05-07-2007, 08:41 PM
Spollas is a hottly debated subject since it appears sonly a couple of times in Xenophons works.
Some people think it was just a soft leather subarmalis-ypothorakio under metal armor.
Some belive it was light armor used by the Ekdromoi hoplites.
Interpretations 2:
From the Pylos battle freskoes and Exekias pottery paintings.
Nothing conclusive just bits and pieces.
Pesonally I lean towards the subarmalis-ypothorakio explanation.
As for the protection qualities of cloth armor please see the "linothorax" threads.
Homer speaks of LINOTHORIKTOS-literally "linenarmored" so with the aid of pictorial evidence and excavated material linothorax was certain.
Hide armor seems to have only circumstantial evidence so far.
Kind regards
Some people think it was just a soft leather subarmalis-ypothorakio under metal armor.
Some belive it was light armor used by the Ekdromoi hoplites.
Interpretations 2:
From the Pylos battle freskoes and Exekias pottery paintings.
Nothing conclusive just bits and pieces.
Pesonally I lean towards the subarmalis-ypothorakio explanation.
As for the protection qualities of cloth armor please see the "linothorax" threads.
Homer speaks of LINOTHORIKTOS-literally "linenarmored" so with the aid of pictorial evidence and excavated material linothorax was certain.
Hide armor seems to have only circumstantial evidence so far.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com