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Armor in the late fifth century bc.
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Quote:I seem to recall an arsenal kept in the Acropolis in Athens to equip men during times of crisis. Or is my memory getting confused with other city states(like Rome)?

No, you are quite right - we even have partial lists of such equipment kept in temples/arsenals, which Ruben has referred to elsewhere....
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Re: Armor in the late fifth century bc. - by Paullus Scipio - 07-04-2010, 07:02 AM

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