Slitherine

Just came across this channel.. guy is talking about the Dacian Falx!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0v136wHjjQ

I am playing against Mr Smith at the Battle of Adamclisi because he enjoyed that video. He writes, "Nice models. Wasn't the Montefortino helmet replaced by the snazzy ridged helm for the Dacian Wars?"

SLancaster wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 6:30 am I am playing against Mr Smith at the Battle of Adamclisi because he enjoyed that video. He writes, "Nice models. Wasn't the Montefortino helmet replaced by the snazzy ridged helm for the Dacian Wars?"

I have just checked the Adamclisi scenario. To me it looks like all the Roman models wear Imperial Gallic helmets, which I believe is correct for the period, I can't see any Montefortino helmets at all.

Thank you for putting me right on the Gallic helmet Paul. I see now I had oversimplified the equipment progression, wrongly thinking the basic montefortino model evolved very little, until the Dacian wars brought about the invention of the Germanic type helmets with heavy cross strap reinforcing ( a proto-spangenhelm?). Kudos to the artists who crafted these virtual armies with so much detail.