Metal plate beneath Linothorakes or Spolades

[rocktupac]

The problem is not in the conjecture, but in the reception. There was nothing wrong with Sekunda's or even Connolly's suggestion. You yourself inspired many a glued linothorax (I realize that is a rebuke at this point, sorry ). We just have to be clear that these are possibilities, not even probabilities.

In all fairness, glued linen armor (about 1cm thick) outperforms quilted linen, quilted and stuffed linen, and is roughly the eqivalent of (and actually somewhat outperforms) 2mm thick bronze armor.