".
So to those who know much more about gallic shields than I, is that pointed style commonly seen in central europe along side the ovoid or rounded rectangles?
In another thread I questioned the translation of thureos as door- it may more likely refer to a door-stone. This would seem to have indicated at least one pointed end and those images posted by Christian fit the bill nicely. The skinny, pointed ends also fit the bill quite nicely for a thureos that is "too thin to protect properly".
So to those who know much more about gallic shields than I, is that pointed style commonly seen in central europe along side the ovoid or rounded rectangles?
Paul M. Bardunias
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