02-23-2009, 01:54 PM
If metal armour had an integrated liner then it doesn't need a separate padded garment. Both the vergina cuirass and the dendra panoply show evidence of a possible textile liner.
FWIW I have no real problem with an occasional Greek wearing leather scale armour. It had been worn further east since the Bronze Age. I do have a problem with a solid breastplate made of leather - either Greek or Roman.
FWIW I have no real problem with an occasional Greek wearing leather scale armour. It had been worn further east since the Bronze Age. I do have a problem with a solid breastplate made of leather - either Greek or Roman.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
