Photos from Marathon

[Darth_Roach]

Those hardly look like the ethnic Persian elites at Marathon.

Think of it as a small-scale representation of the variety of imperial forces! I think, if we were going to have only a dozen or so, it was better for there to be Skythians, Thrakians and Ionians too instead of only Persians.

... That having been said, next time it might be nice to have enough of each to form solid-looking contingents. In fact, ever since the second day of Marathon, I've been thinking we should hold a recruitment campaign for the next round of events in Greece.

According to Herodotus, at Marathon there were only Persians, Anatolian Greeks and Scythians in the Achaemenid army. The Scythians were very likely the cavalry, since that's what they excelled at.

If only I could partake in such an event... I'd outfit myself with a wicker Spara, a spear, a scale cuirass and an akinaka, to portray an ethnic Persian infantryman.