05-22-2008, 04:28 AM
Quote:I wonder if Thuc. was just wrong in his reasoning as to why the phalanx drifted, thus confusing generations of scholars?
Not so much wrong as incomplete. If you advance with an aspis held before you you will veer right without some sort of vusual spotting. This occurs even without a leg over leg advance due to the twisting of the upper body to hold the shield before you- your shoulders are off center line to the right.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
