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Greek armor and weapons from Mycenaean civilization survive today in archaeological remains from tombs, artistic depictions, and linguistic evidence.
Greek armor and weapons from Mycenaean civilization survive today in archaeological remains from tombs, artistic depictions, and linguistic evidence. By Elliott McDonald, The collector.
The military nature of Mycenaean Greece (c. 1600–1100 BC) in the Late Bronze Age is evident by the numerous weapons unearthed, warrior and combat representations in contemporary art, as well as by the preserved Greek Linear B records.
In his Iliad, an epic account of the most famous Mycenaean conquest—the destruction of Troy—claimed the Greeks wore full body armor. So, when some armor consistent with his descriptions...
Researchers outfitted Greek marines in replicas of a Mycenaean suit and simulated combat to see if the armor was usable in its day
Then in 1960, archaeologists working near the Greek site of Mycenae, the fabled capital of King Agamemnon, uncovered a remarkable set of copper-alloy armor, with a helmet fashioned from...
Today the armor is being displayed at Nauplion Archaeological museum. The armor should have been constructed around the middle of the 15th century BC (Late Helladic II period) and it is being consisted exclusively by bronze plates, in total 18 pieces of different sizes and shapes (full plate armor).
Mycenaean Armor. Undoubtedly the Late Helladic era (15th -11th century BC), well known as Mycenean period, is characterized as a vivid war-centric society.
Body Armor: Mycenaean warriors wore bronze armor, including breastplates, greaves, and helmets. The armor was often designed to provide significant protection while allowing mobility. Helmets: Helmets were made from materials such as bronze, leather, and boar tusks.
Sixty-four years ago, a team of archaeologists found a 3,500-year-old suit of armor in Dendra, Greece, several miles from the ancient site of Mycenae. Known as the Dendra Panoply, researchers...