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Laminated Linen Protected Alexander the Great

Laminated Linen Protected Alexander the Great

Alexander’s men wore linothorax, a highly effective type of body armor created by laminating together layers of linen, research finds. This mosaic of Alexander the Great shows the king wearing linothorax — an armor made from laminated linen. Martin Beckmann By Rossella Lorenzi A Kevlar-like armor might have helped Alexander the Great (356–323 B.C.) conquer nearly the entirety of the […]

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