A full color reconstruction of Menelaus wearing a typical Achaean bronze armour composed of a cuirass, shoulder protections, belts (in this case attached to the lower edge of the cuirass with golden hooks) and a lower abdomen protection "mitra". These elements are mainly based on the findings from Thebes and Mycenae, as well as Late Helladic pottery representations and Linear B descriptions (see pages dedicated to the armour and the corselets).
In this reconstruction Menelaus is also equipped with bronze greaves which are based on the specimen from Enkomi. These are reinforced with silver ankle protections which are based on the questionable elements found in Mycenae (see the page dedicated to the greaves).
His helmet has been reconstructed taking into acount a hypothetical bronze interpretation of the helmets depicted in the "warrior vase" from Mycenae as well as his round shield.

In this painting the armour is shown worn by Achilles during his duel against Hector. Based of the few above mentioned indications the armour has been logically assumed as a typical Achaeans defence composed of a cuirass, shoulder guards and belts reasonably based on the specimens found in Dendra and Thebes.
According to the Iliad's description, the panoply is represented in a shining bronze. Also in this case the panoply has been assumed as decorated with embossed stars (which seems to be an haraldic emblem of Achilles), mentioned by Homer about the first panoply. This second armour has been decorated in red color plus some of the metals used by Hephaestus, like gold and silver. The crested helmet and the fully decorated shield are described in the pages dedicated to the Iliad helmets and the Iliad shields.

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