06-26-2008, 01:31 PM
You need a cap, which I can explain--probably goatskin, bit there's other idea (like wool felt) as well as a chiton (2 pieces of wool or linen) and a cloak--maybe two cloaks, if you plan to sleep under them.
For weapons, you need a pile of rocks.
If you want to be fancy, Kult of AThena sells javelins for $40 a shot. they're not great, but they're not bad, and then you can start throwing them at targets in your back yard, if you have a back yard.
For way less money, you can acquire a lifetime sport/hobby by learning to sling. Making a sling will cost you about a dollar. Follow these links.
[url:2n7evfe7]http://slinging.org/index.php?page=advice-and-how-to-s[/url]
I'm not kidding, John. I'll have half a dozen 15 year-olds at Marathon. And if you can sling, EVERY group will want you.
A richer Psiloi, or one who's done some looting, might have a sword or a big knife. You might want to ask for advice on that--there's some dreadful stuff out there, but some good stuff, too.
In a few days my unit's forum and website will be up, and I'll send you a ling. We'll have a "build a Psiloi kit" topic running for the guys who want to do it.
I'd send you to 4hoplites, but you must know it.
And somewhere on this site, there a thread with a nice vase illustration of a Boeotian psiloi of just the Marathon period.
For weapons, you need a pile of rocks.
If you want to be fancy, Kult of AThena sells javelins for $40 a shot. they're not great, but they're not bad, and then you can start throwing them at targets in your back yard, if you have a back yard.
For way less money, you can acquire a lifetime sport/hobby by learning to sling. Making a sling will cost you about a dollar. Follow these links.
[url:2n7evfe7]http://slinging.org/index.php?page=advice-and-how-to-s[/url]
I'm not kidding, John. I'll have half a dozen 15 year-olds at Marathon. And if you can sling, EVERY group will want you.
A richer Psiloi, or one who's done some looting, might have a sword or a big knife. You might want to ask for advice on that--there's some dreadful stuff out there, but some good stuff, too.
In a few days my unit's forum and website will be up, and I'll send you a ling. We'll have a "build a Psiloi kit" topic running for the guys who want to do it.
I'd send you to 4hoplites, but you must know it.
And somewhere on this site, there a thread with a nice vase illustration of a Boeotian psiloi of just the Marathon period.
Qui plus fait, miex vault.