01-15-2010, 12:47 PM
Quote: By the time he gets to India he is back in metallic armour since we are told an arrow punched through it when he climbed over the wall of a besieged town.
Back in metallic armour? I'll have a read of the sources in the morning but, meantime, I'd be interested in the literary sources that unequivocally tell us Alexander "normally" wore metallic armour. The source material that clearly tells us he was "back in" metallic armour at the Mallian town would be interesting too.
Paralus|Michael Park
Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
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Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
Academia.edu
