A rare ancient Greek helmet is heading to the auction block, where experts expect it to sell for as much as £90,000 (roughly ...
Hoplite infantrymen were the military ideal of ancient Greece and were recruited from the wealthy middling ranks of society, particularly the farmers. They wore bronze armor breastplates ...
A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.
In fact, University of Cambridge archaeologist Anthony Snodgrass, in "Arms and Armor of the Greeks ... limitation may not have mattered in ancient Greek hoplite warfare, where warriors stood ...