Daily Discussion Thread: Thu 07 Dec 2023 Bot #001 ( @bot001@aussie.zone ) M Melbourne@aussie.zone • 10 months ago message-square142fedilinkarrow-up16
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minus-square Catfish ( @6368_39162@aussie.zone ) linkfedilink3•10 months agoYes! And eating them. Same base Greek word for soldiers at Troy being called myrmidons.
minus-square Thornburywitch ( @Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoSpecifically Achilles’ soldiers - presumably wore armour that resembled ant thoraxes. Bit of a change from the standard boar’s tusk helmet popular on the day.
minus-square Catfish ( @6368_39162@aussie.zone ) linkfedilink2•10 months agoI’ve always thought of it as a swarming thing.
minus-square Thornburywitch ( @Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoBronze age armies were very small, so I’m not sure swarming was possible. Interesting thought though.
Yes! And eating them. Same base Greek word for soldiers at Troy being called myrmidons.
Specifically Achilles’ soldiers - presumably wore armour that resembled ant thoraxes. Bit of a change from the standard boar’s tusk helmet popular on the day.
I’ve always thought of it as a swarming thing.
Bronze age armies were very small, so I’m not sure swarming was possible. Interesting thought though.