01-15-2010, 10:04 PM
Quote:Even Homer does this. He uses the word "linothorex" not as a label but as a compound noun. It is a subtle but important difference.
So subtle that I am not sure I get it. Are you stressing that the "label" for a cuirasse was Thorax, as opposed to chalco-thorax, and lino-thorax applies to a species of the former?
Quote:The leather does little to improve its resistance to weapons since it is too light. I'm guessing that it is to protect the fabric from the elements.
Perhaps if the "leather" is raw or tawed hide, it is the linen that protects the hide from the man's sweat and the flesh from abraision. My curiousity is in how best to combine the protective qualities of stiffened leather with the padding of linen. Maybe there is no benefit in protectiveness to combining them.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
