Leather Cuirass

[Sean Manning]

To Sean: Interesting -- I was referring to Athens, and your comment certainly opens another possibility.
I shall refrain from the obvious "special pleading" that so many use, and not say, can we be sure it refers to contemporary rather than heroic from one tiny fragment?Or that even so, it refers to Ionia, which may be regarded as Asiatic rather than mainland Greece.
Instead, I shall say well done, an interesting piece of evidence!
What is your source here? A modern commentary on early greek literature?
I would be most interested.

regards, Paullus Scipio/Paul McDonnell-Staff [/b]

It was from M. L. West, Greek Lyric Poetry (Oxfords World's Classics: Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1993). An English translation of all surviving Greek lyric poetry down to 450 BCE, excluding two of the biggest poets, fits in 200 pages with short commentary....

I have been hard on you, Paul, but I am less certain that soft armour with the Greek cut was linen than I was before I read your earlier post. I still think the evidence (especially artistic) favors linen, but I am more aware of how little there is.