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Linothorax vs Quilted linen vs spolas
Quote:Again, Pollux's definition probably only refers to the word's use in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, but this is exactly the period in which there is little other evidence and this debate often becomes most heated and conjectural. Paul posted this quote some time ago, but it always seems to disappear in these discussions. We should really get at the very least a single post summarizing all the literary and archaeological evidence known so that whenever this discussion inevitably pops up again, it can be pointed to.

I agree. This tells us nothing about whether they still wore linen armour at this time. It tells us nothing about earlier types of armour. All it tells us was that there was a type of armour in the 4th-5th century made of leather/hide that Xenophon called a spolas. This is significant however. I'd like to apologise to Paul.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
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Re: Linothorax vs Quilted linen vs spolas - by Dan Howard - 03-09-2009, 09:16 PM

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