Linothorax design/construction

[Vishtaspa]

Thanks, Paul!

Well, in a classical sense, "bursa" is a skin stripped of, and "skutos" is skin in general (latin Cutis), and something made of leather (the root also has to do with shoemakers).

Is the latin term "Bursa", which I think means sack or pouch, related? Would Pollux's greek be influenced by the latin?

In this case, the latin is influenced by greek; latin Bursa "leather, hide, and then sack" is a direct loan from greek BYRSA. In classical latin there were many literary loans from greek. (Virgil uses Bursa in a famous passage from Aeneid)
In spanish we have "bolsa", french "bourse" and English "purse"!

Regads!