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Hello boys...I'm fan of hoplite and of Achilles. I wanted know the names of hoplite's arms. I know this but I'm not sure:
I refer about Achille's armour in film Troy:
Aspis = Shield (beotian????)
Xiphos = Sword
Knemides = Leg greaves
Kranos = Helmet
Dory = Spear
Thorax= Cuirass
armlets= ???????
whic is the name of armlets???? And which is the greek name of armour (helm+greaves+cuirass without shield)???
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The Greek name for armour is panoply (panoplia).
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"Armlets" as seen in the movies didn't exist. There are rare instances of actual lower arm guards in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age, but the things you see in films don't resemble them. Hollywood puts arm thingies of some sort on EVERYone, apparently because it is forbidden to expose the male wrist.
A good rule of thumb is to assume that everything you see in a movie is wrong, and work from there. If a few actual historical bits work their way in, that's just gravy. If you like history and like the movies, be careful to keep them completely separated in your mind!
Khaire,
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"Armlets" are often used in movies/TV shows/theater when the actor has arms that are too skinny and need to look "beefier". Some times elastic lacing is used to hold them in place. I used to do props and costuming in a previous (underpaid/overworked) life. The lower "bracers" hide a multitude of tattoos. Bruises, too, if stage-fight choreography fails.
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I have found this two greek word for armlets but I'm not sure:
Peribraxionio
Cheir
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Yeap,the word is correct.Actually there are armlets from the Archaic periodbut they're rare.I've seen only one in Connolly.It resembles medieval armour,though!You really don't need such equipment to portrey a classical hoplite.
Khaire
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Quote:I have found this two greek word for armlets but I'm not sure:
Peribraxionio
Cheir
Cheir refers, IIRC, more specifically to the arm hoops worn mostly by later Hellenistic troops- the manica of the Romans.
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He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
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round the writst is: perikarpio 1 , perikarpia many
on the arm is: EPICHEIRIS 1, EPICHEIRIDES many
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Yes,it was a perikarpio I saw in Connolly,but it does not cover only the wrist,it continues to the elbow.Very rare.
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Welcome to the forum Hamal2...can you add your real name into your signature? Thanks!
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