Linothorax - Wikipedia
The linothorax (/ ˈliːnoʊθɔːræks /, from the Ancient Greek: λινοθώραξ, Ancient Greek: [linotʰɔ̌ːraːks]) is a type of upper body armor that was used throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.
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Linothorax Project - Gregory S. Aldrete
THE LINOTHORAX PROJECT: RECONSTRUCTING AND TESTING ANCIENT LINEN BODY ARMOR. Summary: The Linothorax Project was a 10-year experimental archaeology project conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that sought to reconstruct a widely-used but mysterious type of ancient armor and then scientifically test its capabilities.
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the …
2013年5月1日 · In Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor, Gregory S. Aldrete, Scott Bartell, and Alicia Aldrete provide the answer. An extensive multiyear project in experimental archaeology, this pioneering study presents a thorough investigation of the linothorax, linen armor worn by the Greeks, Macedonians, and other ancient Mediterranean warriors.
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Ancient Composite Armor I Linothorax and Paper Armor Mysteries.
In this first installment, Ganor investigates the famed linen armor of Ancient Greece, known as the linothorax. Did the Greeks pioneer their own version of composite materials long before the Space Age? Could this ancient armor have been a layered, glued creation, or was it constructed with other sophisticated techniques?
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor – Unraveling the Linothorax ...
2013年8月20日 · The first chapter lays the foundation for the ensuing examinations by analysing the references to linen armor in ancient texts and the visual representations of this type of armor on vases, sculpture, and other forms of art. It also includes an overview of the production and processing of flax and linen in the ancient world.
Unraveling the linothorax mystery, or how linen armor came …
2013年4月24日 · Guest post by Alicia Aldrete. As the wife, research assistant, and sometimes coauthor of an ancient historian who teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, I had expected to spend many hours in libraries, wandering through foreign museums, and climbing around ancient sites.
Linothoraxes - The Hoplite Association
2019年9月22日 · The Linothorax (Greek: λινοθώρακας) was a popular form of body armour in the 5th and 4th century BC, gradually replacing the bronze bell cuirass from the 6th century onwards. It is extensively seen in pottery around the time of the Persian Wars, and continued to be popular into the Hellenistic period.
Alexander the Great Linothorax - Hellenic Armors
Apparently, the composite organic armor that depicted to this very mosaic is a Linothorax type of military defensive gear, a wide spread typical Greek body armor worn by Greeks at least from the middle of the 6th century BC.
Reconstructing and Testing Ancient Greek Linen Armor
2018年3月12日 · Employing only the materials and techniques that would have been available to the ancient Greeks, the UWGB Linothorax Project reconstructed full size examples of the linothorax, and performed ballistic arrow tests to determine its protective qualities.