Batavians: a Germanic tribe in the Roman Empire DOCUMENTARY

Their origins trace back to 'barbaric' germania, but as immigrants the Batavians found their real birthplace within the borders of the Roman empire. In service of the Roman army they became renowned as excellent warriors and horsemen. But fighting prowess is not all that unique for barbarians; the birth and evolution of their society all in close ties with ancient Rome is though. In this video we will take a close look at the history of the Batavians, their culture, religion, society, place and meaning within the Roman empire.
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[@fabricio-agrippa-zarate]

I just love the fact that you portray the Batavians greeting the Roman soldieres as normal people and not the "barbarians" all fidgy or angry, and the Romans all disgusted, like Hollywood loves to portray the situation.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

That is exactly what we always hate about populair films and series. Glad you noticed!

[@miquelr2353]

Lol

[@kenrudd6362]

those were batvian born soldiers no? they were friends and family

[@fabricio-agrippa-zarate]

@@kenrudd6362 they could just happen to be Roman born, too.

[@kenrudd6362]

@Mohammed Selimec you think so? despite the fact that we will fully underestimate people of the past the past is still a much more violent time than now

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

I fail to understand how this channel isn't more popular, I'm glad I discovered it, keep it up guys!

[@hadcrio6845]

Es cierto, porque tiene pocos videos; lo acabo de descubrir.

[@thaneofwhiterun3562]

@@hadcrio6845 Espero que se hagan conocidos, quiero que tenga éxito este canal.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Gracias mi amigo! Great to see some non-native English speakers here as well, it's for the worldwide audience after all that we added in accurate subtitles :)

[@mattBLACKpunk]

Rome wasn't built in one day

[@linadepasquale5595]

UNDER È UNA PAROLA LATINO ROMANA CHE VUOL DIRE SOTTO...

[@123Dunebuggy]

As a native of the batavian town of Forum Hadriana im grateful for the work u guys are putting in this series. Forum Hadriana was founded by the Emperor Hadrian which was located next to the Corbulo Channel, dug by the men of General Corbulo to connect the Rivers Rhine and Maas. Archeological work has unearthed a town a few footballfields wide, home to many villas and a river harbor, with roads connecting the limes nearby. It is now known as Voorburg.

[@derekdakis7675]

It's hard to find others who produce the sort of live-action documentary-like videos that you guys make, besides the Smithsonian channel. Excellent stuff!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks mate! Great to hear the live-action is appreciated, it's quite the work but we hope worth it :)

[@johnrock123]

Extremely well researched and presented. Attention to detail in video such as casting and audio with background music transported me instantly Back in time but not before I hit the subscribe button. Well done gentlemen. Gloria Eterna Al Romano Emperium!🌿🏛️

[@kreg857]

Never have I seen a historically reenacted video clip so fascinating before such as this one. I really loved how you portrayed returning Batavian men from Roman army to their homeland.

[@williamfluit6198]

Some tombstones of former Batavian Legionaries have been found in the NL.

[@giuliomattioli2886]

Thank you! I am Italian and living in the Netherlands now. So cool to know more about the link between Romans and Batavians ;)

[@metric85]

Great video. Hello from Jakarta, a city who was once named Batavia!

[@hrfnwarian6473]

Always great to see a video on the inhabitants of the Roman Empire beyond the Mediterranean. I find it fascinating that Neder Betuwe in the Netherlands is taken from the ancient Batavia, a tribe that had both rebelled against the Romans under the leadership of Julius Civilis, and had survived as auxiliaries to fight against the Celtic tribes in Britain some 1900 years ago: inscriptions in Scotland at Hadrian's wall, and the Vindolanda tables mention the names of the tribes that fought as auxiliaries in the Roman army. Fascinating history northern peoples have. You just earned yourself a subscriber friend.

[@geertham7180]

I'm currently writing an essay on the corporis custodes, the Germanic bodyguard corps of the Julio-Claudian emperors, which consisted mostly of Batavians. These people were highly praised for their martial and equestrian skills, and were said to have possessed the ability to swim across a river, on horseback, in full battle attire.

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

They swore an oath to protect the emperor against the first mafia of the world : the praetorian guard

[@miquelr2353]

@@swissmilitischristilxxii3691 maffia is a family business, like Royalty is. I dont see how the preotorian guard is the same

[@williamfluit6198]

@@swissmilitischristilxxii3691 No, the Praetorian Guard was mostly Batavian to the end of Nero. Galba dismissed them because he feared they were too loyal to Nero. Bad move to diss the Batavian Praetorians....they killed Galba. The Roman Emperors wanted loyal guards from far away who did not have ANY connections or loyalties near Rome. That prevented plotting of coups and political assassinations. IF anyone was going to do political killing it would be the Praetorians. The Batavian Praetorian connection gets a little muddy as Rome continued to sink into countless civil wars and constant emperor changes. I saw an article about a Batavian tombstone found in the NL. The inscription indicated the soldier took part in the destruction of Jerusalem. They were all over the Empire doing various things like prisoner escorts, spying, and whole bunch more. All which indicates to me the Batavian tribe was quite large as they were estimated to have 5,000 to 7,000 Batavians in active service at any given time. In fact that was a spark for at least one revolt against Rome, probably a second revolt. The Batavians were never punished like other rebel tribes in the Empire. Normally the Romans would totally destroy a revolting people. That says a lot how the Romans respected (and needed) the Batavian warrior skills.

[@williamfluit6198]

Geert this may be too late for your essay but I've got a lot of bookmarked webpages relating to Batavians in service of Rome. They were all over the Empire.

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

@@williamfluit6198 If I remember well, Batavians were Nero and Augustus private bodyguards. I don't think they were in the pretorian guards. You had to be of italic origin to be a pretorian in the 1st century.

[@erolegario]

I devoured this video. I love the focus on the Batavians. I would like to see more similar material on other local tribes in and around the Netherlands.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks, your wish has been noted!

[@williamfluit6198]

Because of Rome the Batavians and the Frisians had a lot of contact with Britain. There's a British DNA study that showed, statically there was no difference between current day Fries men and 30% of men in central Britain. I knew the Saxons invited hundreds of Fries ship builders to Britain after the Romans left. The Fries were excellent ship makers even that far back. Just an interesting historical tidbit.

[@kimashitawa8113]

@@williamfluit6198 The Frisii of the Roman times aren't the same as the later Frisians that would later inhabit their lands though. The largest portion of Frisii left their homeland towards Brittain and Flanders after a period large and many floods. The later Frisians were mostly Angles and Saxons that later started inhabiting the lands of the Frisii. They would use these lands to sail towards what is now Great Brittain and become the Insular Anglo-Saxons. Those that stayed behind are what the Frisians of today are descendants of.

[@williamfluit6198]

@@kimashitawa8113 Other than the shipbuilders I haven't come across any info on the Frisii migrating to Britain. Not saying there isn't any just that I haven't found it yet. Your mention of many floods causing people to leave, sounds exactly like the story of the Cimbri from Denmark. There's a good story of the Cimbri migration on KZbin (multiple parts).

[@kimashitawa8113]

​@@williamfluit6198 I might have the Brittain part confused with the later Frisians and the Migration Period, but there are inscriptions of them on Hadrians Wall so at least the Frisii were there at some point (although probably only in service as soldiers and shipbuilders like you said)

[@patcollins7657]

Extremely well done and very informative. And what a truly excellent living history site you were able to use!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks! Indeed it's a beautiful site, and manned by the friendliest people (and chickens) too!

[@kamielheeres8687]

You often learn about ancient history in broad strokes. That's why I really apreciate a video like this that goes really in depth on one specific subject.

[@jarlbregadan914]

The reenactment brings a whole new level of realism and engagement, thus, ancient people are not just names and faceless ideas, they are people, it hits in a different way. Thank you for this.

[@Wreckstorm]

My family is part of the Keith clan from Scotland who are descendants of the Chatti tribe. Thank you for making this video, it's interesting to hear about them.

[@daneaxe6465]

The Chatti tribe was from central to west-central Germany (modern borders). Perhaps you're thinking of a different tribe with a similar name?

[@saarbrooklynrider2277]

lol Scottish fairy tales

[@Diogolindir]

I cannot believe this is the first time I encounter this channel. I've been swiming in ancient Rome's content since forever. This material is such a masterpiece

[@bobbylee9727]

My home town, called Batavia and located in Illinois, USA was named after Batavia, New York. This was apparently a Dutch name since the Dutch were pushed out of New York City previously called New Amsterdam and moved up the Hudson River to upstate New York. I hadn't realized that these same Dutch settlers from the seventeenth century could very well have descended from the Batavians from two thousand years ago. Was this possible? I am half German and half English so, who knows? But I grew up saying I was a Batavian...from Illinois...from the USA.

[@demanager0412]

I live a few miles from the originial 'Batavia', it's actually 'Betuwe' now. As far I know the term 'Batavia' was pretty all-around in the early Dutch Republic and it was used in many town, company and ship-names a like.

[@ebsk2022]

Batavia (current name Jakarta) on Java island, capital of the Dutch East Indies...........

[@bobbylee9727]

@@ebsk2022 i just Googled "Batavia towns in the USA" and there are seven states with this name...also a town in Germany...also a ship in the seventeenth century...and a brand of cloth...interesting.

[@thomaslacornette1282]

Batavia is old name of Holland, almost mean the same, it is still quite popular. If dutch settlers who flee New york created this town; yes it is possible you have some Batavian ancestors cause at a degree we have all same ancestors.

[@g.3581]

There’s also the inhabitants of Jakarta, Indonesia, formerly Batavia under Dutch rule, who now identify as “Batavian” or “Betawi” in their native tongue.

[@RealAugustusAutumn]

I'm stunned at the quality of videos here. You should do one on Roman religious cults and such

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Good to hear, thanks! A video about religious cults is actually on our wishlist for future videos already, so hang around :P

[@RabbaniRosli]

It was heartening to see the Romans save the Batavians at Idistaviso.

[@williamfluit6198]

They were the most loyal allies the Romans ever had. The Romans themselves could not trust other Romans as history proved over and over and over and....

[@piercoucy]

Very good. Surprising that only few days ago I was thinking about this part of the Netherlands which effectively was part of the Roman empire!

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

The Chatti were the name-givers of Hessen, a region and federal state of Germany.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Hah cool, didn't know that!

[@pierren___]

What does it mean ?

[@safe8213]

@@pierren___ Probably the the most realistic translation for the roman Chatti is "Hattoz"(Ones who battle) as the would not have called themselves Chatti.

[@pierren___]

@@safe8213 Thanks, and idea for the Franks ?

[@roystreet1395]

The spelling 'Ch,' pronounced in today's English like the 'ch' in 'Achilles,' is a sign that the Romans heard a puff of air after the /k/ sound and wanted to distinguish it from their own /k/ without the puff, as in 'catti' (cats)

[@michaelhleck5314]

This channel deserves far more viewership than it has.

[@LindaInpijn]

The amount of effort you guys put in this video is amazing. Keep up the good work!

[@charliefraundorfer8715]

The eastern Bavarian city of Passau is named after them. Castra Batava (Batavian Fort). The Romans had deployed Batavian cavalry there. After centuries the pronunciation of Batava slowly changed into Passau.

[@teerex51]

Excellent stuff! I'm a tad embarrassed to admit that as a "civis romanus" (I was born and raised in Rome) I did not know the Batavians were part of the empire.

[@kamielheeres8687]

To be fair, It would be an impressive feat if you knew every single folk that was ruled by the roman empire.

[@iangodfrey4518]

Well, you know. Italians are known for being a tad self centred.

[@teerex51]

@@iangodfrey4518 Your reliance on sketchy ethnic stereotypes speaks volumes about you.

[@iangodfrey4518]

@@teerex51 Hey man, Italian Bamboccionis are a thing! You tell me that's not self centred...

[@teerex51]

@@iangodfrey4518 Yawn. You're doubling down on dumb. Give it up.

[@drinci]

You've grown for 500 subs to almost a thousand. You deserve it!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks! We sure did not expect such a rapid grow but we are very thankfull for it!

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

I really enjoy seeing the live reenactment of the characters in your videos. I’m looking at the details in the clothing construction, the house how it’s laid out, how it’s built and more. Also the Roman soldiers walking around with all their armour and weapons must have bee spectacular! It’s great to see how it was instead of imagine.

[@DEricTodd]

Hope y'all are ready for an influx of subscribers. Doing that amazing video with Invicta was what got me to sign up at least. Looking forward to watching more from you guys!

[@caymuscairns6845]

This channel popped out of nowhere. I am subbing and recommending to my history friends. Excellent presentation.

[@velvetcroc9827]

Even as late as the batte of Adrianople 378 there were still units of Batavian cavalry around.

[@martinan22]

The oath of the Batavians is my favourite painting. When I look at it it seems like Rembrandt is primarily inserting Christian motifs, I imagine that those rejoicing in the chalice are seeking the spirit while those reaching for the sword are seeking the here and now. Be that as it may, its still an amazing painting. That also shows that the Batavians played a part in the forming of the modern Dutch identity.

[@valx7586]

Jesus I can't believe I've missed out on this channel for so long, utterly fantastic

[@nisibonum7634]

A really cool documentary. So much focus in roman history is on the grand. It is refreshing to see something narrow down and take a look at a specific part of that grand empire

[@larsrons7937]

Very informative video. I never knew this history of the Chatti / Batavian tribe. Very interesting indeed. Being from Denmark my forefather would trade along the coast with the nearby Frisians, Batavians and Romans, so this part of the Roman empires' borders is of special interest to me.

[@daneaxe6465]

I have come across comments that peoples north of the Fries joined the Roman Legions. Probably not in big enough numbers to stand out in the historical writings. IIRC the auxillary units could have cohorts from various tribes depending on the needs for specific skills, like slingers, archers, cavalry, etc.

[@reorien]

I really like how you all even make a short cinematic history so the information can be caught easily Thank you for this video! Great job! I hope your channel will grow up more

[@Doomxeen]

These are so pleasant to watch. The countryside is beautiful and it's fascinating feeling like we're seeing the more mundane side of ancient life.

[@RobertLidstroem]

Amazing content, i follow alot of historical channels about the roman era. Kings and generals , Metatron etc. This is really well made and well explained. My interrest started 35 years ago, reading my fathers Asterix-albums 😀 keep up the great work!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

I think we all share the same background here haha, thanks for your support, we'll keep at it!

[@theveteransergeant]

Been painting up some 28mm Roman Auxiliaries, and decided to do them up as Batavians. I'd done some research on them, but this had some stuff I didn't know. Excellent video.

[@draphotube4315]

amazing! Dankjewel echt gaaf om zo onze geschiedenis te leren. Hoop dat er nog een video is waar je meer in gaat op die revolutie? Hoorde dat de Friezen meehielpen, ons eerste verzet! Och als we toch een confederatie hadden gesticht, was Nederlandse geschiedenis een stuk interessanter geweest

[@lefeuvivant]

Of Germaansche stammen ten noorden van de Cananefaten en de Bataven zich bij deze opstand aansloten weet ik niet. Maar ik weet wel dat Keltische stammen ten zuiden van de Bataven zich bij deze opstand aansloten zoals de Treveren en Lingones die zelfs de Gallische onafhankelijkheid uitriepen. Het is natuurlijk een verwijzing naar deze historische Gallisch/Bataafsche samenwerking toen de patrioten de Bataafsche Republiek uitriepen en zich met het "Verdrag van Den Haag" verbonden met het revolutionaire Frankrijk in 1795.

[@Dick_Interritus]

Great video, I had never knew where the Batavians had even come from. I do believe they played a part in crossing a river in Britain, to win a battle.

[@daneaxe6465]

The Batavian cavalry swam across the River Medway out of sight of the Britons. The Britons were preoccupied shouting insults further upriver. Batavians unhooked or untethered the Briton horses and scattered them, so the Britons could not retreat if the battle started to go badly. Meanwhile the main Roman force found a crossing point further upriver and came across. So now the Britons were caught in a pincer movement and no way to escape. Emporer Claudius led that invasion in A.D.43 and successful invasion and battle set the course for Rome to conquer Britain. Most of it anyway.

[@svartirbjorn197]

Loved this video, the quality is so high that I thought it was from some large, old channel, and was absolutely shocked to see the number of likes and subscribers! Definitely earned a new subscription, keep up the good work!

[@rahmat1234]

Im from Jakarta Indonesia, where the dutch colonial goverment used to call it as batavians, so its trully fascinating to learn that the word actually come from a name of a tribe that used to be respected and even intgerated into the roman empire

[@td370]

Your channel will be huge one day. I’m here before the algorithm chooses you.

[@pseudonym9599]

Sent here by Invicta. Not disappointed. Here's a comment to feed the algorithm. This channel needs more subscribers.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks Pseudo, glad you enjoyed it!

[@aldosigmann419]

Restore the Batavian Republic! It's now or never!

[@VERDIENSTORDEN]

And start the war of First Coalition?

[@anselmdanker9519]

Thank you for covering this tribe ,the Batavi, read of their specialist skills. Great work.

[@StatiusLegioen]

Awesomus! Felecitaties en salutaties uit de Civitas Nerviorum, prov. Belgica. For the Imperium! 🤝🌍🦅

[@jurrekaptijn2654]

Oprecht hele sterke en mooie videos van een topkwaliteit. Blij dat ik dit kanaal ontdekt heb.

[@CleoHarperReturns]

This is great! Not many people cover this part of history and yet it's so fascinating.

[@raymondlee3318]

FIVE STARS! Outstanding video content. Period costumes, buildings, and mannerisms. Informative in a fresh, new way. Looking forward to more videos!

[@helmort]

What I liked about the video is the fact that it specifically targets the ancient inhabitants of the Netherlands. The greatest and most common misconception among people who aren't familiar with the ancient Roman Empire is to think of it as something exclusively created by Italians. They fail to understand that the power of Rome was derived from the diverse multitude of nations and ethnicities united under the name of "Rome." Therefore, seeing these "Dutch" Romans was fascinating, as it helped me comprehend the significance of individuals coming from regions so distant from the Mediterranean area. Just consider the Batavian cavalry, which served as the emperor's guard and played a central role in the entire society of the empire. Moreover, one can imagine how influential the Batavians were in advising the emperors regarding tactics, politics, and handling populations near their borders. I would appreciate seeing more documentaries like this, as the usual ones about ancient Rome tend to focus solely on Rome in Italy, neglecting the contributions of other European populations such as the Dutch, French, Germans, Spanish, Portuguese, and countless others who, through their sacrifices, played a crucial role in shaping such a vast and impactful empire in human history. 💀☠💀☠💀

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Very well said! Glad we could offer a bit of new perspective here, that was exactly our aim as this aspect is so crucial to understanding the Roman empire. Thanks!

[@smeedatelierwijtvliet576]

Informative and well constructed video. Should be a series on Netflix 😉👍

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Wow, thanks!

[@cmredfield]

Excellent documentary with clearly a lot of effort put in. I'm subscribing and starting following you as documentaries enforced with reenactment helps immerse and comprehend the themes discussed. Thank you so much.

[@sebjornsprauten1406]

Incredible work! The scenery is so immersive, straight out of a roman tv show!

[@benb7883]

This channel is fantastic, really hope you guys grow, you definitely deserve it with content of this quality

[@mindfield9]

It would be SO great if you guys would be willing to make a documentary about the Batavian Revolt. There is a Dutch Professor called Nico Roymans. He works as a professor in the Dutch University of Amsterdam and he knows a hell lot about the Batavians. You guys could find his contact information easily on the internet. I talked to him once and to me he was very willing to give or share information :).

[@daddypoil]

Great work lads ! Cheers from Argentoratum (Strasbourg) !

[@BemBems]

Goeie video! Hoewel je soms dingen ziet waar jullie zeker aan kunnen werken, bijv sound work etc, zijn de ideeën/uitvoering qua camera werk, acteren en editing er zeker! Produceren over all is goed gedaan!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Bedankt! We zijn zeker nog bezig met het geluid verbeteren en zullen niet rusten tot ook dat op orde is ;P

[@wingsum5351]

The role-play of this video is just amazing, keep it up with the good work. Really looking forward for more content.

[@senorswordfish6019]

I wish to see your channel grow and be popular someday. Keep up the good work

[@wardaddyindustries4348]

I came over from Invicta y'all have some great content so far I look forward to more history.

[@martintaylor1547]

I'm really happy this video blew up! Hope you keep rising!

[@Kirovxx]

This just proves that quality content = views as you've done three videos and have already got thousands watching good luck

[@AlystrZelland]

Wildly, criminally underrated channel. Killer production 🔥

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Haha thanks Alystr! We definitely have room for improvement though, but we're getting better and better for sure :D

[@LokaJohn]

Very interesting video, it's easy to forget, when reading of major events and players. That the empire was made up of many different groups with their own lore and backstory just living their life.

[@DoFiFuCl]

Aweseome!! One better than the other friends. Keep up this way!

[@DJ-jn3on]

Very interesting and very enjoyable. I had not seen any information on the people in Holland serving the Romans at that time. Good work.

[@daneaxe6465]

They were best friends with the Romans. So when the Chatti tribe in Germany was at the brink of civil war, the Romans moved the friendly Chatti into the area between Arnhem and Utrecht. The area was called The Batavian Island so they stopped calling themselves Chatti and switched to Batavian. Incidently, the brewing civil war was because a big chunk of Chatti were being too friendly with the Romans. Appears they were correct. LOL

[@aroutledge9565]

@@daneaxe6465 so they were traitors, I dont blame them at all for the civil war after the genocide.

[@astrofabio68]

I like your channel because shows the point of view of other regions of Roman Empire, specially the northern ones....

[@nffctrickett]

What a great little channel. Glad I found it

[@janosmarta8258]

Good to know the roots of Batavians.I just know the navy ship Batavia fluyte inside and outside, and I know about the colony of Batavia.This was a new interesting knowledge for me, thank you!:)

[@diollinebranderson6553]

the ambient sound in the background really helps immerse me in this story. well edited video lad

[@WarDogMadness]

Your kit and set up is epic dude, love it.

[@jannetteberends8730]

“Via Lobith kwamen de Batavieren ons land in”. Zo leerde ik het op de lagere school. Die zin is blijven hangen. Grappig.

[@Patrick-pq3dx]

I look forward to more! Quality information, video, sound, everything. Especially love that you have reenactment elements included with the quality maps and artwork. I hope to visit Erve Eme one day!

[@samuel8265]

Some of Sound is from total war Attila I think

[@justinnamuco9096]

KZbin just showed your video to me man, in my recommendations. Cool content

[@entropytango5348]

My Batavian revolt army of 69AD has done quite well on the battlefield over the years. Great costumes and video story.

[@sacrilege8943]

woahh this channel is underrated

[@Oddyseouss2077]

Ahhhh, a fine addition to my KZbin recommended

[@rickrozen2341]

Batavia comes from Batawjō which means “good island” referring to the island between the Maas and Rhine river. There is also amBatavian temple in Emple near ‘s-Hertogenbosch most likely because there was a good crossing of the Maas river there.

[@sintenal4078]

So very glad that Invicta let me know of your channel. As an unashamed Romanophile, I will be enthusiastically tuning in with high hopes for your great success! I thoroughly enjoyed "Live History - Journey Beyond Rome's Rhine Frontier" and wanted to thank you. Alles Gute für die Zukunft!

[@MauriceBiermans]

I read somewhere that the Batavian Cavelry was highly valued in the Roman Empire. With admiration roman sources wrote that the Batavians were the only cavelry units capable of crossing waters in full military gear. Does anybody know the original source of this text? By the way, horses were smaller back then, more pony size.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Cassius Dio mentions it in his book 69: "So excellently, indeed, had his soldiery been trained that the cavalry of the Batavians, as they were called, swam the Ister with their arms." Vegetius (de re militari) and Tacitus (agricola?) also mention this feat of certain auxilia cavalry units in battle, but don't name the Batavians by their name (although everything points in the direction of these also being Batavians). Unfortunately I don't have the exact location at hand for those 2 sources. Hope this will help you along enough though :)

[@Svartalfgeist]

That's false. Horses were not smaller, they just used smaller breeds for combat in general. Larger breeds were used in agriculture

[@MauriceBiermans]

@@ImperiumRomanumYT Thank you that is wonderful to read.

[@MauriceBiermans]

@@Svartalfgeist A thing about horses in the middle-ages. In films knights in armor on horses storm the enemy on what looks like thin and pretty parading horses. I was told that on the battlefield they swapped to the heavy horse breeds that were also used for farming, like the Frisian horses. Breeds strong and with temperament. Unsuitable for travel but ideal part of a shock weapon in battle. It was said that a man could only manage a short time of say 20 minutes on such a heavy horse before even the strongest man was exhausted.

[@daneaxe6465]

@@MauriceBiermans In medieval times, and I presume earlier, horses were categorized by their use as opposed to breed names. That does make sense to do that as it's a practical way to find/buy a horse with attributes you want. I've heard the war horses of the Middle Ages had a very rough gait and were unpleasant to ride very far.

[@varungupta7562]

Great video! I wonder if you could make a video about the late empire? Almost all Roman history content is about the early empire/republic

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

You're in luck mate, those are in production now. It will be a while before they go live though, so better subscribe and stay tuned ;)!

[@ThinkerYT]

Make more vids. Inevitable success

[@Noalegendzero]

You guys should start a patreon, really. Maybe when you get more subscribers, well, you'll get it one way or another with this work! Well done

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Hi Noa, yes we do, these documentaries are very expensive to make and we cannot keep this up for very much longer, we do not make any money yet on KZbin. Hope you will support us when the moment comes!

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This is my contribution to the algorithm I hope this channel grows

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[@ClassicalNumismatics]

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[@jeremy4655]

What a great video. Nice to see the Batavians brought to life.

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Just watched this for the third time. Epic content

[@SNP-1999]

The Romans very seldom invaded a country to commit genocide - but in the case of the Eburones this was what indeed happened due to the tribe's attacks on Roman held territories and the Gallic tribes under Roman rule and protection. The normal Roman policy and procedure was shown here with the Batavians being the example - a peaceful integration of a tribe or nation into the Roman empire, as long as Roman laws were accepted and the Roman peace was held. Furthermore, the Romans were invariably tolerant towards other religions and never forced their beliefs onto conquered nations - the only exception being the Jews and Christians, but that is a totally different story altogether. Thanks for this excellent video - I have just found your channel and, as a great fan of the Roman civilization, will look forward to further documentaries of yours. You have already earned my subscription. Please keep up the good work. ❤

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks man, and welcome to the club! You know your history clearly; I'd be tempted to use your comments as a summary beneath our videos for sake of ease, it's good xD

[@redboy4315]

wow brand new channel for Rome!, welcome to the club buddy! for the Glory of Rome!

[@valles_marineris8955]

Great video. It would have been interesting to mention Emperor Postumus

[@Finkaisar]

Amazing video! Hopefully this will get more popular

[@Carolina-qc1md]

Ik woon in de buurt van Nijmegen en ik zal zeker Zutphen een keer bezoeken. Ik kom uit Spanje dus ik heb veel romeinse monumenten gezien en ik dacht dat er niets in Nederland te zien was! Erg goed uitgelegd dank jullie wel!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

We have to admit we have been thinking about making a short movie - like 20 mins or so - but we really got to find a way to finance such a project, either up-front or afterwards. (More) camera gear and people and time is all very costly unfortunately, and we're not really making a profit yet at the moment :S

[@HoudekM]

Invicta sent me, I watched all your videos and I am looking for more. So much new information. Thank you so much. If I could suggest one topic, it would be life of slaves. Another overlooked topic...

[@jurjendraaisma9188]

Keep up the good work, boys. A very interesting video, as usual! Wanne see more!

[@quintenbruggink1595]

Finally a great vid about the Batavi :)

[@stevenblack7928]

let's feed the Gods of algorythm, very wel made video

[@dialecticalveganegoist1721]

love the amount of effort you put in these videos

[@jiufu]

Good stuff, deserve way more views

[@paolorossi9180]

Good video.Greetings from Rome,Italy