It’s always fun to see these takes, which really aren’t wrong (I’ve myself pointed out how terrible Sparta was), based solely on the helmet.
Especially when you know the name of the helmet. @journalismerrrhttps://twitter.com/BretDevereaux/status/1349500689295224840 …
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The point about the helmet is addressed in the linked article; that it is a Corinthian helmet; that the Spartans are sometimes thought to have preferred the pilos helmet; and that the Corinthian helmet is strongly associated with Sparta in modern political iconography.
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That is not correct. The pilos type (and its eventually related konos type) are post-LBAC types. While Mycenean helmets are often conical, it doesn't seem to be a continuation of the same time.
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It's also probably not correct to speak of the Corinthian helmet being a 'standard.' Care has to be exercised here; the Corinthian helmet is far over-represented in Greek artwork compared to its archaeological preservation, suggesting it was less common than the art implies.
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In any event, the Corinthian helmet (like the Illyrian helmet) is oone of the older types; the CHalcidian, Konos, pilos and phrygian helmets the relatively newer types which emerged during the late archaic or classical periods.
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A good start to read about this is T. Everson, Warfare in ANcient Greece: Arms and Armour from the Heroes of Homer to Alexander the Great (2005) and the older but still quite reliable A. Snodgrass Arms and Armour of the Greeks (1967)
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For more technical notes relatively recently, see A. Schwartz, Reinstating the Hoplite (2009), but be aware that not all of Schwartz' positions are in general acceptance (because the hoplite/phalanx debate); still, he's good on equipment.
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This has been my favorite thread of the week.
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