The Roman Legionaries (Elite Heavy Infantryman)

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  • @Simplehistory
    @Simplehistory  3 года назад +433

    Thank you to Creative Assembly for sponsoring this video!
    Total War: Rome Remastered is now available on steam: wehy.pe/y/2/SimpleHistory

  • @phucmapvlog
    @phucmapvlog 3 года назад +2314

    Those sandal boots look legit though...

  • @halifax7137
    @halifax7137 3 года назад +2001

    You can be elite as you want,but we all know that Biggus Dickus is stronger

    • @ramenbomberdeluxe4958
      @ramenbomberdeluxe4958 3 года назад +228

      Don’t forget his famous mentor figure, Titus Vagaius.

    • @hayro252
      @hayro252 3 года назад +157

      And his wife, Incontinentia Buttocks!

    • @lasombra1469
      @lasombra1469 3 года назад +139

      And he once met a soldier from the jerusalem garrison named Naughtius Maximus

    • @DiggersInSpace
      @DiggersInSpace 3 года назад +8

      😆😆😆

    • @gabrielagustinhomas
      @gabrielagustinhomas 3 года назад +41

      @@lasombra1469 What about “Bwian,” Lol?

  • @animeyahallo3887
    @animeyahallo3887 3 года назад +2244

    Centurion: What are your orders?
    Caesar: Build a wall.
    Centurion: Again? ok ....
    Caesar: And then build a wall outside of it. We're at Alesia.

    • @amp8295
      @amp8295 3 года назад +49

      That could be applicable in most of his battles tbh.

    • @animeyahallo3887
      @animeyahallo3887 3 года назад +29

      @@amp8295 "most" is a bit too much. He build walls in some of his battles but not most.

    • @amp8295
      @amp8295 3 года назад +85

      @@animeyahallo3887 OK lemme reword it: he built walls in most of his greatest battles.

    • @somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671
      @somestormcloakwithanarrowo4671 3 года назад +8

      Fight vercingetorix

    • @StrangeTamer178
      @StrangeTamer178 3 года назад +12

      A simple but genius tactic

  • @CT-Clone
    @CT-Clone 3 года назад +1632

    Some of the finest soldiers in ancient history

    • @postit5725
      @postit5725 3 года назад +40

      Yet got half of their empire conquered by nomadic Ill-equipped low number barbarians

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople 3 года назад +11

      Communism XD

    • @EthanMKim
      @EthanMKim 3 года назад +268

      @@postit5725 Tbh, their empire was way too outstretched and there were too many civil wars

    • @Bergen98
      @Bergen98 3 года назад +106

      @@postit5725 At the end of their glory? Seriously?

    • @postit5725
      @postit5725 3 года назад +28

      @@Bergen98 imagine having a perfect chain of command, logistics, technology, numbers, and losing to some starving tribals from desolated wasteland

  • @spaceman081447
    @spaceman081447 3 года назад +340

    "Their drills are bloodless battles, and their battles bloody drills." --Flavius Josephus, on the Roman military.

    • @DinsRune
      @DinsRune 3 года назад +22

      "Just like the simulations."

  • @stormykeep9213
    @stormykeep9213 3 года назад +1235

    Tom Cruise: "Reporting for duty as a legionnaire sir! I can do impossible missions, I'm a top gun fighter pilot, I've even done a stint as a samurai once!"
    Centurion: "Too short. Next."

    • @aleksandarvil5718
      @aleksandarvil5718 3 года назад +58

      BRUH

    • @robertharris6092
      @robertharris6092 3 года назад +93

      Italians at the time were fairly short. Hed be fine.

    • @CHRF-55457
      @CHRF-55457 3 года назад +9

      lol

    • @Hugh_Morris
      @Hugh_Morris 3 года назад +42

      @@robertharris6092 they were averagely around 5'5

    • @chaptermastermoloc4171
      @chaptermastermoloc4171 3 года назад +22

      Yeah italians are short and they pretty much gets unnerve when fighting Germanic tribes.

  • @alexeywulph7389
    @alexeywulph7389 3 года назад +534

    You can't go any cooler than wearing literally coolus helmets.

    • @Auloss
      @Auloss 3 года назад +15

      The corinthian one was cooler

    • @JuanCKaun
      @JuanCKaun 3 года назад

      I don't get it

    • @inquisition_5753
      @inquisition_5753 3 года назад +8

      The Imperial Italic is better IMO

    • @DISTurbedwaffle918
      @DISTurbedwaffle918 3 года назад +9

      Coolus Maximus

    • @aurail_a4534
      @aurail_a4534 3 года назад +4

      @@inquisition_5753 imperial italic G and D is where its at man

  • @areguycole7336
    @areguycole7336 3 года назад +404

    Damn, they had to carry 97+ pounds of gear? These boys must've been shredded. New workout routine for me 👍

    • @4002372
      @4002372 3 года назад +64

      Shredding yo knees

    • @mikeypeinado383
      @mikeypeinado383 3 года назад +73

      And walk 20 miles in 5 hours that is 4 mph pace in 120 pounds of gear weather doesnt discriminate

    • @wyvrusgriffion3948
      @wyvrusgriffion3948 3 года назад +62

      I heard they also do 99 push up, 99 sit ups, 99 pull ups, and 9.9 kilometer of running within 1 year and 11 months. Just don't over do it, you might get bald.

    • @joelm959
      @joelm959 3 года назад +7

      @@4002372 Lol I was bout to say 😂 Must've really taxed the joints

    • @rizalalbar
      @rizalalbar 3 года назад +5

      @@wyvrusgriffion3948 i understood that reference

  • @colinm8200
    @colinm8200 3 года назад +546

    He forgot to mention, the Pilum javelin's purpose and design was special. The long, skinny shank at the end was meant to pierce the shield of an enemy. I know he said that, but there was a 2nd reason. Once it penetrated, that skinny bar of metal would bend and warp. So it made it REALLY hard to pull it out of your shield. So a barbarian soldier would be forced to toss his shield away, leaving him way easier to kill. When that pilum hit your shield, you basically lost your shield all together.

    • @_gmmaann_
      @_gmmaann_ 3 года назад +28

      That it true, but I beleive there were also some made to be thrown into the enemy, and have the tip break off.

    • @kogerugaming
      @kogerugaming 3 года назад +14

      @@_gmmaann_ Jeah, it either break off or bent.

    • @bigboyxxxXxxx
      @bigboyxxxXxxx 3 года назад +10

      this wasnt always the case, since marius, i believe, replaced one of the 2 -lets call them- screws with a wooden one that would break and bend the pilum on impact with the enemy shield. i dont hink they forgot to put that in there, its just not that important. i believe their video was one of the best to summarize the most imporant things in a legion (stretching over many centuries-pun intended).

    • @_gmmaann_
      @_gmmaann_ 3 года назад +6

      @@bigboyxxxXxxx The Pilum was meant to do that though, and I feel he could have spared at least 5 seconds to add it.

    • @bigboyxxxXxxx
      @bigboyxxxXxxx 3 года назад +8

      @@_gmmaann_ i know they could, its just that you think of this one detail being important enough to make the cut, but they didnt. you could find a lot of "it just takes 5 seconds" stuff to put in the video, but then we would end up with an hour long version. some things have to be cut and its up to the guy who puts this together to decide. anyway, my intention was just to point out that he probably chose to leave that out. have a great day

  • @mercenarygundam1487
    @mercenarygundam1487 3 года назад +495

    Rome: Total War Remastered.
    Time to conquer Rome!
    SPQR: It's treason then.

    • @aleksander8497
      @aleksander8497 3 года назад +2

      The reviews on steam are not promising

    • @cindric3128
      @cindric3128 3 года назад +3

      Its really old though Rome II is better.

    • @Trajan114
      @Trajan114 3 года назад +16

      @@aleksander8497 There’s 3 games mabye your confusing them, Rome Total War (original), Rome Remastered(remastered of original), and Rome Total War II.There all pretty good.

    • @sync9847
      @sync9847 3 года назад +4

      Julii: I am the Senate!!

    • @aleksander8497
      @aleksander8497 3 года назад +1

      @@Trajan114 I'm not confusing anything. The post said Remastered which has mixed reviews.

  • @obliviangamer2319
    @obliviangamer2319 3 года назад +609

    Legionary in Caesar's Legion: Oh boy I can't wait to fight people with leather armor
    Caesar: We are going to fight Pompey
    Legionary: What

    • @sakerawesome
      @sakerawesome 3 года назад +23

      👁👄👁

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 3 года назад +72

      "Leather armor"
      you know what you did. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID

    • @amarogos2023
      @amarogos2023 3 года назад +9

      *Bruh*

    • @sakerawesome
      @sakerawesome 3 года назад +6

      @@Kakashi19-69 lmao no that's the place not the person 😅

    • @ElectrifiedGremlin
      @ElectrifiedGremlin 3 года назад +20

      @@Kakashi19-69 the person Pompey not the place Pompeii

  • @VentiVonOsterreich
    @VentiVonOsterreich 3 года назад +413

    13:48 when you set your alarm every 5 minutes in the morning

  • @akramgimmini8165
    @akramgimmini8165 3 года назад +418

    Zenturio: ,,WHAT IS THIS!?"
    Me as German:
    *wearing Sandal Boots with Socks*
    ,,Tradition, Sir"

    • @KenLeonhardt
      @KenLeonhardt 3 года назад +15

      A fellow man of tradition I see!

    • @tavish4699
      @tavish4699 3 года назад

      you must be swabian.....

    • @akramgimmini8165
      @akramgimmini8165 3 года назад +5

      @@tavish4699 no North-German

    • @proudfirebrand3946
      @proudfirebrand3946 3 года назад

      @@akramgimmini8165 nah nah nah... Bavarian...

    • @finnishboo4192
      @finnishboo4192 3 года назад +8

      @@akramgimmini8165 welcome to the northern gang

  • @azj_
    @azj_ 3 года назад +250

    Girls: Agghh she's wearing the same outfit just as me
    Boys:

    • @SoulSoundMuisc
      @SoulSoundMuisc 3 года назад +13

      Octavio: "...nice sandle boots."
      Brutus: "...you too."
      Octavio: "cow hide?"
      Brutus: *nod* "cow hide."
      Octavio: "...yeah. me too. Hey, wanna--"
      Brutus: "Conquer those dudes over there?"
      Octavio: "...sweet."

  • @rocketensky3336
    @rocketensky3336 3 года назад +81

    I wish advertisers would understand (like the Total War folks) that a short and sweet ten second ad is much better for garnering respect and attention than a minute and half ad that gets skipped everytime

    • @MikhaelAhava
      @MikhaelAhava 3 года назад +1

      Maybe.

    • @trentreffner5699
      @trentreffner5699 3 года назад +6

      Except producers for Raid... Unless you are a triple A actor, they send you the lines you have to say and it is so long-winded that I even skip the content creator's ad because it goes one for 2 or 3 minutes.

  • @-socialcredit
    @-socialcredit 3 года назад +328

    "Ave, True to Caesar" -Every Legionary in a 100 m distance

  • @romanlegionary1890
    @romanlegionary1890 3 года назад +99

    Friends, Romans, Countrymen, today is a proud day being Roman!

    • @mikecampos1193
      @mikecampos1193 3 года назад +7

      Oh no it's the NCR they say you have to pay taxes.

    • @romanlegionary1890
      @romanlegionary1890 3 года назад +7

      I only pay my taxes to Caesar or Rome. The NCR can go.

  • @uberlags7022
    @uberlags7022 3 года назад +59

    Ave, True to Caesar

  • @manuelacosta9463
    @manuelacosta9463 3 года назад +77

    Truly a fighting force built for the conquests of an Empire. The nostalgia for Rome Total War is real, thank goodness I still have the classic version. Time to take my Legions on a world tour....

  • @EthanMKim
    @EthanMKim 3 года назад +152

    Roma! Aeterna! Aeterna! Victrix!

    • @JerryMan68
      @JerryMan68 3 года назад +1

      ok

    • @ArousedRat1
      @ArousedRat1 3 года назад +2

      @@JerryMan68 ruclips.net/video/VkeLkuFzPfM/видео.html

    • @cjmartinez8318
      @cjmartinez8318 3 года назад +10

      𝕾𝖊𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖘, 𝕻𝖔𝖕𝖚𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖊, 𝕽𝖔𝖒𝖆𝖓𝖚𝖘!

    • @JerryMan68
      @JerryMan68 3 года назад +2

      @@cjmartinez8318 uhhh roman something something

    • @garenjohnson6554
      @garenjohnson6554 3 года назад +5

      @@cjmartinez8318 The Senate People of Rome

  • @joshreddy4278
    @joshreddy4278 3 года назад +53

    Just thinking about Roman legions and this dropped
    I am scared

    • @xxyodagamerxx3819
      @xxyodagamerxx3819 3 года назад +2

      Man you gotta hide somebody is stalking you

    • @Darnakas
      @Darnakas 3 года назад +3

      I made a Roman music playlist an hour ago... now i am a bit concerned too 😅

    • @francvetojevic6259
      @francvetojevic6259 3 года назад +2

      Was preparing for a history class about Roman military tactics. Perfect timing.

  • @NONO-oy1cu
    @NONO-oy1cu 3 года назад +193

    Last time I was this early the Roman Republic was still alive

    • @zhubacca
      @zhubacca 3 года назад

      Last time I was this early I made a repetitive shitpost

    • @GTAandApplechannel
      @GTAandApplechannel 3 года назад

      Caesar : The Roman Republic will reorganized into the first Roman Empire to…

  • @gtbest5417
    @gtbest5417 3 года назад +40

    "Ave, true to Caesar"

    • @SilverFang2789
      @SilverFang2789 3 года назад +5

      NCR would like to know your location

  • @elitely6748
    @elitely6748 3 года назад +224

    The fact you sponsored total war rome remastered makes me even happier (as a total war player)
    Now we need Praetorians

    • @medic9967
      @medic9967 3 года назад +16

      Brave Romans to a man!

    • @elitely6748
      @elitely6748 3 года назад +2

      @@medic9967 Jupiter is with us, legionnaries!, Praetorians, We have k*lled the enemy general

    • @medic9967
      @medic9967 3 года назад +10

      @@elitely6748 sons of Mars! Jupiter gives us strength!

    • @el_gabron
      @el_gabron 3 года назад +5

      Rome 2 > TWR Remastered

    • @medic9967
      @medic9967 3 года назад +1

      @@el_gabron ^

  • @SeriousPinoyGamer
    @SeriousPinoyGamer 3 года назад +143

    Last time I was this early, the Western Roman Empire still existed

  • @bored8321
    @bored8321 3 года назад +114

    "Legion commanders prefer recruiting from lower classes" seems like that practice holds true and favorable even today

    • @Momo14198
      @Momo14198 3 года назад +20

      It's like that with every military that needs good fighters.

    • @proudfirebrand3946
      @proudfirebrand3946 3 года назад +23

      It's almost like war preys on the weak on the battlefield, that this has become a necessity of recruiting.

    • @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970
      @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 3 года назад +16

      Ofc! Why would the rich ever want to fight?

    • @frankgesuele6298
      @frankgesuele6298 3 года назад +29

      @@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 Back then it would be for glory, wealth & political advancement.
      Example: Caesar

    • @mikecampos1193
      @mikecampos1193 3 года назад +5

      @shadow faze City boys ain't tough enough but country boys are no wonder so many of these guy country bumpkins.

  • @Lele-zl1mm
    @Lele-zl1mm 3 года назад +1400

    "The Caesar has marked you for Death, and the Legion obeys! Ready Yourself for battle!" Legionary assassins

    • @Bikavin
      @Bikavin 3 года назад +59

      Fallout new vegas references

    • @Gman240
      @Gman240 3 года назад +107

      *Laughs in power armor and Tesla Cannon*

    • @nosveratu7140
      @nosveratu7140 3 года назад +58

      The legion in fnv is kinda complicated tbh, because what makes Roman empire legionnaires strong is that they adept technology from their enemies,studied them and then combined it into their war tactics,but some of the legionnaires is fnv have guns but refuses to dependent on technology 🤔

    • @Bikavin
      @Bikavin 3 года назад +22

      @@nosveratu7140 but usually the higher rank will use gun such as pistol and smg,but still only few of them

    • @TheJoeWhoSoldTheWorld
      @TheJoeWhoSoldTheWorld 3 года назад +2

      h e l l o

  • @HistoryOfRevolutions
    @HistoryOfRevolutions 3 года назад +114

    Aristotle once stated:
    "Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy"

    • @jbarral6509
      @jbarral6509 2 года назад

      What does it mean I'm confused by it

    • @LanMandragon1720
      @LanMandragon1720 Год назад +2

      @@jbarral6509 Basically that determining what is and is not justified anger is difficult.

    • @imbarron5015
      @imbarron5015 Год назад

      Explain in fortnite term

  • @sgtsnake13B
    @sgtsnake13B 3 года назад +21

    13:04
    I will always place the mission first
    I will never accept defeat
    I will never quit
    I will never leave a fallen comrade
    -The Warrior Ethos

  • @jole0000
    @jole0000 3 года назад +26

    4:56 stabbing was also better in tight formations, as it had a much lower risk of hurting a comrade by mistake

  • @PerturbatorFan
    @PerturbatorFan 3 года назад +27

    Fucking love their armor, its one of the best things I have ever seen

  • @LairNobleza
    @LairNobleza 3 года назад +133

    UGH I JUST LOVE ROMANS SO MUCH. THEY WERE SO CIVILIZED FOR THEIR TIME

    • @PRubin-rh4sr
      @PRubin-rh4sr 3 года назад +48

      They were the golden standard of civilization (at least in the West) of course they are.

    • @jimboonie9885
      @jimboonie9885 3 года назад

      MsG

    • @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970
      @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 3 года назад +22

      My boy Emperor Constantine helped Jesus spread his word 🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @bloxracer3627
      @bloxracer3627 3 года назад +1

      What about the Egyptians?

    • @theus663
      @theus663 3 года назад +18

      Dont forget the Chinese dynasties were just as civilized.

  • @Pyrotrainthing
    @Pyrotrainthing 3 года назад +85

    "The Caesar has marked you for death, and the Legion obeys! Ready yourself for battle!"

  • @thelichking9123
    @thelichking9123 3 года назад +6

    Hi

  • @paulstephensia1412
    @paulstephensia1412 3 года назад +24

    They are the finest the ancient world has to offer, that and the fact they have brilliant generals like Gaius Julius Caesare, they can defeat even the largest fiercest barbaric armies.

  • @-Raylight
    @-Raylight 3 года назад +13

    *_Nobody expects the _**_-Spanish Inquisition-_**_ Roman Legionary!_*

  • @CJ_1406
    @CJ_1406 3 года назад +51

    Instead of saying the "f__st" word, I'm just gonna say I got here on time.

  • @sheevpalpatine3977
    @sheevpalpatine3977 3 года назад +17

    A wise man once said “Stwike him centerwian, stwike him verwy woughwy”

  • @irishpatriotv2575
    @irishpatriotv2575 3 года назад +13

    Could have mentioned that Gaius Marius was Julius Caesars Uncle

    • @shanedoesyoutube8001
      @shanedoesyoutube8001 3 года назад

      Imagine Nintendo's Mario having a nephew named Cesare (or I dunno, Lil Caesar if they're ballsy)

  • @Marcels-Wildlife
    @Marcels-Wildlife 3 года назад +18

    The supply chain was one more big reasons of the success of the roman army

  • @howelldale2588
    @howelldale2588 3 года назад +15

    Ave True to Caesar!

  • @TheZamaron
    @TheZamaron 3 года назад +32

    I fucking love the Romans, from the interesting history, to their military tactics and style, the comradery and brotherhood these men shared and pride for their unit. The Romans are iconic and easily the most well remembered faction from ancient history, I always love playing as the Romans in RTS games. Or in Risk, start off with Italy and try to build my own Roman Empire.

  • @smonyboy
    @smonyboy 3 года назад +6

    5'10? Were men really that tall back then? 🤔🤔🤔

    • @DuBaas007
      @DuBaas007 3 года назад +1

      Yes they were. People in the 1800's were much shorter than people in the Roman times and Medieval era on average.

    • @smonyboy
      @smonyboy 3 года назад

      @@DuBaas007 source?

    • @LeonardoFSI
      @LeonardoFSI 3 года назад

      @@smonyboy www.livestrong.com/article/542877-the-average-height-of-humans-over-time/ history.stackexchange.com/questions/17072/what-was-the-average-height-of-roman-men-and-women#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20in%20a%20study,towns%20of%20Herculaneum%20and%20Pompeii. Note that the fall of Rome meant a recession in technology and standard of living, average lifespan also decreased following the fall of Rome.

  • @maia3420
    @maia3420 3 года назад +17

    I’m on a Roman pillage er I mean pilgrimage. Thank you!

  • @alexanderhanooman
    @alexanderhanooman 3 года назад +23

    I can just picture The Metatron rolling his eyes at the pronunciation .

    • @zhubacca
      @zhubacca 3 года назад +1

      Idk what the metatron it sounds super cringey. The pronunciation was awful though, they couldn't take the tiny amount of time to look it up before recording?

    • @alexanderhanooman
      @alexanderhanooman 3 года назад +2

      @@zhubacca check him out my friend....cool chap!

    • @isaaceugene8570
      @isaaceugene8570 3 года назад +1

      @@zhubacca if u know what he's talking about there's no need to complain

  • @sonaracova3950
    @sonaracova3950 3 года назад +15

    Ah yes a new video, time to enjoy like always, thank you for always making me learn more about history.

  • @rogue6685
    @rogue6685 3 года назад +7

    ave true to caesar

  • @ODST_Parker
    @ODST_Parker 3 года назад +13

    I remember how fascinated I was with the Roman legions after playing Rome Total War as a kid. It's nice to finally have that game remastered.

  • @thijsdeboer389
    @thijsdeboer389 3 года назад +7

    "So what do you want? Quantity of quality or quality over quantity"
    Romans: Both
    "What?"
    Romans: Both

  • @GreyghostChiong
    @GreyghostChiong 3 года назад +17

    I've been waiting for this!

  • @Kakashi19-69
    @Kakashi19-69 3 года назад +6

    *T E S T U D O*
    *ROMA VICTOR*

  • @Historiale2895
    @Historiale2895 3 года назад +12

    So basically all troops in Roman legion can be considered as Special forces in modern perspective

  • @fuze9150
    @fuze9150 3 года назад +7

    Love ur vids on the first one on trench shotguns I already bought your WW1 book kepp uploading 😎

  • @helloimskip
    @helloimskip 3 года назад +5

    Video Suggestion: Genghis Khan's punishments

  • @Usinghealer099
    @Usinghealer099 3 года назад +2

    *Insert funny joke about the legion in fallout new vegas*

  • @mint_ducks4131
    @mint_ducks4131 3 года назад +5

    Legion

  • @inserisciunnome
    @inserisciunnome 3 года назад +12

    12:03
    "The pompeii type was the lightest version"
    Oh, the irony

    • @blakegable3411
      @blakegable3411 3 года назад +1

      I don’t get it

    • @epa901
      @epa901 3 года назад +2

      @@blakegable3411 One of the biggest tragedies of their time happened to a city near Rome. A city named "Pompeii" got destroyed by a volcano. The bodies of the dead can be seen today, they turned to some kind of stone statues. They are still today in the positions where they died over 2000 years ago. Seriously, it's interesting go look it up.

  • @fallenkingislookingkindasu1338
    @fallenkingislookingkindasu1338 3 года назад +6

    where are the other 6 comments i cant see it

  • @theemissary1433
    @theemissary1433 3 года назад +12

    Now that you guys have covered the Legionaries, are you gonna do a video on the Late Roman Comitatenses? It may be an unpopular opinion, but I love those guys

    • @deanrazor9023
      @deanrazor9023 2 года назад

      They definitely look cool

    • @paprskomet
      @paprskomet Год назад

      But "Comitatenses" were Legionaries(for example, also other classes of soldiers belonged to comitatenses). That term merely denotes status in hierarchy of late antiquity roman army not some new type of soldiers.

  • @thesenate9564
    @thesenate9564 3 года назад +8

    Caesar, legion, legionary, legate, centurion. It's all coming back to me now.
    Fallout: New Vegas, bois.

  • @jackcutter2
    @jackcutter2 3 года назад +3

    Me facing a Roman legate: "I've got to act quickly or I'll die. HEY YOU! WHY DON'T YOU LEG-GET SOME BITCHES?!"
    *legate starts tearing up*

  • @LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit
    @LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit 3 года назад +4

    Ave, true to Caesar.

  • @doomasameer5481
    @doomasameer5481 3 года назад +3

    awe,true to caesar.

  • @alfredmarcos1761
    @alfredmarcos1761 3 года назад +19

    This just made me replay New Vegas...10/10 approves.

    • @niccifemboy
      @niccifemboy 3 года назад +1

      retribution : not pog , join legion : pog

    • @alfredmarcos1761
      @alfredmarcos1761 3 года назад +2

      @@niccifemboy for Ceasar!

    • @niccifemboy
      @niccifemboy 3 года назад

      @@alfredmarcos1761 yessir

  • @danielbandeira5472
    @danielbandeira5472 3 года назад +2

    Please, make a video about aztec jaguar warrior (ocelotl)

  • @shymebc
    @shymebc 3 года назад +7

    too all those wondering, the minimum height a legionary could be was 5'5 for an infantry man and 5'8 for cavalry however taller men would be preferred.
    in the case of crisis however restrictions would be relaxed.

    • @yesyesyesyes1600
      @yesyesyesyes1600 11 месяцев назад +1

      Absolutely. In crisis standards are lowered. In the late eastern roman army there were also P.O.W.s from abroad in the army.

  • @sovereignshark
    @sovereignshark 3 года назад +2

    This weren't very accurate, but it had all the important info, so ty

  • @timepiece_enthusiast
    @timepiece_enthusiast 3 года назад +12

    1:17 this fight scene looks more intense than most movie battles

  • @emanuelb.2559
    @emanuelb.2559 3 года назад +6

    I like how ancient romans were evil and good, noble and cruel at the same time

  • @Halfdanr_H
    @Halfdanr_H 3 года назад +4

    I do believe this video is littered with mistakes. I’ll explain what I’ve found:
    @ 2:21 The Marian reforms changed eligibility for recruitment from those who owned property of a minimum value to the Capite Censi (by the head) system. It meant the landless poor we’re now eligible to join the legions, but they did have to be a citizen. It isn’t until hundreds of years later that the Emperor Caracalla extends the rights of citizenship to everyone who lives in the Empire. During the time of the Marian reforms, non-citizens could join the army and go into the Auxilia and were awarded citizenship upon retirement. They could NOT join the legions. Their sons would be citizens at birth, however, making eligible to join the legions despite their family originally coming from ‘outside’ of the Italian provinces/the Empire.
    The belt @ 6:49 is called a Cingulum. Balteus is the name given to the baldric that’s worn from the shoulder, from the Gladius in hung. The other type of waist belt is called a Cintus (see 8:27).
    @ 7:38 As far as the armour goes, the Lorica Laminata/Segmentata is plate armour, not really a cuirass type of armour. A typical cuirass used by the Romans was a solid one piece iron breast plate, often covered with leather and decorated to show muscles, reliefs of gods, or other patterns. They’re commonly called Lorica Musculata.
    @ 8:01 That’s a mistake in the narration, Lorica Hamata has on one ‘t’ in it.
    @ 9:03 The shield on the right of that picture is not a scutum, that’s a Parma. Soldiers such as the Signifer (Standard Bearer) would be equipped with that.
    I’m not a professional historian, but I grew up around an awful lot of Roman archeological sites, have been fascinated by Ancient Rome since I was a small child, and posses a large library of Roman history books. All the information I’ve given can be found in your typical shop bought Roman history books. I hope this was helpful 🙂

  • @kirklazarus1132
    @kirklazarus1132 3 года назад +12

    I'm a dude playing a dude, disguised as another dude.

  • @franzjohann3306
    @franzjohann3306 3 года назад +7

    Aeterna Victrix!

  • @Bikavin
    @Bikavin 3 года назад +2

    Ave,true to caesar!

  • @thelichking9123
    @thelichking9123 3 года назад +7

    The Roman Legionary like a boss xD

  • @wojtalkow
    @wojtalkow 3 года назад +1

    Could you please use SI units like the rest of the world does? 5,11 is 177 cm, 60 pounds is 27 kg.

  • @IsAcRafT
    @IsAcRafT 3 года назад +7

    Oh yes, the good and ol' reliable Roman Legionnary ^^this will be a great episode.

  • @icedsushi7957
    @icedsushi7957 3 года назад +1

    They looked cool.That's why they named it coolus helmet

  • @drpepper3838
    @drpepper3838 3 года назад +15

    Please do a video about the raid on the medway!! The worst naval defeat/blunder in english history

  • @Warmaker01
    @Warmaker01 2 года назад +2

    This video on the Roman Legionaries is incomplete.
    You can help by expanding it.
    *YOU CAN HELP BY EXPANDING IT*

  • @xxiwarrior250ixx6
    @xxiwarrior250ixx6 3 года назад +3

    Nobody:
    Roman Legionaries' Models in Ryse: Son of Rome - 5:50

  • @tomskowski6239
    @tomskowski6239 3 года назад +3

    List of all recorded Roman Legions:
    Legio I Germanica
    Legio I Adiutrix
    Legio I Italica
    Legio I Macriana Liberatrix
    Legio I Minervia
    Legio I Parthica
    Legio II Adiutrix
    Legio II Augusta
    Legio II Italica
    Legio II Parthica
    Legio II Traiana Fortis
    Legio III Augusta
    Legio III Cyrenaica
    Legio III Gallica
    Legio III Italica Concors
    Legio III Parthica
    Legio IV Flavia Felix
    Legio IV Macedonia
    Legio IV Scythia
    Legio V Alaudae
    Legio V Macedonia
    Legio VI Ferrata
    Legio VI Victrix
    Legio VII Claudia Pia Fidelis
    Legio VII Hispana
    Legio VIII Augusta
    Legio IX Hispana
    Legio X Fretensis
    Legio X Gemina
    Legio XI Claudia Pia Fidelis
    Legio XII Fulminata
    Legio XIII Gemina
    Legio XIV Gemina
    Legio XV Apollinaris
    Legio XV Primigenia
    Legio XVI Gallica
    Legio XVI Flavia Firma
    Legio XVII
    Legio XVIII
    Legio XIX
    Legio XX Valeria Victrix
    Legio XXI Rapax
    Legio XXII Deiotariana
    Legio XXII Primigenia
    Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix

    • @tomskowski6239
      @tomskowski6239 3 года назад

      @Ben Shapiro They weren't a Legion, since they didn't fight for the Empire. They fought for the Emperor.

  • @thebucket2503
    @thebucket2503 3 года назад +4

    Before I pressed play it was obvious who sponsored this lol

  • @フリーダム-w4n
    @フリーダム-w4n 3 года назад +17

    Just here watching simple history while eating pizza

  • @SpiffingNZ
    @SpiffingNZ 3 года назад +4

    3:25 - "The only important thing was that the recruit was a freeborn man."
    [The Clans disliked that]

  • @RaidenTheRipper950
    @RaidenTheRipper950 3 года назад +1

    Can you make the Constantine's reforms and Roman Comitatenses units please

  • @luisemoralesfalcon4716
    @luisemoralesfalcon4716 3 года назад +5

    For the Legion!!!!!! These look a lot like the Imperial Soldiers in Bethesda game Skyrim because they decided to rework the soldiers uniforms from full plated armor to Roman like armor.
    Edit: all to the point that the Emperor personal protection group had an italian name from the devastated Blades.

    • @hard_drive.system
      @hard_drive.system 3 года назад +4

      The empire itself clearly took reference from the roman empire for many things.

    • @Xeno7373
      @Xeno7373 3 года назад +2

      Full plated armor is expensive it makes more sense to have roman like armor for the common soldier

    • @luisemoralesfalcon4716
      @luisemoralesfalcon4716 3 года назад

      @@Xeno7373 that's true.

  • @Ishikawa745
    @Ishikawa745 3 года назад +1

    GATE : Im gonna end this whole mans career

  • @daz7052
    @daz7052 3 года назад +9

    Romans: *Needs to carry cooking equipment to function*
    Brits in ww1: This weed soup is nice

  • @rubenjacobo3919
    @rubenjacobo3919 3 года назад +2

    Ave, true to Caesar

  • @hilmust6278
    @hilmust6278 3 года назад +20

    Great! Me and some of my friends are making a documentary about the Roman Legionary, this could be useful!
    Edit: yo i have never got these many likes

    • @basedimperialism
      @basedimperialism 3 года назад

      I'd love to see that! I'll keep an eye on you.

    • @hilmust6278
      @hilmust6278 3 года назад

      @@basedimperialism it on Swedish and its a class project, i will give a link when its finished

    • @proudfirebrand3946
      @proudfirebrand3946 3 года назад

      @@hilmust6278 ping me when you do please!!

    • @hilmust6278
      @hilmust6278 3 года назад

      @@proudfirebrand3946 k

    • @hilmust6278
      @hilmust6278 3 года назад

      So an update, it was decided that we would use it for a school in the area and it wont be public

  • @Gloria-victrix99857
    @Gloria-victrix99857 3 года назад +2

    ROMA INVICTA! LEGIO SECUNDA!

  • @kataris2693
    @kataris2693 3 года назад +9

    INCREDIBILIS

  • @doom_slayer3752
    @doom_slayer3752 3 года назад +1

    This video reminded me about Caesars legion in fallout new vegas

  • @thegamingdutchman4660
    @thegamingdutchman4660 3 года назад +3

    Hello simple history, can you pls make a video about the arditi. It's an elite italian unit from the great war. I would really appreciate it

  • @masterDevis
    @masterDevis 3 года назад +2

    Ave - verum ad Caesar!

  • @kacperrychlicki4770
    @kacperrychlicki4770 3 года назад +3

    Hello there.

  • @birb3878
    @birb3878 3 года назад +1

    Teenager's now : play tiktok and simping.
    Teenager's then :

  • @kingmarseille3419
    @kingmarseille3419 3 года назад +3

    now make one based on the praetorian guard 🔫

  • @benhamo1396
    @benhamo1396 3 года назад +1

    Gotta love the possibility of Biggus Dickus carrying a 69 cm sword