supposed time of the Trojan wars, not a lot of metal was used for
protection, latex perhaps, -- pardon wrong sort of Trojan.
Anyhow, Troy, in the Iliad, occurred about 1200 BC. While there was some
bronze armour, Bronze is a very heavy and expensive metal. It was much more
suited to swords or axe heads. So at the most, the vast majority of people
involved in a battle may have a shield with some bronze facings, and
possibly a bronze helm. Other than that perhaps a tunic.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:47 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Troy
>
>
> > They used a lot more armor than I remember being told
> > they used.....actually, I thought I remember something about the
> > greeks fighting nude.
>
> In your dreams! :-p
>
> And greco-roman wrestling. Or is that a dream fantasy too?
>
> They used armor. I also recall a passage from the Illiad
> about bringing soldiers home on shields to their wives. They
> had big shields.
>
> -Kevin
>
>
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