01-16-2010, 11:28 PM
Quote: Either way it is fairly certain that he wore at least three different armours during his campaign. The one he had when he visited Troy; the one he put on after he left Troy; and the linen war booty he wore at Gaugamela.
I'm sure the Macedonian king had a personal armoury that, whilst not anywhere near so decidophobic as Imelda Marcos' shoe collection, facilitated choice! I agree that he will have worn more than the one kit: he was of course the king.
I'm comfortable that Arrian has the sense correct in that the votive arms were carried before him rather than worn at his "first battle" as the Vulgate seems to have confused it. If he actually used it he seemed to have a set against the shield for some reason. Whilst the choice of the "most splendid" might, in a sans-Homeric reality, have been "the best fitting", I'm sure the king was more comfortable in armour which was made for him. Paul Mac has already provided strong reasons for adoption of the "barbarian" armour at Gaugamela -especially if, as I supect, it was taken from Darius' armoury.
Paralus|Michael Park
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Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
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