GALEA

Galea

A galea was a Roman soldier's helmet. Some gladiators, myrmillones, also wore a bronze galea with a face mask and a decoration, often a fish on its crest. The exact form or design of the helmet varied significantly over time, between differing unit types, and also between individual examples - pre-industrial production was by hand – so it is not certain to what degree there was any standardization even under the Roman Empire.

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galea

Noun

  1. a Roman helmet
  2. an organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet)
  3. a mouthpart found in some species of chewing insect, which is shaped like a galea (helmet)
  4. A kind of bandage for the head.
  5. A headache extending all over the head.


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