OLD AND NEW EVIDENCE ON THE EAST-ROMAN HELMETS FROM THE 9th TO THE 12th CENTURIES
Journal Title: Acta Militaria Mediaevalia - Year 2015, Vol 11, Issue
Abstract
The history of the helmet in the Roman medieval Empire of Byzantium, and the analysis of its typology on the battlefield, is the main purpose of this contribution. In detail, the author tries to shed more light on this kind of military object, analyzing the written, historical and iconographical sources of the period between the 9th and the 12th c., and comparing them to the scarce archaeological artefacts that have been published to date. The analysis will show as the types of the 4th-5th c. helmets were improved, developed and used besides new models, through the necessary adjustments derived from the continuous wars and confrontations of the Empire with its many enemies.
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Raffaele D’Amato
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