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Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery
Gregory S. Aldrete
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Description for Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery
Hardback. News and World Report, MSNBC Online, and other international venues, this groundbreaking work will be a landmark in the study of ancient warfare. Num Pages: 304 pages, 45, 21 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white line drawings, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBW; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Alexander the Great led one of the most successful armies in history and conquered nearly the entirety of the known world while wearing armor made of cloth. How is that possible? 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. Because the linothorax was made of cloth, no examples of it have survived. As a result, even though there are dozens of references ... Read more
Alexander the Great led one of the most successful armies in history and conquered nearly the entirety of the known world while wearing armor made of cloth. How is that possible? 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. Because the linothorax was made of cloth, no examples of it have survived. As a result, even though there are dozens of references ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421408194
SKU
V9781421408194
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About Gregory S. Aldrete
Gregory S. Aldrete is a professor of humanistic studies and history at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He is the author of Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome and Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome, both published by Johns Hopkins. Scott Bartell is an independent scholar who has published and presented on linen body armor and ... Read more
Reviews for Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothorax Mystery
Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor is essential for anyone interested in ancient warfare and/or experimental archaeology, from academic to layman, and is a defining and valuable contribution to our understanding of the ancient world.
Christopher Matthew Bryn Mawr Classical Review Anyone interested in archeological textiles, historical textiles, historical reenactment, military history, costume construction, or flax and linen should consider ... Read more
Christopher Matthew Bryn Mawr Classical Review Anyone interested in archeological textiles, historical textiles, historical reenactment, military history, costume construction, or flax and linen should consider ... Read more