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Why did Greek warriors go to war wearing what today looks like a linen


Aurelia

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It's eerie what military technology can do these days.

 

But in ancient Greece, they thought they were cutting edge when they had developed the linothorax. What's a linothorax, you ask? Well, lino refers to linen and thorax means the chest...

 

 

To continue reading about linothorax and to watch a cool demonstration video click here!

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Yep, I think they refer to the linothorax as a predecessor to kevlar in the article... 

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