06-17-2008, 05:27 PM
Quote:I also have some questions about thureos, i am planning to do one.The size of the Hellenistic thureos was not standard. For example, we see a small one on a Sidon stele (the soldier that is wearing chainmail and a red chiton), and then we see some massive ones on terracotta from Asia Minor. I'm sure someone has some images on hand and can show you. I don't know if there were certain trends or if it was preference, but it does not seem as though they fit a certain pattern or were made to specific dimensions depending on the person's body size.
What are the correct dimensions? I have seen Celtic shields that inspired the thureos and they are 1 meter in length and over 50 cm wide. Spines and Celtic bosses were also used in thureos? or they were more like roman auxiliary shields, without spines and with a semi spherical umbo?
I am lost in this theme, so any help is welcome