Investigating What Made Alexander The Great’s Armor the Best
At the National Archaeological Museum of Athens we discover more about how one hero took on the entire world in the 4th Century BC.
Grad student Scott Bartel and his professor Greg Aldrete decide to recreate the armor worn by Alexander and his troops. Simple, right? Take some bronze, pound it into shape…But Alexander didn’t use bronze, his armor was made of cloth. Could that work? The two researchers decide to find out by firing real arrows at the armor – while they are wearing it.
Check out some photos from our shoot!
Tune in to Museum Secrets: Inside the National Archaeological Museum of Athens to find out the secret of stopping an arrow! The episode airs on January 26 at 10 PM.
