02-09-2006, 03:47 AM
hoplite14gr
I am not really confident about the ideal of suggesting any kind of uniform ‘heraldry’ for the Athenian army. It seems to me it is somewhat misleading to describe the army in terms of clans or geography, rather the center was held by 2 Phylae/Tribes taxeis , While one did indeed include Marathon (and nearby locations Rhamnus etc) Sunium and Phaleron were also represented (at least acording to Plutarch).
Would you care to describe in a bit more detail your basis for your arrangement?
I am not really confident about the ideal of suggesting any kind of uniform ‘heraldry’ for the Athenian army. It seems to me it is somewhat misleading to describe the army in terms of clans or geography, rather the center was held by 2 Phylae/Tribes taxeis , While one did indeed include Marathon (and nearby locations Rhamnus etc) Sunium and Phaleron were also represented (at least acording to Plutarch).
Would you care to describe in a bit more detail your basis for your arrangement?
Paul Klos
\'One day when I fly with my hands -
up down the sky,
like a bird\'
\'One day when I fly with my hands -
up down the sky,
like a bird\'
