Warrior Series: Arms and Armor of a Late Republican Legionary

[@sylvainfalquet6350]

The late republican era legionnaires will always be interesting to me, because I first began learning about Rome from Caesar's Gallic Wars and the later civil wars.

[@WBtimhawk]

same here!

[@willardpatterson706]

Me as well

[@119winters5]

Same here

[@bine35]

check out sulla vs marius also quite interesting

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

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Love the Rome Total War music at the end.

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[@aeternitasromae]

Fantastic video, great to see reenactors with accurate and well fitting equipment.

[@IronHullIronHeart]

I can't help but notice (and love) the intro and outro soundtrack from Rome Total War. Great video by the way!

[@philly83]

It always puts a smile on my face seeing a new video from you. You all do such amazing work.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks philly, we are still not getting any sponsors so thats the reason why we have not posted in a while, also this video is basicly costing us money :(

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Love seeing the kit

[@jackshaftoe1715]

I like the live setting. It brings it back to life.

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i get SO excited every time a new Imperium Romanium vid comes out

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These videos have impressive production values, not just research but also many live actors wearing a wide range of full replica costumes. Hope the KZbin algorithm gives you what you fairly deserve in the near future.

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[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

To hear that from Julius Caesar himself is of course the greatest honour!

[@AGS363]

Nice. I think to show a Roman soldier from the reign of Septimius Severus would make a great counterpoint to this one.

[@ericsvendsen1880]

Thank you. This was interesting. Normally documentaries are all about imperial Rome, I need to find some on the Republic side of history.

[@dschmid8845]

One of the best KZbin channels on Ancient Rome. This and other videos provide so much more information than even some of the documentaries by other media. My only suggestion for consideration is to include non-modern, ancient sounding music. This would help transport one back to ancient times.

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Yet another wonderful video of this spectacular channel!

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[@RENATVS_IV]

I'm so glad to see you again

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Ah Renatvs, our oldest and most loyal follower, glad that you are still with us!

[@everett6072]

I think the plumage probably played a similar role to why Velites were associated with dressing in weird ways like with wolf skins. You wanted to stand out on the battlefield because you wanted everyone to know you had just killed someone or managed some impressive feat. In addition to the actual rewards a general could bestow upon an extraordinary soldier, there would also be a massive amount of social pressure to prove yourself. Particularly for the younger men who served in the front ranks.

[@edelweiss-]

1:22 the magazines really look intersting and cool :). i also like the Clausewitz magazines. but they are mostly about thirty years war, 19th century and ww1 and 2.

[@GUTOMOFFICIAL]

What a epic series and production! Nice new upload.

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You guys rock!

[@DanielD-no1gp]

I've been waiting for a good video in the late roman Republics legionaries. Found it.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Glad to hear we could satisfy your republican needs haha

[@kurtschmidt5005]

Very interesting!! Many of our ancestors would have feared these men!

[@Wi3rzb0]

it's great to see you back guys!

[@KenshiroPlayDotA]

14:56 : "What awaits us ?" Me : Firing up Rome Total War Remastered with the RTR: Imperium Surrectum mod, expanding the Republic from the Latium to Hispania and India, stretching from Scandia to Syene !

[@EBeno1544]

It’s always a great day when I see a upload from them!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Cheers!

[@luisaceves9709]

Great video! Love how you brought the late republican soldiers to life!! Caeser’s soldiers!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks Luis (not Luisa if i remember correctly ;P)!

[@joeconrad3828]

Very relieved to see another marvelous video. I start to worry that you’re not coming back when it takes a while! The guys look great. Very realistic as common soldiers, especially since they look to be cold, unhappy, and a bit bored!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks Joe, we are struggling a bit to be honest, we still don't get any paying sponsors and these video's cost quite a lot of money. We do not want to give up but we are having some troubles unfortunately... And the soldiers are not acting, they were genuinely cold hehe.

[@TotallyNotTimothyMcVeigh]

Good to see more on the late republic. Everyone goes on about the empire. Wish i could find an actual Gladius Hispaniensis.

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

tbh, I've always thought it was just a rather robust Iberian take on the Xiphos.....

[@TotallyNotTimothyMcVeigh]

@@FelixstoweFoamForge it may have been. with the greek colonists and traders around, that and the falcata could of both been imports or just independent development

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

That's very close to my current thinking.@@TotallyNotTimothyMcVeigh

[@TOTHENTERTAINMENT]

Nice use of Rome Total War soundtracks! This channel is really impressive, thank you for making these contents!

[@mystershow]

I recognize the song from Total War: Rome at the end. I was like I now these notes and put the volume one to be sure ! Really nice small documentary

[@TheHistorian5]

Awesome video ! One of the most interesting periods, the transition period.

[@paulmcdonald2742]

Congrats to you AND ancient warrior magazine! this is GREAT!!! Keep up the fantastic work IR!

[@okancanarslan3730]

good documentary

[@TheGBaltar]

Great job guys.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

thanks!

[@tonylicata7452]

Excellent! Love the new partnership. Keep them coming, and more on the Republic, please!

[@sotony7483]

Very well done .

[@t.longfield8982]

Hoera! Waited long for this. (And yes, AW is a very good read!)

[@harrisonwilkinson4986]

i love how you guys use the old Rome Total War soundtrack. Gives me a nice nostalgic rush.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

We love it as well, one of the greatest games ever made!

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

Wounderfull video. Greeting from a Roman archeology student from Germany.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thank you!

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

Very Good video. for what it's worth, I've long had a theory that Post-Marian Roman Legionaries were. overall, a better force than mid-late imperial ones, simply due to the greater amount of combat experience they'd pick up. It as possible, especially if you could wangle a few transfers, to spend your whole service in a second century AD Legion without having face anything more dangerous than a Centurio with a bad hangover. "Boudican Revolt?" "On leave, sir". "The Judean Revolt? "On detached service as a bodyguard to a tax collector, sir". "Year of the Four Emperors?" "Ah, well, Tribune, Sir, I had four Grandparents' funerals to attend that year and couldn't book passage back from Ostia in time" One minor point though, "Republican" Equipment stayed in service for decades. Even the Second centaury Adamliski Monument shows some Legionaries with oval scuta and mail alongside rectangular shields and segmented armour. and there do exist bronze/brass helmets with so many names punched into the neck guards that they could have stayed in service for over 100 years. I don't think the Roman Army ever threw anything away! BUT... GREAT video, love what you guys do!

[@Gitsmasher]

I still think the "incentives" that makes Post Marian Legionnaries great. For the poor , landless guys , a pension in the form of a Plot of land is a great motivation!😂

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

@@Gitsmasher Yup. Better than starving in a gutter somewhere in the Sabura.

[@porter-831]

If they were a "better" force overall or not is probably impossible to answer and perhaps a bit problematic as a question to begin with. Combat experience would vary greatly from unit to unit at both times and even within units, as veterans often were used to form the core around which a new force was built. Though especially during the Civil Wars of the Late Republic there were plenty cases of new Legions comprised mostly of green recruits hastily thrown into service out of pure necessity and entire Legions being lost. Meanwhile apart from the Teutoburg disaster entire Legions being lost or dissolved due to high casualties just didn't really happen in the 1st-2nd century AD, there was always a low but steady influx of new recruits in combination with older veterans guiding them on, so that likely gained experience wasn't really lost on a unit level. Simultaneously there was probably a lot more time that could be spent on selecting and training new recruits, so that the training level overall might have actually been higher. That is the benefit to having a professional military force. What we definitely do see in the finds though is that personal gear and equipment becomes a lot more elaborately decorated in the relative peace of the 1st century AD, as also alluded to in the video, as opposed to often very utilitarian pieces from the time of the Civil Wars, where a lot of gear was lost and had to be produced quickly. So instead of saying the Legionary force was better or worse it maybe has more merit to say that the character of their deployment often changed, perhaps not unlike the US military in the past decades that has become more accustomed to counter-insurgency operations than full peer-on-peer warfare and is only now starting to reorient itself. Of course in the Roman context things changed and became more unstable during late Imperial times again, with equipment and force structures changing accordingly.

[@tkdjimmyify]

If it's not broken, why replace it?

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

@@tkdjimmyify exactly

[@michimatsch5862]

That intro is so bloody smooth. Like, I have been subscribed for quite some time now but I had to share that vid and gush to my friends just for that smooth intro.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Hahaha thanks michimatsch5862, the idea came up spontaneously and we are glad it worked out the way it did!

[@JAubrey11]

Great video - thanks very much!!

[@vitoravila9908]

Judging by his wondering eyes, this legionnaire has clearly seen A LOT 😅 Great video guys, keep up the good work!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Haha, and it was 2 degrees Celcius so he was also pretty cold lol

[@johnspizziri1919]

Best channel on KZbin

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks John:)

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[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Same! Great to hear :)

[@DJL78]

Welcome back!!

[@lloyd9500]

Loving the music from Rome 1 and 2. Great work chaps!

[@hoyboys1000]

EXCELLENT! Thank you. 😃

[@ddunn3489]

Yahoo !! Your back !! Great videos !!!!

[@serfwallace]

I know that the plated armor that everyone knows the Legionaries for isn't the most or longest used and not the only type of armor used but i'm a sucker for it man, i absolutely love it.

[@eagleguy7]

awesome video. love how this was filmed, as well as the clear information that was presented

[@TheFishinMinute]

Great video! Thanks for the hard work put in to bring this time in History alive.

[@Julie-yu3kf]

Love it!!

[@cbl8439]

amazing video as always!!

[@TheDocLamkin]

love this channel! seeing accurate examples is so helpful in imagining

[@PeterVietor]

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen. Keep up the killer work.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks a lot Peter!

[@TheLondonhascalled]

Amazing work!

[@nikbear]

What a fantastic video, really informative about a very little covered period, you guy's nailed it 👏 👍 😀

[@yannick6389]

Amazing video once again! Unfortunate that one guy walks out of step on 2:08-2:14, but on the other hand I applaud the fact that you include challenged people in your videos as well!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

He will be disciplined next time for sure, thanks for pointing it out

[@christopherevans2445]

You guys do amazing work.

[@GeneralPuff]

Lol, I'm glad that guy at the end got his cloak back

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

it was literally around freezing temperature, we were truly in awe of this guy haha

[@seekwhen1848]

14:47 Soldiers in the background: He's wrapping up! Better get movin boys!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

It was near freezing so everybody was pretty cold;)

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Another great video guys,regards from Moesia Superior.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks Andrejapaunic!

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Salve! I like your videos,good job.Greetings from Rome.

[@JohnBoyJoy]

You guys don't upload enough! 👍🏼

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

No you are right, that is because we are unable to get any paying sponsors:(

[@Flameseeker006]

Another great video from this great channel , and thanks for the musical blast from the past!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Can't beat the Rome 1 soundtrack

[@andreluislimaa]

outstanding video as always!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Cheers!

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Ancient warfare podcast is great too

[@kenc9236]

Awesome video. I can't wait for more. Bravo.

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Maravillosa factura. Excelente. Saludos desde España

[@loetzcollector466]

Damn spain and their powerful, evil sword.😂

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Amazing! Great stuff and ost

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks!

[@DEVS_ET_DOMINVS]

I would love to see you do a video of the soldiers of the tetrarchy and of the civil wars of Constantine. The army of that time is quite different and I think would be interesting.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Well lucky you, we might just have something like that in our pipeline ;)

[@kelechirichard54]

​@@ImperiumRomanumYTIt would be very interesting to see something from the Eastern Roman Empire too, specifically during the reign of Justinian, and Belisarius' soldiers and bucellari(probably spelt wrong) As always, fantastic videos, cant wait for the next one!

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[@Matthew_080]

Great video guys

[@therapier4214]

Excellent video guys. Carefully done outfits, weapons and manner with carful informative voice over.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Thanks therapier4214, we always try to create an atmosphere of authenticity and we are glad you notice:)

[@robertvermaat8949]

Another nice video, well done!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Bedankt Robert, goed te horen!

[@osvaldoolmeda3773]

Loved the video! It's very interesting that some of the Late Republican characteristics on the equipment will be picked up again by Late Imperial equipment, like the longer spatha of Iberian origin too.

[@cliffordjensen8725]

Very informative, learned some new things. Good job!

[@larsrons7937]

0:56 - _Ancient Warfare Magazine,_ Congratulations with your new cooperation. I hope it will be good for both parts. I never heard of it but I am intrigued. I wonder if this magazine will be sold here in Denmark, if mailing fees aren't too high. Thanks for an interesting, informative, well rounded video, and thanks to the _Desmumhnach_ reenacters for completing the picture. Cheers from Roman-NOT-occupied-mark, Denmark.

[@WBtimhawk]

they have a digital version fwiw

[@larsrons7937]

@@WBtimhawk Yes I saw that, thanks. I want my magazines in physical version. That inspires me to read them.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Hope to see more non Roman ancient history. They don’t get enough love like iberians / lakhmids/ Parthia / sogdians etc etc

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

Good stuff. I would like to add that contemporary historians think that most of those reforms were done by Augustus after the Civil Wars. The ACOUP blog has a nice post about this titled Collections: The Marian Reforms Weren’t a Thing

[@robo5013]

The problem I have with this is that the first mention of the Marian reforms comes from Sallust in his Jugurthine Wars written in 40bc, 13 years before Augustus became emperor.

[@damionkeeling3103]

There would seem to be less uniformity for sure. On Trajan's column there is a scene of soldiers marching across a bridge. One of the standard bearers carries the eagle and another next to him carries some kind of four legged animal - yet totems other than the eagle supposedly stopped getting used around 100bc.

[@kafon6368]

Honey, stop what you're doing! A new Imperium Romanum video just dropped!

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Hahaha

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

Very good. Could you do some on the Britons and Germans gear of the time too please fellas. Cheers

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Hi Wayne, we are planning on covering multiple periods and also non-Roman peoples so you will be statisfied:)

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

Cool mate i`m in@@ImperiumRomanumYT

[@beepboop204]

🙂🙂🙂

[@mcRydes]

great kit and good to see.

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

thanks :D

[@Haimrik74]

True the process of changing to a standing professional army did not happen over night, but. It was Gaius Marius that convinced the senate to pay for the equipement of the new roman legions, made out (mostly) by capite censi, rome's poorest citizens. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

welcome back guys

[@ImperiumRomanumYT]

Obrigado amigo!

Excellent Video and very intersting topic. Thank you for the Video

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

Good show.As chainmail armour had more ventilation,it was the best armour then in hot areas.In these areas,using other armour is exhaustive.Ancient Romans threw spears in unison to make them hard to dodge.

[@duybear4023]

I'd like to see Early Republic.

[@shagakhan9442]

excellent video

[@morgan97475]

Great video. Gratia!