The Roman military is an iconic, ancient institution; everybody is familiar with the image of fearsome Roman centurions marching in their famous columns. In this book, Roman military experts Hilary and John Travis turn their attention to the helmets used by the historic Roman stalwarts, drawing on their expertise, their wealth of illustrated material and the world of reenactments.

There are currently two different methods in use in the identification of Roman helmet types: the British system, based on developmental progression and features indicating the geographical area of manufacture; and the much simplified Continental system, based on named find locations. In this study of helmets used by the Romans, Roman Helmets draws together the streams of published information of sculptural imagery and archaeological ‘hard’ evidence, while also comparing these dual typologies, discussing their strengths and weaknesses.

• Authors very active in re-enactment community

  and previously successful with Roman Body

  Armour (Amberley, 2011): ‘The read of the year’ MINERVA; ‘Revolutionary study of Roman armour’ CLASSIC ARMS AND MILITARIA

• Enriched with over 100 illustrations

• Involves reconstructing the helmets and

  putting them through environmental stress and combat conditions, a strong

  unique factor