12-28-2007, 07:22 AM
I am of the opinion that in absence of better evidence the "kite" shield was an evolution of the Thracian "egg-shaped" sield of the hellenistic period and some 8th century Byzantine manuscripts show "egg-shaped" shields that most of people interprete as "kite".
Kind regards
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
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