10-13-2005, 09:51 PM
The above suggests that the word PILOS was also used by Thucydides [4.34] to describe a jerkin or felt cuirass. Does anyone know more about this? From what I can tell Thucydides is using PILOS (HOI PILOI) to denote felt caps, not armour in this passage.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books