The helmet was discovered at the site of the Battle of the Egadi Islands. Sicilian Region Among the Egadi Islands, off Sicily’s west coast, divers have discovered a remarkably preserved Roman helmet.

A treasure trove of metal artifacts, including a bronze Roman military helmet in an "extraordinary state of preservation," has been recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, researchers say.

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A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome's first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...

Deep-sea divers from the Society for the Documentation of Submerged Sites, working with Sicily’s Superintendency of the Sea, discovered the bronze helmet—this one complete with cheekpieces, an ...

A millennia-old helmet that saw ancient Rome’s first great Mediterranean war was recently unearthed in Italy. The find was announced by the Sicilian regional government in a Sept. 5 announcement. In a ...

The helmet, estimated to be about 2,265 years old, was found in the waters around the Aegadian Islands off the coast of Sicily, officials said. Alexandra Smielova Unsplash An extraordinarily ...

A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

Among the Egadi Islands, off Sicily’s west coast, divers have discovered a remarkably preserved Roman helmet. Complete with attachable cheek guards, the bronze armor may have been worn during the last ...