Finished Linothorax

[Theodosius the Great]

I, too , thought they were plates but some have cited this fresco to show that the armor may have been linen. The white coloring would seem to suggest that is was so.

Peter Connolly, in "Greece and Rome at War" (1996 ed.), opines that the "Mars of Todi" shows plates, "lamellar" to be precise. But a new edition of his book was published two years ago so he may have reassessed his opinion.

Hey Chris,

Very nice work !

I remember seeing your armor on another thread.

The pteruges look great

~Theo