07-20-2006, 12:54 PM
A Peltast with a "Kopis"????
Unlikely, my friend Spyros!
"Kopis" was the... heavy infantry's favorite sword, NOT the Peltasts'!
Peltast worn an "Exomis" (one shoulder tunic), probably barefoot or worn simple sandals, worn "Petasos" or "Pylos" wool-hat or the... "heavy" ones worn "Pylos" helmet, they had - of course - the "Pelte" shield (simple leather one, with no symbol - most of time), 3-4 javelins or more, according with the man's strength and a DAGGER or small sword - deffinetely NOT a "Kopis"...
Why you like to make a "Peltast" outfit? It's cheep, comparing with a Hoplite one, but... a "Peltast", man? Ok, they were VERY IMPORTANT and EFFECTIVE unit-type, but... "Peltast"?
Why don't you like to make a Hoplite outfit from Peloponnesian War; they DIDN'T wear TOO MANY armor parts, anyway...
But, don't take my words seriously... It's your pleasure, man, not mine. Do what YOU ARE PLEASED about...
Unlikely, my friend Spyros!
"Kopis" was the... heavy infantry's favorite sword, NOT the Peltasts'!
Peltast worn an "Exomis" (one shoulder tunic), probably barefoot or worn simple sandals, worn "Petasos" or "Pylos" wool-hat or the... "heavy" ones worn "Pylos" helmet, they had - of course - the "Pelte" shield (simple leather one, with no symbol - most of time), 3-4 javelins or more, according with the man's strength and a DAGGER or small sword - deffinetely NOT a "Kopis"...
Why you like to make a "Peltast" outfit? It's cheep, comparing with a Hoplite one, but... a "Peltast", man? Ok, they were VERY IMPORTANT and EFFECTIVE unit-type, but... "Peltast"?
Why don't you like to make a Hoplite outfit from Peloponnesian War; they DIDN'T wear TOO MANY armor parts, anyway...
But, don't take my words seriously... It's your pleasure, man, not mine. Do what YOU ARE PLEASED about...
aka Romilos
"Ayet`, oh Spartan euandro... koroi pateron poliatan... laia men itin provalesthe,
...dori d`eutolmos anhesthe, ...mi phidomenoi tas zoas. Ouh gar patrion ta Sparta!"
- The Lacedaimonian War Tune -
"Ayet`, oh Spartan euandro... koroi pateron poliatan... laia men itin provalesthe,
...dori d`eutolmos anhesthe, ...mi phidomenoi tas zoas. Ouh gar patrion ta Sparta!"
- The Lacedaimonian War Tune -
