Yep, that's the one from the Baseggio cup, and that's a long stick. I'm
talking about the one that pops off the page when I open your link: the
bearer is holding the spara, but he *may* have a faintly defined short
baton in his other hand.
------> Hmmm that could be a stick, or a violin bow, to play his other
shield with :)
Again, I suspect the Baseggio cup (supine Persian, soon to be decedent
Persian) is actually showing a spear propping it up, since you don't see
Persepolis reliefs and the like with dudes carrying sticks. as you say,
most images show the bearer with one hand on the spara (whether it has a
built-in grip or not). But I am not an expert with access to the latest
Persophile research.
-------> latest Persohole research? Yeegads.. I have my Funcken books
ready for that. (I've seen things ... you people wouldn't believe)
(Hey, Jeff, I've got a great Paul Theroux quote for you about modern
Greeks and ancient Greeks the next time we need it.)
------> maybe
What do you think of the suggestions that at Mycale, the spara were
actually "dug in" a shallow trench, possibly overlapping, with
supporting structures and gates built to code by licensed contractors,
capable of withstanding a Force 10 Levanter, or holing up a phalanx of
PO'd Lacedemonians for an extended time?
-----> Yes. This would seem to be the only logical way to set these into
any kind of fence that would have any staying power at all. Maybe
actually a berm so the wall is higher than six feet tall.
JJ
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