Ancient VS Medieval Armour: why does ancient Greek armour have so little padding?

Name: Ancient VS Medieval Armour: why does ancient Greek armour have so little padding?
Uploaded: 2025-07-15T13:45:17.503Z
Duration: 7 min 16 s
Channel: 🏛 Ancient Greece - Wisdom That Shaped the World.
Description: It is very easy to assume that armour of all periods is designed to work the same... which, broadly speaking, is correct. However, armour is also a product of its time and its style of warfare. Why is it problematic to compare medieval armour to ancient armour?

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🏛 Ancient Greece - Wisdom That Shaped the World.

Jul 15, 2025

It is very easy to assume that armour of all periods is designed to work the same... which, broadly speaking, is correct. However, armour is also a product of its time and its style of warfare. Why is it problematic to compare medieval armour to ancient armour?