A Mouse-Infested Roman Helmet

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It's a brilliant piece. Also covered here:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/ancient-bronze-helmets-armor.82590/

and here:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/christie’s-1-20-24.82712/

 

Springfield comes up w/ some interesting Militaria.The other famous one is of course the Niedermörmter helmet-preservation nuts !

 

I dunno as I'd go so far as to call those two wee tim'rous beasties an infestation, Bosko...

 

Just two? Put a cardboard over the helmet opening. Open door. Remove cardboard and flip helmet upside down. Problem solved. Or, dump into a box with a barn cat who sees her mission in life as nailing mice. Problem never coming back.

 

Yep-the journalist of this article definitely slung the hyperbole when they called this 'mouse infested'.The Black Death,now there was a rodent infestation (well actually fleas-but we journalists tend to exaggerate).

 

-and now here's Mary Beard showing Us an actual Pompeian Gladiator's Helmet,enjoy !

 

for one semester I took Sociology of Sport........ it was very interesting !

 

That does sound very interesting-from Football to Soccer to Gladiatorial Games !

 

the other way around..... those games were ancient sports.

 

Exactly.

 

O what a panic's in thy breastie---

 

'O, what a panic’s in thy breastie!,Thou need na start awa sae hasty,
Wi’ bickerin brattle!I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee Wi’ murd’ring pattle!'
I think I'll have a harder time translating Burns than Shakespeare !
PS-Nah,he becomes much clearer when read out loud.

 

One time in a poetry class we had to memorize a poem and recite it. I did this one, 'cause methought it funny.

The professor was not impressed. She just glowered at me the whole time, then said, "Next!"

Whatever.

 

Y'can't please everybody, so y'got t'please yourself!
Ricky Nelson, Garden Party

 

Humorless professors bad.

 

I'd rather drive a truck. (Ricky Nelson for the win!)