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- Cnemides or Knemides (Ancient Gr****: Κνημῖδες), also Cnemis or Knemis (Κνῆμις), is the name of a fortress, and probably of a town, in ancient Phocis. Strabo...
- A greave (from the Old French greve "shin, shin armor") or jambeau is a piece of armor that protects the leg. The primary purpose of greaves is to protect...
- Twelve Gods of Greece and Rome (Brill, 1987), p. 184; Elfriede R. Knauer, "Knemides in the East. Some Observations on the Impact of Gr**** Body Armor on 'Barbarian'...
- note 27. Kenneth Clark, The Nude, Ch. 2, "Apollo." Elfriede R. Knauer, "Knemides in the East? Some Observations on the Impact of Gr**** Body Armor on 'Barbarian'...
- bronzed-armored (χαλκο-χίτωνες, chalko-chítōnes) strong-greaved (ἐυ-κνήμιδες, eü-knḗmides) glancing-e**** (ἑλίκ-ωπες, helík-ōpes) with hollow ships Trojans tamers...
- Cape Cnemides or Knemides (Ancient Gr****: Κνημῖδες; Gr****: Κνημίς, romanized: Knemis or Knimis or Κνημίδος) in ancient times was a spur of Mount Cnemis...
- konos, three obols for the sarissa, the same for the makhaira, for the knemides two obols, for the aspis a drachma. In the case of hegemons (officers)...
- tombs. In tomb II, 1 were found a large number of bronze buckles, bronze knemides, a double-edged iron sword with a bronze beautifully decorated hilt, numerous...