Most Hardcore Soldier: Roman Legionnaire

What made the Romans such deadly fighters and tacticians on the battlefield? How were they so advanced in weaponry and strategy? In today's video we are looking at the badass Roman Legionnaires and checking out why their fighting tactics were so superior and the history behind the deadly fighters.
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[@sassydispatch8934]

You know an ancient era army is effective when you realize your soldiers win more than they die so they have to increase the retirement age

[@iniesta8856]

Facts, in most ancient armies, surviving two battles made you a general.

[@Ake-TL]

Iniesta 8 that’s sounds like BS

[@bogustoast22none25]

Акежан Толеухан actually while I think it’s an exaggeration, it wouldn’t surprise me. Due to lack of quick communication, generals would have to be in the thick of it to direct the troops, which would mean a higher general casualty.

[@badassmanale]

@@bogustoast22none25 Actually, roman generals WEREN'T in the thick of things, something that greeks in the time of Philip V thought was cowardly. This proved advantageous to the romans, for example in the Battle of Cynoscephalae this allowed them to outmanouvre the seemingly invincible phalanx. Also, casualties in ancient battles actually were quite low, especially for the Victors (for example, Alexander lost about 1 000 killed out of an ary of close to 50 000 at the Hydaspes, which is considered his bloodiest battle). Annihilations like the one at Cannae were the exception, not the norm.

[@Teemustaja]

@@bogustoast22none25 That's not what a General is or does. General leads a brigade or the entire army.

[@TheColombianSpartan]

Rome: Still flexes on all of Europe, like, 2000 years later

[@marcus4046]

Europe: old and respected flex yes sir.

[@philliptandberg4336]

2000 years lol

[@D1str1ct]

Scotland: Hold my beer!!!

[@Shadow77999]

@@D1str1ct no u

[@wu1ming9shi]

@@philliptandberg4336 Why? It's true. Actually according to their own calendar 2100 years if we count the eastern roman empire as "roman".

[@charris5700]

Imagine living as a legionaire at the height of Romes prosperity. On campaigns for 12 years living and experiencing every extreme and inbetween that the world throws at you. Discipline, hardships, fear, pain, power, tragedy, victory and glory. That is truly living on a level we cant know. Centurions and legionaires did that and even survived it all. Their mental and physical strength was probably intoxicating at times.

[@jesse9958]

Revolting Revolver66 I mean idk man that just seems a little bit pessimistic

[@uncleouch9795]

They weren't alone in such endeavours. It was just their time. Like all other empires. Sooner or later, things change. Mismanagement by Rulers, Governments, Moral Changes, etc.

[@amandag.6186]

@Revolting Revolver66 i think we need another world war to get us back on our feet

[@YAH2121]

Imagine the craziness it was being the first Roman legions venturing out in to Gaul and Germania. Your comrades venturing into unknown dense, dark, foggy forests, coming across various creatures and bizarre relics of an unknown people. Scouts encounter mysterious people with long hair and painted faces. Crazy

[@lordsmoggy8640]

@@amandag.6186 Another world war? Who will that benefit exactly? Trudging through a world engulfed with nuclear winter, ha, yer, that will get us 'back on our feet'. I bet you will change that tune when they slap a helmet on you, give you a rifle, then order you to run into the enemy fire. "In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons" - Herodotus

[@toneman335]

Roman's army strength was their organization, discipline, and battle tactics.

[@guardiansofarthedain3114]

toneman335 and engineering

[@Joaquin546]

toneman335 and Hannibal walked all over them

[@carlhaeggman2264]

Joaquin546 Lost the battle, won the war and burned Carthage to the ground. Also, Hannibal was a tactical genius.

[@Joaquin546]

Carl Haeggman yes but not strategic

[@TheR00k]

@@Joaquin546 Scipio Africanus wants to know your location.

[@gioelesnider9402]

Roman Legionnaire: Walks for 5 hours with a 45 pounds of equipment every morning. Deontay Wilder: Impossibile.

[@johnathonhamilton232]

Great comment man

[@edwinhuang9244]

Don't share this video to the Karens. They'll spread more misinformation by calling this video a fake.

[@88viktor123]

20 romman miles is 29.6352 km

[@Thongger]

the centurion's helmet is one of the best looking pieces of armor in all of humanity's history

[@canaldamia8393]

Extremely true

[@NoahWeaverRacing]

My love of Rome started with Rome: total war back in 2008-2009, and now I find myself reading Edward Gibbon’s “the decline and fall of the Roman Empire” and learning Latin..

[@alessandrogini5283]

You should read about alexander severus, and stilicho, or majoran

[@solinvictus1234]

Leave Gibbon's stuff, as others said read Stilicho, Severus, Seneca, Caesar etc etc or Italian books on Roma (most historically accurate ones).

[@johnadams-wp2yb]

Try "The Cicero Trilogy" It's fantastic. You will love it.

[@marcello7781]

It's all fun and games until Asterix drinks the magic potion.

[@mrs.renata2662]

it was all fun and games in Rome until they played with your Asterix *

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

asterix only exist in your child imagination

[@elpibe3514]

Gets nostalgic in Italian*

[@rahul.murali]

@Abu Troll al cockroachistan Romans quickly adapted . They actually captured ctesiphon 5 times and gave it back as generous gift . Rome even had once controlled Mesopotamia, the parthian port in Indian Ocean. Parthians never even came close to rome or even Europe for that matter ..

[@victorunbea8451]

You're really gone down the aqueduct when Obelix drinks some

[@IsAcRafT]

Asterix is nothing but Barbarian Propaganda.

[@Waff3n]

Legionnaires get out of my Germania REEEEE!

[@WimsK45]

The Roman propaganda against the gauls is actually huge. The Romans genocided the gauls, this is a very unknown subject

[@MrAlus3]

They just made some space to live for Romans

[@maiholiaw4927]

This Roman is crazy!!

[@user-cz6tj3sk6t]

@neldot nah bro , youtube people don't need your constructive and objective reply

[@noragrets7725]

During times of war, the death penalty is still on the table for a sleeping sentry

[@RexGalilae]

Yep. The primary reason being that you can't prove whether a guard was incompetent or bribed to let the enemy in. And the punishment for treason has always been death

[@blankblank5409]

Makes sense though

[@renegadeace1735]

As it should be

[@badfoody]

I just realized Rome influenced so much of modern society, whether European, Middle East, Asian or what not. Proof that Rome has not died. Rome does not die. For Rome. Rome is Eternal.

[@evertonbarbosa7862]

the entire european roads still uses the roman roads as they main model. The frase "all roads leads to Rome" is true until this day

[@paoloisolani1746]

My name is maximus

[@Cteabis]

badfoody I believe “Roma Aeterna” is the Latin

[@Yeorl]

Rome is an idea, a shining white marble city on a hill a beacon of civilization in a swamp of chaos. Ideas never die but they slowly fade into the obscurity of the swamp until another takes their place in the hearts of men.

[@MrKadjit]

@@evertonbarbosa7862 xD

[@ListenToGlobal]

I love the Romans ever since I was a child.

[@blankblank5409]

Rome is Eternal

[@user-ultimate]

@@blankblank5409Hello Gaius Julius Caesar

[@yael6629]

@@blankblank5409 we salute you, Caesar

[@genghiskhan5848]

@@blankblank5409 so what are your thoughts on my empire? We should go to war

[@IVALKYRIE925]

@@genghiskhan5848 yeah your the only reason the mongol empire ever happened then after your death look at what happened

[@diogeneslantern18]

The practice equipment they trained with was twice as heavy as what they wore into battle. This was specifically done to make the legionnaires stronger, faster and increase their endurance

[@n.o.m4385]

walking 40+ kms, let alone in 5 hours, let alone an everyday fitness exercise, these guys were crazy fit

[@fightingtothepoint4u732]

How grandparrents walked to school

[@LazyCrazyGuy]

@@fightingtothepoint4u732 going up hill both ways

[@renkov8466]

Their cavalry also has to train when the legion marches.

[@MrMerzi007]

Its 8km / H

[@w4rt953]

That's running a marathon every day while carrying a child on your shoulders

[@spacemanjoe7074]

It’s all fun and games until the alps start speaking elephant

[@RonPaulo001]

It's all fun a games until Teutoburg forest starts speaking German

[@Candiedbacon75]

Legions (Not responding)

[@marcus4046]

Its all fun and games until the rome starts speaking gothic.

[@datoldmeme2387]

It’s all fun and games until the trees start playing fortunate son

[@marcus4046]

@@datoldmeme2387 wait a second......the trees....playing fortunate son?

[@long_chin_man]

italians then: violence means prosperity italians now: eyy piza

[@hazed_23]

Wow the prejudices...

[@krulak292]

@@hazed_23 it's a joke

[@hazed_23]

@@krulak292 definitely not funny.

[@krulak292]

@@hazed_23 and why should I care what YOU find funny? It's funny to some, not for others

[@hazed_23]

@@krulak292 you think it's funny ? As if we are clowns ? We make you laugh?

[@ChooChoosGaming]

More Ancient Rome. Compare how rich crassus was to modern billionaires

[@chrysalis7081]

:0 why hello there

[@Jeevesaurus]

He died a horrible death in search of glory.

[@kevinpeterwareham8131]

@@Jeevesaurus but not in searching for gold 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@hopelfreyamikaelson9348]

Modern rich billionaire worth 100 billions -200 billions Crasus 200 million usd which would be 20 billion worth in 2020

[@hopelfreyamikaelson9348]

@@kevinpeterwareham8131 Parthian rip Crassus army 🤣🤣

[@guardiansofarthedain3114]

“The romans were generally cautious.” Laughs in Crassus

[@pooppoop6546]

Crassus:tries Pompey and Ceaser: what a joke

[@BetheLightCS]

Do you know what generally means?

[@outlawsaint3012]

Spartan Total Warrior?

[@danielOconahap]

you cant plan for everything. Even the spartans were caught in flat footed

[@sirspamalot3]

Parthia: *exists* Crassus: *It's free real estate*

[@sandervdbrink84]

Bread and vegetables? Roman soldiers ate a lot of pig meat in Castella and castra, and beef (with small percentages of fish and birds like ducks) on outposts and watchtower. Also the body length of Roman soldiers was in fact variable, as archeological evidence reveals one soldier found was over 2 meters tall and others 1,80 m or 1,70 m tall. The question about soldiers being able to be married differs in time. Some periodes it was legal, other times it was not. Still, a nice video as an introduction to the Roman army, but not all mentioned is correct.

[@sheikranl3949]

Yeah, not to mention the white building at 10:50 , which the citizens of Rome actually despise. It was the tomb of the first Italian king and is built in the late 1800s. It has nothing to do with the Romans, although many old-Roman buildings have been destroyed to create this tomb.

[@yargentumargentum6899]

"Primarily"

[@bogustoast22none25]

“Primarily”

[@prolamer7]

In fact at certain periods they ate even better than most todays soldiers, they were well fed and thats why they had strength to exercise all time along and get stronger not weaker!

[@feibdegrassi1646]

@@sheikranl3949 exactly, that's the Vittoriano, is also the place where lies the Unknown Soldier. Is an important and sacred monument in Italy.

[@toneman335]

The Roman army had a great retirement plan...if you lived long enough!

[@RexGalilae]

Most often did

[@ethanmcfarland8240]

About 60% of legionnaire work was guarding cities and regions inside the empire acting as something like a police for so legionnare work was long but rewarding

[@LovingTinha]

depends if it was war time or not. And they did have a lot of war time. Many their Armies and Legions got obliterated. Last thing those men enjoyed was a retirement. At best they got a quick death.

[@rachel596]

*_wow, this is the first time I hear The Infographics Show talk about Rome, im glad!!!!!_* 🏛

[@Oh_Just_Alonzo]

And also the colosseum

[@Oh_Just_Alonzo]

So enjoy those too

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Well he did mentionned the fall of Constantinople, the dark ages, etc

[@andycopland3179]

In England, we are reminded almost daily about Rome when we use our roads and parents often tell their children that it was Rome who revolutionised our country and road system. I took my children and wife (an American) to Greece last summer, this summer in thinking Rome, Italy. The history is fascinating.

[@andycopland3179]

@Free Spirited Cat We are reminded of Rome and Greece almost daily. It's in everything, from the roads as mentioned to our laws and our own democracy. Boudicca fought against the Romans, but for what? She was fighting against progress.

[@bretonwayde6934]

Infographics: the turtle formation was nearly unbreakable Me: GO FOR THE LEGS!!!

[@ceu160193]

@Niko Umicevic If you go for legs, soldiers will crouch, and make whole formation truly unbreakable.

[@vantd1936]

when the enemy is packed agianst the testudo it is probably very hard to move around as you're crowded around with other people

[@bretonwayde6934]

Put going for the legs is still better than attacking the shield, also if they go on their knees then that hinders mobility

[@vantd1936]

@@bretonwayde6934 its going to be hard to crouch down and hit the enemies legs when you have a bunch of other people pushing you and swinging their weapons

[@bretonwayde6934]

Not if you make a battle plan

[@marioluigi3801]

Jesus' Apostle, Paul's father was a retired Roman soldier from Tarsus, Paul's citizenship is why he was able to appeal his charges to Caesar, get transported to Rome for trial, and not get as harsh the treatment other early Christians did. That is what makes his story an interesting comparison to others

[@jaredwarner8070]

Interesting work of fiction

[@badfoody]

Uh. You do know Paul's account is fairly recent and well documented externally

[@marioluigi3801]

@@jaredwarner8070 I looked up some scholarly articles based on what you were saying, and you're right. I learned something new. Thanks

[@thegodfather_8455]

@@marioluigi3801 what is that?

[@marioluigi3801]

@@thegodfather_8455 Just stuff I read in the bible about Paul

[@hffvbgfgggh5873]

Imagine living in a country where you can freely travel from England to Iraq using one language and currency. Talking of pax romana...

[@user-pd9ju5dk5s]

Just go to US

[@f4ptr989]

The true power behind Rome was their logistical expertise, their ability to transmit and receive information, the roads that allowed for their armies and citizens to travel freely very quickly. It’s often the simplest things that lead to dominance in a culture or civilization, Rome was built on its roads. We see the same thing with the current political, military, and economic dominance with the US’s logistical expertise, their military is so dominant because they have the capacity, to feed, fuel, transport and house their entire military even under siege and at the frontline in war extraordinarily quickly and efficiently. The US was technologically inferior to the Germans in WW2, yet German POWs remarked on how even under siege the American soldiers had fresh food being delivered to the frontlines under fire while the German soldiers were rationing what little they had left despite being superior in firepower, skill and technology and knew they stood no chance of winning. It is often stated by soldiers who have survived combat against the US, that they rarely remember seeing the soldiers fighting and instead remember constant bombardment and artillery and that by the time soldiers came into view they were already defeated

[@FoeReaper]

Actually you are completely in the wrong on that third paragraph in using WW2 examples of the USA and Germany. The U.S. always had better guns and rationing, unless you talk about tanks which the Germans excelled in, but everything else was Allied dominated. The germans relied on the very logistics and tactics you praise, and for the entire war were behind in technology, they were organized and united unlike their allies in Italy and Japan who were disorganized and just threw bodies at people. Rome was not built on its roads Rome was built on its culture which defined how it would evolve.

[@yoruichixx6951]

@@FoeReaper "Rome was built on its culture which defined how it would evolve" and also their downfall because the late romans forgot what made them great in the first place, and other reasons

[@FoeReaper]

@@yoruichixx6951 How does forgetting what made you great become your downfall? A failed attempt at trying to sound literate.

[@yoruichixx6951]

@@FoeReaper because there are roman quotes from you know romans ? for example? who said that and if you study late rome its quite obvious

[@YAH2121]

@Hoàng Nguyên It's that Jungle warfare, where there are no frontlines

[@nobsivot]

I actually dont remember being forced to stay celibate. I got married when deployed on tour in Alesia with a local pleb girl and no one gave a sesterci.

[@libertatemadvocatus1797]

They weren't expected to be celibate. The Legion even provided prostitutes to the men on occasion and some auxiliaries were actually paid in visits to brothels. It's just that they couldn't get married because the responsibilities of men with families often takes their mind off of military duty.

[@ro4eva]

Even today, Rome continues to awe and influence us. Not that I'm complaining.

[@armadillotoe]

The Roman Engineers were amazing, and often in the military.

[@kingley45]

Spartans: we are the most feared soldiers of all time legionnaires: hold my spear.

[@td9250]

Hasta* or more iconic Pilum*.

[@pooppoop6546]

Legionaries:try me

[@izhypnotic-7838]

kingley45 if we did same sized forced, I give it to the Spartans, purely for the fact they’re trained from birth to fight, but the Romans are more heavily armored. If we didnt do same sized forces, then romans. They can gather several legions compared to Spartans who at max could have 10,000 at their highest peak.

[@namaske2594]

@@izhypnotic-7838 spartans were also heavily armed you don't actually think they wore metal diapers like in 300 do you?

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

@@namaske2594 they had the hoplite armour like other Hellenistic states, thats all, don't tell me you imagine a Spartan with same type of armour as a Legionnary or a Medieval Knight

[@alextapia2107]

True honor was a distinctive trait of Roman as well as Greek soldiers. Not the bullying and the lack of true character you find today.

[@codename495]

alex tapia what makes you think that? Were you there, or are you romanticizing you’re perception of what you believe?

[@arijao92]

Regular legionaire or a greek hoplite was not very honorable if you use todays moral standards, these were absolutely ruthless men

[@karlangeloarcenas7626]

They are not jejemon

[@R3demptionzz]

I think perhaps you're over romanticizing as someone else stated. While perhaps more reserved than your average tribal combatant, this is Classical Antiquity, Europe was brutal and I'm sure many people had to fit in to that mold in order to survive. Additionally if we're talking about official modern armies, I'd argue they are more than likely far more amicable on average due to the severity of punishment for breaking conventions.. which is only sometimes doled out, but that's a topic for an other time.

[@prolamer7]

You must be really old :-)

[@redjem6918]

LEGIONARY not “Legionnaire”. Legionnaire’s belong to the French army not the Roman army.

[@Boretheory]

@Sagess Aries exactly

[@redjem6918]

Sagess Aries the documentary is in English. In English LEGIONARY = Soldier in the ancient Roman army. LEGIONNAIRE = Soldier in the modern French Foreign Legion.

[@shannonluster5083]

Very cool! I would like to hear more about what it took to become legionnaire or auxiliary, especially if there were any local rites, challenges or deeds required to prove oneself?

[@tzwacdastag8223]

Next Up: Space Force

[@caominhnhat1455]

Tzwac dastag they better have that sick troop drop from space

[@TheBiddofslayer58]

@@caominhnhat1455 and nathan fillion

[@caominhnhat1455]

@@TheBiddofslayer58 who???

[@mariakelly5]

The ancient Romans had a Space Force?

[@tzwacdastag8223]

@@mariakelly5 lol

[@lol70721]

7:01 wooohh..those visual glitches of pick axes/shovels spazzing out on the ground

[@MagicalCreationsDisneyArt]

Very interesting and well put together video.

[@GustavoSilva-ny8jc]

Fantastic video!!!! Knowing that one of the greatest and most effectives armies of all time was made of short people was a huuuuge moral boost to me, usually the common mindset towards short individuals in any competitive endeavor is: "oh, you're short?! You're DEAD!" After knowing all this about them i'm even more curious now! Thank you so much for the video.

[@amandag.6186]

I'm a For Honor Centurion main and I find this video incredibilis.

[@HRCephei-sw6qv]

Eeetiam!!11

[@brandonhalliii1]

Reminds me of my Rome Total war days

[@barbatvs8959]

Pontus always beat me. I need to try again.

[@jackwei22]

@@barbatvs8959 Those bronze shield Pikemen were something else!!

[@_RaysFan]

Awesome video!

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely informative video

[@loganfox2386]

*When the trees start talking German*

[@spartanwarrior1]

Logan Fox but the trees all suddenly remain silent when Germanicus rides along

[@loganfox2386]

Roma Invicta

[@factualopinion6947]

😂

[@alessandrogini5283]

Teutoburgo is so overrated

[@LuisBrito-ly1ko]

*But Germanicus appears and they suddenly speak Latin*

[@eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653]

I...AM...DAMOCLES!! I...AM...VENGANCE!! YOU!...ARE!...NEXTTTT!!!!

[@vidarodinson5246]

ROME... IS CIVILIZATION!!!!!

[@biggvshavtivsdickvsii8541]

Finally made it to view this brilliant video! I told you that trek by horse was second-to-none in quickness ... give or take five days. 😏

[@sirknight3180]

I think the quality of the infographics’ animation is getting better.

[@coureurdesbois6754]

The Lorica Segmentata was actually used during a very short period of time and by few troops compared to the Lorica Hamata, which saw widespread service after the Marian reform. This is because the Lorica Segmentata was harder to maintain as it required specialized equipment and skills to repair and maintain. But also because it was probably uncomfortable and more expensive.

[@ottovonbismarck7646]

1: greaves were mostly for officers, exclusively. 2: The tortuous formation was for sieges, exclusively. 3: Most Imperial Roman armor was made of steel, not plain iron. 4: in reality, Romans were just angry Italian dads with swords.

[@solomonstello]

😂😂

[@MrObliviousegg]

10:53 Nice looking 20th century building in the background!

[@samward9294]

Great vid

[@dylc5604]

FACT. Julius Caesar engraved SPQR onto the sewer covers in Rome and its still visible today

[@janihellsten5247]

What an emperor would do in sewers?

[@ScrollwormoftheFanWings]

@@janihellsten5247 he was never an emperor, Rome did not even become an empire until 17 years after he died

[@aaron4ism]

No one: *skyrim legionnaire: "citizen"*

[@Spllyn]

I used to be a citizen, and then I put a dunmer on my knee

[@kaisermoneybags4450]

haha wow funy xd original joke

[@vaidyasantosh8559]

Thks 4 info

[@AntB10.]

my teacher assigned this to me, and i was like "i think i recognize this artwork" then i noticed it was actually you :)

[@jurtra9090]

It was all fun and games until your flank starts speaking Carthaginian

[@Likeaworm]

Carthage got obliterated in the end though.

[@jurtra9090]

@@Likeaworm yeah you right

[@albertineakpene1296]

Trumpet: I'm about to end this elephant whole career

[@LovingTinha]

@@Likeaworm so did the Romans. Just a matter of which one lasted longer. And in the end one only lasted longer than the other because they were more ruthless and less civilized. But those same traits eventually cost them their entire Empire just the same.

[@margherabombardata]

Thank You everything has an end. You gotta outlive your enemies

[@enomiellanidrac9137]

While modern armies is still inspired by some of the Legio organisation, it draws more notoriously of the corps system introduced by Napoleon in his "Grande Armée". It should come as no surprise that Napoleon was a huge fan of one of the most successful roman leader: Julius Caesar. As for the Testudo formation it was not that often used (and isn't exactly a phalanx) as such tight formation was very rigid and slow and most Roman victory where own to their habit to keep reserves (highly unusual for the time) and redeploy them at the critical point of battle. The Roman Legio was a formidable tool of wars but in the end it only shined as bright as their commander tactical acumen allowed.

[@sullivannix4509]

gotta love those burning skyscrapers in the background of the thumbnail

[@Silver-xd1ge]

Anyone else realize how many videos they upload lately? It’s like three-two videos a day!

[@ousamadearu5960]

1:58 There is a massive mistake there about the height of a Roman conscript. They are usuall tall by average to even be part of a Legio, the most interesring part is that an average legionnaire is required to be above 5.5 feet tall for some Legio and a minority with higher than that height. Shorter Romans are not hired to join the Legio unless if he fits the requirements of Auxilia and Cavalry standards.

[@Samuelpiang511]

Source?

[@henryloep9449]

@@Samuelpiang511 come on we all know italians are short

[@Samuelpiang511]

@@henryloep9449 no I really wouldn't. My Italian friends are well above 6 feet. And you really can't over generalize too much without a source. I'm simply asking data for a backup if you're gonna tell a story like a historian unless you are quoting it.

[@FoeReaper]

@@Samuelpiang511 Oh hey guys my Italian friends who are probably 50 percent germanic are very tall I wonder why hmmmmm

[@FilippoCardoni]

@@Samuelpiang511 Cries in 5'3 in the middle of italy. I don't know many shorter people than me, but hey. That's life.

[@THECOMMUNISTCHANNEL]

Asterix and Obelix: so you have chossen..... *death*

[@antharson02b91]

Infographics need to do more ancient roman based content

[@rico6577]

imagine walking to yo job all day then automatically start building your office when you arrive

[@xfallenxmoonx]

the original dark souls.

[@sotirismitzolis5171]

You have made a big improvement in your animations!!!😁

[@sharksaver5579]

Using this vid for a school project, thx bruh

[@sharksaver5579]

I'm bouta get an A dude

[@Benni777]

What about a video about “You Vs a Medieval Military War Hero/ or just a military hero, in general?

[@basiliimakedonas1109]

The Germ(anic)s usually stormed wooden Roman fortresses by swarming and filling the sticky parts with their bodies

[@bnap3221]

Reported for racism and hate rhetoric for calling Germanics “germs”.

[@chase9316]

Touchy huh?

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

O no, you triggered a German. Keep on going Basil! Greetings, a Germanic Dutchman.

[@helendodd3709]

@@bnap3221 You better be kidding

[@MrGnome-wq5bt]

Sam Ludendorff germ

[@Dxella]

Love the Roman era, it's quite interesting to see and learn from it. If anyone haven't read (or listened to) Simon Scarrows 'Eagle of the Empire' serie. I highly recommend it! Simon Scarrows even recommend other authors throughout the serie, that I also recommend 😊 It is a historical military fiction that you get to follow two legionnaires through amazing battles and intrigue. It's a fiction tho I think Simon really capture the gritty reality those people lived in. If you read it or perhaps going to read it after this go ahead and comment. I would love to see how and what people think about this serie.

[@MCshadr217]

Just one slight thing with the encampments: The berms were not a thing, not mostly anyway. The Romans built hollow walls, and filled them with the dirt they dug up from making the trench. This ensured the walls themselves were a solid mass, as well as ensuring the dirt wouldn't collapse one way or the other. It also prevented the enemy from just burning the walls down.

[@deal2888]

3:40 heads be like: aight im gonna head out

[@JohnnyJohn116]

I’m Italian, average height, love training in military combat, and yes, I missed my calling of being in the Roman Legions

[@ginacarrano50yearsago15]

JohnnyJohn116 to bad you weren’t in a Roman legion

[@JohnnyJohn116]

It’s a secret cap * I dream about it all the time

[@is3t]

@@JohnnyJohn116 me too xd... I would love to fight for Rome

[@mincraftuser2000]

Hi there random person who is scrolling through the comments

[@olliewoods1946]

Mincraft User hi

[@StrangeTamer178]

Suh dude

[@garmarrod]

Hay

[@Jicko1560]

All eight pangolin species are protected under national and international laws, and two are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

[@Denji_Hayakawa]

Hi you are so wholesome

[@twistedyogert]

I wonder what ancient Rome's army would've been like if they had discovered gunpowder.

[@Supasmartguy]

Do a video on Andras Toma, the WWII POW who didn't return home until the year 2000!

[@grayrock3964]

The truth is, it is not that roman soldiers weren't allowed to have wives, but more that they were not interested in marriage. They would spend months far away from home and would not have time and money to make and support families, and many of them would probably die on the battlefield and never return home, plus that their girlfriends/wives would cheat on them or leave them in that long time, because women can't live alone, so marriage was a bad deal for them. Their women were folowing them into campaigns because they were literally die starving in Rome with no husbands to provide for them, and without the possibility to get some kind of paid job. The Senate introduced a bachelor tax and shaming practices for the men who were refusing to marry in order to get them back into procreation, because the empire needed more men to replace the fallen ones in battles. But this only triggered them, so more and more men refused to marry and procreate, until the point there were no men left to defend the borders. This is why Rome fell.

[@dkuhn5043]

Rome actually became just Vatican city and the pope, it has never fallen.

[@eedragonr1576]

Roman veterans

[@shadowdeslaar]

Did you forget Roman Slingers bring more common then Roman archers Ever heard of Cretans?

[@shadowdeslaar]

Abu Troll al cockroachistan oh yes They whistled threw the air

[@noger1234]

cretans were expert archers. you sre thinking of rhodians and belearic islanders.

[@DangeHD]

@@noger1234 Cretans were experts from the point of view of the Western world but syrian, persian/parthian archers were much better and had better equipment.

[@dondp7500]

lol this vid feels like a roman legionnaire recruitment video :D

[@gezzarandom]

One battle which showed Roman tactics and weapons was Watling Street in the English Midlands, were 10 thousand Romans decisively defeated Boudicca’s army of around 100 thousand, and crushed the last serious uprising of Rome’s rule over Britain.

[@coreysmithson9685]

0:45 It's.... so.... beautiful

[@heroe480]

Yes, Europe looks brilliant with Germany serving as swimming pool.

[@Cteabis]

Corey Smithson I agree but thanks to your comment I noticed a disturbing fact. The border in Britain reflects that of the days of 60s - 70s AD not 117 AD it is simply too far south. I live in the UK and that image is painfully inaccurate in that it doesn’t show the correct border in Britannia for the reign of Trajan. Which would have been close to the line of the future Hadrian’s wall, though not as far north as the Antonine wall

[@de_stroyed]

Rome - The civilization that would last 1,000 years. I wish I was born when the Roman Empire existed. :( I'm just so intrigued by everything about them.

[@ikennaenwelum7798]

So you've chosen death?

[@de_stroyed]

Ikenna Enwelum Everyone has to die at one point, right? Some are just sooner than others.

[@slimshady9147]

A little late but technically The Roman Civilization lasted about 2200 years from 753 bc to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 ad and its influence lives on today.

[@aarontoles5988]

@@slimshady9147 Yeah, but those weren't roman romans. More like...byzantine empire, which were ethnic Greeks, which is a lot more vague, but defianatly not romans, just "wannabes" that lasted longer.

[@DangeHD]

@@aarontoles5988 the byzantine empire was a multi ethnic empire not just greeks. The greek culture and language was used throughout that empire but it wasn´t fully greek.

[@thomasredden4263]

25 years of service that started when you were about 14-15 and lasted til you were almost 40 in a time where living to 40 was impressive

[@harvestingseason2725]

More like 60

[@ludgatecircus15]

The situation changed so much over time you really should explain the Marian and Augustan reforms. Just 20 seconds. It would put you comments in context.

[@gustavoromero6409]

I would of definitely served my time and duty for the glory of Rome.

[@victorunbea8451]

Imagine how many soldiers you would have today if they gave you a house for your service

[@TheWorldisaLIE2]

25 years, long commitment.

[@aarontoles5988]

25 years was most of their lives. Only the pampered and wealthy, or the truly toughest badasses would make it. Doubt they had to give out that many houses.

[@jeffjrjeb3912]

Believe it or not the tesduto (dont know if spelt that right) wasn't really used that much apart from times when they where desperate in battle

[@AGMartinez]

Wow, in trouble for rust. Excellent.

[@elijahjenkins846]

Non-romans could be legionaries you had to be a roman citizen meaning you could be from Britannia to Syria to be a legionnaire

[@noger1234]

thats after emperor claudius(?) granted full citizenship to all people of the empire

[@noger1234]

before that only italians could become legionaries

[@elijahjenkins846]

@@noger1234 That was granted in 90 B.C.E. for allies of the empire

[@Macharius89]

@@noger1234 It was with Caracalla, nearly two centuries after Claudius

[@bennetla10]

"Making extensive use of scouts" Laughs in Teutoburg Forest, or any of the dozens of ambushes that Romans just walked into.

[@lupus3824]

@riflemanusa That was in republican times though. During the imperial ages the cavalry was part of auxilia formations and certainly not th nobles club t was before. Also Varus did have scouts though they sadly were under Arminius' command.

[@jaredwarner8070]

@riflemanusa ffs turn off your caplocks Boomer

[@docgaza2656]

Yes, similar to the known word they just walked into....and took.

[@heroe480]

Romans didnt like scouting so much, examples in their wars with Hannibal, but maybe later they learned on own mistakes.

[@BiakSkull]

"Slept in tents that housed 8" "cries in non combatant"

[@memegodazkaban1358]

Could also include Julius Caesar, and the reforms of Augustus and the Cohortis Pratorii (Praetorain guard) and some of the officer ranks

[@AradanEnvinyatar]

Ave, Imperator!

[@AceW.Kermitcat]

“These Romans Are Crazy!!” *TapTapTapTap*

[@leonothan1722]

Roman legionaries didn't use testudo formation while in close combat. Instead, they used formations that allowed gaps so that the legionnaires could actually fight. Also, they didn't use a single strategy to win battles. The combined arms strategies depended on the situation and the commander.

[@Sagar_Patelv28]

You forget the main thing... Besides discipline and training -Every Roman soldier had education. -Roman Generals were genius -Superb Logistics even in those days -They were excellent engineers.( they can set up Wooden castles with traps in very short time)

[@candleman3360]

Most modern militaries are actually modeled after Napoleon’s Grand Arme

[@dmitrishebalev4945]

plenty of inaccuracies here

[@guilhermeferrari4773]

And who you think that napoelon was inspired?

[@shrexyavocado7828]

Spartans: Am I a joke to you?

[@fotppd1475]

0:43 "brought stability and safety to millions of people" not sure about that one chief.

[@jamelwitaa3]

Thanks. Insistful.

[@jasonwebb1882]

My son and I were talking about this about a month ago. I tried to explain to him how hard life probably was back in the Roman days. He said that today's men were stronger than back then. I said only on a certain level. But over all we have gotten to spoiled and depend on or weapons than hand to hand combat. Could you even imagine to leave your family for 16 or 25yrs? I know I was happy to be out in 10. But I was still able to have a family. Back them I don't think it could've been possible.

[@iniesta8856]

Jason Webb But they didn’t really have a family (wife and kids). And their parents would’ve likely already died due to the insane number of diseases and ways you could die back then.

[@jasonwebb1882]

@@iniesta8856 I was going to say something but it's just to long to talk about. I'll just say this. We might never know the whole truth. History is written by the winners of war and not the people that lost. I wanted to further my education into history but went on to get my PhD in Astrophysics. I wished for so many years that I could read the truth about Troy and find out if it was real and if so, was Helena the real reason they went to war against the Trojans? Greek and the Roman empire were such a huge part of my history that I would want to know how much was truth and how much was just made up. I can believe that wars were everywhere and in everyday life. It is a great subect and something that we may never know all of. Have a great holiday season and take care.

[@Czar]

@@iniesta8856 If you're referring to average life span being 30 something years that's because of extremely high child mortality rates, if you lived past your childhood you were extremely likely to live to 60+, life expectancy from the ancient world and onwards for adults was only slightly lower than the modern era.

[@iniesta8856]

Miles But it was also a high likelihood that the mother died upon birthing a child and, as stated earlier, the numerous diseases, famines, and bloodshed back then would’ve had a decent chance at killing the father.

[@bsadewitz]

Explain to him what life was like before antibiotics. That'll probably do the trick. ;-)

[@facepalmjesus1608]

Asterix and Obelix want to know their location

[@lordscrubugus9897]

Everybody gangsta until someone tells Obelix he's fat.

[@sergeantvedara9165]

@@lordscrubugus9897, two weeks later in Parthia : BRAKING NEWS! BRAKING NEWS! Roman republic collapsed after being rampaged by two gauls, emperor Augustus signed non-fat treaty with one of the gauls, safekeeping the empire.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

Rome was really ahead of its time with military tactics and structure

[@Aitonomouss]

Joining the Army Infantry in America, I didn't know I was signing up to be a part time janitor as well.