did anyone get to the bit about fighting shield to shield? > "I particularly wonder about this given Lloyd’s dismissal of fighting ‘shield to shield.’ The issu

did anyone get to the bit about fighting shield to shield? > "I particularly wonder about this given Lloyd’s dismissal of fighting ‘shield to shield.’ The issue is, we have sources – Tyrtaeus most notably – who tell us that happened. If we cannot understand why, I might suggest that it is we, and not the Greeks, who are missing something." I personally agree with Lloyd (Lindybeige). I dont think he was saying it never happened, just that it was uncommon.