"On the helmet Types of the Late Roman Cavalry." Topic

"During the Late Imperial period, the cavalry gradually became the main Weapon of the Roman army supplanting the legions, the glory of Rome. This development was due to the influence of the Iranian peoples (Sarmatians and Persians) and especially to the Roman need to confront the enemies who had a strong cavalry which could defeat the legions (Sarmatians, Sassanids, Goths, Huns). The Roman cavalry helmets of the period belonged to the following four major groups.

This group of helmets came from evolution of the old Gallo-Roman type of the Middle Empire, the classic type of the legionnaires. It was adopted also by the cavalry during the Late Roman period. However, the use of this group gradually became limited until it disappeared in the Eastern Empire until around 500 A.D. (while the Western Empire had ceased to exist since 476).

The spangenhelm group, of Sarmatian origins, became popular in both Romans and barbarians because of its cheap cost of construction and the effective protection that offered. Its construction was simple, made of metal fragments which were bound tightly together. Especially towards the end of the Western Empire, it rather became the most popular group. This group was used even more frequently by the Gothic and Sarmatian peoples…"

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