07-27-2010, 01:57 AM
I'm also trying to figure out when the Persians started wearing those coat-capes which the Greeks called a kandys and the Persians may have called *kantus. They show up in the Oxus Treasure, and in some of the gifts carried by delegates at Persepolis (one of the small palaces built by Artaxerxes I), and on 4th century and later coins. I'm not sure which Greek author is the first to use the word (maybe Xenophon?) Do you have any thoughts? I need to find time to dig through photos from Persepolis (the reliefs are conservative, but have dates attached) and dig out an article on these garments by Tullia Linders.
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
