11-02-2007, 08:52 AM
Apoulian colonies were composed from residents of various mainland city states. Here for instance we see a shield device from Elefsina.
The archer is wearing a doric pilos.
People identify images from the clothing but we canot rule out the possibilty that the artist had seen a Greek archer incorporating "foreign" items in his kit or a "barbarian" archer incorporating "Greek" items on his kit.
Please remember also that the colonies employed large numbers of mercenaries.
Kind regards
The archer is wearing a doric pilos.
People identify images from the clothing but we canot rule out the possibilty that the artist had seen a Greek archer incorporating "foreign" items in his kit or a "barbarian" archer incorporating "Greek" items on his kit.
Please remember also that the colonies employed large numbers of mercenaries.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com