Phrygian helm

[SOCL]

Manning Imperial's reconstruction of a Phrygian helm.

I realize that this is a Greek helm and should likely be in that forum, but hear me out. I placed this here because Dr. Lazenby's [amazon]Hannibal's War[/amazon] shows what seems to be a Roman legionary of the Second Punic War wearing one of these helmets, if not one of a similar design. Though I know we usually assign the Montefortino to this era in time and that the illustration may be a mistake, Dr. Lazenby is a very meticulous person and, well... Is there any evidence that this helmet was used by Roman legionaries at any point in time?

[Tarbicus]

Do you mean the guy on the cover of that book?


He's Carthaginian infantry, IIRC. Liby-Phoenician, to be more exact.

Or do you mean another illustration inside the book?

[SOCL]

Do you mean the guy on the cover of that book?


He's Carthaginian infantry, IIRC. Liby-Phoenician, to be more exact.

Or do you mean another illustration inside the book?

:oops: Oh...oops. :oops:
My ignorance is showing... :oops:

Wow, okay, that basically rendered the topic moot.

Well, is the helmet the same as the one made by Manning Imperial?

[Tarbicus]

I think it's a Thracian helmet, perhaps of 'phrygian' style?