A general with a white plume and town militia

[Robert Vermaat]

apex is used for the top of a helmet, in which the plume sticks, or pars pro toto (as here) for the helmet (see e.g. Verg. Aen. 10, 270).
canities = grey/white hair

What do you think what kind of helmet Stilicho wore? Intercisa or Spangenhelmet?

Or maybe a Budapest-type with a crista transversa?
Maybe Claudian (after all he's a poet) is referring to Stilicho's own flying manes? :wink:

edit: you have to copy the whole link - I dont know why it isnt hyperlinked automatically- maybe a mod could help?

It's the # that is the problem - nothing to be done I think..