05-28-2011, 08:27 AM
Quote:...he would find that a λογχοφόρος is a "spearman, pikemen" and κοντοφόρος is "carrying a pole or pike."
When Galen uses the word κοντος it means "crutch". I bet Lucian actually meant "a soldier with a lancea and one with a crutch" :mrgreen:
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