The linothorax (/ˈliːnoʊθɔːræks/, from the Ancient Greek: λινοθώραξ, Ancient Greek: [linotʰɔ̌ːraːks]) is a type of upper body armor that was used throughout...

Aldrete), and Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery (with Scott Bartell and Alicia Aldrete). Aldrete has conducted...

cuirass (linothorax) they may have been integral. The cuirass itself could be variously constructed: of plate-bronze (muscle cuirass), linothorax, scale...

a xyston (long thrusting spear), and wore a bronze muscle cuirass or linothorax, shoulder guards and Boeotian helmets, but bore no shield. A kopis (curved...

Greek-speaking world. The most common form of armour was the spolas or linothorax, which was a cuirass of stiff linen built up of glued or stitched layers...

suggests that they may have worn a short Celtic mail shirt or possibly a linothorax. Thorakitai were used in armies of the Hellenistic period in a variety...

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...

usage doubtful when flax-based textiles (linen) were in widespread use. Linothorax was a type of armour similar to gambeson, used by ancient Greeks. Meanwhile...

bronze corslet or known as the thorax (or a linen version known as the linothorax) to protect his upper body. The corslet consisted of two plates connected...

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...

large concave shield (Aspis) and a spear (Dory), in addition to spolas or linothorax body-armor, hoplite's helmet, greaves and a xiphos or kopis sword (though...

match an associated costume. Armour Cuirass Muscle cuirass Lance rest Linothorax Pteruges Walker, Paul F (2013). The history of armour 1100–1700. Crowood...

armour was last worn into battle during the Satsuma Rebellion (1877). Linothorax Mirror armour "cuirass". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford...

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...

bronze cuirasses of a more sculptured type or instead had adopted the linothōrax. During the later 5th century BC, when warfare had become more flexible...

anatomy) Thorax (θώραξ), the Ancient Greek term for cuirass/breastplate Linothorax, Ancient Greek armour composed of linen Thorakitai, Hellenistic soldiers...

Alicia (2013). Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0819-4...

of the lorica hamata had flaps that were similar to those of the Greek linothorax; they ran from about mid-back to the front of the torso, and were connected...

as well. Wealthier hoplites were able to afford bronze breastplate or linothorax armor, while poorer hoplites wore little to no armor. The hoplite armor...

plumata was a sleeveless armor with no shoulder guards, that looked like a linothorax. It was possibly reserved exclusively for the use of military leaders...

both lead pellets and stones; stones were also commonly thrown by hand. Linothorax armor made out of linen fabric was the most common form of infantry torso...

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with linothorax or a breastplate (originally bronze, but probably by this stage made of organic materials such as linen (possibly linothorax) and leather...

Painted depiction of a soldier wearing the linothorax, from the Tomb of Judgement in Mieza in Imathia, Greece, 4th/3rd century BC...

richer warriors used armor in organic material like the Gauls or the Greek linothorax. Strabo and Diodorus Siculus say they fought mostly on foot, because of...

common, replaced instead with a corselet that some claim was made of linothorax (layers of linen glued together), or perhaps of leather, sometimes covered...

mount tumbles to the ground. Alexander wears a linen breastplate, or linothorax, with the head of Medusa, the traditional emblem of Athena and he rides...

infantryman, possibly a hypaspist, equipped with an aspis shield and wearing a linothorax cuirass and Thracian helmet; bas relief from the Alexander Sarcophagus...

Alicia (2013). Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0819-4...