Typology of helmets... CAV sports / higher officers...

[Anonymous]

Dear all...<br>
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I would like to start up a new discussion on the typology of helmets, and especially the distinction between the<br>
"Cavalry sports" helmet opposed by the idea that a lot of those so-called cavalry helmets could well, in fact be Higher officer's helmets.......<br>
Legatvs legionis ...ETCETERA...<br>
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if you adhere to the fact that the AvXILIA and ALAE often consisted of allies of Rome, Germanic tribesmen or whoever... wouldnt they have worn a helmet which was less hellenistic..?? maybe even more towards their own tribal art and culture??<br>
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of course i am not at all saying that the Typology used since our GURU mr Robinson came up with it is totally wrong....<br>
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i just would like to open a debate on this.....<br>
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Best wishes and<br>
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AVE ATQvE VALE...<br>
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[Anonymous]

well..........<br>
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silence.......<br>
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<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=marcvsvibivsmavrinvs>MARCvS VIBIvS MAvRINvS</A> at: 7/3/04 11:20 pm<br></i>

[Uwe Bahr]

Dear Vibius,<br>
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I know Your sorrow, my first topic at all in this forum from December 2003 still remains unanswered ...<br>
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I agree with Your opinion that some of the so called Auxiliary Cavalry or Cavalry Sports helmets might have been Officer's helmets. I think we discussed about this in an own topic about the Theilenhofen helmet; "Dan the ban" showed us a picture of his Theilenhofen reconstruction with a very impressive horse hair crest. He wanted to show us more pictures, but then "Magna Mater" sent a lightning for a misbehaviour in another topic and he disappeared from the forum for at least half a year.<br>
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The Theilenhofen helmet could well have belonged to an officer, the problem is that inscriptions on the helmet refer to an ordinary trooper.<br>
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Which special other helmet do You think of?<br>
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Uwe <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=uwebahr>Uwe Bahr</A> at: 7/4/04 5:37 pm<br></i>