Friday, February 23, 2024

How to use a dory

 I made a video for some of the new guys going to Plataiai back in 2022 on the basics of spear fighting. It is rough, but I thought I would share it here.



The Face of Battle at Plataiai


On the field of Plataiai 2022

 I am linking to an article I wrote with Roel Konijnedijk which summarizes most of the thoughts on the transition of hoplite tactics between the Archaic and classical period.

Konijnendijk, Roel / Bardunias, Paul M. (2022) “The Face of Battle at Plataiai.” In Andreas Konecny and Nicholas Sekunda (eds.), The Battle of Plataiai, 479 BC (Phoibos Verlag: Vienna, 2022) pp. 211-242 https://www.academia.edu/77994737/The_Face_of_Battle_at_Plataiai