greek armours

[hoplite14gr]

Herodotus says that the Persian mounted archers were giving the Megareans a hard time and the Athenians sent archers (aka. Skythian slaves or mercenaries) supported by Epilektoi (heavy armed hoplites) to help them. One of the archers wounded the horse of Massistios and as he was on the ground very close to the falanx an Epilektos hoplite killed him.
Herodotos is no eye witness though. My explanation is that Massitios recoverd and he defended himself with a gerron shield and axe or akinakes. His scale armor did help him for the majority of blows but he must be facing at least 3 or 4 Epilektoi. 2 or 3 pinned him against his horse and the 3rd or 4th killed him. It was teamwork that got him not his armors fault.
I also dont think he was completly surrounded because that meant breakin ranks something not likely by the Epilektoi especially with horse archer roaming arround.
An other explanation is that he was stopped by the spears and an archer shot him in the face.
And since I am no eyewitness either I can only guess.
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