04-05-2007, 09:11 AM
"L" stnds for LAKEDAEMON.
Until freed the helot was property of the state and the L initially marked him as such.
The effort for the Helots not to be distinguished from the Homioi was so that the enemy could not arrange themselves in a way to neutralize the Homioi or take heart beliving that they would make short work of the Lakonian army considering the Helots inferior troops.
Kind regards
Until freed the helot was property of the state and the L initially marked him as such.
The effort for the Helots not to be distinguished from the Homioi was so that the enemy could not arrange themselves in a way to neutralize the Homioi or take heart beliving that they would make short work of the Lakonian army considering the Helots inferior troops.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com