Ancient Greek helmets from the classical period kept in the storeroom of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. Via @historys_mysteries3.14
instagram.comAncient Greek helmets from the classical period kept in the storeroom of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. Via @historys_mysteries3.14
None of the fragments have been found in their original context at Mycenae. In other words, we have no idea how they were originally used at the site. But the mere fact that they are at Mycenae, and nowhere else in the world, indicates that there is probably a special relationship between this site and Egypt during the time of Amenhotep III, especi
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what the Egyptians called a “fortified oval”—an elongated oval carved standing upright, with a series of small protrusions all along its perimeter. This was meant to depict a fortified city, complete with defensive towers (hence the protrusions). Each fortified oval was placed on, or rather replaced, the lower body of a bound prisoner, portrayed wi
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