Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the appearance of the Greek militia from Parthian cities?
Quote from: Ade G on June 27, 2021, 11:55:16 AM
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the appearance of the Greek militia from Parthian cities?
I suspect that it depends exactly when ;)
If we can take Ptolemaic evidence as giving us some pointers, some Ptolemaic 'Macedonians' had Egyptian mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers, had Greek and Egyptian names and left family records in Coptic. It could well be that the 'Greeks' in the east had also intermarried by the 1st century BC/AD and they might well have looked more 'Persian' or at least trousers and tunic
At https://www.academia.edu/44109893/Parthian_Nineveh_DPhil_Thesis_1995_ Fig.82 (page 395 by the pdf's count) is a Parthian-era figurine from Nineveh with a thureos shield, wearing long tunic, trousers, pointy cap and cloak. Whether "Greek" or not, he's probably a city militia thureophoros of the Parthian period.
Quote from: Duncan Head on June 27, 2021, 02:43:26 PM
At https://www.academia.edu/44109893/Parthian_Nineveh_DPhil_Thesis_1995_ Fig.82 (page 395 by the pdf's count) is a Parthian-era figurine from Nineveh with a thureos shield, wearing long tunic, trousers, pointy cap and cloak. Whether "Greek" or not, he's probably a city militia thureophoros of the Parthian period.
Various 'Bosporan' of 'Black Sea' figures such as OG15s' are similar though without cloaks
e.g. https://oldglory15s.com/Bosporan-Infantry-SA07.htm
Quote from: Jim Webster on June 27, 2021, 01:31:07 PM
Quote from: Ade G on June 27, 2021, 11:55:16 AM
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the appearance of the Greek militia from Parthian cities?
I suspect that it depends exactly when ;)
If we can take Ptolemaic evidence as giving us some pointers, some Ptolemaic 'Macedonians' had Egyptian mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers, had Greek and Egyptian names and left family records in Coptic. It could well be that the 'Greeks' in the east had also intermarried by the 1st century BC/AD and they might well have looked more 'Persian' or at least trousers and tunic
Thanks Jim. You answered the unasked question concerning trousers!
Quote from: Duncan Head on June 27, 2021, 02:43:26 PM
At https://www.academia.edu/44109893/Parthian_Nineveh_DPhil_Thesis_1995_ Fig.82 (page 395 by the pdf's count) is a Parthian-era figurine from Nineveh with a thureos shield, wearing long tunic, trousers, pointy cap and cloak. Whether "Greek" or not, he's probably a city militia thureophoros of the Parthian period.
Thank you Duncan
Quote from: Swampster on June 27, 2021, 03:22:22 PM
Quote from: Duncan Head on June 27, 2021, 02:43:26 PM
At https://www.academia.edu/44109893/Parthian_Nineveh_DPhil_Thesis_1995_ Fig.82 (page 395 by the pdf's count) is a Parthian-era figurine from Nineveh with a thureos shield, wearing long tunic, trousers, pointy cap and cloak. Whether "Greek" or not, he's probably a city militia thureophoros of the Parthian period.
Various 'Bosporan' of 'Black Sea' figures such as OG15s' are similar though without cloaks
e.g. https://oldglory15s.com/Bosporan-Infantry-SA07.htm
I can knock these up from plastics as I'm gaming in 25mm
Thank you Peter