09-19-2007, 12:30 PM
Quote:Although there are possibilities for why you would armor the sides of your armor more than the front, the pectorals seem to indicate that the priority is reversed.I already gave one likely reason why scales were on the sides and not the front. At least some linothoraxes were double-breasted. One side wrapped around the other and fastened at the side so that two layers protected the front. This construction almost certainly did not involve solid plates.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books