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title: Cavalry Sports Helmet
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2425/cavalry-sports-helmet/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cavalry Sports Helmet
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2425.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Nijmegen [Roman cavalry](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Cavalry/) helmet, an iron mask sheathed in [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) discovered in 1915 CE near Nijmegen (Netherlands), second half of the first century CE. (Museum het Valkhof, Nijmegen) According to [Arrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arrian/) of Nicomedia, face mask helmets were used in cavalry parades and sporting mock battles called “hippika gymnasia”.
## Cite This Work
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Raddato, C. (2014, March 23). Cavalry Sports Helmet. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Cavalry Sports Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 23, 2014. .
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Cavalry Sports Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Mar 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/9569864326/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/9569864326/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/9569864326/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 23 March 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.