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Yes, quite correct Ruben....I was really only concerned to show that the 'Thracian helmet', while it evolved over time, lasted from the second quarter of the 5 C BC into the 2 C BC, and was likely in use to the end of Macedon's independence ( the later 'Antigonid' Thracian helmet appears on coins of Perseus ), in answer to Giannis' question about its popularity with illustrators of the Phalanx.......
BTW, I emailed you on another topic a couple of days ago - did you receive it OK??
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"Antigonid" evolved Thracian helmet? sweet name ...
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Quote:"Antigonid" evolved Thracian helmet? sweet name ...
I don't think I've ever seen it called "Antigonid" by anyone other than Paul...
How's your research coming? Any progress on the thesis?
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It's going very well. It's a good thing to be able to handle all these helmets in person and examine them in detail.
Ruben, I can't thank you enough for making me aware of the Volos-helmet. This piece solves many riddles.
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Quote:The Oracle:31qks09h Wrote:"Antigonid" evolved Thracian helmet? sweet name ...
I don't think I've ever seen it called "Antigonid" by anyone other than Paul...
:lol: ...I was being descriptive, rather than allocating a name.....I suppose a more accurate description would be "the type of evolved Thracian helmet that appears to have seen common use during the reigns of the Antigonid Kings in Macedonia". These helmets have also been referred to as "low-crested late Macedonian style" or similar by Duncan Head and others ( see e.g. AotMaPW, 1982)
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This is really interesting, I was used to see these helmets in hellenistic context, I thought it was an stylised evolution of the thracian helmet with the long cheekguards, but seeing immortal's picture, it seems that these cheekguard are closer to my helmet's cheekguards style than to the bearded ones.
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