IS THIS EB II OR NOT??

[Foot]

Fedeita was a modeller/skinner for EBII, but no longer has time to work on the team. These are not EBII units, though Fedieta's work has been used as a base for our Early Roman units.

[desert]

I think it was the picture of the sword going THROUGH that guy that gave it away.

[Megas Methuselah]

...I think that the triarii helmet isn't and can't be pulled down over their face. It is the way the helmet is designed.

Can anyone confirm this? I'm not challenging EB's historical accuracy (which is nigh-perfect, if not perfect), but am merely curious. If the triarii helmet can be pulled down over the face, why would the troops wear it like that, I wonder?

[Atilius]

Can anyone confirm this? I'm not challenging EB's historical accuracy (which is nigh-perfect, if not perfect), but am merely curious. If the triarii helmet can be pulled down over the face, why would the troops wear it like that, I wonder?

That style of helmet is called Italo-Corinthian or Apulo-Corinthian. It imitates the look of a Corinthian helmet when it was pushed back on the head as one often sees on greek vase paintings. The Italo- or Apulo-Corinthian helmet was definitely never intended to pulled down to cover the face: the eye holes are much too small and I doubt it would sit properly on the head even if you tried to do so.

[Gleemonex]

Can anyone confirm this? I'm not challenging EB's historical accuracy (which is nigh-perfect, if not perfect), but am merely curious. If the triarii helmet can be pulled down over the face, why would the troops wear it like that, I wonder?

It's a type of helmet called a "Pseudo-Corinthian" (the Corinthian being that helmet pulled over the face).

The Corinthian helmet and the lorica musculata (muscle cuirass) were popular adornments for statues of public figures in the Greco-Roman world, and thus became symbols of valour and fame. In such statues, the person in question would have pulled his Corinthian helmet up to show his face (as it could have been worn while on the march or other non-combat military duties). This image became so common that helmets were eventually designed to be worn expressly like this. Hence, the Pseudo-Corinthian.

Corinthian
Corinthian on a statue (or a Pseudo-Corinthian -- it's hard to tell the difference, which was sort-of the point)
Pseudo-Corinthian

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-Glee

[antisocialmunky]

Well, if there are anything to judgeby, EBII will be beautiful.

[Atilius]

Well, if there are anything to judgeby, EBII will be beautiful.

It is not, but EBII will be beautiful anyway.

[Atilius]

These are not EBII units, though Fedieta's work has been used as a base for our Early Roman units.

To clarify, Foot: we were going to use his models as a basis for our Camillans, but in the end we could not.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Fedeita was a modeller/skinner for EBII, but no longer has time to work on the team. These are not EBII units, though Fedieta's work has been used as a base for our Early Roman units.

FOOT! YOU'RE BACK!

[Aemilius Paulus]

FOOT! YOU'RE BACK!

That's what I said the last time, but notice how he uses colored letters... As if he is indicating this is just a rare exception. Sadly, I seriously doubt he'll stay. Although I do miss Foot, it is probably better that he does not spend the whole day on the forums, answering our noobish questions, but instead working on something meaningful (for other people, if not for me) such as EB II.

[Megas Methuselah]

Thx for the info on the Italo-Corinthion helmet, Atilius and Gleemonex! Should you find your life threatened, holler for me. I'll assemble the fyrd and come to your aid.

That's what I said the last time, but notice how he uses colored letters... As if he is indicating this is just a rare exception. Sadly, I seriously doubt he'll stay. Although I do miss Foot, it is probably better that he does not spend the whole day on the forums, answering our noobish questions, but instead working on something meaningful (for other people, if not for me) such as EB II.

Well, I think he's probably leading a good, busy life outside of EB right now full of women, wine, and promotions at work. If so, then I'm happy for him.

But I still miss your beloved presence, Footsie...

[antisocialmunky]

Wait, what? Foot's leaving?

[||Lz3||]

Wait, what? Foot's leaving?

Nope it's just that he had been absent from the public forums for a while...

[Aemilius Paulus]

Well, I think he's probably leading a good, busy life outside of EB right now full of women, wine, and promotions at work. If so, then I'm happy for him.

Nope. If you have checked his profile regularly, you would notice that he is on these forums half of the time. He still moderates, although largely invisible. In other words, he's got less of a life than even someone like me. Which is once again a good thing, since it means that Foot is dedicated to EB II and these forums during his free time, not girls, booze and partying like most of the people...

[Boyar Son]

OMG i wanna play EB2 soo bad, CA shouldnt even bother making RTW2.

[General Appo]

Don't worry, they won't.

[bovi]

Fedeita was a modeller/skinner for EBII, but no longer has time to work on the team. These are not EBII units, though Fedieta's work has been used as a base for our Early Roman units.

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