09-10-2007, 12:14 PM
That spolas was a thorax is a conclusion of Pollux,( http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... &start=240 ) who fortunately mentions his source(Xenophon) that says "kai spolas anti thorakos" meaning "and spolas instead of thorax".So spolas is not a thorax,for Xenophon.The only troubling thing is that he sais it "touches the shoulders" "kata tous omous ephaptomenos" but this does not necessarilly mean the shoulder flaps.And Sophokles goes even further calling the spolas Lybisa a colourful skin "theras".
Khairete
Giannis
Khairete
Giannis
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax