Aldrete returns from talk on Linothorax at international conference in London

History Prof. Gregory S. Aldrete of the Humanistic Studies faculty is just back from London and an international conference called “Greek and Roman Armor Day,” hosted by the University of London and sponsored by the Hellenic and Roman Societies. He spoke about the UW-Green Bay Linothorax Project and displayed a reconstructed suit of lightweight linen armor of the type that helped Alexander’s armies dominate the ancient world. The half dozen speakers were from England, Scotland, the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, and Israel. They addressed effectiveness, production, wearability, enemy tactics and weapons, and developments over time.

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