Comment on Roman education program working as intended
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 3 weeks agoIt’s supposed to be a helmet with wings, not a Roman one.
Comment on Roman education program working as intended
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 3 weeks agoIt’s supposed to be a helmet with wings, not a Roman one.
Uruanna@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Helmets with wings never existed beside some statues here and there, it’s a myth that celts had that. 19th c. archaeologists found helmets with the cheek protections flattened and turned up, and thought they were wings. They had the same Roman styled helmets. Except Arminius here who clearly couldn’t follow instructions.
PugJesus@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Helmets with wings and other crests are known to have been worn by Celtic peoples.
Uruanna@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Decoratively and ceremonially, not in combat.
PugJesus@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
“Decoratively and ceremonially” is a far cry from “never existed beside some statues here and there, it’s a myth that celts had that.” and contemporary Roman depictions sometimes show Celtic and Germanic peoples wearing helmets with various crests in combat situations, as do contemporary literary descriptions.
The most common form of helmet would not have had ornate crests, but that’s it. Not all historical combat gear is streamlined for maximum aerodynamics. Spectacle and prestige are major components of pre-modern warfare.
sus@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
You’re clearly just jealous cuz you can’t handle their drip.
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Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Yes, never said they were real, just said what the artist intended to portray.