01-25-2006, 08:25 PM
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/w ... eball.html
If you go to the LAST image at the bottom of the page that is in the aboce link you will se an example of ancient Greek winter dress.
It is very similar to the later Greek folk dress.
Thrakian boots for the upper classes or felt socks with leather wrapings were available for the lower classes. Examples exist in pottery of the Levadia museum.
Winter was not time for war but it was time for raiding.
Raiders were using skirmishing tactics and were dressed well.
The hoplites in Ospery reconstruction are fending off Thracian raiders.
Initially Greek colonists had problems with the Thracians because the had not light roops not because of the cold. They solved the problem by hiring Thracians. They adopted their clothing too.
While I write that it is snoeing in Athens. In 1986 we had snow in late March that was in ancient times campaigning season.
Myrrioi as Xenofon writes got frostbitten because they were unprepared not for lack of resources.
Alexandru, I belive the link will give you an ideat to make winterlike appearence to the hoplites in you diorama.
Kind regards
If you go to the LAST image at the bottom of the page that is in the aboce link you will se an example of ancient Greek winter dress.
It is very similar to the later Greek folk dress.
Thrakian boots for the upper classes or felt socks with leather wrapings were available for the lower classes. Examples exist in pottery of the Levadia museum.
Winter was not time for war but it was time for raiding.
Raiders were using skirmishing tactics and were dressed well.
The hoplites in Ospery reconstruction are fending off Thracian raiders.
Initially Greek colonists had problems with the Thracians because the had not light roops not because of the cold. They solved the problem by hiring Thracians. They adopted their clothing too.
While I write that it is snoeing in Athens. In 1986 we had snow in late March that was in ancient times campaigning season.
Myrrioi as Xenofon writes got frostbitten because they were unprepared not for lack of resources.
Alexandru, I belive the link will give you an ideat to make winterlike appearence to the hoplites in you diorama.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
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http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com