Very Early Roman Armies

[Matthew Amt]

Is that why the Romans had a tradition of eyebrows on their helmets then? And why eyes still appeared on some Late helmets - because of the peculiar Etruscan 'looks-like-a-Corinthian' helmet styles?

No, Roman eyebrows developed from the eyebrows on Gallic helmets (mid-first century BC). Though there is a growing number of original Roman helmets showing up now that have more eye-like features, so perhaps those are the remnants of the Etrusco-Corinthian style. And of course it's hard to say how the Gauls first got eyebrows--maybe Greek influence, possibly even via Italy?

Matthew