Ask the average armchair historian when the modern steel military helmet was introduced, and they’re likely to answer that it was the First World War that the helmet made a return to the battlefield.

An ancient Roman cavalry helmet discovered in 2001 will go on display in the U.K., museum officials said. This is the replica. Photo from the Harborough Museum, Leicestershire, UK Two decades ago, a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A rare Roman cavalry helmet dating from Emperor Claudius' invasion of Britain nearly 2,000 years ago was unveiled on Tuesday after painstaking restoration lasting nearly a decade.

Here’s What You Need to Know: The steel helmet has a long history. Ask the average armchair historian when the modern steel military helmet was introduced, and they’re likely to answer that it was the ...

A rare Roman cavalry helmet found by a man using a metal detector in a northern English field sold for nearly 2.3 million pounds ($3.6 million) at a London auction Thursday. The unusual bronze helmet, ...