08-15-2011, 01:52 AM
Quote:Agrimensor post=293761 Wrote:I believe that in JC bello gallico there is a section which says that the attack came that fast the soldiers could not attach their crest to the helmet (correct me if i'm wrong)
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This incident occurs in de Bello Gallico 2.21. The idea that the soldiers did not have time to affix crests to their helmets possibly derives from the Penguin translation, which speaks of "crests or decorations". In fact, there is only one word in the Latin, insignia, which means "badges" or "decorations". In the context, it seems unlikely that it can refer to crests as Caesar also says that the soldiers did not have time to put on their helmets or take the covers from their shields.
Those were different helmets. With most Montefortino type helmets the crest which was a horses tail would have been very easy to install. The Imperial Gallic Helmets probably had different crests alltogether.
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