The Chalcidian Helmet: A Versatile Piece of Ancient Greek Armor
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Artifacts / Artifacts of war The Chalcidian helmet is one of the most distinctive and widely used helmets of ancient Greece, named after the region of Chalcis in Euboea. It was a development of the earlier Corinthian helmet, designed to provide greater comfort and improved battlefield visibility while maintaining solid protection. A Chaldician helmet made of bronze; second half of the 6th century BC. The helmet appears to have been a development of the Corinthian helmet, its improvements in design giving the wearer better hearing and vision, resulting in a lighter and less bulky helmet. It consisted of a hemispherical dome, and below that, generally inset from the top dome, a pair of cheek pieces and a neck guard, with a substantial loop on either side for the wearer's ears. In the front, between the two cheek pieces, was a small nasal bar to protect the wearer's nose. The helmet could be entirely one piece, or the cheek pieces could be attached separately by hinges, ...