01-08-2009, 11:30 AM
The Greek for breastplate is Thorax, or thorakis, translators have had a field day translating it as - corslet, armour, breastplate, cuirass, body armour etc. If you are reading an english translation of ancient greek origin that mentions some form of body protection then the original word is probably thorax.
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