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Ancient 3,500-year-old Mycenaean armor tested in epic combat simulation shows Homer’s Iliad wasn’t just a fantasy story after all
They found that the armor wasn’t just some fancy decorative piece for the Mycenaean aristocracy, as previously believed.
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Soldiers Put an Ancient Greek Suit of Armor to the Test, and It Passed
It was found near the site of Mycenae, an ancient city about 70 miles ... such impact came “at least partly as a result of their armor technology.” Dating to the 15th century B.C.E., the ...
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Matt Damon is Christopher Nolan's Odysseus – but what's wrong with his armour?
In 2024, a team of researchers from the University of Thessaly led by Andreas Flouris recreated sets of the 3,500-year-old Dendra armor (the oldest full set of Mycenaean armour ever found ...