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I no history buff but I am pretty sure that hoplites would choose their own design on their shields and I think that it would be cool if that was added to the game and it would make it look more realistic. I have also read that the design on a shiled would depend on what city they were from ex.
Arcadian
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A..._d7z18YNwsXl-c
Achaian
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A..._FSoHpx9BnO_iL
True It depended on that from what city they were. In ancient Greece, every city was a state(that's why they were called city states). Every city had their own army and every hoplite was special depending on the city he came from.Quote:
I no history buff but I am pretty sure that hoplites would choose their own design on their shields and I think that it would be cool if that was added to the game and it would make it look more realistic. I have also read that the design on a shiled would depend on what city they were from ex.
They as far as we can see from Medieval II onwards made that 3-4 soldiers differ in the same unit. So you will have in one units hoplites with different shield deigns. That is at least how I think.
Here you are a few more of those shields :
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...ates-Standards
I'm sure this will be in the game.
Since CA confirmed that Rome 2 will be the most detailed TW games in term of individuality of armor/clothing, I think it's safe to assume that most units (including hoplites) will have a wide variety of colour/styles for their shields and armor