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Kit of a Byzantine cataphract (infosec.pub)
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[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Which span of years is this worn?

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

Teenage to middle-aged adult

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

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.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

mail shirt might have been the longest running armor type of all time.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Only when it came from the big and tall shops. The rest was just off the rack average.