03-30-2004, 06:43 AM
Hi Alain,<br>
<br>
About those helmets, of all the Late Roman helmets found so far, all except one were at least covered with a thin silver layer.<br>
For now, we've been discussing this on RAT, and the best we came up with was that the silver did not belong to a certain rank, but it may have prevented corrosion. After all, the Late Roman helmet was supposed to be cheaper in production than the earlier models, so why add silver to add to that cost - just for looks?<br>
<br>
But then, it just might be, or we may have found only officer's helmets.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert<br>
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<br>
About those helmets, of all the Late Roman helmets found so far, all except one were at least covered with a thin silver layer.<br>
For now, we've been discussing this on RAT, and the best we came up with was that the silver did not belong to a certain rank, but it may have prevented corrosion. After all, the Late Roman helmet was supposed to be cheaper in production than the earlier models, so why add silver to add to that cost - just for looks?<br>
<br>
But then, it just might be, or we may have found only officer's helmets.<br>
<br>
Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert<br>
[url=http://www.fectio.org.uk/" target="top]FECTIO[/url] <p></p><i></i>
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THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
