Aurelia Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 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! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onasander Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Basically, Kevlar. You can buy it by the roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yep, I think they refer to the linothorax as a predecessor to kevlar in the article... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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