08-11-2007, 03:01 PM
What do you think of the suggestion that the dyplon and boetian shield never existed. It was suggested by Webster back in the 50's that, just as later art showed heroes carrying anachronistic dyplons, the early portrayals of dyplons represented not contemporary shields, but a throwback to mycenean figure 8 shields. Thus it never existed.
The fact that many of these eary Dyplon look so much like Labrys axes sideways makes me wonder if there was some iconic significance.
The fact that many of these eary Dyplon look so much like Labrys axes sideways makes me wonder if there was some iconic significance.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
