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Cremorn
04-11-2005, 10:12 PM
The Testudo De Bellis Civili range is designed for the Caesarian civil wars.
The legionaries come with montefortino, coolus, or gallic helm.

From AEIR I can tell what's a mortefortino and what's a gallic.

What's a coolus?

Thanks,
Richard.

Chris Brantley
04-11-2005, 10:31 PM
The coolus was a round, bowl-shaped bronze-metal cap, to which could be added accessories such as a neck guard and/or reinforced "peaks" or ridges of medal and simple spike for plumes/crests. It came after the Montefortino, but before the Imperial Gallic, which was more specialized.

See examples at: http://images.google.com/images?q=Coolus+helmet&hl=en

Red Rampant has some info at: http://www.redrampant.com/roma/gaulhelms.html

Also Iian Dickson at http://www.roman-empire.net/articles/article-006.html