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Iberian greaves from Himera

Started by Duncan Head, February 05, 2018, 02:42:39 PM

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Duncan Head

Two short articles on a pair of bronze greaves of Iberian type found at Himera in Sicily, probably worn by a Spanish soldier in the Carthaginian army in the battle of 480 BC:

https://www.academia.edu/9726764/Unofferta_di_schinieri_di_un_mercenario_iberico_nella_battaglia_di_Himera_del_480_a.C._in_Sicilia_Antiqua_XI_2014_Studi_in_onore_di_Graziella_Fiorentini_Pisa_-_Roma_pp._533-540

https://www.academia.edu/20354177/Ancient_Himera_restoration_hypothesis_for_a_greaves_couple

The English of the second one is not great ("a greaves couple" for "a pair of greaves") but is comprehensible.

See http://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?topic=250.0 for discussion of Himera in our Battles thread.
Duncan Head