Gladiator helmets

[Invictus_Thrax]

Hey i've been wondering this for already a long time.
I've seen the Maximus helmet on a few pictures of gladiator reenactment sites and on some sites where you can buy armor they say this helmet was actually worn in the arena.

So now my question, was this helmet worn in the arena because I cannot find information on reliefs books etc about this helmet.

Greets

[jvrjenivs]

No.

[john m roberts]

It's pure Hollywood fantasy. Read earlier posts for the real stuff on gladiator helmets. Better yet, get the Junkellman book "Das Spiel Mid Dem Tod." It has pictures of nearly all the extant gladiator helmets and abundant pictures of the various mosaics, statues, etc showing such things.

[Medusa Gladiatrix]

The new edition of the Junkelmann book is out with a slightly changed title:

Marcus Junkelmann
Gladiatoren
Das Spiel mit dem Tod
ISBN 978-3-8053-3797-7
39,90 € [D] | 67,00 SFR [CH]

I talked to the publisher re an English translation but they informed me that they are still negotiating so I cannot give you any details on an English version yet.