Battle of Marathon analysis: help

[P. Lilius Frugius Simius]

Publius,

I have looked at the website on spear usage which you mention. I have serious doubts about the conclusions. (as I posted elsewhere on SFI)

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Ave, Felix!

Sorry, the thread was started and transferred from Greek Army Talk, and as I didn't know about the RAT v2, we went on there (see my profile for the GAT home page to read the rest of the thread... we will have to think about moving in here all our members, I guess...)

I do know that sometimes we know things our ancestors (or others' ones) didn't know, and despite we see it as "logical", it wasn't in the times we are discussing... Thus, I don't see any reason they wouldn't use the spear overhead, specially considering there are many classical sources that point out to that... Same about linen armours.

You give out very good points, I will have them into account when the editors return me the first story draft.

tibi gratias ago!

P. Lilius
a.k.a David S. de Lis (a. k. a. Publius Lilius Frugius Simius with a new account)