02-18-2009, 09:39 PM
Doc,
About Roman crest colors :
This is a reach but there is this fresco from Nero's 'Golden House' which shows an
unusual looking soldier wearing a bronze helmet with a greenish-looking crest.
It probably doesn't reflect contemporary armor and fashion but it may indicate
green was known to be used in Hellenistic times. :mrgreen:
OTOH, weren't blades of grass also used for making a crest ?
I remember reading about such an archaeological find (in Britain ?)
Yes, see this thread on Crest Colors.
~Theo
About Roman crest colors :
This is a reach but there is this fresco from Nero's 'Golden House' which shows an
unusual looking soldier wearing a bronze helmet with a greenish-looking crest.
It probably doesn't reflect contemporary armor and fashion but it may indicate
green was known to be used in Hellenistic times. :mrgreen:
OTOH, weren't blades of grass also used for making a crest ?
I remember reading about such an archaeological find (in Britain ?)
Yes, see this thread on Crest Colors.
~Theo
Jaime
