Greave - Wikipedia
Greek greaves of “Denda”, c. 500 BCE, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 4330) A greave (from the Old French greve "shin, shin armor") or jambeau is a piece of armor that protects the leg.
Greek Hoplite Armor & Weapons - Hellenic Art
The Greek Hoplites carried a shield (aspis), linen armor (linothorax) or muscle cuirass, a Corinthian or Phrygic type helmet, a thrusting spear (dory) and a short sword (xiphos) or a slashing sword (kopis).
Hoplite armour – Greaves - The Hoplite Association
Greaves were one of the more fundamental pieces of hoplite armor, protecting the foot and lower leg that weren’t covered by the shield. They were made from a single piece of bronze, going from the top of the knee to the top of the ankle.
Ancient Greek military personal equipment - Wikipedia
Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx , a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal armor and medium-ranged weapons such as spears. [ 1 ]
Armors Archive - Hellenic Armors
2024年8月6日 · Bronze Greaves (“κνημίδες” – ” – knemides in Greek – stems from the word “κνήμη” or shin) were an essential component of hoplite panoplies during the Archaic and Classical period providing a measure of protection from the knee caps down to …
Greaves — The Greek Phalanx: Recreating the Hoplite
Despite their elegantly simple form – single plates of bronze wrapped around the lower leg from just above the ankle to just above the knee – greaves are in many respects the most challenging part of the panoply to get right.
Helmet of the Corinthian Type and Pair of Greaves | Greek | The ...
This helmet and the pair of greaves (shin guard), or cnemids, complementing it belong to the key elements of a panoply, the set of offensive and defensive arms that a Greek warrior would have used in combat. The complete panoply would have typically also included a …
Evolution of Arms and Armors - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Name: Greek style greaves. Origin: ancient Greece. Materials: bronze, leather, wool, or linen. Greek greaves were made of flexible metal and can be padded with wool or linen on the inner surface, perhaps to provide comfort. They were "sprung on" the leg, and then fastened behind by straps or buckles.
Ocrea - Legio X Fretensis
Ocrea (or greaves) — is a type of ancient armor that protects the front of the leg. The length of the greave and the areas of protection could vary. The greaves were tied to the leg with laces or straps with buckles, often a leather or fabric lining was glued into them, or the leg was wrapped in fabric before putting on the greave.
Ancient Greek Greaves - Hellenic Armors
The depicted greaves are high anatomical, bearing decoration lines and ridges. They have been raised from two bronze sheets exclusively through traditional techniques (hammering).