Several variants of the celebrated Corinthian helmet, which you can view by clicking the image of the helmet

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While there isn't any info relative to its provenance, the image is of a beautifully preserved Corinthian that is perforated along the perimeter for a lining attached to the inside of the helmet for protection. To imagine, this artifact was created from a single sheet of bronze!

The artifact is on display at the Mougins Museum of Classical Art in France.

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A gorgeous bronze Mycenaean dagger, ca. 15th century BC. which was discovered near Pylos (Getty Images). Below: a close-up of the gold that adorns this amazing artifact, which is on display at the Archaeological Museum in Athens.

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The Dendra panoply...the bronze-plate armor worn by the Mycenaean-era warrior, ca. 15th century BC. The armor was much more cumbersome and we can see why the evolution to the hoplite armor, centuries later during the archaic and classical period was necessitated. The adaptation of the much more maneuverable and lighter cuirass/linothorax allowed the warrior much more flexibility on the battlefield.

This important artifact is on display at the Nafplion Archaeological Museum.

Photo: Schuppi

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An amazing extant bronze greave, ca. 4th century which was created for protecting the warrior's shin. A century earlier in 490 BC, the greaves MAY have been discarded by the ancient Greek hoplites at Marathon to 'run' the distance of 8 stadia (approx. 1500M).

The artifact is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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Crafted from a single sheet of bronze, the most celebrated of all the ancient Greek helmets, this extant Corinthian variant, ca. 6th century BC is on display at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Photograph: lreed76

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A beautifully preserved Chalcidian helmet with hinged cheek pieces and crest attachment (ca. 5th century BC). While the Corinthian helmet is more well-known, it is important to acknowledge the Chalcidian variant since it was an effective component of protection to the ancient Greek warrior. It was less restrictive than the Corinthian helmet in that it allowed for better hearing and vision.

This amazing artifact is in the collection of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art in France.

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A beautifully preserved Corinthian helmet, ca. 500 BC...the variant that has become synonymous with the heroes of ancient Greek history and mythology. This style helmet was worn during the classical period of ancient Greece and was worn by many of the Greek hoplites (heavily-armed infantrymen) during the landmark battles of Marathon (490 BC), Thermopylae (480 BC) and Plataea (479 BC).

Crafted from a single sheet of bronze it recently sold at New York's, Merrin Gallery.

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A beautifully preserved Corinthian helmet which illustrates the ONE hardship (of several) endured by the ancient #Greek warrior: restricted hearing. Since there are no openings, hearing was muffled, which led to successive helmets created to allow for better hearing.

The helmet is on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Photograph: F.Hillier

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A close-up of the antilabe (handgrip) and porpax (center band) of the shield on the statue in Sparta of King Leonidas. The shields used to be held in the center, thereby placing greater stress on the hand and wrist. However, with this 'Argive shield' by adding these two innovative components, it allowed the warrior to balance the weight of the shield evenly on his left arm.


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