07-13-2011, 11:19 PM
Quote:The Vatican shield is the only one that is complete enough from which to make a reasonable replica. The above question cannot be answered until more evidence of other shield manufacturing techniques are known.
We know a bit more than the information from finds. We have a description of the men who made shields for example as "turners of lyres and shields". Obviously you can't turn a scutum on a wood lathe, so this is a pretty big difference right from the start.
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!"
