Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1891 — A Relic of Past Age. [ARTICLE]

A Relic of Past Age.

Dredgers working in the Tiber to* prepare for the construction of a new embankment have brought up a magnificent ancient Roman bronze helmet. It is perfectly preserved and is decorated with bas-relief. Signor Rossi, the Italian archaeologist, assigns it to the second century before the Christian era.