05-21-2007, 09:16 PM
What I understand is that Polux had sources we do not have any more.
Spollas defines and leather garment and armor.
Xenophon as we have found out (page 7 of this thread) speaks of spolades and thorakes. So either the troops were issued with 2 different kinds of protection or spolas also means subarmalis
Difthera is procesed hide so some hardening took place for hide /leather.
Please see the armor penetration thread 1st page to see a member's experiment with hardened leather armor.
sisyrna is a hide with its wool a kind of heavy weather garment that it is still used by the herders in Greece with or without sleeves.
So far this makes hide armor probable; the combinations are open to interpretation
Kind regards
Spollas defines and leather garment and armor.
Xenophon as we have found out (page 7 of this thread) speaks of spolades and thorakes. So either the troops were issued with 2 different kinds of protection or spolas also means subarmalis
Difthera is procesed hide so some hardening took place for hide /leather.
Please see the armor penetration thread 1st page to see a member's experiment with hardened leather armor.
sisyrna is a hide with its wool a kind of heavy weather garment that it is still used by the herders in Greece with or without sleeves.
So far this makes hide armor probable; the combinations are open to interpretation
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com