So one day there was this interactive display where museum staff was showing off things like Roman gladiator helmets and weapons. They were just on the table as the staff was giving a little speech. I didn’t think they were anything but replicas, why would you have the real shit out like that? My teenage brain decided to put on the gladiator helmet and the staff lady saw me and turned pale before rushing to grab gloves and take it off my head. It was apparently not a replica.

I don’t know if I’m haunted by the spirit of a Roman gladiator now, but it’s pretty cool I got to wear a 2k year old helmet for a second