Spangenhelm type Leiden (4th-6th century). Our reconstructon.

Even though we usually imagine the Late Roman legionary wearing a ridge helmet - maybe an Intercisa type, maybe adorned with a metallic crest-, reality was far more complex. Among other types of helmets used alongside ridge helmets, there…

The decorated military equipment of the "legio linteata"

"They [the legio linteata] were provided with resplendent armour and plumed helmets to distinguish them from the others." [Ab Urbe Condita X, 38] Samnites, like other peoples from the ancient world, were often accustomed to embellish their…

Brief history of trousers between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age

We recently realized, on request by one of our customers, the reconstruction of a pair of Celtic trousers referred to the 3rd century BC. An apparently easy task...but that actually required a lot of research. In fact, which kind of trousers…

Some archeological example of Corinthian helmets with cut outs for ears

How much were Corinthian helmets with cut outs for ears really a thing? Nowadays they seem to be pretty overlooked by reenactors, but actually there's a good bunch of examples of this kind of helmet, both from archaeological finds and from…