The Forgotten Ancient Warriors That Defended Hadrian's Wall

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Professor Alice Roberts reveals the forgotten story of the Roman Empire's secret weapon in Britain: their cavalry. These fearsome horsemen were the key to defending Britain's most famous Roman monument fortification, Hadrian's Wall.
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@HAMMER_2.2 Ай бұрын

I actually bought this episode several years ago, "The Horsemen of Hadrians Wall", because i loved the subject matter so much. Its cool to see it uploaded for free now!

@riccardomulazzani7436 Ай бұрын

As an Italian in love with the Roman History a big thanks to all of you for all the passion you put into discovering, preserving and bringing back to life the fascinating Roman history which is a treasure of humanity shared by the peoples of half of Europe and part of Asia and Africa.

@adrianarivoltella5940 15 күн бұрын

Qualche Storico ha detto: "l ' Europa non sarebbe niente senza l arroganza che ha costruito Roma!".

@lw3646 Ай бұрын

It's great there's people out there so passionate about history

@IronMan-if4ke Ай бұрын

My mum is from Normandy, northwestern France from a small city called Mortain. Post WW2, her family moved south not far from a small village called Jublains. Jublains was home to a Roman army garrison with a strategic height over a valley stretching miles. Town has a small but wonderful museum dedicated to the Roman military base with its weapons and a small outdoor theatre to entertain the Roman troops. As for mixing of Romans with the local Celtic population per the video, that happens when conquerors settle and become accepted by the locals. Not unusual at all. Mum’s recent DNA test revealed: she is 32%+ ‘Latin’ (Roman), some Scandinavian (Normandy was much later settled by large Danish Viking tribes/raiders in the 9th century) but mostly Celtic (60%). History is also alive in our bloodline.

@Davidf8L Ай бұрын

Thanks for your work and time making this happen for me, peace and love to all ❤

@Jerry-b7f Ай бұрын

I'm drunk... but I agree 👍😀

@forensicdar Ай бұрын

What a great Sunday treat!!

@brettcurtis5710 Ай бұрын

Well, it's Monday for us to see the new day in the South, Kia Ora from New Zealand!

@johnwright9372 Ай бұрын

Horses take a lot of care and work. A cavalryman had to lay out a considerable sum for saddelry, harness and his own gear, quite apart from stabling, grooming, grazing and fodder.

@smontone Ай бұрын

When is the person who puts the history hit ads in the middle going to figure out that we don’t need them BLASTED IN OUR EARS!!!

@zschow9259 17 күн бұрын

um ur never gunna believe this but u can actually ajust the volume! crazy huh? chk it out or hit mute. ur welcome

@danielferguson3784 Ай бұрын

Since the Romans had the Auxiliary forces here in Britain they had to place them somewhere useful. Generally they would work in concert with the Legions, & presumably come under the command of the nearest Legionary Legate, in northern Britain this would have been that of the 6th Legion at Eboracum, York. The prime role of the Auxiliary Cohorts, & Cavalry Allae, would be to provide a protective screen for the Legion, between it & any threat from the northern tribes. The Romans had learnt not to brigade too many troops together, to prevent mutiny, & to lessen the temptation to revolt by Military commanders from attempting to try for self promotion, using large numbers of men, & the large amounts of money held in their pay-chests. By spreading the troops around in Cohorts of between 500 & 1000 men, they had useful units able to defend & police an area around each fort, which allowed for local support in supplies of foodstuffs, for both men & horses, resources like timber for building & fuel, & other useable resources. This reduced the need to carry large amounts of stuff to bigger bases, easing the logistics of supply. These forts were close enough to each other to be able to conduct joint operations, & the Legion if it was called in to cover any emergency. The broad occupation across a large 'Frontier zone' also allowed for relationships to develop with local people, eventually leading to integration with the native population, especially with the sons of unions between soldiers & local women following their fathers into the army, for generations. The concentration of a number of such units along the line of Hadrian's Wall made sense in that it meant the soldiers could patrol & control the land on both sides of it & instead of being restricted to filtering through the Milecastle gates, with cavalry units sited directly on the Wall, with three gates opening on it's northern side, larger units could get to the north more rapidly. Permanent Roman forts were not sited in 'enemy' held territory, only temporary campaign camps would be located in hazardous situations. Forts for 'winter' occupation, which might become long term bases, would only be able to be built in Roman controlled areas. The same goes for things like Hadrian's Wall itself. It would have been impossible to construct such a thing in an active war zone, but it must have been well behind any region where serious threats might come from. I would suggest this means that the Romans always aimed to control the whole of the area up to the Forth-Clyde river line, & treated it as a, semi-detached, part of the Empire. It is clear that Hadrian's Wall was never intended as an impassable barrier or solid line demarking the very limit of the Empire. It was merely a frontier control point & baseline for the military, a backstop if under threat, & a springboard for advances & patrols to the north, especially with the so called 'outpost' forts well to the north. Antoninus Pius attempted to shift the whole situation to the the narrow strip between the 2 rivers, but after him it was soon returned to Hadrian's line. Presumably it was too much trouble, with too little extra to be gained, the area further north not being amenable to the exploitation of resources, or easy disposition of troops as the original Frontier. Still I think the Romans continued to claim control over the north as far as they could, either by massive long range punitive campaigns, as under Severus, or by the installation of a sort of 'client' state, as seems to have happened later.

@Obiter3 Ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@davidoldboy5425 Ай бұрын

My big regret is not winning a ridiculous amount of money on the lottery, as what Hadrians wall needs is something that actually brings it to life. My admiration to all the people involved in this video, for their time and dedication, but imagine how it could be for future generations? I would buy a huge plot of land south of the actual wall, build access roads from the main routes and construct a replica fort and milecastles, staffed in the summer with actors/and enthusiasts. Cavalry, legions, artillery etc on permanent display, battles reconstructed etc etc, but alas it is not to be. Does anyone have the foresight to make this world heritage sight fit for the future?

@divinadecosio Ай бұрын

I enjoy so much learning about the Roman Empire. This video is great.

@richardmarshall159 Ай бұрын

A lovely commentary and commentator indeed👩🏻‍🦰

@robertcorradi8573 Ай бұрын

Fabulous programme....Thank you .

@MsSteelphoenix Ай бұрын

I love seeing this kind of experimental archaeology! It brings such intimate and specific information.

@vivek27789 Ай бұрын

Great ❤

@MrBatraaf Ай бұрын

Fantastic video! These are exactly some of the subjects that I have wondered about when reading about the use of Roman auxiliaries.

@ConfusedDachshund-sw5zz Ай бұрын

Who else loves Alice🤯🥵

@BRO0O0O0DER Ай бұрын

I am jealous and I think she's a bit too serious.

@BRO0O0O0DER Ай бұрын

Unpleasant

@BRO0O0O0DER Ай бұрын

She 50 years old now 🤮

@ericdavid199 Ай бұрын

shes a fox

@K1110. Ай бұрын

Cool 👍

@lw3646 Ай бұрын

Experimental archeology is one way of testing things.

@alistairborland4680 9 күн бұрын

It is a shame that Rome ever fell , brilliant engineers and soldiers

@ulpiotraiano3374 Ай бұрын

Very nice program , they only thing that the conductor is wrong is ,that those cavalry troopers where not only submitting yours ancestors but they are your ancestors too. They married and in most cases lived the rest of their life settling there after retirement. By the time the roman authority left Britain, it was a different world, everyone was citizen, , the roman army was different, the mobile force was deployed somewhere else, but the soldiers on the border remained . Thanks

@robertoorsi5771 Ай бұрын

Roman cavalry was used to find enemies and to follw the escaping enemies from the battle.

@justin-time5880 Ай бұрын

And as rapid responders. They acted as a mobile task force to counter enemies.

@thesnapperlapper2559 Ай бұрын

I wish there were sources mentioned. I don't think I heard the word Equite, Picts, 'hippika gymnasia' or mention regarding the ratio of calvary to legionnaires

@PictishPrince Ай бұрын

problem with this reenactment, wouldn't have been any women in the cavalry.

@-MattMcCauley- Ай бұрын

Right, they are a woke reenactment group. Historical accuracy be damned, let's engage in delusional feminist fantasy roleplaying! History Hit productions are always full of woke revisionism, smhd. You cannot rely on the HH brand for historical accuracy.

@kingkenny2797 Ай бұрын

Rather underwhelming in comparison to how they would have been i think. Still, fair play to all involved trying their very best to recreate it.

@chrismurray2237 Ай бұрын

N how can I find out how to attend one of these events in the future. Are there event or association sites I can go Toto get tickets? (Understanding that this one was years ago). Thank you. Great video

@cathalodiubhain5739 Ай бұрын

Comitatus: Based in the United Kingdom, this group specializes in Late Roman reenactment and offers a complete living history presentation of the Late Roman army. Legio Secunda Augusta: Located in the United Kingdom, this group focuses on Roman reenactment. Legio XXI Rapax: This group operates in multiple countries and focuses on Roman reenactment. Legio I Italica: Found in Italy, this group offers Roman reenactment events.

@lnbjr7 Ай бұрын

I’m assuming Horses in the barracks added a fare amount of heat for the to the barracks.

@zschow9259 17 күн бұрын

fare. amount of stink as well

@temijinkahn511 Ай бұрын

Western Roman cavalry was notoriously poor quality. Definitely not "elite" in fighting abilty; however, the societal elite would tend to fill the cavalry unites. The infantry was the primary offensive force of a legion. Wherever possible, you see them using Gaulic and German mercenaries attached to the legions. On the wall, they were recon and raiders. More along the lines of mounted infantry who could quickly reinforce the fort garrisons. You cannot fight from a wall from a horse. With few exceptions, the peoples of the Italian peninsula we not a horse people. The later eastern Roman empire evolved into a strong mounted force due to many of its enemies being horse peoples.

@alexleitchbscopen3905 Ай бұрын

The good old days , blood war long gone.

@Benito-lr8mz Ай бұрын

Since Roman times Spain ( Hadrian's born in actual Seville province ) and U.K have relations of hate-love lol😂

@guycapozzola2573 Ай бұрын

🐎🐎⚔⚔👍👍

@whitecrow4839 17 күн бұрын

Rome will rise again!

@paulapridy6804 Ай бұрын

I wish I could understand Prof Alice Robert's speech patterns. I do use captions, but that doesn't clarify all. Older videos are generally worse. But I love the content❤

@pauldiamond9219 Ай бұрын

Technical point- Why does she keep referring to the Picts/Scots as "native Britains" when Scotland didnt become part of Britain until May 1, 1707, with the Acts of Union?

@sturzuus Ай бұрын

The terms like Britain, British isle or Brettanic Islands are geographical and used as such since antiquity now I seriously doubt that Strabo or Ptolemy for example had the same dilemma as you.

@lhumaniste7286 Ай бұрын

I guess because at that time, for the Romans, everything was 'Britannia', no Wales, Scotland etc. ?

@MartialArtUK Ай бұрын

I thought this was going to be about the brits not the invaders 😅

@ez3333 Ай бұрын

😇👍

@alanbstard4 Күн бұрын

families with troops serving overseas not unique to Romans. Called camp followers among other things. The Romans left no DNA.

@alexisleon23 Ай бұрын

The FORGOTTEN warriors who SAVED EUROPE from Asian DESPOTISM where the GREEKS who stopped ✋️ Persians twice , in 490 b.C. and 480 b.C. ( MARATHON and SALAMINA battles).

@johndorilag4129 Ай бұрын

Nobody cares about the Greeks

@iangoddi Ай бұрын

Great subject!

@ericfern8869 Ай бұрын

Why do they always waste over two minutes at the start of these shows? Just get into it, ditch the symphonic swell, the portentous tones, the smiley, smiley narration [who isn't sick of that?] and give us more data. I am fed up with the "filler." Get rid of it. This program could have been cut in half and we would not have lost anything.

@scotty-sh7jq Ай бұрын

Really? It’s all gorgeous. Chill out

@TW-SB Ай бұрын

This video is highly embellished. The Invasion of Scotland came to a halt because the Governor Agricola was more successful than the Roman Emperor, who failed to conquer Germany. That is why Agricola was recalled to Rome. The Romans had a fort in Ireland and were planning to conquer Ireland until Agricola was recalled.

@linsen3614 28 күн бұрын

Exellent research experience!

@KellyK-il2bk Ай бұрын

I’d rather live with my horse than humans, they’re kinder.

@-MattMcCauley- Ай бұрын

Spoken like a woman. You cannot fathom life without plumbing, electricity, refrigeration and men with guns to protect you. The proximity to the horse piss alone would have you gaging and your eyes watering within minutes and you wouldn't last a night, you'd be crying and begging to go back home.

@653j521 Ай бұрын

I hope you manage to do that.