Mycenaean Warriors

[hoplite14gr]

Jason, there is heavy speculation on this word.
There are people that claim it is the "shield apron" of archaic hoplites.
The word appears mostly on Xenophon.
My opinion is that it is a type of leather jerkin worn under armor or the minimum protection that the Ekdromoi have.
If you see the image on the following link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megistias ... tashmaxon/
The are people who speculate that the hoplite who carries his dead comraid is not wearing chiton but the "spollas".
Kind regards