A Brief History of Greek Ancient Helmets

There are a few different "main designs" of Greekbronze armor), any of these plume colors will do. The
Helmets that the Greek wore (or their close relatedmost popular out their for the Italic Corinthian is going to
factions) that are worth mentioning or that mostbe the tan and red plumes.Another popular Ancient
people are looking to add to their collection. TheseGreek Helmet is the Hoplite helmet. The Hoplite was a
include the Trojan helmet, Corinthian helmet, Spartancommon soldier for the Greek armor and they carried
helmet, and Hoplite helmet. Most of these can be foundthe recognizable white round shield and a long spear.
in online stores, but you may want to do someThey were excellent for repelling cavalry and charges
research as to which are historically accurate beforeby soldiers. However, being not very maneuverable,
buying.What do you think of when someone saysthey were vulnerable to attacks in the rear.
"Ancient Greek Helmet"?This type of helmet usually had a plume of fine horse
The first thing that pops into your head is a picture ofhair that had strength and durability. Often times it was
a Spartan soldier, complete with a red cape, round,made into a braided pony tail at the end of the
bronze shield, long spear, and a bronze or brassplume.The main thing to remember when looking at
helmet with the ever-so popular plume. Luckly, manyGreek helmets is that many of them look very similar.
online retail stores and speciallty armor stores haveThis is most likely a good thing when you are doing
this helmet for sale, as it is widely known to be ayour historical research or are looking for a helmet to
popular collector's item. Commonly names as the Italicpurchase. As many of Greek helmets sold in stores
Corinthian helmet or just plainly a Spartan helmet, thismay look very similar or the same, you can bet that
replica will be a great addition to your collection. First ofpurchasing on of these will be a safe purchase for
all, there are many types of variations of the helmet,your collection or reenactment group. All in all, finding
so you're likely to get a unique one from the otherthe classic Greek helmet is a matter of research and
collectors. The plumes come in red, white, black, andvisiting many web stores and history sites. Many of the
blue. This added to a combination of different metalshelms you'll find are about the same design, so you'll
makes your helmet a must have.get the general idea as to what the different types of
Most Greek helmets will look like the Italic CorinthianGreek helmets are. Of course, some of the best
design, which is characterized by a tall plume that mayways to research Greek history is reading articles and
be made into a pony tail at the end. It also has the longnews snippets on major websites and in
cheek guards with a slot in the middle for maximum airencyclopedias. After that you may try visiting web
flow. It also will be a tan plume, red, or black. Dependingstores to find the most historically accurate Greek
on the color of the rest of your outfit (black, brass, orHelmet.