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Greek Helmet Crests
Gaius Decius Aquilius
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10-01-2007, 02:07 AM
Quote:But are also crest attachments,right?Otherwise they wouldn't have to extend outwards and just rivets would do the job.
Giannis

Yup.

The Mykonos Pithos which dates to circa 650 depicts fore-and-aft crests which would fit the Cretan helmets. The Mykonos Pithos also depicts the "Omphalos" shield which is smaller than the "aspis" type shield, implying the phalanx was not yet in use, at least in the Cycladic region. Maybe.

Ralph
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Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-05-2007, 08:46 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by hoplite14gr - 09-06-2007, 09:59 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-06-2007, 01:01 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-06-2007, 11:48 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-07-2007, 01:48 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-07-2007, 05:36 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-07-2007, 05:37 PM
Helmet crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-08-2007, 12:46 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Magnus - 09-09-2007, 04:43 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-09-2007, 09:19 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by JP Vieira - 09-20-2007, 08:29 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by hoplite14gr - 09-22-2007, 11:45 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 09-22-2007, 12:14 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-22-2007, 12:55 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-22-2007, 08:40 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-23-2007, 10:23 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Virilis - 09-23-2007, 10:44 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-23-2007, 10:45 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 09-23-2007, 02:42 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by john m roberts - 09-23-2007, 05:15 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-23-2007, 05:19 PM
Helmet Crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-23-2007, 09:13 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-23-2007, 09:18 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-23-2007, 10:39 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-23-2007, 10:43 PM
Greek Hopla database - by Paullus Scipio - 09-24-2007, 12:15 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Dan Diffendale - 09-24-2007, 09:38 PM
Re: Greek Hopla database - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-24-2007, 10:11 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-24-2007, 10:54 PM
greek helmet crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-24-2007, 11:12 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-24-2007, 11:39 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-28-2007, 03:42 PM
Greek Helmets - by Paullus Scipio - 09-28-2007, 09:12 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 09-28-2007, 09:15 PM
Helmet crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-30-2007, 09:37 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-30-2007, 10:20 PM
Hoplite crests - by Paullus Scipio - 09-30-2007, 11:01 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 09-30-2007, 11:07 PM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 10-01-2007, 01:35 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Giannis K. Hoplite - 10-01-2007, 01:45 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Gaius Decius Aquilius - 10-01-2007, 02:07 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by hoplite14gr - 10-01-2007, 01:06 PM
Greek Helmet Database - by Paullus Scipio - 10-04-2007, 02:19 AM
Re: Helmet crests - by Comerus Gallus - 10-24-2007, 05:12 AM
Greek Hlemet Crests - by Paullus Scipio - 10-24-2007, 06:14 AM
Re: Greek Helmet Crests - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-24-2007, 09:23 AM
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