Review on the Late Roman Helmets

Western Helm
Dimensions
14 1/4'' Tall
Front to Back (Head Dome) 8 1/2''
Side to Side: (Head Dome) 8''
26'' Circumference
4 lb 14.7 oz
18 Gauge Steel
The Late Roman army took a radical departure with its helmets in the late 3rd Century - the Gallic-Italic helmet was abandoned for the Intercisa and Spangenhelm. These helmets were copied by the Romans after conflict with the Sassanid Persians and the Sarmatians. These helmets may have been adopted because they were easier to make - the dome being several riveted pieces as opposed to a single piece of well-formed metal. The late Roman army was a mixed conscript and mercenary force, a highly unpopular departure from the well compensated, often volunteer forces of the ‘’Marian’’ Legion. These large numbers of men would need to be equipped en-masse by the increasingly cash-strapped coffers of the later, over-extended Empire.
Regardless of the economics, the intercisa helmets were still good, functional helmets, particularly ones such as this cavalry example which have the nose and brow guard. Hinged plates still provide protection to the face and neck and the helmet as a whole is an easier sum of the parts to construct, as opposed to the more elaborate, final forms of the Gallic-Italic helmet. In this Late-Roman helmet you can see the model for the war helmets that would be used in the migration era after the Western Roman Empire, and you can also see the beginning of the forms of the early medieval helmet.
This Late Roman Cavalry Intercisa helmet is made from thick gauge high carbon steel with brass rivets. The interior is lined with brown leather and has integrated leather suspension.
Eastern Helm
Dimensions:
Front to Back: 8 1/4''
Side to Side: 7 1/2''
Interior Circumference: 25''
18 Gauge Steel
2 lb 8.9 oz
This Late Roman Intercisa Helm is crafted from 18 gauge steel; the entirety of the interior of the helm is lined with quality leather and it also has an integrated leather suspension liner that can be adjusted to size.
The cheekplates and neck guard are both fitted to the helmet with thick and solidly riveted leather tabs; they are also lined and edged with leather. A set of small steel rings are riveted to the cheekplates and these are used to tie a chinstrap into place - a leather cord for this purpose is included with the helm.

[mustafaamin]

Most people like the Galea, but personally my favourite Roman helmets is the late Roman designs. Specifically, my favourite is the Burgh Castle helmet, especially when depicted with a horse hair crest

[imperiuminvicta]

You got the Samnites, an Italian Tribe confused with the Sassanians, a Persian Empire.

[ConstantineJoseph]

Actually the Eastern Romans used the Ridged helmet with nasal guard design as well, in particularly within the cavalry units like the Scolae Palatina. Generally they were used across both empires.

These helmets were literally the mainstay of European helms for the next 800 years with different variations being developed based on the concept. From the late Romans to the Franks who adopted late Roman armory after annexation of Gallo Roman Gaul. The Anglo Saxons as well adopted late Roman or Romano British armor and many other technologies, resulting in the development of the Anglo Saxon Coppergate helm, again designed from the Late Roman ridge helm.

Much later on the Franks developed them for export to Scandinavia (Vikings) and the Vikings added a visor with eyelets to these helms. By the 11th century, the Normans, Franks and Anglo Saxons used a variation with the nasal guard famously depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. Again these helmets were used all the way even into the 3rd Crusade era and were used among knights.

The concept is very sturdy and very protective helm hence the impeccable success of the wearers, in particular the stunning success of the Normans who showed the world how well armored and resilient they were in combat. With the kite shield held up in a shield wall, the Normans have full coverage from head to toe especially with the large shield. Bashing into them with clubs or charges or shield bashes into the face will be met with the block from the nasal guard. This guard allows the wearer to have decent, very decent protection from breaking his nose in close in shield wall combat where smashing and shoving and tonnes of weight of men squeezing into each other can cause noses to be smashed in the process.

When the nose breaks, the wearer is stunned and will have his eyes watering and his surrounding flesh puffed up in inflammation causing vision problems and being very disoriented and uncomfortable. That nasal guard is such a fantastic piece of technology for that era and these helms were always treasured.

[justinmckay]

Odysseus wear a Boar's Tusk helmet when he was in the Trojan Horse to go and stack Troy

[thomasdaywalt]

The light helm was being used during Constantine the greater and was commonly used by the Eastern Roman infantry Interesting

[ReviveHF]

There are some Roman Elite Troops still using Niederbieber and late Italic Helmets up until 5th century.

[justinmckay]

In early times are the Romans before the Republic in the Empire their armor was inspired by Greek armor they use the Greek inspired armor in The Early Republic

[bloodyplebs]

sorry man, but the Heddernheim and Niederbieber helmets were not only used by auxilia, and were not replaced for almost a century.

[jumpropestairs]

Do you know where I can get a USC marching band helmet?

[lusolad]

Isnt that last helmet eastern influenced?

[tituspullo]

I like the enthusiasm but needs some polish. You have alot mixed up or just completely wrong. With your enthusiasm and a some work on some minor issues your videos will be really good