Miltiades Helmet
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Miltiades Helmet
Bronze helmet of Miltiades. Classical Era. The Athenian defense against the Persian invasions solidified the city's leadership role in Greece.
The helmet was dedicated by the Athenian general Miltiades after his victory over the Marathon battle victory against the Persians in 490 BCE. It has has incised the votive inscription "ΜΙΛΤΙΑΔΕΣ ΑΝΕ[Θ]ΕΚΕΝ [Τ]ΟΙΔΙ" (Miltiades offered to Zeus). Exhibited in the Olympia Museum, Olympia, Greece.