More glue - bah

[Paullus Scipio]

I was about to respond to Giannis in similar vein, but Paralus beat me to it ! Whilst it is just possible that the 'spoils' came from a Greek mercenary, I think it unlikely for much the same reasons as Paralus......in addition, going by the Issus mosaic and the contents of Macedonian Royal tombs, the King would already have owned (probably several) Greek-type corselets of the finest quality, and would hardly have coveted any mercenary's armour ( especially as he already had 'Achilles' armour and shield....to wear a lesser Greek's equipment than the King of Macedon, or 'Achilles', would be an affront.) In addition the Greek mercenaries were, in Alexanders view and propaganda, 'traitors' and hence not honourable foes worthy of despoiling. The Persian King on the other hand was the arch enemy, and wearing his despoiled armour ( or that of a Royal relative) would not only be 'honourable', but a vivid reminder to the whole Macedonian Army of what had occurred the last time they met 'The Great King'........if one combines this with the description in detail ( hardly necessary if the corselet was of a type familiar to Greeks - one could have said, like Herodotus " ..closely resembling Greek", or "like ours" or even "a fine Greek corselet" if it had been so) the clear implication is that the corselet was a Persian one, probably belonging to Darius himself.