{"id":47072,"date":"2019-03-26T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=47072"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T00:00:12","slug":"donning-hoplite-armour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/03\/26\/donning-hoplite-armour\/","title":{"rendered":"Donning hoplite armour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRt4wx-norQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Lindybeige<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 28 Sep 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How long does it take a hoplite to get ready for action?  Watch one incompetent one time himself as he dons his panoply.<\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More weapons and armour videos here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCA860ECD7F894424\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some game systems have rules on how long it takes to put on armour. Here I give you some practical hints as to how long it actually takes. Yes, the sword and shield are just mock-ups, but the time it takes to take them up is probably about the same as the real thing.<\/p>\n<p>Was this really shot in ancient Greece? 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Watch one incompetent one time himself as he dons his panoply. Support me on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Lindybeige More weapons and armour videos here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230; Some game systems have rules on how long it takes to put on armour. 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