Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :)

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Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :)

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12-22-2010, 01:54 AM

Quote:I guess what I am asking is, is there any reason to expect a zinc rather than tin alloy for Spartan shield facings?

Nope. It's just a translator running a little freely, is all. Same reason we get Goliath wearing a "coat of mail" (originally "thorax"), while things like "hamata" get translated as "breastplate"!

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Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Polinik - 12-18-2010, 11:22 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Polinik - 12-18-2010, 12:17 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Athena Areias - 12-18-2010, 05:25 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by M. Demetrius - 12-18-2010, 06:04 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Gregory J. Liebau - 12-19-2010, 01:47 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-19-2010, 05:57 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Matthew Amt - 12-20-2010, 03:49 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Athena Areias - 12-20-2010, 04:02 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-20-2010, 06:47 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-20-2010, 11:23 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Matthew Amt - 12-21-2010, 05:52 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Gregory J. Liebau - 12-21-2010, 06:04 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by John Conyard - 12-21-2010, 06:40 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-21-2010, 08:47 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Dan Howard - 12-21-2010, 09:15 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by PMBardunias - 12-21-2010, 10:00 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-21-2010, 11:26 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-21-2010, 11:47 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by PMBardunias - 12-21-2010, 11:57 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-22-2010, 12:14 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-22-2010, 01:25 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-22-2010, 01:28 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Matthew Amt - 12-22-2010, 01:54 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-22-2010, 04:14 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-22-2010, 07:54 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by nikolaos - 12-22-2010, 01:35 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by M. Demetrius - 12-22-2010, 02:47 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-22-2010, 03:24 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by M. Demetrius - 12-22-2010, 03:38 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-22-2010, 03:58 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-23-2010, 04:43 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-23-2010, 06:43 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-23-2010, 08:07 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Dan Howard - 12-23-2010, 12:18 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by hoplite14gr - 12-23-2010, 05:25 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 12-23-2010, 08:00 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Paullus Scipio - 12-24-2010, 12:29 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 12-24-2010, 03:07 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-25-2010, 03:11 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Eric - 09-21-2011, 09:14 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Dan Howard - 09-21-2011, 01:54 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Eric - 09-23-2011, 08:54 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-23-2011, 03:43 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Dan Howard - 09-23-2011, 05:12 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Eric - 09-24-2011, 10:20 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Eric - 09-24-2011, 10:22 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by tiberius aemilius naso - 05-06-2012, 06:34 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Dioskouri - 05-06-2012, 08:19 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by hoplite14gr - 05-07-2012, 01:23 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by tiberius aemilius naso - 05-07-2012, 02:27 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Dioskouri - 05-07-2012, 02:44 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Dan Howard - 05-07-2012, 03:10 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by tiberius aemilius naso - 05-08-2012, 02:25 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 05-08-2012, 12:35 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Matt Collettivs Ave - 05-09-2012, 03:52 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 05-09-2012, 09:36 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by tiberius aemilius naso - 05-09-2012, 11:19 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by caiusbeerquitius - 05-09-2012, 11:26 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by tiberius aemilius naso - 05-09-2012, 08:17 PM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by Gulan - 05-15-2012, 04:55 AM

Re: Giannis vs Polinik on the color of bronze :) - by wengazi - 06-01-2012, 11:13 AM

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