06-10-2008, 08:38 PM
Perdikkas/Thorsten wrote:
...and if you bring a Persian kit for some displays/events, there's no reason you couldn't wear Hoplite Panoply on others (e.g. Drill displays or experiments - it would be nice if 64 people turned up, to re-enact Xenophon's drill one-to-one!)...it is not an either/or matter...no reason not to be both, and like Actors, play several roles!!
Quote:Then we could bring along two or three Thracians, but because my expertise lies in the Hellenistic period i have no idea if and how they'd fit in ........Well, Marathon is a bit early for Thracian Peltasts.......but with some adaptations, the impression could become Persian/Persian Ally.....and Thracian slaves as hypaspistae/psiloi is another possibility (though in that case, native dress might be a little unlikely...but since you only need a chiton....sandals and cloak optional ! )
Although I'd certainly love to be part of the phalanx, if you already can see that there's a dire need for Persians I'd also consider making a Persian kit.
...and if you bring a Persian kit for some displays/events, there's no reason you couldn't wear Hoplite Panoply on others (e.g. Drill displays or experiments - it would be nice if 64 people turned up, to re-enact Xenophon's drill one-to-one!)...it is not an either/or matter...no reason not to be both, and like Actors, play several roles!!
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
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