Subarmalis for lorica hamata

[M. Demetrius]

Well, the Greeks and Macedonians used linen only for many centuries, and it provides pretty good protection against the weapons that they had...but they used 15-20 layers of it, not just one. We know it was linen, because the name for that armor was "LINOTHORAX" which I think means something like "Linen Torso". One layer wouldn't be much good. Just like a 1/16" (2mm) layer of wood veneer isn't much protection or strength, but 5 of them glued together with alternating grain direction is many times stronger, hence that use in plywood.

I don't think there's ever been any proof that leather was put inside the linen layers. Some of the Greeks on this list will probably add to that, so I'll be still here.