[dog breath]

It was a fancy decorative helmet, not a combat helmet. That would leave the question whether it was a fancy gift to show appreciation to tribal allies or actually a sign that this chieftain was a member of the Roman Army. In this country fancy things like decorative tomahawks, medals, pipes, hats, clothes and assorted doodads and were given to various Indian leaders to try and get them to cooperate.

[SunkenCiv]

And the Romans had a policy of doing just those kinds of things, while maintaining order and rule over an empire of 50 million people with thousands of miles of frontier, using an army of 140,000, and up to another 140,000 or so (probably much less) auxiliaries.

[Dysart]

In this country fancy things like decorative tomahawks, medals, pipes, hats, clothes and assorted doodads and were given to various Indian leaders to try and get them to cooperate.

And blankets.