HBO\'s "Rome" to present more realistic look at the

[Narukami]

I TOTALLY Agree....

The producer JUST wants a helmet that looks ROMAN!

heheheh ...where does it end........

And that I think is exactly the point.

Making the historically correct helmet would probably have cost HBO just as much as the ones they did use, so I doubt money was the deciding factor, but "looking Roman" was.

If we walked the campus of any university and asked students which photo "looked Roman," Vorinus in his crested HBO helmet or a correct Montefortino helmet I would hazard to guess that most would pick the HBO helmet as they would the rectangular shield rather than an oval one.

For this we can thank Hollywood Rome (Spartacus, Ben Hur, The Sign Of The Cross, Quo Vadis, The Robe, etc.).

There is an iconic look to the Roman Army that is now worldwide, right or wrong, thanks to Hollywood.

And speaking of Hollywood Romans...

There is a new film out this winter, The Nativity, (the trailer for which I saw last week) which has the Romans working for Herod (killing children) and using stirrups.

In answer to your question Rubicon, no it will never end.

But then again, that insures that the conversations here will continue to be lively.

:wink:

Narukami