Ancient Greek helmets from the classical period kept in the storeroom of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. Via @historys_mysteries3.14
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Ancient Greek helmets from the classical period kept in the storeroom of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. Via @historys_mysteries3.14
updated 4mo ago
The famous ship burial at Sutton Hoo, dated c. 625, contained a helmet, regalia, and weapon set that would not have been out of place in Sweden, and indeed seems at least in part to have been imported from Uppland. One of the picture plaques on the helmet was even pressed on a matrix made in the same workshop as one from a royal grave-mound at Upps
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Starting in the mid-500s BC, history’s foundational scenius sprung to life in Greece and lasted over two centuries. The ancient Greeks created the modern philosophy we still turn to in search of answers to life’s biggest questions. In addition to foundational technologies and concepts like geometry (every high schooler learns the Pythagorean Theore
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