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Pteruges (also spelled pteryges, from Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
, meaning feathers) refers to the decorative skirt of leather or fabric worn around the waists of Roman
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 and Greek
Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic Greece , Classical Greece , and Hellenistic civilization periods of ancient Greece and the classical antiquity....
 warriors and soldiers, as well as the similarly-fashioned epaulette
Epaulette

Epaulette is a French language word meaning "little shoulder" . Epaulettes are a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia or military rank by the armed force and other organizations....
-like strips worn on the shoulders or later, especially in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 during the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, the back of the helmets, in order to protect the neck leaving it reasonably free to move.








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Pteruges (also spelled pteryges, from Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
, meaning feathers) refers to the decorative skirt of leather or fabric worn around the waists of Roman
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 and Greek
Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic Greece , Classical Greece , and Hellenistic civilization periods of ancient Greece and the classical antiquity....
 warriors and soldiers, as well as the similarly-fashioned epaulette
Epaulette

Epaulette is a French language word meaning "little shoulder" . Epaulettes are a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia or military rank by the armed force and other organizations....
-like strips worn on the shoulders or later, especially in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 during the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
, the back of the helmets, in order to protect the neck leaving it reasonably free to move.

See also

  • Linothorax
    Linothorax

    The linothorax was a type of armor used by the Ancient Greece, as well as other civilizations, from the Mycenaean Period through the Hellenistic Period....


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