Pompeii gladiator's helmet on show in Melbourne
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-06-04 16:28
Curators unveil a 2,000-year-old gladiator helmet from Pompeii as a preview for an exhibition at the Melbourne Museum June 4, 2009. The bronze helmet survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and was worn by a heavily armoured gladiator called a "murmillo". The exhibition "A Day in Pompeii" goes on display June 26, 2009. [Agencies]  |
