09-22-2010, 11:11 PM
I believe that Giannis is correct about the 'anti-arrow curtain' being hung from the face of the shield, as he says, sometimes by some sort of bar, but also just from several circular 'buttons'. Both are shown on pottery......
The 'curtain' would certainly not be a problem on the march - it was doubtless rolled up or similar, and anyway, would be carried by the Hoplite's servant !!
The 'curtain' would certainly not be a problem on the march - it was doubtless rolled up or similar, and anyway, would be carried by the Hoplite's servant !!
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff