hi there,
I've been looking aroudn in RTW. and when you see soem units fighting with a shield, they wield it like a buckler (hand in the brass, and stik it out forward)
pikemen do it, and to some degree also hoplites. my guestions therefore are:
-why are the shields of pikemen +- as large as the hoplon (aspis) ? even if they are equally in size. will the hoplon get a better def-bonus?
-will hoplitai, when fighting, hold their shield against their body? instead of wielding it 30 cm off their body(wich must be horrible heavy)

cheers, jerby