Could the closed Greek helmet kill a warrior?

[Yannis]

Originally Posted by Aqtai

Another point, they were only worn in battle, when not fighting hoplites would push them up to the top of their heads.

Exactly! Like Pericles in the photo. Although, the sources say that he was wearing it like this mostly because he had a bad form of the head! He was the builder of Athenian Golden Age and maybe his brain was too big