01-15-2010, 02:19 AM
I was recently reading an Osprey title on Byzantine infantry and struck by how much later gambesons resemble the T-Y corselets seen on many Asians. See below. I had always wondered why it took the shape of a T-Y and not a simple jack if it were padded, but perhaps I answered my own question long ago. If, as I believe for hoplites the aspis rim rested on against the front, left shoulder and chest, then a broad, stiff flap like the Yoke would distribute the force quite nicely. Moreso if it were made of hardened leather.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
