07-21-2010, 04:14 PM
Khaire!
Yup, still a lot of discussion about this. We are pretty sure that a linothorax made of quilted layers of linen is good for the Hellenistic era, probably from the time of the Peloponnesian Wars but I'm not certain. Before that, for instance for the popular Persian War era, what we're seeing in all those vase paintings is most likely not a linothorax but a spolas, made of leather. There is no evidence at all for glued linen. I believe there are several variations on reinforcing scales for either the spolas or the linothorax. Oh, you'll also see the term "tube and yoke cuirass" or just "T-Y" as a sort of weasel word since we can't prove what it really is!
That what you're looking for? The main thread on the whole discussion is:
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Page 5 is where I was convinced to ditch the whole glued linen thing for leather. It was not easy!
Good luck,
Matthew
Yup, still a lot of discussion about this. We are pretty sure that a linothorax made of quilted layers of linen is good for the Hellenistic era, probably from the time of the Peloponnesian Wars but I'm not certain. Before that, for instance for the popular Persian War era, what we're seeing in all those vase paintings is most likely not a linothorax but a spolas, made of leather. There is no evidence at all for glued linen. I believe there are several variations on reinforcing scales for either the spolas or the linothorax. Oh, you'll also see the term "tube and yoke cuirass" or just "T-Y" as a sort of weasel word since we can't prove what it really is!
That what you're looking for? The main thread on the whole discussion is:
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Page 5 is where I was convinced to ditch the whole glued linen thing for leather. It was not easy!
Good luck,
Matthew
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