02-08-2006, 10:07 PM
Dan, Gioi has scaned that corinthian helmet here:
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... sc&start=0
Check the image in the middle.
Thanks for clearing about lining. As I said some armors have leather lining as you define it. Professor D´Amato is among the few people who have clearance working first hand with these items so Andrea might be of help here.
I tent to agree that linen lining might be more probable because it seems to be more easily accessible by the average man of the time.
Large quantities of skins and leather in the classical era seem more rare than in the Bronze age.
My interpertation is that spollas was a separete garment like a subarmalis.
ancient sources are not specific about it.
Kind regards
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... sc&start=0
Check the image in the middle.
Thanks for clearing about lining. As I said some armors have leather lining as you define it. Professor D´Amato is among the few people who have clearance working first hand with these items so Andrea might be of help here.
I tent to agree that linen lining might be more probable because it seems to be more easily accessible by the average man of the time.
Large quantities of skins and leather in the classical era seem more rare than in the Bronze age.
My interpertation is that spollas was a separete garment like a subarmalis.
ancient sources are not specific about it.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
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Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com