06-11-2011, 10:25 PM
The info is scattered in the huge number of threads in the forum. This makes it a bit difficult to find so general topics.
Ok,SCA is restrictive, However one of the things the above persona could have different is the shield. This looks nothing like the hoplite shields which could be round,dished with a rim, or in the boeotian/dipyllon style,but nothing like the one he is holding,which is smaller and has a boss. This is not a safety issue since i have seen other SCA hoplites with "argive" shields,as the round hoplite shields are called.
Also,while not implausible, the black colour of his spolas is far too much used by modern re-enactors and appears to be a rather rare colour for this type of armour. Still,most modern people consider it "cool"
Ok,SCA is restrictive, However one of the things the above persona could have different is the shield. This looks nothing like the hoplite shields which could be round,dished with a rim, or in the boeotian/dipyllon style,but nothing like the one he is holding,which is smaller and has a boss. This is not a safety issue since i have seen other SCA hoplites with "argive" shields,as the round hoplite shields are called.
Also,while not implausible, the black colour of his spolas is far too much used by modern re-enactors and appears to be a rather rare colour for this type of armour. Still,most modern people consider it "cool"
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
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a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
