Currahee Chris
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Hey EoI fans-
Here is a snippet from an email I got from Ken last week- I had some questions regarding the display of the Single Hoplite who is spearing the Persian Cavalryman- basically, to me it seemed like with this being a one figure set, it threw someone, somewhere off as the odd man out. Here is what Ken responded with:
Actually when I display my phalanx in the office I don’t have the same number of figures in each row. I tend to put one more figure in the rear row and one more in the second row. As the figures are offset this technique allows for a square block to be formed opposed to a configuration with uneven sides. I hope you see what I mean, if you are in Chicago in a couple of weeks I can show you. To do this I use the casualties and mainly at one end with archers attacking that end. This “spare” hoplite easily fit in to the block and as you say amongst the casualties looks fine. The casualties after all could be in any of the rows.
So to recap .. there were initially 4 rows of different poses in the original sets. ACG01 – ACG04 and ACG06 - ACG09. Now we have 3 casualties and this new figure. 4 figures and each one can replace one of the original 4 poses giving a further row of 4 to add to the phalanx. In fact it is easier now with this new figure as there was a figure missing before!
And there we have our answer.
Another thing I found kind of funny about the Platea/ Marathon line is that Herodotus put the Greek casualties at 159. If we do the math, 3 goes into 159, 53 times- I am willing to be that Ken made more than 59 sets of Greek casualties- so, in a sense he made more casualties than were actually suffered
There are vast differences between what Herodotus reports and what contemporary historians report though- I have seen other estimates far higher. Just always enjoy discussing those points. Besides, Herodotus claimed there were 159 who were killed- perhaps there were more who were wounded but not killed.
STANDS ALONE!!
CC
Here is a snippet from an email I got from Ken last week- I had some questions regarding the display of the Single Hoplite who is spearing the Persian Cavalryman- basically, to me it seemed like with this being a one figure set, it threw someone, somewhere off as the odd man out. Here is what Ken responded with:
Actually when I display my phalanx in the office I don’t have the same number of figures in each row. I tend to put one more figure in the rear row and one more in the second row. As the figures are offset this technique allows for a square block to be formed opposed to a configuration with uneven sides. I hope you see what I mean, if you are in Chicago in a couple of weeks I can show you. To do this I use the casualties and mainly at one end with archers attacking that end. This “spare” hoplite easily fit in to the block and as you say amongst the casualties looks fine. The casualties after all could be in any of the rows.
So to recap .. there were initially 4 rows of different poses in the original sets. ACG01 – ACG04 and ACG06 - ACG09. Now we have 3 casualties and this new figure. 4 figures and each one can replace one of the original 4 poses giving a further row of 4 to add to the phalanx. In fact it is easier now with this new figure as there was a figure missing before!
And there we have our answer.
Another thing I found kind of funny about the Platea/ Marathon line is that Herodotus put the Greek casualties at 159. If we do the math, 3 goes into 159, 53 times- I am willing to be that Ken made more than 59 sets of Greek casualties- so, in a sense he made more casualties than were actually suffered
There are vast differences between what Herodotus reports and what contemporary historians report though- I have seen other estimates far higher. Just always enjoy discussing those points. Besides, Herodotus claimed there were 159 who were killed- perhaps there were more who were wounded but not killed. STANDS ALONE!!
CC
