09-21-2007, 12:58 AM
Paullus Scipio\\n[quote]
[7] Linen breastplates (thorakes hoi linoi – note once again the qualification of the word thorakes) are not so useful to fighters, for they let the iron pass through, if the blow be a violent one. They aid hunters, however, for the teeth of lions or leopards break off in them. You may see linen breastplates dedicated in other sanctuaries, notably in that at Gryneum, where there is a most beautiful grove of Apollo, with cultivated trees, and all those which, although they bear no fruit, are pleasing to smell or look upon.â€
[7] Linen breastplates (thorakes hoi linoi – note once again the qualification of the word thorakes) are not so useful to fighters, for they let the iron pass through, if the blow be a violent one. They aid hunters, however, for the teeth of lions or leopards break off in them. You may see linen breastplates dedicated in other sanctuaries, notably in that at Gryneum, where there is a most beautiful grove of Apollo, with cultivated trees, and all those which, although they bear no fruit, are pleasing to smell or look upon.â€
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
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a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
