10-30-2018, 09:05 PM
Here an example of Imperial Italic helmet (type G)
![[Image: yhst-87491460501412_2269_162646197.gif]](https://sep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-87491460501412_2269_162646197.gif)
And here an example of Ridge helmet:
![[Image: 220px-Casque_orn%C3%A9_4%C3%A8me_si%C3%A...Italie.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Casque_orn%C3%A9_4%C3%A8me_si%C3%A8cle_Mus%C3%A9e_Novi_Sad_Colis%C3%A9e_Rome_Italie.jpg/220px-Casque_orn%C3%A9_4%C3%A8me_si%C3%A8cle_Mus%C3%A9e_Novi_Sad_Colis%C3%A9e_Rome_Italie.jpg)
The Imperial Italic is the evolution of the Imperial Gallic helmet, heavely reinforced to increase the defensive capacity against the arrows and against the heavy impacts, especially from the top with a protection of the front and a cross to defend the whole cap, following the experience of the Dacian campaigns.
The Ridge helmet is derived from Parthian helmets and has a logistic advantage consisting in its simplified construction, essentially they are two symmetric parts united from the longitudinal ridge.
From what I know, the Ridge helmet is easier to make, so cheaper, but offers less protection compared to Imperial Italic.
Do we have any valuable source that denies this thesis?
And here an example of Ridge helmet:
The Imperial Italic is the evolution of the Imperial Gallic helmet, heavely reinforced to increase the defensive capacity against the arrows and against the heavy impacts, especially from the top with a protection of the front and a cross to defend the whole cap, following the experience of the Dacian campaigns.
The Ridge helmet is derived from Parthian helmets and has a logistic advantage consisting in its simplified construction, essentially they are two symmetric parts united from the longitudinal ridge.
From what I know, the Ridge helmet is easier to make, so cheaper, but offers less protection compared to Imperial Italic.
Do we have any valuable source that denies this thesis?
