- The
linothorax (/ˈliːnoʊθɔːræks/, from the
Ancient Gr****: λινοθώραξ,
Ancient Gr****: [linotʰɔ̌ːraːks]) is a type of
upper body
armor that was used throughout...
- cuir**** (
linothorax) they may have been integral. The cuir****
itself could be
variously constructed: of plate-bronze (muscle cuir****),
linothorax, scale...
- Aldrete), and
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor:
Unraveling the
Linothorax Mystery (with
Scott Bartell and
Alicia Aldrete).
Aldrete has conducted...
- a
xyston (long
thrusting spear), and wore a
bronze muscle cuir**** or
linothorax,
shoulder guards and
Boeotian helmets, but bore no shield. A
kopis (curved...
- Gr****-speaking world. The most
common form of
armour was the
spolas or
linothorax,
which was a cuir**** of
stiff linen built up of
glued or
stitched layers...
-
antiquity it was used to make a type of body armour,
referred to as a
linothorax. Additionally,
linen was
commonly used to make riggings, sail-cloths,...
- was
minimal enough to not
cause any
serious injury.
Aztec warfare Armor Linothorax Gambeson "escaupil".
Diccionario de la
lengua española (in Spanish). Real...
-
suggests that they may have worn a
short Celtic mail
shirt or
possibly a
linothorax.
Thorakitai were used in
armies of the ****enistic
period in a variety...
- manner. The
heavy armour (the hoplon)
usually included a
breastplate or a
linothorax, greaves, a helmet, and a
large round,
concave shield (the aspis) . Hoplites...
-
usage doubtful when flax-based
textiles (linen) were in
widespread use.
Linothorax was a type of
armour similar to gambeson, used by
ancient Gr****s. Meanwhile...
