10-10-2009, 12:56 PM
In my opinion one can afford liniency on films (The object is spectacular fun) but can be very strict with documentaries (They are supposed to be educational).
Identification "friend from foe" was and is an issue. There was always a need to be identifiable. Absolute uniformity is not atchieved in modern armies and becomes worse as they go in action.
A city states army could have various chiton colours or shades of one colour (Remember red was for the god of war and chosen by those who could afford it)
The crests could have been made from different materials but had similar shapes. In Bronze Age only Greeks seem to had boar tusk helpmets as they do not appear in other contemporary cultures art. Uniformity is a "general visual" not "absolute conformity " to minute details.
You are right that crests and crest holders could be made of various available materials.
Theres is only the possibility of state armories at Bronze Age palace culture and at Philip II time.
That means that in every other time indivudalization of equipment was high.
A reenactor chooses his appearence base on specific art items.
Probalbly only computer animations can give a clearer view of past armies because of the costs involved.
Kind regards
Identification "friend from foe" was and is an issue. There was always a need to be identifiable. Absolute uniformity is not atchieved in modern armies and becomes worse as they go in action.
A city states army could have various chiton colours or shades of one colour (Remember red was for the god of war and chosen by those who could afford it)
The crests could have been made from different materials but had similar shapes. In Bronze Age only Greeks seem to had boar tusk helpmets as they do not appear in other contemporary cultures art. Uniformity is a "general visual" not "absolute conformity " to minute details.
You are right that crests and crest holders could be made of various available materials.
Theres is only the possibility of state armories at Bronze Age palace culture and at Philip II time.
That means that in every other time indivudalization of equipment was high.
A reenactor chooses his appearence base on specific art items.
Probalbly only computer animations can give a clearer view of past armies because of the costs involved.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
