09-01-2010, 04:52 PM
Quote:Triarii are an exception to the rule, as they were basically hoplites who dropped the hoplite aspis but, unlike most other troops which switched from the aspis to a single-grip shield, stayed as 'heavy' as they had ever bee.
You may be right, but the thureos/scutum could be used by troops in formations like the fulcum, a shield wall like a linear tortoise, that was probably denser than anyting that hoplites formed. I merely point out that the shield cannot be reliably used to indicate tactics in this case.
Paul M. Bardunias
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