Gymnitai Hoplitai- Naked hoplites!!!

[Maion Maroneios]

Indeed, we shouldn't simply accept something as true because we saw it being depicted in a vase. Your answer was just way too "this is stupid" and I though we should at least listen to the guy. Even better would it be if someone presented some evidence against him instead of rejecting what he found.

But that's basically the trick with history isn't it? We're not able to actually prove something based on vases or descriptions. It's not Mathematics, you cannot prove something that easily. You just rely on archeological evidence, inscriptions, vases etc. and create an oppinion, which (most times) doesn't necessarily apply to reality. You just see were the something points to, and accept it as a possible fact.

Maion