- 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,...
-
weighing nearly 32
kilograms (70 lb),
although linen armor now
known as
linothorax was more
common since it was cost-effective and
provided decent protection...
-
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...
- 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...
-
Alicia (2013).
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor:
Unraveling the
Linothorax Mystery. Baltimore:
Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0819-4...
