The stunning helmet of the Athenian General Militiades from the Battle of Marathon. After defeating the Persians he devoted his helmet to the God Zeus, as was a custom after such a significant military event.
The Helmet of Miltiades. Photograph: Archaeological Museum of Olympia/Â Oren Rozen/Wikimedia Commons/Â CC BY-SA 3.0 The discovery of the helmet of Miltiades, who fought at the Battle…