About this episode

The episode discusses the purpose of crests on helmets worn by ancient Greek and Roman soldiers.

Responding to a recent episode of the main Ancient Warfare podcast, Eric writes in to ask about the purpose of the crest on helmets worn by ancient Greek and Roman soldiers. Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

Topics covered

• helmets
• ancient Greece
• ancient Rome
• military history
• crests
• armor

Keywords

• helmets
• crests
• ancient soldiers
• Greek armor
• Roman armor
• military equipment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ancient Warfare Podcast, The History Network

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