Posted on 06/02/2018 11:07:32 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A Corinthian helmet was discovered in a 5th century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula, southwest Russia, according to RIA Novosti news agency. Made of bronze, Corinthian helmets covered the entire head and neck, with slits for the eyes and mouth, protruding cheek covers (paragnathides in Greek) as well as a curved protrusion in the back to protect the nape of the neck. The helmet has a padded interior made of fabric or leather to protect the warrior's skull. These helmets were indispensable for the Greek hoplites, the famous foot soldiers of the phalanxes, as they were highly protective because they completely covered the head. Often their crest was surmounted by a crest (lophos) with a horsehair plume. The one found is corroded and highly fragmented, but its discovery is extremely significant for historical purposes. The Corinthian helmet is the only one of its kind discovered north of the Black Sea... When a warrior died, his helmet would be buried next to him... The Greeks founded large cities on the northern coast of the Black Sea. The major ones were Olbia, at the mouth of the Dnieper; Panticapaion, today's Kerch, in the extreme west of the Crimea, and Chersonese (Sevastopol); on the Russian bank, one found Phanagoria (Taman), also the name given to the peninsula on which the Corinthian helmet was discovered.
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This is such an interesting area culture wise, the people tend to look very Mediterranean Greek/Turkish and the food is a mixture of levant spices and Mediterranean staples.
Very Nice!
Thanks for posting!
I always thought the Corinthian helmets were the most snazzy looking ones in existence.
Wow! That really demonstrates what you can accomplish when you dig with a paintbrush.
Amazing how the placement of the fragments is almost undisturbed.
Thanks all!
Where’s the leather?
No. But Ricardo tells me it is lined with fine Corinthian leather.
Thanks for posting!
Corinthian leather is a term coined by the advertising agency Bozell to describe the upholstery used in certain Chrysler luxury vehicles. The term first appeared in advertising in 1974.
An example of fine Corinthian leather:
Lol
My pleasure.
My friend in California sent me these videos of Alexander’s conquest into Asia. The interesting part is that he could actually sail to points on the Asian mainland that are now actually ground. The route covered includes modern Uzbekistan, Turkministan and Afghanistan.
He visits a Lapas Lazuli mine still being worked after thousands of years. He visits many very very large ruins of cities that were militaty garrisons years ago. He visits somewhere far far off the beaten path where the kids are very very greek, the descendents of Alexander
Alexander’s soldiers likely had such helmets and there were many thiusands of them
It is a truly great series, blew my mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlWoMV4ffwg
See my post 33 below.
The You tube series actually visits a place on the Oxus river where the sand contains gold particles. The people build wooden placer mining troughs very similar to those used in California and the Yukon onto which they pour the sand slurry. The final stage is a sheep skin. The wool catches the fine gold and it is quite visible and easily removeable.
They have been at it for thousands of years.
“The helmet has a padded interior made of fabric or leather to protect the warrior’s skull.”
You stole my line: “Rich Corinthian leather.” Well done.
Thanks.
LOL !!!!!
Thanks!
Was it lined with fine Corinthian leather?
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