A spolas is a thin armour worn by the hypaspists in Ancient Greek battle, often made from linen or leather. It can also be a thickly woven tunic and is also similar to a linothorax. The goal of the spolas was to lighten the hoplite`s standard load, down from the standard metal thorax/cuirass. ...
type of soft body armour; either a leather or linen corselet or a thickly woven tunic.