where he would be put under In a time-honored Spartan tradition, other markers were often erected on the site of the battle. One of the most common was a tree trunk dressed in the helmet ...

What do the Akkadians, Greeks, Romans, and Americans all have in common? They all have combat helmets they wore in war. A warrior's best weapon is his head, and therefore needs protection.

In 1823 the people of Greece were fighting a War of Independence from Turkish ... Byron remains a hero of the Greek nation and this helmet, the design of which he based upon descriptions of ...