A ram recovered from the site of the Battle of the Aegates depicting in relief a Montefortino helmet with three plumes. Image: Finoskov (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Detail of relief a Montefortino helmet with three plumes depicted on a ram recovered from the site of the Battle of the Aegates. Image: Finoskov (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Let's mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Egadi Islands with a little bit of Roman 'branding' found on some of the recovered rams: depictions of Republican-era Montefortino #helmets with three-feathered #crests (as described by Polybius).