Where to go for Hellenistic stuff?

[Praefectusclassis]

I've got lots of good articles for the Hellenistic era in the coming issues of Ancient Warfare, but I'm rapidly running out of photographs to illustrate them with. Which museums give me the best chance of increasing my stock in one go? Louvre? Istanbul? Athens? Rome?

[MeinPanzer]

I've only been to Istanbul and Athens. Istanbul is pretty good; they have a lot of nice Hellenistic funerary stelae, including the best-preserved of the painted Sidon stelae. Athens doesn't have too much of relevance from the Hellenistic period, but they have for instance a few nice Hellenistic representations of cavalrymen.

[hoplite14gr]

Jasper you could also try Volos, Ioannina, Thessaaloniki anf Kerkyra (Korfu)

Best regards

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

And Madrid...

[Praefectusclassis]

Sadly, Madrid doesn't have that much in the way of military stuff. Some pottery, but terribly difficult to photograph and much of the other things were in the last issue of AW.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Did you not see the Corinthian/s? and other stuff.....? Which i can't recall for some reason..... :roll:

[Praefectusclassis]

Not in the Archaeological museum in Madrid when I was there. And anyway, I do not have a lack of Corinthians.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

It wasn't one of the prettier ones anyway :wink:

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

In the Thessaloniki museum there are some wonderful hellenistic finds,mostly gold pieces.Many of them! Hoever there are no hellenistic helmets and the armour is from the archaic and classical times. There are two hellenistic gorgets, 5 archaic and classical helms,two of them Illyrian,one corinthian and a nice chalcidian.Three pairs of greaves,all of them in very good condition and many swords,not in such a good condition,but without missing parts.Of course some spear heads and iron butt spikes,also not in very good shape.
Jasper,if you're interested for photos,pm me.
Khaire
Giannis

[Dan Diffendale]

There isn't much to be seen in Rome, for sure. The Louvre has a nice collection of bronzes -- I have a bunch of pictures if you're interested.

[Praefectusclassis]

I'm always interested in pictures. For AW they have to be hi-res, in focus, without reflections and, most importantly, yours. But if they're not, then they can still be handy to have as a tip for places to go.

[hoplite14gr]

Ioannina Museum has example of Hellenistic "phrygic helmets".
Kerekyra Museum has an iron armor and helemets of the "Pyrric" period.

Kind regards

[MeinPanzer]

Ioannina Museum has example of Hellenistic "phrygic helmets".
Kerekyra Museum has an iron armor and helemets of the "Pyrric" period.

Kind regards

Unfortunately in the case of the Kerkyra archaeological museum, photography of the display case showing the iron muscled cavalry cuirass, the two iron Thraco-Attic helmets, and the kopis is forbidden and it is right in front of the entrance desk. I went there this summer and tried to get some pictures but was unable to do so.

[hoplite14gr]

Well that leaves Ioaninna but I believe that if Jasper states he is a professional scholar he might be luckier even in Kerkira.

Kind regards