What was Watchtower Duty like on the Roman Frontier? DOCUMENTARY

[@InvictaHistory]

Our previous episode on What it was like to journey beyond the Rhine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/horZd52DmLypa9k

[@TopKat17]

Love the new format!

[@timthatshim8037]

I love this, more more more! 👍

[@zhshsG7]

The previous episode came across my feed only now for some reason, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. I'd love to see more of these :)

[@soonerfrac4611]

There’s several of these reconstructed watch towers in Germany along the Rhine. When I was a young boy my dad was stationed in the Rhineland and I got to visit at least one of these.

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

It's a nice mix. I like the new format but also don't stop the old. Variety is best

[@wstevegaming593]

"While it may appear to protect the groin, testing has shown to be of limited efficacy." A moment of silence for the guy who found that out

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Here's hoping he was able to have kids before he found it out.

[@TimL1980]

😂👍

[@TimL1980]

Old style varsectomy

[@henryfanforever1414]

RIP Biggus Dickus…….

[@glorbez]

Testing was done w the blood of men 😂

[@Nyg5618]

I'm really liking this type of content. There are plenty of videos on major battles and government structures,but not many about the day to day life, especially with such impressive detail.

[@realname4898]

Cause day in the life are not facts just opinions

[@overbeb]

@@realname4898 it’s not just opinion. History isn’t a set of important dates, battles, generals, and kings. Knowing how common people went about their lives and the situations they would run into are fascinating.

[@realname4898]

@@overbeb it is, and these are opinions. There is no proof on the day and life of a Roman soldier, has a soldiers journal ever come up? No its always been some senator or high ranking member of society. And yes these things are very fascinating, I love to speculate on it aswell

[@MrGouldilocks]

Yep, couldn't agree more. The videos exploring the Roman economy, food, day to day life, etc are the most interesting to me.

[@Somchai007]

@@realname4898 You are correct. It's impossible to know for sure.

[@ourtube4266]

Makes me nostalgic for my own days in the army. The guard watches, the small cities we would make out of a bivouac site, endless poker games in the barracks, sitting around at a range nibbling on rations, even the simple transition from full kit to t shirts and soft caps when we have to load crates or something. Lots of people say that war never changes, but I think for soldiers it’s the peace that never changes.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

They even found penis pics carved on Hadrian's Wall fort barracks. That's about the most soldierly thing I can think of.

[@johnfilardo2699]

That's been my experience as well. Well said and described.

[@Quallenkrauler]

For anyone intersted in visiting the Limes region, I highly recommend a daytrip to the Saalburg. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site as the most complete reconstruction of a Roman Cohort fort in Germany. It features a fascinating museum, traditional Roman breadmaking and a fantastic restaurant where you can try out actual Roman recipes. The Parthian chicken and Lucanian sausages are particularly delicious! Greetings from Germany.

[@Quallenkrauler]

@@fraskf6765 Vermutlich nicht. Damals mussten sie das Asafoetida aus Parthien über die Seidenstraße beziehen, heute hat das jeder Gewürzgroßmarkt. 13,90€ für ein Hauptgericht find ich OK, aber keine Ahnung, wieviel das in Sesterzen ist. Apicius hat leider nur das Rezept überliefert, keine Kassenbons 😄

[@miliba]

I can also recommend Augusta Raurica, Augst near Basel, Switzerland. Been there at a school trip and it was the most fun day of the year

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

Thanks, i will surely visit the place

[@HT8008S]

Thanks for this. Any more recommendations?

[@Quallenkrauler]

@@HT8008S Concerning Roman stuff, there is a lot in the area. Trier with its famous Porta Nigra is always worth a visit, it's the oldest German city founded by the Romans to convince the Germans how great the Roman lifestyle was. A bit closer to the Saalburg, the "Museum of Ancient Seafaring" in Mainz is also pretty interesting. It features several reconstructions of Roman ships that were found in surprisingly good condition in the 1980s. Further north in Kalkriese, there's the "Varusschlacht-Museum" about the battle of Teutoburg forest. Teutoburg forest, while not the actual site of the battle, has the "Hermannsdenkmal", a pretty impressive statue of Arminius. But honestly, almost every slightly larger town in the area probably has a Roman past and will have some local archaeological finds in the town museum.

[@cellavb447]

This content is so engaging! The partnership with Imperium Romanum has really elevated the most recent content. I loved your looks at everyday Roman life such as justice, criminal investigation, diet, travel, e.t.c. The little skit with the stop and search of the smugglers is the perfect example of visual media that live-action actors lends itself to! Can't wait to see more 🙂

[@coolbeans8682]

Well said! I fully agree.

[@phnoxie8312]

imperium romanum sounds so badass

[@morenofranco9235]

Yes. 70% Boredom. 29% drill, train and exercise - and 1% Sheer Terror. Been there. Done that. A Soldier's life everywhere. For 4500 years.

[@-Zevin-]

What is remarkable to me is how similar this system is to the great wall of China. The Roman network was built through deep forests, so wood was a practical and logical construction material. While in China their defensive network sometimes spanned mountains and open plains, so stone was a more rational choice. Both system were essentially a network of communication using towers and roads as a early warning system for barbarian invasion. It's just fascinating to me how two very different but powerful empires on opposite sides of the globe came to similar conclusions and defensive measures. I think both the Romans and ancient Chinese would have had a huge amount of respect and mutual admiration for each others civilizations.

[@scottdoesntmatter4409]

oh, if only you knew how far China has sunk

[@Obliticus]

Out in the open plains and desert leaning areas, the Chinese actually used rammed earth and compacted clay to create the walls, such as in the far west of the country. It's just the the majority of these walls have fallen to the decay of time and mostly resemble nothing more than a small hill or ridge running across the landscape.

[@tengkualiff]

Whats interesting too is that they were the first of each other's empires to trade and maintain one of the oldest diplomatic ties back then.

[@ZeroNumerous]

China and Rome actually communicated, and had envoys with one another.

[@Derbnage]

@@scottdoesntmatter4409 if you think that's bad you should check out Rome

[@kaselier1116]

I adore the hand drawn illustrations, but this live action footage was also spectacular. I hope you use both methods of illustration in the future! Amazing work.

[@Crytica.]

Absolutely brilliant! The footage, the insight and the way it's brought to us, simply sublime. I once again beg you guys to do more with Imperium Romanum in this style and on this region of the Roman Empire, it's underrated and highly fascinating to see the day to day life of Romans on the frontline. Thanks to the people of Invicta and Imperium Romanum for these delightful videos!

[@apewhoissmart9697]

@Black Lesbian Poet begone black supermacist

[@DankestMemesCompilations]

Indeed ! This was a very good documentary to watch 👌

[@Bickdickrandy]

@Black Lesbian Poet you say you hate oppression, but you have become the very thing you swore to destroy, for by rewriting history, you are oppressing the past.

[@henrik3056]

@Black Lesbian Poet I legitimately can't tell if you're joking...

[@someguy1900]

@Black Lesbian Poet This is some half-decent trolling, considering a couple have taken the bait.

[@Crytica.]

YES Already more of this!? Was not expecting you guys to be this quick with uploading. Loving this series SO much!

[@johnqpublic2718]

What’s with the lack of personal pronouns in your comment? “I was not expecting you guys to be this quick with uploading. I’m loving this series SO much!” Do you talk that way too?

[@Hurb2]

@@johnqpublic2718 not everyone's first language is english 🤷

[@Crytica.]

@@johnqpublic2718 I just skip them often when typing because it doesn't take away from the point I'm trying to make. I didn't know it would bother someone that much.

[@Inkxo3D]

@@Crytica. lmao probably a attention seeker

[@josiptomic7623]

I was a security guard and most of the time i was bored to death.I see nothing has changed for any sort of guards since Roman times. Nice work people i like this.

[@johnnyb7628]

I just said the same thing, no different than being on firewatch LOL

[@hicknopunk]

Yep. 99% bordom, 1% terror.

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

@@hicknopunk there is no in between.

[@caterpillardilly]

an rpg drama in the style of KCD solely focused on peacetime frontier defense and duties would be so awesome, especially if it's made with it's own storyline, for example, just before and during a germanic invasion(like the cumans in KCD), or if it's set during the late empire - hunnic, gothic etc., would be soooo cool

[@debarpandutta6722]

Yooooo

[@DooDooDaddyTV]

whats KCD

[@Welkin1251]

@@DooDooDaddyTV Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a videogame. Even if you don't like history, it's one of the best RPGs in the last years.

[@burningphoneix]

"Aw shit, I have to do another "I lost my sheep, plz find it" peasant sidequest"

[@joeywheelerii9136]

Imagine traversing the dark forests of Germania during a campaign.

[@TreelineFeline]

This format does so much to give life to these stories, and humanizes these peoples in a way that broad stroke narration fail to capture. Loving the content and the contribution of Imperium Romana, hope to see more!

[@Splodge542]

I live near the forts and watchtowers on my part of the Roman frontier in Scotland. Very helpful.

[@schroedingersdog7965]

Many thanks, Invicta; this format is excellent! The auxiliary donning his armor (02:29) was very interesting, as was the view of the watchtower and the depictions of the clothing worn by the people of that time and place. Hopefully, it will be possible to produce and present more videos like this.

[@Ninjainyoface]

You know I've always watched these types of documentaries even from all the way back when the history channel used to actually show history. Having joined the military myself now, it's super interesting to see that pretty much nothing about being a soldier has changed in thousands of years.

[@wisdomleader85]

The new reenactment format is quite intuitive and immersive to me. Keep up the great work, folks.

[@BiggestNightmareJim]

I can't put into words how amazing this content is. This is how you "teach" history, by making people forget they are being thought while still providing an amazing perspective of history, great job to everyone who worked on this!

[@MartyBones]

The new clips with real people are great for these kind of videos! Amazing work as always!

[@acrenequintovex]

Love this format, it highlights the more mundane daylife of the soldier's duty and his interaction with locals, which is interesting, since soldiers didn't spend most of their duty fighting, contrary to the biased depiction we have from mainstream media. As for the production aspect, this is top notch. The format makes it very professional and instructive, for the filmed part is perfectly complemented with the narration.

[@GallowglassAxe]

That was amazing! That format was way more professional than most higher budget films.

[@TheHorreK2]

As a german and growing up near the Rhein River i just love how both the romans as well as (not as commonly known) Napoleon shaped the region

[@morganhale3434]

The interesting thing about the lorica segmentata is that at the time of it's introduction it was considered cheaper in man hours to produce than chainmail. At the time for Rome money was not a problem but having enough artisans capable of producing the requisite armor for the legions was a huge problem. The lorica segmentata was faster to produce than chainmail and the requisite skill level for both were similar. The big difference between both armors is that you needed better base materials for the lorica segmentata than you did for chainmail.

[@windhelmguard5295]

the reason why lorica hamata was still favoured later on was that, while lorica segmentata is cheaper to make, lorica hamata was cheaper to standardize, repair and maintain. you see a lorica segmentata (as well as any sort of plate armour) has to be tailored specifically to the wearers body (the waist area being especially important) to be both effective and comfortable, which also means that the different plates that make up a lorica segmentata have shapes unique to that particular set, a damaged plate would have had to be recreated by a blacksmith and the armour of a retired or deceased soldier could not be easily fitted to someone else. a lorica hamata on the other hand does not need to be as well tailored, since you can tighten it to the wearers waist with a belt. repairs are also easier since rings and rivets could be standardized, allowing the legion to carry a supply of spare parts on campaign.

[@nevisstkitts8264]

​@@windhelmguard5295 since the legionaires had to pay for their armor up front, and then pay to maintain their armor, it's quite likely that the contubernes would provide advice regarding which armor was more affordable vs which was superior in combat, an important consideration for any auxiliary. The chain mail might be more maintainable by an individual soldier or his group thus saving money, but the fitted armor would more likely require the services of a busy legion armorer....

[@davidec.4021]

Damn. Pairing Invicta’s knowledge and storytelling with Imperium Romanum’s detailed reenactment is the recipe for greatness. I hope to be witnessing the start of a new era for Invicta!

[@yoPRETORIANO]

Just great guys! It couldn't be done better!!! Confortare et honorem!!!

[@glen9593]

Yep loving this collaboration, please make more content like this. Thanks to you and Imperium Romanum. Cheers

[@Eliii023]

The voice and the content is so relaxing to listen to.

[@johnbissonette124]

This format seems AMAZING! for more small scale encounters this made it much easier to understand. I do think the large scale maps have importance as they help with the scale of things. But the CGI was great at filling this gap too! Love seeing the production value increase!!

[@BALJIT147]

This was incredible. Great work, the new format is awesome.

[@cognitivedisability9864]

Invicta, you seem to have reached a new level on quality in your content. Cheers man, been a fan for years.

[@CrazedJazz]

This content is absolute fire! If possible please continue to produce this amazing type of content!

[@ryanhampson673]

The life of a soldier has never changed...Same thing happened in Afghanistan. We had guard outposts, went on patrols and the locals would come to the commanders with their grievances and if possible the commanders would try to solve the issues before they escalated into bigger problems.

[@shastasilverchairsg]

2LT in that position = max stress

[@walksfletcher]

I really enjoyed this and another video of Invicta that I've seen. looking forward to more. 😄👍👍👍❤

[@A_Legal_Immigrant_1776]

Love this kinda stuff.

[@jimmydoyle8771]

This was brilliant. Please do more of this type of content.

[@zmanroc]

This was wonderful! I would have loved to see a bit more information though. I think a great opportunity would be things like, "what's the schedule like", "What'd they eat?" and "What's the watchtower actually have in it?". Even things like "How many people were actually at a watchtower at once?" is stuff I don't know and would have loved to find out. Such a engaging video though! And so amazingly informative!

[@parkerthanyou]

Absolutely love the format, keep doing this!

[@fmd_129]

I loved this, it was a great format and seemed super focused. I miss the owners narration even if just every few videos is the only thing I would say, ive been listening for years, nothing against the main narrator now though (youre great too)

[@anactaneustheeleventh2542]

Guys this was great!!! Keep ‘em coming.

[@tonybutara9173]

I love all of your content, but this style is superb! I am trying to show my son a more accurate and nuanced picture of the Roman military and these videos are perfect. Outstanding!

[@aka99]

show your son this video m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rJhoCQgZJ7b5o a battle in heart of germania, won by romans in 235

[@LuisReyes-st6jx]

Excellent and very instructive video. Very nicely elaborated. Keep up the good work!

[@natehammar7353]

Your content continues to get better and better year after year. Great work!

[@Lucas-df4ht]

This video was amazing and beautiful, loved it!

[@Octavian464]

I would really like more videos like this. Great job!

[@joangordoneieio]

Been fascinated with all things Roman for 50 years! This is terrific!

[@aka99]

do you know about this already? battle in heart of germania? 200 years after teutoburg. guess who won. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rJhoCQgZJ7b5o

[@grimmwolf9690]

These live action videos are AMAZING!

[@morechris4ugaming457]

very high quality work!

[@yannick6389]

Great video with awesome footage from the Imperium Romanum guys once again!

[@ichotolot9616]

Great stuff. I hope you’ll be able to do more

[@T0nik]

This series is amazing!

[@IsengardMordor]

the partial re-enactment really increased the already high quality of your videos :) Please have it included more in your newer videos from time to time :D

[@baldbread3693]

More of these videos for sure, but don't stop the grand strategy aswell, both are amazing and if possible please do both. Great vids altogether, really pushing KZbin documentaries to a new level, always fun to tune in

[@aka99]

what do you think of this formart? about a battle in heart of germania romans won! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rJhoCQgZJ7b5o

[@baldbread3693]

@@aka99 my sceptical nature tells me that's a virus, especially the m right before it. I'd advise anyone else in these comments not to click it

[@baldbread3693]

@@aka99 kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM This is what a KZbin link actually looks like

[@aka99]

@@baldbread3693 a virus, a link that contains youtube in it? but i understand you scepsis. it is not. then search in youtube for a battle in the heart of germania. or do not know if you do not care and are not interested.

[@baldbread3693]

@@aka99 will do, something about the link just seemed a bit fishy to me, ill be sure to look up the video tho, merry christmas

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

The similarity to the security operations in Afghanistan and iraq that I participated in are very striking. Everybody thinks its all firefights and calling airstrikes, but more often than not you were manning a post, occaisionally catching drug smugglers, and having locals pester you about some small local issue.

[@pierzing.glint1sh76]

Strikingly similar to the US empire then? I know its a different conversation altogether and Im not tryna provoke u but how does that make u feel ?

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

@@pierzing.glint1sh76 I'm not even particularly sure of what you are trying to say, beyond a vague sense that you are irritated about something. What seems to be bothering you?

[@Totallyfizzle]

@@pierzing.glint1sh76 You have no clue what an empire is mate

[@rickyspanish9002]

You forgot about the most traditional guard duty past times such as "hand happy time" and drawing weiners on the wall. Deployment is a simpler time...

[@asecmimosas4536]

I want to hear examples of such small local issues haha

[@Your_Resident_Redleg]

This is really cool. I do wish we got a bit more about what they would eat and how they would stay in shape on duty, or what shifts may have looked like, as well as learning how the towers were supplied themselves. I imagine there would have been a system of logging food so that if something were to run short the next group to come in would bring a box or sack of whatever was running low and take the empty things back. Understandably we might not have any sort costing accounts of such things, but I think some of that could be professionally inferred.

[@aVo_001]

Love this slow, steady pace. Allows for more soaking up of the information and appreciating the visual work put into the video.

[@captainalex157]

Id like to see much much more of this, amazing content!

[@SimonNZ6969]

This was actually great. I loved the mundane details this had in it. I would love to see more stuff like this. The simple day-to-day, the way of things. It's quite interesting.

[@robertvermaat2124]

Great footage guys! Well done! Only two slight errors: 1) Limes is not pronounce 'laims' but 'lea-mess'. Or something like that. :) 2) In The Netherlands, the Roman Limes continued all the way along the Old Rhine to the coast near Leiden, instead of Rotterdam as in your map.

[@RodericValcerre]

Very well done! Thank you for making these.

[@admiralsquatbar127]

Really enjoyed this, keep up the good work.

[@coldenhershey857]

Another great job-Salve!

[@In_Our_Timeline]

very interesting it is always good see the building of a by gone time and see how thay did it this can help us take a look inside of there life great

[@onichanyi9214]

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[@Dave-lx3vt]

These day-to-day videos are terrific. Please keep them coming.

[@GC13]

I'm loving the day-to-day stuff like this. Do you have enough sources to talk about the day-to-day of a Roman governor? I believe it was your How Did Rome Maintain Peace in the Provinces? video that made me curious about the zoomed-in view of what they got up to all of the time.

[@anon2427]

Answer: leaning on centurions heavily

[@JayW76]

Absolutely love this content! Amazing work ❤❤

[@dudepool7530]

"Because guard duty. Guard duty never changes."

[@greyjedi8993]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a germanic winter.

[@ChrsDxnWrks]

Just checking in again to say I’ve watched this video a few times because it’s so good. I really hope y’all pepper this format in to future videos. It’s a great change of pace and still super tasteful, like the rest of your work.

[@r.awilliams9815]

Having stood guard duty in the depths of a German winter, I can tell you that standing duty in an elevated tower meant that you were going to freeze your nadgers off. For soldiers from more southerly latitudes it must have been hell on Earth.

[@alexandrejosedacostaneto381]

If I remember correctly, by the time of the Empire, a majority of soldiers would serve relatively close to their place of recruitment. So a majority of legionnaires from the Rhine frontier would be from Gaul, Rhaetia or Noricum

[@aka99]

@@alexandrejosedacostaneto381 correct. but this battle had troops from north africa and syria in what is now central geemany. see more m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rJhoCQgZJ7b5o

[@Tonyx.yt.]

not only cold but near the coastline is usualy quite windy too

[@ПитерПен-и7ч]

Почему же тогда немцы замерзли под Москвой в разгар Русский зимы?

[@r.awilliams9815]

@@ПитерПен-и7ч Because as bad as German winters are, Russian winters are worse.

[@Warrior_Culture]

"This was, and always will be, the life of soldiers on duty." Bold statement my friend!

[@christopherrhodes3228]

"My cousin is out there fighting Germans, and what do I get? Guard duty."

[@Daihmon823]

That was great, excellent production value and and very focussed on the topic. Keep it up.

[@jezusbloodie]

I absolutely love this format! Can't wait for more and eagerly awaiting a peek of the tribal way of life on the other side of the Rhine

[@ashaide]

This was definitely amazing. So much information packaged excellently despite the short amount of time. Kudos to everyone involved, especially the re-enactors. Going to their channel now to sub. Keep it up! This is definitely leagues better than many commercial docus I've seen.

[@chance2413]

Love the history of my ancestors. Great to see a channel that isn't focused on demonizing Europeans, like most modern TV stations seem intent on doing.

[@LaneLibra]

Agreed 100%

[@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu]

Romans weren't really European lol

[@LaneLibra]

@@yourtrappedinmygenjutsu ummm yes they were. Rome... Ok... Hang onto your seat here.... is in Europe. Yes modern Europe wasn't defined as it is today back then, but that doesn't change the fact that we now consider the ancestors who inhabited modern day Europe in Roman times to be European ancestors, and in that sense yes acient Romans were absolutely European. To say otherwise is just more post-modernist relativist bullshit.

[@Stroporez]

This is great! More, more, more, I need more!

[@jeffyoung60]

I love this fascinating reproduction historic docudrama. I've always wondered how the legionaries lived and coped with daily lives in home base fortresses, stationed in fortlets, watchtowers, and daily marching camps. As spoken in the docudrama, 99% of the time was watching the grass grow and the remaining 1% involved in dealing with incidents like banditry, trespassers, civilian complaints, et al. The unlucky legionnaires who are in the wrong place at the wrong time get caught up confronting a major Germanic raid or even an invasion. Then all sh*t goes to hell. If a legionary recruit was lucky, he might have entered the legions during a time of prolonged peace. His only scary times would be confronting bandits, highwaymen, thieves, smugglers, criminals, et al. It is possible he might have had to deal with small groups of bandits requiring him to fight. But he would face the high risks of battle with barbarian invasion or incursion. The new legionary might spend his whole 20 year enlistment in relative peace before retirement, probably electing to remain at his last duty station with his local, native wife and children, taking the parcel of land offered to farm or else the lump sum retirement to start a small, mom-and-pop business.

[@fpassow1]

I love all historical content aboutthe lives of regular people. This is awesome. Thank you!

[@Arizona-ex5yt]

Given that most of the Germanic chiefdoms on the border with Rome were friendly, vassals, or partially Romanized, those outposts were more likely to be used to collect customs tolls than to stage military operations. The clearly delineated map of the Empire you always see in books is simplistic. The borders were always blurry.

[@Iceguide]

I think you see it too romantic, I'm from one of the oldest german tribe the "chatten" (hessian), imagine a foreigner (who is a head smaller than you!) comes into your country and says, you will now pay taxes and tribute to him if, and you are if you refuse, we will take your first-born and send him to rome so that he can be trained as a roman soldier- i come from the area around hanau through which the limes passed, my ancestors regularly fought with the romans, only if there were economic interests with which one could take advantage of the neighboring tribe there was peace... in the end we threw the romans out of the country, it was probably too cold for them there^^, BUT in the very end rome won, in germany the italian way of life is valued- la dolce vita

[@mr_Mmph]

Having actual people in actual gear adds so much! Makes history truly come to life

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

I'd like to see what life was like on both Hadria's Wall and the Antonine Wall.

[@jorgeo4702]

You guys really out did yourselves! This was really well put together!

[@frostyboi312]

I've always wondered what guard duty was like for romans along the Hadrian's walls, I've seen the garrisons, I've seen the wall and the views are both melancholic and breath-taking, though I imagine if you are keeping barbarians out a bit different

[@MulleDullen]

This kind of content is super refreashing, I love how down-to-earth it is. I would love to see how these frontier soldiers would celebrate saturnalia or other festivities away from home.

[@LaneLibra]

This video fuckin RULED! more please. ❤️

[@johnnyporker8837]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm cause these people deserve it. 10/10 video, love this format

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Now that’s legioning.

[@romanmanner]

Excellent work. This is the kind of stuff the History Channel used to do, but you guys are more succinct. Well done.

[@polishFantasyEN]

Merry Christm....I mean, Merry Saturnalia, Roman Watchmen!

[@onichanyi9214]

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[@MetaSynForYourSoul]

Eh, either could be right spending on when you're talking to.

[@Britishdarnlib]

Io Saturnalia

[@marystone860]

I love this new format! Really makes history come more alive than it already was!

[@MuddieRain]

Hurry up and wait. That's the military

[@charlybritos1]

This is awesome material and footage! It gives a glimpse of how life was in the Rhine frontier of the Roman Empire.

[@stevenpremmel4116]

This channel is doing Mithras' work.

[@Borjoo3011]

Nice job. I truly love this kind of videos telling us about cotidian legionary and auxilia lifes.

[@williamburroughs9686]

I love this video. The level of detail of both the overall and the individuals shown makes this video standout.

[@charlesherbek7819]

Key to understanding that history takes place over years, year in and year out. Nothing happens over overnight.

[@luiszapata3984]

This is amazing !!! Happy holidays and cheers from Mexico!!

[@jimgarrison8844]

Yes. Yes. A thousand-times... YES! The lads in Deutschland are an amazing addition. Thank you!

[@mazanakaUA]

Information on famous battles, dynasties and people are readily available and is always at the front and center when it comes to history for laymen. Anything on day-to-day lives even in relatively recent past is far harder to come by. Definitely welcome more of it.

[@julianscaeva4334]

This might be the best made documentary I've seen on the period. Extremely interesting with the perspective on day to day life, it made it very relatable.