[957]. Epaminondas had a dragon on his shield as a device. Pausan. viii. 11. 8.
[958]. Sept. Cont. Theb. 367. 447. 471.
[959]. The device of Demosthenes was, “To Good Fortune.” Plut. Demosth. § 20.
[960]. Xenoph. Hellen. iv. 4. 10. It has been conjectured, that the Arcadian allies of Epaminondas painted the letter Θ on their shields, that they might appear to be transformed into Thebans. Schneid. ad Xen. Hellen. vii. 5. 20. The Lacedæmonians painted the letter Λ on their shields. Meurs. Miscell. Lacon. i. 18.
[961]. Schol. Aristoph. Vesp. 18.
[962]. Petit. de Amazon. xxv. 169.
[963]. Cf. Sch. Aristoph. Pac. 645. Acharn. 1087. From certain ancient monuments it appears, that a small thin cushion ran along behind the arm on the interior of the shield. Giton. Il Costume, tav. 39. Cf. Zoëga, Bassi Rilievi, tav. 47, for the figure of Capaneus advancing his shield as if in combat.
[964]. Sch. Aristoph. Eq. 846. 855.
[965]. Sch. Aristoph. Acharn. 548.
[966]. Schol. Aristoph. Pac. 439.