11-22-2006, 04:22 PM
Manning Imperial's reconstruction of a Phrygian helm.
I realize that this is a Greek helm and should likely be in that forum, but hear me out. I placed this here because Dr. Lazenby's [amazon]Hannibal's War[/amazon] shows what seems to be a Roman legionary of the Second Punic War wearing one of these helmets, if not one of a similar design. Though I know we usually assign the Montefortino to this era in time and that the illustration may be a mistake, Dr. Lazenby is a very meticulous person and, well... Is there any evidence that this helmet was used by Roman legionaries at any point in time?
I realize that this is a Greek helm and should likely be in that forum, but hear me out. I placed this here because Dr. Lazenby's [amazon]Hannibal's War[/amazon] shows what seems to be a Roman legionary of the Second Punic War wearing one of these helmets, if not one of a similar design. Though I know we usually assign the Montefortino to this era in time and that the illustration may be a mistake, Dr. Lazenby is a very meticulous person and, well... Is there any evidence that this helmet was used by Roman legionaries at any point in time?
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