Mad dogs and Romans go out in the midday Egyptian sun

I wrote a while ago in A Roman sunhat about the exceptional survival of what is recognised as Roman military sun hat discovered in Egypt and now, due to its being a textile in the Museum at Bolton. Having once visited Egypt during the autumn I can confirm the comfort and utility of such a covering to protect the head from scorching.

Further conservation work on the hat is discussed in articles from Futura at This 1,600-year-old sun hat found in Egypt still baffles experts today - Futura-Sciences, on Earth.com which can be seen at Rare Roman hat from 2,000 years ago, used in Cleopatra's Egypt, is being restored and by C-astonhair.co.uk at Who Owned This 1,600-year-old Sun Hat Found In Egypt – And Why Does It Still Puzzle Researchers?

This is the end of this thread, but I will probably do others on the Roman theme as I find stories that I think are worth sharing.