| e Greek civilization counted as one of the oldest | | | | a Greek warrior’s attire. However, Greek |
| civilizations, it is no surprise that ancient Greek male | | | | helmets’ is not an easy accessory to be |
| costume has always been intriguing both for the | | | | described. Unlike the costumes, traditionally, there is no |
| researchers as well as those who are fascinated by | | | | specific helmet to signify the Greek culture. These |
| everything Greek’. Though the generally worn | | | | helmets were of different kinds, namely — |
| costume by most Greek men was a comfortable, | | | | trojan, Spartan and Corinthian. Out of these, one of the |
| tunic-like garment, it was mostly given a shape with a | | | | most admired helmets by collectors is the Trojan |
| kind of belt. This kind of an ancient Greek male | | | | war’ helmets. |
| costume was called a chiton. A similar type of this | | | | Though the helmets of these ancient Greek men were |
| dress was worn by women too, though with an | | | | of different designs, there was an underlying similarity |
| additional covering. | | | | too. The chief difference, however, which |
| To beat the cold, older men wore draped a blanket like | | | | differentiated one helmet from the others was - the |
| costume, either by itself or over their chitons. Travelers | | | | color of the helmet and the plume. Most of the Trojan |
| had an added variation to the regular costume worn | | | | helmets of Greeks were in colors like - silver, black, |
| by ancient Greek males — the Chalmys, which | | | | and bronze. Some of them also had a war paint |
| was essentially a small rectangular piece of cloth | | | | camouflage color. Orange, red, and black were the |
| placed over one of their shoulders. | | | | popular colors of the plumes. |
| In Ancient Greece, lead male characters in the Greek | | | | If you want to know the minutest detail of the most |
| theater also had to accentuate their overall costume | | | | historical Trojan helmets, that formed a part of the |
| to make a statement with their audience. They often | | | | ancient Greek male costume, especially during war, the |
| had to wear shoes with platform’ heels to | | | | black and bronze were the most liked ones. In fact, |
| give themselves extra height. In fact, these kinds of | | | | such a helmet combined with a black or red plume |
| shoes were a part of the costume of ancient Greek | | | | finished up the overall look of the costume. Spartan |
| men, who wanted to avoid the dirt of the streets. | | | | helmets were another type of helmets that most |
| Another reason Greek men preferred platform shoes | | | | Greek men liked to go in for. |
| to be an important part of their costume was that | | | | The basic design of these helmets, like everything else |
| young men in particular wanted to attract attention. | | | | about the ancient Greek male costume, was their |
| The knowledge about ancient Greek costumes for | | | | evident plainness’. A plain silver-colored |
| men would not be complete without a mention of their | | | | helmet, made of iron and steel, was the most loved of |
| war helmets’, the most recognizable part of | | | | all the designs. This particular one was sans the plume. |