Glued Linen Armour- a simple test

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I think Cornelius Nepos says that Iphicraphes had his men use linen armour instead of bronze. But of course Nepos is a late source, and Iphicrates might have been influenced by Egyptian practice.

I find it odd that we pay close attention to authors like Polybius, Frontinus or Polyaenus, who wrote just before or shortly after Cornelius Nepos, but conclusively reject writers like Cornelius Nepos because he is deemed as 'late'.