08-15-2006, 11:45 AM
Thanks Kurt, this is the "proper" military sandal.
As for barefoot the only recorded case of some fighting barefoot ans naked in bettle is given in Pluterch´s "life of Agesilaos" and the guy was fined foe unecessarily exposing himself to danger!!
The Greek terrain is not very hospitable to bare feet. There is a stark difference going barefoot in your home or a paved city street and quite another trying to negotiate a goat-track!
Kind regards
As for barefoot the only recorded case of some fighting barefoot ans naked in bettle is given in Pluterch´s "life of Agesilaos" and the guy was fined foe unecessarily exposing himself to danger!!
The Greek terrain is not very hospitable to bare feet. There is a stark difference going barefoot in your home or a paved city street and quite another trying to negotiate a goat-track!
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com