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2016
Evidence for Greek arms and armour is found throughout literature and art, and from archaeological excavation and historical reenactment. Mycenaean and Homeric warriors fought with spears and swords, protecting themselves with figure-eight shields and sometimes body armour.
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Evidence for Greek arms and armour is found throughout literature and art, and from archaeological excavation and historical reenactment. Mycenaean and Homeric warriors fought with spears and swords, protecting themselves with figure-eight shields and sometimes body armour.
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Medieval Arms and Armour: a Sourcebook. Volume I
2022An authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them.
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Performing Violence: Arms, Armour and Military Apparel
2017This chapter considers military apparel in in the mid-twelfth century and explores the interrelationship between changes in arms and armour and the creation of knightly identities. Outwardly, the mid-twelfth century knight looked quite similar to the Norman warriors depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, although with some subtle differences.
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Roman arms and armour: a technical note
Journal of Archaeological Science, 1977The equipment and arms of the Roman army have been the subjects of numerous books, most recently those of Webster (1969) and Robinson (1975). The core of the army until the 4th century AD was the “heavy”, that is fully-armoured, legionary infantry. Initially modelled on the Greek hoplite, their body armour consisted of a “muscle” cuirass made of a ...
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Arms and Armour of the Warrior Saints
2010This study investigates whether military equipment shown in images of warrior saints reflects items used by the mid-Byzantine Army or repeats Classical forms. This in turn answers questions on the originality of Byzantine art and its reliability as a historical source.
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