PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoKit of a Byzantine cataphractlemmy.worldimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down12
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minus-squarelimer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoWhich span of years is this worn?
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 months agoTeenage to middle-aged adult
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoCould probably put it anywhere from the 6th-12th century AD, possibly even a wider range. I’m not an expert on Byzantine armor history, unfortunately.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agomail shirt might have been the longest running armor type of all time.
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoOnly when it came from the big and tall shops. The rest was just off the rack average.
Which span of years is this worn?
Teenage to middle-aged adult
Could probably put it anywhere from the 6th-12th century AD, possibly even a wider range. I’m not an expert on Byzantine armor history, unfortunately.
mail shirt might have been the longest running armor type of all time.
Only when it came from the big and tall shops. The rest was just off the rack average.