Quote Originally Posted by geala
1. Do you have a source that the depicted garment is a spolas and that it is quilted? Or is it an interpretation based on other pictures which show something similar worn just around the waist (so a defensive function is presumable)? It could also be just a heavy woolen chiton.
Um, I don't know, the few sources I've read say that it's just basically a thick, weaved tunic, used as body armour.