09-30-2010, 04:40 PM
That depends on the polis in question. Many poleis traded their aspides for Thureos over the course of the 3rd century, while Sparta for example, traded their aspides for peltae directly under Cleomenes reforms. This tended to be a one-way street, because they might go from aspis to thureos to peltae, but they did not go back to aspides. That said, some "peltae" could be quite large, approaching the diameter of small aspides.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
