268 ROMAN CAVALRY HELMETS

Investigates the origins, development, manufacture, decoration, and use of the Roman cavalry helmet. Reveals how changes to the Roman Army under the Principate at the end of the 1st century BC, not least the incorporation of auxiliary forces, brought changes, with cavalry and infantry helmet types soon diverging. Notably, the Principate saw the introduction of face-mask helmets specifically for use in the hippika gymnasia, a form of combined mounted training and display maneuvers. Shows simplified helmet manufacture led directly to a variety of post-Roman helmet types found, among others, with Saxon and Viking warriors. Contains 8 color artwork plates, black and white and color photographs and illustrations.