"Essex 25mm Thracians" Topic
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| doug6125 | 10 May 2008 11:50 a.m. PST |
Quick question, Ive noticed Essex 25mm thracian peltasts have a large shield as opposed to the more normal crescent shaped peltast shield. Is this accurate and if so at what period was this shield used?? |
| rddfxx | 10 May 2008 12:49 p.m. PST |
It is a shield known as a thureos from the Hellenistic period, post Alexander, ca 300 BC and later, and (probably) demonstrates Galatian influence. I have a bunch of these guys, with rhomphaia. |
| religon | 11 May 2008 9:15 a.m. PST |
Antother point, even in period not all Thracian peltasts carried a cresent shield. |
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