07-03-2006, 01:42 PM
The vases your friend saw were probably of Athenian origin. The Spartans were not known for their artistic endeavours when the Linothorax was popular. A good give away for Athenian vases is the colour of the 'red' portion of the clay, the rich orange colour is fairly indicative of Attic clays.
Whether Spartans wore linothorax? I must admit that i can think of no evidence that springs to mind, but i would be surprised if they had not, as the Spartan development of military technology somewhat mirrors what was happening amoungst the other greek cities (Archers, are a different story)
Jason
Whether Spartans wore linothorax? I must admit that i can think of no evidence that springs to mind, but i would be surprised if they had not, as the Spartan development of military technology somewhat mirrors what was happening amoungst the other greek cities (Archers, are a different story)
Jason
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