09-06-2016, 12:31 PM
(09-06-2016, 06:34 AM)Paullus Scipio Wrote: Julius Pollux: ". "Spolas de thorax ek dermatos, kata tous omous ephaptomenos, hos Xenophon ephe "kai spolas anti thorakos" is about as clear as we could hope for."
Sure, but that reference can be satisfied by the vest-like cut of the garment shown above. Moreso because the line that comes after it in Pollux compares to a Lybian leopard skin garment!
My point is simply that we need to acknowledge that we are interpreting a connection that is not explicitly passed down to us.
