The Roman Helmet’s evolution DOCUMENTARY

In this episode we take a close look at Roman helmets, from the early republic to the principate to the dominate; all the most broadly used helmets are discussed. This is done in a clear chronological order, starting with the famous old republican Montefortino type, and passing by the Coolus or Hagenau type helmet, the Weisenau type, the Niedermormter, Niederbieber and finally comb type helmet. Finally, the Attic helmet - popular mostly in Hollywood - is adressed as a stand-alone type. The most commonly used system of classification which refers to helmets of the first century AD by the name ’Imperial helmets’ is adressed extensively along the way as well. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Babbel sponsor 2:06 Channel intro 2:16 3rd century BC 4:03 1st century BC 5:34 Dealing with rust 7:08 1st century AD 9:37 Popular classification 11:59 2nd century 13:04 3rd century 14:15 4th century 15:09 Hollywood’s favorite helmet! Please consider supporting us on Patreon: If you are a true history buff, you should not miss Ancient Warfare magazine! Make sure to check out Museum Park Orientalis in Heilig Landstichting The Netherlands! Music: Rome Total War 1 Jeff van Dyck Rome Total War 2 Richard Beddow Graphic motion design: German Reber Contact us on Instagram: ImperiumRomanumYT
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