10-30-2007, 05:29 AM
Quote:...that's interesting, on the face of it , any sort of rim would make using a sarissa difficult, if not impossible...... can you give more details ? What is the context? Is it certain these rimmed shields are associated with sarrissaphoroi ?
There are a number of examples of an extremely convex, rimmed shield from the hellenistic period- see Markle's paper on shields. I don't believe we have enough evidence to know exactly how this was employed or by whom. It may be worth noting that the extreme concavity looks very much like what you would get if you conserved the depth of the aspis, but reduced the diameter to pelta standards.
By the way, its not the rim that is a problem, but the grip placement which if within the bowl of the shield will be limted by the rim's width. A minor point, but worth noting. A shield "too deep" would be more trouble for a sarissaphoroi.
Paul M. Bardunias
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