07-11-2009, 01:51 PM
Quote:The ram was ascociated with apollo but northen Greeks and skythians asociated it with the gods of war.
In the geometric/archaic period when the tribal links were stronger the shield rims identifies the 3 Doric clans.
The triangles identified the Acheans. The triangles appear on all the hearths of the Achaic bronze Age palaces.
Same aplies for the circles (spherae)
The menanders, squears(kibotia), the flame and letuce(thrinax) appear from the Archaic to Classical period
Sources: G Kaibel INSCRIPTIONES GRECAE Berlin 1890, Schimmelpfeng DE BRASIDAE SPARTANI REBUS GESTIS ATQUE INGENIO Marburg 1857, Bockh-Frantz CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM GRAECARUM Berlin 1828
The Spartan Marines were most likely recruited from the morae of Elos and Pylos (Bull and Leopard respectivelly)
http://www.spartasmores.gr/index.files/Page830.htm
Kind regards
First thanks for your reply!
The ram, seems logical then that we see Spartans with it since Apollo was greatly honoured in Sparta.
And on the outer rim symbols, I was more wondering if an Spartan soldier would wear a certain kind of outer rim based on his position, for instance if an Spartan would be a Marine he would for example wear the wave symbols on his outer rim? Or is this not the case?
"Go and tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie." -Thermopylae
Peter
Peter
