10-23-2007, 02:20 PM
In roman Republican art I sometimes see high ranking generals wearing what at first looks like an italo-corinthian helmet, but with no eye holes or nose piece decoration. In it's place is an outline of a very thin attic brow piece-like decoration. Sorry, but that's the only way I can explain the part. I have seen a reproduction of this exact helmet at Terry Nix's website and it is labeled as "Consul Helmet". I have also seen it in the Osprey book "Armies of the Carthaginian Wars" on the cover on the right hand figure. Does anybody know what this Helmet is called? Is it just a different form of Attic Helmet or Italo-Corinthian? How long was it in use and when, if it did, drop out of use in the Roman army?
Dennis Flynn
