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As cool as this is, the historicity is questionable. > But Peter Connolly's reconstruction was based on a mis-remembered, twice-translated summary of a Byzanti
by klyrs 4y ago
As cool as this is, the historicity is questionable.
> But Peter Connolly's reconstruction was based on a mis-remembered, twice-translated summary of a Byzantine chronicle which did not mention glue, not on an ancient text, artefact, or depiction
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linothorax https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linothorax
- toss1 4y agoInteresting - doesn't disprove it, but certainly makes it at best a very flimsy basis and a long conjecture. I wonder if there were any other things made with such composites of binder and fibers or fabric, or if this is really a long shot in the dark
- throwawaylinux 4y agoNot fabric or clothing, but composite bows have been around over 3000 years (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_bow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_bow), and make really long shots in the dark.