Classical Kevlar: Reconstructing Ancient Greek Body Armor - Gregory S. Aldrete
Date/Time: | Friday, 18 Oct 2013 at 3:30 pm |
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Location: | Gallery, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
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Gregory Aldrete is the Frankenthal Professor of History and Humanistic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is coauthor of the recently published Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor: Unraveling the Linothroax Mystery.
Despite being documented in ancient literary texts and visual images, the linothorax remains something of a mystery - due to the perishable nature of its material, no examples have survived. Aldrete's group has not only reconstructed several of these armors used by the armies of Alexander the Great and others, it has also tested the linothorax's effectiveness as a type of battlefield protection.
Linothorax Project