10-09-2012, 02:10 AM
My first post here. Hello! mile:
I have been studying Ancient Rome as an amateur for about 13 years now. Read all the classics; Caesar, Polybius, Tacitus, Plutarch, Livy. I also have read considerable modern material regarding Rome and in particular, the Army.
From what I have read, the Legions used the 'Montefortino' until the late republic period, to be replaced by the 'Gallic' types in the 1st century AD.
Was the 'Coolus' helmet used by the legions or the Auxilla?
Is there any recent source material, or books, magazines that differs from the conventional views?
thanks
I have been studying Ancient Rome as an amateur for about 13 years now. Read all the classics; Caesar, Polybius, Tacitus, Plutarch, Livy. I also have read considerable modern material regarding Rome and in particular, the Army.
From what I have read, the Legions used the 'Montefortino' until the late republic period, to be replaced by the 'Gallic' types in the 1st century AD.
Was the 'Coolus' helmet used by the legions or the Auxilla?
Is there any recent source material, or books, magazines that differs from the conventional views?
thanks