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Alright guys, quietly, and I mean Quietly, pass the word on this guy! He may be trouble! :mrgreen:
And try not to tip him off, eh!!
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Any Pdfs for the purposes of evidence to aid my investigation would be most welcome, particularly recent articles or images of pictorial/archaeological evidence relating to the following:
- ancient cavalry in general, but particularly 4th c. BC Greek
- 4th c. BC Spartan and Theban forces in general
- Anything on the campaigns of Leuctra and 2nd Mantinea
Generally anything someone writing a book on Leuctra and Mantinea ought to know. :wink:
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Here's what I came up with guys, based on a couple of illustrated reproductions and our discussions here.
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Quote:Here's what I came up with guys, based on a couple of illustrated reproductions and our discussions here.
Thracian helmets are some of the only Hellenistic-style helmets which
don't appear in Roman use, unfortunately. Also, the shoulder-yokes would probably have been made of bronze as well, rather than leather as you have shown. Nonetheless, for the rest it looks good.
Ruben
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Quote:Any Pdfs for the purposes of evidence to aid my investigation would be most welcome, particularly recent articles or images of pictorial/archaeological evidence relating to the following:
- ancient cavalry in general, but particularly 4th c. BC Greek
- 4th c. BC Spartan and Theban forces in general
- Anything on the campaigns of Leuctra and 2nd Mantinea
Generally anything someone writing a book on Leuctra and Mantinea ought to know. :wink:
Phil Sidnell
Probably not the calibre of source material you are looking for Phil, but there is a new Osprey title on Hellenic Cavelry? I did not get to reading it so possibly it has earlier
period of Greek cavelry too? I cannot recall the title, as it is at home.
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Quote:philsidnell:3w0kdzra Wrote:Any Pdfs for the purposes of evidence to aid my investigation would be most welcome, particularly recent articles or images of pictorial/archaeological evidence relating to the following:
- ancient cavalry in general, but particularly 4th c. BC Greek
- 4th c. BC Spartan and Theban forces in general
- Anything on the campaigns of Leuctra and 2nd Mantinea
Generally anything someone writing a book on Leuctra and Mantinea ought to know. :wink:
Phil Sidnell
Probably not the calibre of source material you are looking for Phil, but there is a new Osprey title on Hellenic Cavelry? I did not get to reading it so possibly it has earlier
period of Greek cavelry too? I cannot recall the title, as it is at home.
It actually features a very nice Hellenistic cavalry stele from Thebes (at least it's housed in the Thebes Archaeological Museum) which I've not seen published elsewhere (p. 41), and from what I've read of it, it seems to be pretty good quality overall.
Ruben
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Quote:Mythos_Ruler:2vrf2vv8 Wrote:Here's what I came up with guys, based on a couple of illustrated reproductions and our discussions here.
Thracian helmets are some of the only Hellenistic-style helmets which don't appear in Roman use, unfortunately. Also, the shoulder-yokes would probably have been made of bronze as well, rather than leather as you have shown. Nonetheless, for the rest it looks good.
GAH! Thanks for the info. Will fix ASAP.
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