Byron remains a hero of the Greek nation and this helmet, the design of which he based upon descriptions of armour in Homer's Iliad, has become a symbol of liberty.

The helmet has been dated to the mid 1st Century AD, a crucial time for Britain as this saw the full-scale invasion of the island by four Roman legions in 43AD. Ermine Street Guard Roman cavalry ...

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