Greek Armor Info

Sunday, August 15th, 2010 | Product Reviews

Each Greek nation had a different variation of Greek armor to be outfitted with. Because medieval Greece was not unified their armors weren’t unified. Greece was broken up into many different states, most notably Sparta, Athens, and Corinth. Although their was no uniform set of armor in Greece, their were many similarities between the armors of each nation.

 

These nations rarely had large battles consisting of archers and cavalry. These forces usually consisted of civilian soldiers performing the job of an infantry man. Large pieces of battle armor were not a part of the light gear that these soldiers took with them into battle. You’ll read about all of the major features of Greek armor in this article. I’ll even tell you where you can buy some Greek armor replicas for your home.

 

Firstly, you should note that most of the Greek armors were made out of bronze. Bronze can last for centuries, which has made finding and collecting these types of armors much easier than other ancient armors.

 

The medieval Greek armors basically consisted of a breast plate and a helmet. Bronze was the metal used to make these pieces durable and battle worthy. They did not provide any protection to the warriors arms, legs, and feet. However, they did provide for quick unencumbered movement by the wearer.

 

Many times the breast plates were created in the shape of a muscular torso. Sharp abdominals and large pectoral muscles were beat into the breast plate. The use of muscles in the breast plate was a way to deceive the enemy into thinking that all of the soldier were in peak condition.

 

The breast plate rarely had any variations in it. Although most breast plates were plain in design, some did have intricate patterns and colors on them. You can see some examples of these armors at Historical Clothing Realm . The helmets did vary greatly between each nation. There were helmets with plumes and helmets without plumes. Plume sizes and colors could vary among each nation. They also varied in the lengths of the cheek protectors. There were helmets with wide and long cheek protectors and some with very short and thin ones.

 

Similarities in the Greek helmets did exist between all models. For example, there were no horned or spiked helmets, only round ones. One final similarity of these helmets was the fact that they all had open faces.


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