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Tell me /his/ why did the Greeks paint their armor green? I think

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Tell me /his/ why did the Greeks paint their armor green? I think it looks pretty dumb.
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Who the fuck cares what you think
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>>894269

Its called camouflage you brat.
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>>894277
>needing camouflage before the invention of machine guns
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>>894282

Thats what Persian thought
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in case this isn't bait, it's fucking bronze. it gets greenish with age.
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Phygrian helmets are awesome. I really like the concept of turning your cheek pieces into a fucking beard.

Greeks were weird.
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>>894269
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina
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>>894269
Man, that looks like a freakin ogre head. Imagine doing battle against some Greeks wearing these helmets and they're all looking kinda dumb with their fingers and their thumbs in the shape of an L on their foreheads.

Well.
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>>896118
Hehe nice meme
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>>896115
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>>896118
SOMEBODY
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Post pics of polished bronze please. That stuff is beautiful.
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>>896136
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jWHffIx5E
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>>894269
Isn't it just verdigras? ie. rusted copper and bronze?

Verdigris even means the the color of greece.
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>>894269
>REEEEEEEEE
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>>896185
Somebody once told me the persians are gonna roll me
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>>894269
I also wonder why they painted the Statue of Liberty green as well, looks pretty dumb desu.
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>>898121
fucking americans man
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