11-06-2009, 03:42 PM
Another tidbit--this time FOR linen armor in period.
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"Of all soils Pelasgian Argos is the best,
And best are the horses of Thessaly, the women of Lakedaimon,
and the men who drink the waters of lovely Arethusa,
but better even than these are they who dwell
between Tiryns and Arcadia, rich in sheep
the linen-corseleted Argives, goads of war
(Palatine Anthology, Oracle to the Megarans, 14.73) Oracle dates 650-550 BC
I'm an equal opportunity researcher....
"Of all soils Pelasgian Argos is the best,
And best are the horses of Thessaly, the women of Lakedaimon,
and the men who drink the waters of lovely Arethusa,
but better even than these are they who dwell
between Tiryns and Arcadia, rich in sheep
the linen-corseleted Argives, goads of war
(Palatine Anthology, Oracle to the Megarans, 14.73) Oracle dates 650-550 BC
Qui plus fait, miex vault.