Did Romans wear Corinthian style helmets too?

[Dany Boy]

Actually did Roman soldiers really wear Corinthian helmets or rather the noble legion commanders took some participation in war procedures wearing Hellenic Corinthian helmets which has been well known!
We’ve seen many classical Corinthian helmets from different god’s statue and Roman marble frescoes, so Romans knew well that, impression of the person wearing this helmet means noting but war menace.
At the same time some of the ancient artist present how well they are aware what this Apolo-Corinthian helmet is!
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I can recommend this book which I have it in my humble collection.
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Illustrations in this book are very interesting, especially the remarkable way of the artists who retouch the frescoes and make them looking like pictures!
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[Forty-One]

In the first image of the first post (the Pompeian fresco) whether the helmet is Corinthian or Etrusco-Corinthian the feathers give it a decided Italian flavour. I don't think the Greeks were much into feathers as helmet crests (or were they?).

[Lindsay_Powell]

It seems to me, from all the evidence presented on this board, that the answer to the question "Did Romans wear Corinthian style helmets too?" is 'Yes, they did'.

[Matthew Amt]

Up to around 500 BC, possibly. But all the artwork I'm seeing here is from rather later, isn't it? And it all seems to show Italo/Etrusco/Apulo-Corinthian helmets, not the Classical Greek form. Except possibly as an accessory to the statue of a god, which is not really good evidence for use by the army.

Matthew

[jkaler48]

You cannot go by statues as gospel for what was worn in real life. Otherwise one must believe our first President George Washington on occasion dressed like this:

[Dany Boy]

Alabaster funerary urn showing combat between an cavalryman and Gals.
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In the background to the right stands a Gallic trumpeter
And some other interesting link and photos I found and I told you may like them!
An Etruscan Cinerary Urn in the Kelsey Museum
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http://www.corbis.co.in/searchresults.p ... &max=&p=11
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7945858@N08/2366783045
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandiffend ... otostream/
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http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits ... death.html
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This figure of Roman Legionary Soldier is very intereting
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[Dany Boy]

Publius Aeliues Hadrienus, or Hadrian (76-138; emperor, 117-138) was born in Rome but possibly in Italica, near Seville.
In his youth, he was called "The Greekling," owing to his fondness for Hellenic culture.http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/..._wall.aspx
Alabaster from Castel Sant'Angelo!


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http://www.google.bg/search?q=Hadrian's+...CFUQqwQwCg

[Dany Boy]

[quote="Dany Boy" post=283291]Publius Aeliues Hadrienus, or Hadrian (76-138; emperor, 117-138) was born in Rome but possibly in Italica, near Seville.
In his youth, he was called "The Greekling," owing to his fondness for Hellenic culture.http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/..._wall.aspx
Alabaster from Castel Sant'Angelo!


http://www.google.bg/search?q=Hadrian's+...CFUQqwQwCg