Question about Plutarch\'s description of a Celt

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Question about Plutarch\'s description of a Celt

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01-01-2006, 05:27 PM

Plutarch wrote "panoplia" for "suit of armour", and "thorax" in the bit translated "breastplate". Thorax is the most general of Greek terms for body-armour, and it says nothing about the material or construction of the armour.

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Question about Plutarch\'s description of a Celt - by Paullus - 12-23-2005, 09:48 PM

Re: Question about Plutarch\'s description of a Celt - by Duncan Head - 01-01-2006, 05:27 PM

Re: Question about Plutarch\'s description of a Celt - by Paullus - 01-04-2006, 05:40 PM

Re: Question about Plutarch\'s description of a Celt - by Duncan Head - 01-04-2006, 05:57 PM

Re: Question about Plutarch\'s description of a Celt - by hoplite14gr - 01-04-2006, 07:18 PM

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