01-14-2010, 09:18 PM
Over on the Roman forum I posted a thread about Cassius Dio's description of a 3-ply linothorax as armor for a roman "revival" of "Macedonian" phalangites. <!-- l <a class="postlink-local" href="http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=28235">viewtopic.php?f=17&t=28235<!-- l
I was curious to know from the Romanophiles if such a 3-ply thorax, presumably a quilted gambeson, was in use with the roman army of the time of the revival or if there was a source they were drawing from for real Macedonians that we don't have. I cross-linked the thread to see if any here have opinions on the matter.
I was curious to know from the Romanophiles if such a 3-ply thorax, presumably a quilted gambeson, was in use with the roman army of the time of the revival or if there was a source they were drawing from for real Macedonians that we don't have. I cross-linked the thread to see if any here have opinions on the matter.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
