Theban Army, Battle of Luectra

[spyros]

Ok as for the Thebans and the Boeotian,

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... hebans.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... sdeath.jpg

From the st Secunda's Gospel "The Ancient Greeks"

Boeotians in general and especially Thebans carried the ideal of the perfect manly physique to the extremes - Having Hercules as a patron God tends to do that to a person.

Also:
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... ntharo.gif

This is a black Boeotian Kantharos vase, note the snake of the Spartoi and their Pilos helmets.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e238/ ... dragon.jpg

Kadmos killing the Dragon, note the boots and his Pilos hat.

But again look at your own picture can you honestly tell me that boeotian helmet fig 8 represents some vast effort, amount of metal or skill; any reason at all to be significanty more expensive than pilos fig 11.

Actually yes. I'm not the best suited to answer that but Pilos is simply a large scull cap, while the boeotian helmet, again originating from a hat, needs far more time and different techniques to be formed, repouse maybe?
Tell you what, I'll send an email to Manning Imperial and see what the people there think.