11-06-2009, 03:30 AM
Quote:Its mostly on Achaemenid standards, but as I was doing the research I realized that Hellenistic standards and Roman vexilla looked a lot like them.
Are they all variations of the "shield on a stick" theme? It is my understanding that art framed by a "shield", perhaps called something like "tondos" if I recall, became popular in hellenistic times.
As to the twins, I'm too lazy to look up references at the moment, but some have suggested that their prevalence is because they are tied to the driver and warrior of chariot teams. Though duality is perhaps a fundamental aspect of our perception: light/dark, etc. There are many images of the twins from Taranto.
A very old paper that is worth a read in margaret Waites's "The Meaning of Dokana". Email me and I'll return it- don't PM me for it. She has many images of the Dioskuri.
Paul M. Bardunias
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