11-29-2011, 11:02 AM
Quote:And therefore all places from which they could have borrowed that cut or been influenced by it. Similarly, almost all 6th century art showing detailed pictures of men in armour is Greek, so we would expect to see it first in Greek art whether it was a Greek fashion or a foreign fashion which the Greeks adopted (like the Scythian bow). I can't recall any scholar who has looked at this cut and tried to determine its origin.Sean Manning post=300427 Wrote:What is your evidence that Greeks invented the tube-and-yoke? Very early on we see it from Fars to Gaul, from Scythia to Cyrene.
All areas that the Greeks either colonised or visited - not that I am agreeing or disagreeing with your point BTW :-)
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.