Linothorax - Wikipedia
The linothorax (/ ˈliːnoʊθɔːræks /, from the Ancient Greek: λινοθώραξ, Ancient Greek: [linotʰɔ̌ːraːks]) is a type of upper body armor that was used throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.
Linothorax Project - Gregory S. Aldrete
Despite the doubts of some scholars regarding how something made of cloth could have provided effective protection to its wearer, the linothorax clearly thrived as a form of body protection for nearly 1,000 years, and was used by a wide variety of ancient Mediterranean civilizations.
The Linothorax/Spolas (Tube and Yoke Body Armor)
The Linothorax/Spolas (Tube and Yoke Body Armor) By Andrew Yamato. Despite its ubiquity in ancient art, the “tube & yoke” style of Greek body armor remains mysterious and highly controversial.
Linothoraxes - The Hoplite Association
2019年9月22日 · The Linothorax (Greek: λινοθώρακας) was a popular form of body armour in the 5th and 4th century BC, gradually replacing the bronze bell cuirass from the 6th century onwards. It is extensively seen in pottery around the time of the Persian Wars, and continued to be popular into the Hellenistic period.
Alexander the Great Linothorax - Hellenic Armors
Apparently, the composite organic armor that depicted to this very mosaic is a Linothorax type of military defensive gear, a wide spread typical Greek body armor worn by Greeks at least from the middle of the 6th century BC.
Greek Hoplite Armor & Weapons - Hellenic Art
A more well-to-do hoplite would have linothorax, armour composed of stitched/laminated linen fabrics that was sometimes reinforced with animal skins and/or bronze scales. The linothorax was the most popular type armour worn by the hoplites, since it was cost-effective and provided decent protection.
Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery - Bryn Mawr Classical Review
2013年8月20日 · Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor adds to this corpus of work, using physical and empirical research to examine a well-documented but little understood item of ancient defensive armor.
Alexander the Great Linothorax: Reconstructing Ancient Linen …
2021年4月9日 · Apparently, the composite organic armor that depicted to this very mosaic is a Linothorax type of military defensive gear, a wide spread typical Greek body armor worn by Greeks at least from the middle of the 6th century BC.
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax …
2013年5月1日 · An extensive multiyear project in experimental archaeology, this pioneering study presents a thorough investigation of the linothorax, linen armor worn by the Greeks, Macedonians, and other ancient Mediterranean warriors. Because the linothorax was made of cloth, no examples of it have survived.
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Unraveling the linothorax mystery, or how linen armor came to …
2013年4月24日 · As the wife, research assistant, and sometimes coauthor of an ancient historian who teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, I had expected to spend many hours in libraries, wandering through foreign museums, and climbing around ancient sites.