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Ancient Greek Banners/Standards?
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Argonor:
I am currently working on some ancient Greeks, and I am wondering what a unit standard could/would look like - and if they were used at all?
armchairgeneral:
Ancient Greeks didn’t carry standards I am afraid.
DintheDin:
I second that. I have painted hundreds and hundreds of Ancient Greek hoplites and visited different museums in Greece, searched any source that fell in my hands but I found nowhere an indication showing that they carried banners or standards.
Argonor:
Hmmm... OK.
How did the Strategos signal his troops? Did he use runners to relay orders?
I'll have to make something up, then, as I need a standard for God of Battles; I plan to use the archers I am working in as part of a rainbow 'Thousand Tribes' army (and I may have to have one for Broken Legions as well).
I'll look to Roman and Carthaginian standards and mock something up, I think...
Plynkes:
They had musicians, but I don't know enough about the period to know if they were used for relaying orders or just to make a scary noise.
I've seen a few horn players available in various ranges. You could use one of those.
Edit: Or a vignette of a sacrifice being made prior to battle could stand in for a standard bearer figure. I've seen those for sale, too.
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