So one day there was this interactive display where museum staff was showing off things like Roman gladiator helmets and weapons. They were just on the table as the staff was giving a little speech. I didn’t think they were anything but replicas, why would you have the real shit out like that? My teenage brain decided to put on the gladiator helmet and the staff lady saw me and turned pale before rushing to grab gloves and take it off my head. It was apparently not a replica.
I don’t know if I’m haunted by the spirit of a Roman gladiator now, but it’s pretty cool I got to wear a 2k year old helmet for a second
I’ve always wondered how the fit is on those and how they were to actually wear in battle! I always imagined it to be a nuisance and get in the way of a melee battle. What did you think of the fit?
They’re big and hollow inside. They would wear head wraps and armour that would kind of help it fit. But visibility is ridiculous. The one I tried I couldn’t see shit to the sides and barely through the front. It was similar to this one
Yeah the reduced visibility has always been a big concern for me. If I had lived in that time period, I feel I would have opted to not wear one unless in a full on battlefield where arrows are raining down.
So one day there was this interactive display where museum staff was showing off things like Roman gladiator helmets and weapons. They were just on the table as the staff was giving a little speech. I didn’t think they were anything but replicas, why would you have the real shit out like that? My teenage brain decided to put on the gladiator helmet and the staff lady saw me and turned pale before rushing to grab gloves and take it off my head. It was apparently not a replica.
I don’t know if I’m haunted by the spirit of a Roman gladiator now, but it’s pretty cool I got to wear a 2k year old helmet for a second
I’ve always wondered how the fit is on those and how they were to actually wear in battle! I always imagined it to be a nuisance and get in the way of a melee battle. What did you think of the fit?
They’re big and hollow inside. They would wear head wraps and armour that would kind of help it fit. But visibility is ridiculous. The one I tried I couldn’t see shit to the sides and barely through the front. It was similar to this one
Yeah the reduced visibility has always been a big concern for me. If I had lived in that time period, I feel I would have opted to not wear one unless in a full on battlefield where arrows are raining down.