Hoplite Shield Designs

[hoplite14gr]

Hi Stephanos

Thanks for the reply. Kit so far is as follows - Italo Corinthian Helmet (no crest), Machaira, Brass Muscle Cuirass and Greaves and sandals. I have not yet sorted my Dora or Aspis. My Dora will be between 7' and 9' long which I will make myself and Paul is getting some shields I believe in the new year. I quite fancy a "Pegasus" on the shield as it was also used by the Second Augustan Legion, a soldier of which I also portray.

Regards

Mark

First thanks Tobias for the book info.
Mark please note
Pegasus comes in two variations red Pegasus Ferrae -Thessaly or white Pegasus -Korinthos(Corinth). Korinthos had a lot of colonies. Possibly Corinthian traders or colonists indroduced the machera-kopis (falcata)from Spain to the others. Syracusae was Korinthian colony and employed Korinthian troops regularly. If the persona you reenact was among the AYTOCHTHONES -"natives ingigenous" families who could trace their linage to the Bronze age he would probably have snake decoration on the inside of his shield. If he had won a contest in the Isthmia games he would have the pine tree allong with his Pegassus. If he was a Nemea winner he could add oak leaves wraith arround the Pegasus. If we was Olympic winner he would possibly have the Kotinos arround or over the Pegassus.
If he was winner on Pythia he would have some laurel decorationon his helmet. Korinthians were rich enought to have purple cloth decorations and Fereans had the best crests due to the Thessalian hose breeding tradition. Theoreticaly the Korinthian would have more "exotic" items on his kit and the Thessalian would be more traditional.
If you tel me wich one you choose I can perhaps add more.
Kind regards
Stefanos