Hemithorakion
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Hemithorakion was an ancient Greek half-armour equipment. The inventor is believed to be the Thessalian king Jason of Pherae
. It was an equipment of the officers, not of common soldiers
Jason of Pherae
Jason of Pherae was the ruler of Thessaly during the period just before Philip II of Macedon came to power. He had succeeded his father Lycophron I of Pherae as tyrant of Pherae and was appointed tagus, or king, of Thessaly in the 370s BC and soon extended his control to much of the surrounding...
. It was an equipment of the officers, not of common soldiers