Linothorax again

[hoplite14gr]

Bronze Age Greece had better economy than Classical Greece even verticalized production. Linen could be produced in big quantities or even imported. Possibly linothorax shaw greater use when the Palace calture colapsed and copper became more expensive.
As for Classical Greece we cannot rule out the possibility that small city state hoplites were mostly armed like "Ekdromoi" = helmet, shield and no armor.
Maritime powers (i.e. Athens, Corinth, Aegina) or leagues (Beotian Thessalian, Pellpenessian) controlling large tracts of good land could have better equiped hoplites. Producing the staff was not issue. Manhours to make it fine raised the cost. But linothorax could be coarse with only the inner layer fine for comfort and the outer layer if you were a rich exibitionist.
Art usually shows the idealised picture not reality.
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