The philosopher Plutarch says that Alexander the Great wore a "double linen breastplate" at the battle of Gaugamela (Plutarch, Life of Alexander 32.8-12). References to linen armour become much rarer in the Roman imperial period.
The philosopher Plutarch mentions that Alexander the Great wore a double linen breastplate at the Battle of Gaugamela (Plutarch, Life of Alexander 32.8-12).  Later on, references to linen armor became less common in Roman times.