10-09-2019, 06:22 PM
Yes, I know, but there are people that do this on youtube and a similar test would be great 
For the logic, romans abandoned progressively the ballista, for what read for a progressive decay of the organization. The same could have been happened for the helmet.
If you have a budget that is roughly constant, and you increase significantly the number of the men you have to equip, it makes sense that a decay in quality is possible and consistent with the scenario.
For the thickness, any source? Instead, it could be true the opposite. The greater thickness could be required because the ridge helmet is easier to break (rivets), so it needs to be more thicker to provide a sufficient strength.
Here we have an example of Ridge helmet (http://www.romancoins.info/MilitaryEquip...html#Ridge):
![[Image: D4617487x.jpg]](http://www.romancoins.info/D4617487x.jpg)
Are we able to get some information about the thickness and the weight, comparing with the one of an Italic one?
For the logic, romans abandoned progressively the ballista, for what read for a progressive decay of the organization. The same could have been happened for the helmet.
If you have a budget that is roughly constant, and you increase significantly the number of the men you have to equip, it makes sense that a decay in quality is possible and consistent with the scenario.
For the thickness, any source? Instead, it could be true the opposite. The greater thickness could be required because the ridge helmet is easier to break (rivets), so it needs to be more thicker to provide a sufficient strength.
Here we have an example of Ridge helmet (http://www.romancoins.info/MilitaryEquip...html#Ridge):
Are we able to get some information about the thickness and the weight, comparing with the one of an Italic one?
