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Greek Marines don 3,500-year-old armor to prove it's combat-capable

An ancient mystery may have been solved after researchers, with the help of 13 Hellenic Marines, proved that a unique 3,500-year-old suit of Greek armor wasn't necessarily just for show, but could ...
BND

Was ancient Greek armor battle-ready or ceremonial? Hands-on experiment offers clues

Scientists and modern soldiers tested a replica of the 3,500-year-old Dendra armor in a hands-on experiment and found it was functional, a study said. Photo from Andreas Flouris and Marija Marković, ...
Greek Reporter

Phalanx vs. Legion: How Greek and Roman Armies Used Different Warfare Tactics

Ancient Greek and Roman armies were large and fearsome for their time, but their warfare tactics and leadership during battle ...
GIGAZINE

Active duty Marines recreate the legendary Trojan War wearing 3,500-year-old 'ancient Greek armor,' proving it is a weapon for real combat

Mycenaean armor from the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, and performing an 11-hour battle depicted in Homer's epic poem, ' The Iliad.' The results showed that the armor was designed to withstand real ...
The New York Times

Have Wine for Breakfast, Put On a 51-Pound Suit and Get to the Battlefield

Greek soldiers recreated ancient life conditions in a study to determine if the Dendra panoply, armor used by the Mycenaeans some 3,500 years ago, could stand up to combat. Study authors found it did.
GIGAZINE

What are the difficulties of researchers trying to perfectly reproduce the ancient Greek armor 'Linothorax'?

Linothorax, a type of armor that is said to have been used in ancient Greece, has been confirmed to exist since the 8th century BC, but few existing specimens remain. The wife of the professor in ...