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I am more in favor of a leather or linen cuirass with a disc (cardiophylax) for the interpretation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monunius_I

Example of influence of the Celtic mercenaries in the Illyrian art, right in Gostilj (Srebrenica): The Getae were a threat before the Gallic invasion, as seen by the Getic wars with Lysimachus. After that, it seems to me they were mainly busy in the Northern coast of the Black Sea with the Scythians, the Sarmatians, the Bastarnae and the Scirii. Seems correct. As a general rule, the Illyrians in the south close to their homeland got heavily influenced by the Greeks and the Macedonians. In the North, the Iapodes and Liburnians got mixed and influenced by the Venetian and Hallstatt cultures. Although for the language, I cannot help at all.

Bardylis is not celtic. The Celtic influence in the Balkan was mostly on the east with the kingdom of Tylis and the Triballi and on the north with the Scordisci. The Dardanians were beaten but not that much Celticized, most of the Celticized Illyrians and Thracians joined the Scordisci and the Triballi. But it is true that it changed the warfare in the area for a long time, as seen by the Celtic - like weapons used by the Getae and Dacians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_sworn_virgins

Other decorated helmets for high ranking units or heroes (the bird bronze helmet is actually imperial roman):

I think the best should be to create a common architecture for the Illyrians and the Thracians, mixing Greek and Iron Age traditions. I will see to do a summary of the Thracians for the vanilla as a proposal. @Lion.Kanzen Beware of something about the Illyrians, there are a lot of BS around this cultural group. This is because the Balkans are still very nationalists and the war between the Serbians and the Albanians is not that old. Typically this map is the kind of excessive extension commonly seen on the Illyrians. The Pannonians are not Illyrians, the Veneti neither. The Messapians connection is indeed real but it is probably old (end of the Bronze Age), it could justify some mercenaries and regional units however.

The Chalcidian helmet is the "ancestor" of the Attic helmet. The difference is mainly the nose guard present in most of the Chalcidian helmets and not in the Attic version.

I think it is based on this reproduction:

I support both. And I support Parthia strongly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avdat https://books.openedition.org/ifpo/4896 It is possible to create an only faction with multiples branches. A Greek faction with branches for Spartans, Athenians, Corinthians, Thebeans, etc.

Interesting idea. Could be used as well for the Galatians units. Last idea, the Attic and pseudo-Attic helmets can be completed by a metallic mask:

If it can be useful to have some replica as references: https://www.armae.com/en/articles/hl102-attic-helmet https://www.armae.com/en/articles/hl144-attic-helmet https://www.armae.com/en/articles/hl123-thracian-helmet https://www.armae.com/en/articles/hl104-phrygian-helmet-4th-century-bc https://www.armae.com/en/articles/hl137-hellenistic-helmet https://www.armae.com/en/articles/hl105-boeotian-helmet

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781119099000.wbabat0050 I would say they are Roman legionaries but with a lot of Hellenistic stuff. Artistic canon? Political representation to represents Marc Anthony as a traitor in love with Greek culture? Or reality (rearmament of the Roman legionaries in Egypt, gift from Cleopatra etc.) ?

Beotian, Attic and Pseudo-Attic helmets?

It could be a good idea, lets try it.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/22/real-life-asterix-fought-caesar-found-amid-trove-weapons-possessions/ https://www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/news/17786239.grave-real-life-asterix-discovered-building-site/ https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/06/iron-age-warrior-burial-discovered-in.html#5dwSBDHBd19ul86b.97 Grave of 'real-life Asterix' who fought Caesar found amid trove of weapons and possessions in West Sussex The grave of a real-life Asterix containing what is believed to be an ancient Gallic warrior who came to Britain and fought Julius Caesar has been discovered, archaeologists have announced. The unique and highly-elaborate resting place was found on a West Sussex building site. The Iron Age warrior, buried with his glamorous and ornate head-dress, is thought to have been a refugee French Gallic fighter who fled Julius Caesar's legionnaires as they swept across continental Europe in about 50BC. Archaeologists have described the discovery, which will go on display at Chichester's Novium Museum in January 2020, as "the most elaborately equipped warrior grave ever found in England". The grave was found during excavations ahead of a Berkeley Homes housing development in North Bersted in 2008, but it has taken years of conservation and scientific analysis to prepare the artefacts for display. Dr Melanie Giles, senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of Manchester, said: "It really is absolutely a unique find in the British Isles and in the wider continent, we don't have another burial that combines this quality of weaponry and Celtic art with a date that puts it around the time of Caesar's attempted conquest of Britain. "We will probably never know his name, what we know from the archaeology is that he is either someone from eastern England who may have gone and fought with the Gauls that we know was a problem for Caesar, we were allies with the French, helping them with their struggle against him. "Or he might be a Frenchman himself who flees that conflict, possibly a real-life Asterix and coming to us, just as in Asterix in Britain, to lend us aid in terms of the knowledge he has about strategy, tactics, he knows Caesar is going to try to divide and rule." "Also he brings with him his kit, extraordinary weaponry, a beautiful sword which is not like the swords we have, a new technology, style and design and helmet which is absolutely unique with these wonderful Celtic openwork crests which exaggerate his height and make him absolutely fabulous."

The discovery tour for AC: Odyssey will be available this fall. There are some videos about missions in interior places but... I don't think you will like it:

Hi, 0 A.D. is focusing on a different time frame: https://play0ad.com/game-info/project-overview/ "We intend to portray some of the major civilizations over the millennium of 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. (Hence the midpoint, zero.) That is an ambitious prospect, so in the first edition of 0 A.D. we focus on the last five centuries B.C. Perhaps in future expansion packs, more civilizations will be added, along with additional gameplay features." However, some mods are focusing on the early medieval period: https://wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?/forum/297-1000-ad/

Your welcome, this is a pleasure to help.

Sent you a message, I included you in a talk about this issue

There are "A Phoenician-Punic Grammar" and "Phoenician-Punic Dictionary" both by Charles R. Krahmalkov, "A Comparative Semitic Lexicon of the Phoenician and Punic Languages" by Richard S. Tomback and "Latino-Punic Epigraphy: A Descriptive Study of the Inscriptions" by Robert M. Kerr.

Why it has been moved? Ok I know the Romans fought them mostly during the Imperial Era but the Parthians were fierce opponents to the Seleucids and got most of their territory before 129 BC.

Currently I am at the Hellfest festival. I will answer later.