CLA 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Mardonius, Laurium, George Soros
16 Mar 2017
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Rho is for the riace bronzes (p. 178) Chigi vase (p. 114-115: owned by a guy names chigi, only visual evidence of army marching to a song. Fought during the off season (summer time: during march and october, battles were in the daylight. Why did they fight: for land. Consist of male citizens (full time job) Not land owners: no reason to fight. Helmet: made of bronze, detachable crest/mohawk made of horse hair. Cuiras: made of bronze, hot and heavy to wear, can be pierced with spear, expensive, detachable leather skirt. Linothorax: made by gluing 7 to 8 layers on linin, effective against spears, bronze scale armor, light weight and cheap. Greaves: shin guards, made of bronze, laced at the back, decoration to scare opponent. Aspis: shield, 3 parts, wooden core with a light bronze cover, inside with felt or soft leather, about a meter in diameter, always held on the left side, bronze outside had devices.
