07-16-2008, 10:37 AM
Quote:(And thanks for that useful link -- I haven't come across that one before.)
Me neither - it was a Google happy accident. All of the other links I went to didn't have a clue about half of the words.
Weren't he Pompeiian helmet coverings to do with camouflage, or at least just trying to hide the glare from the helmets? It was discussed a while back:
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=16739
http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?t=4330
TARBICvS/Jim Bowers
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