Parthian Greek militia

[Ade G]

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the appearance of the Greek militia from Parthian cities?

[Jim Webster]

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

[Duncan Head]

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.

[Swampster]

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

[Ade G]

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!

[Ade G]

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

[Ade G]

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