07-18-2007, 12:53 PM
Thanks Stefanos - I've read all those entires. Some nice work by various individuals making their own shields. 8)
But do you think it possible the Thebans (or any other Boiotians) still used these shields during the Persian Wars or even thereafter?
If the hoplon/aspis was the proven superior - why would anybody bother with an alternative except on the grounds of cost i.e. having received it as an heirloom - why replace it?
But do you think it possible the Thebans (or any other Boiotians) still used these shields during the Persian Wars or even thereafter?
If the hoplon/aspis was the proven superior - why would anybody bother with an alternative except on the grounds of cost i.e. having received it as an heirloom - why replace it?
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