Colosseum Road to Freedom is a very good choice. The gameplay is fun and learning curve is not that steep. It's also featuring a good amount of weapon class, including dual sword and bare hand/cestus with many abilities and combos. The graphics are okay, since it's a PS2 game. The game is set around the time of Commodus's assassination, and you play as a gladiator that somehow got dragged into the conspiracy. Very fun game, would recommend.
Hollywood portrays Roman gladiatorial contests as brutal, unruly duels that ended when one of the combatants killed the other. But in reality, gladiators didn't always fight to the death. These ancient Roman athletes were highly trained professionals who made their living fighting, not dying.
Yea I found a lot of this very sketch. I'm sure the guy puts a lot of time into these and they look neat, but the historical/educational value is debatable. The video game kids like it.
The scary blade the scissor used was specifically meant to cut your way out of a retiarius’ net. The scissor gladiator type was, in fact, introduced in response to the retaiarius
@@KorokHaze93 Sorry, you have no idea what you are talking about. Maybe TRY one of these helmets on if you don't believe people who know better than you. The "they coulnd't see a thing" and the "they were sooo heavy" or the "they could't get enough air" are all nonsense.
i am obsessed with gladiators. and have seen a ton of media, youtube or otherwise. that being said, this is one of the most generally comprehensive videos put together: this was so much fun. please don’t stop making videos.
My lord this is spectacular, the history, the narration, and your animation skills are superb, i kept waiting for you to make mock battles with their own moves like a game or cgi movie. Two thumbs up!!🖒🖒
Yeah I wish you would have them do some Mock Fighting.. not like those video games they go too fast the visualization aren't that Keen or Sharp.. these videos all seem to look the same it's the same designer who does all of these come back scene..But these computer animations would look more interesting if they had these Fighters doing some Arena fighting.. then you could really show how effective Superior or ineffective their weapons are or how outfits protected them or just got in the way or was completely useless in the arena
Nah, they never killed each other. Gladiators were celebs, you could literally buy carved puppets of them. If they would die, nobody would buy it. It was a normal sport with occasional deaths, not as deadly as they like to show.
@Thor Odinson Of course they did. But I suggest not basing your opinion on a Hollywood movie or on a 10 minute random youtube video. If nothing else read the wikipedia on it it's only 30 pages long. You will see where the deaths are coming from, prisoners, traitors, deserters pit against wild animals unarmed, first timers vs veterans and such. In terms of actual celebrities, they fought for years as they would not be killed. Why would you kill a golden egg laying chicken? You can sell tickets, merchandise and autograph to the crowds. If you are interested read a book like 'The Gladiators: History's Most Deadly Sport' or visit Rome and listen to a 2-3 hour presentation at the Colosseum, all which I did. It's more of a business thing than a glory one which the movies like to push.
Well, yeah. They definitely did kill each other. Just wasn't always killing. Hollywood exaggerated it. The loser would put a finger up, as a sign of surrender. There is a Latin word for it that escapes me. But, don't think that just because they asked for mercy they always got it. For the most part, experienced gladiators were an investment. You see these gladiators in their magnificent armor and helmet. The lanistaii, I think I spelled it right, the owner of the ludus or gladiator school did not want their investment to died. Why? Gladiators = Prize Fighters. The people who owned these gladiators earned money off them fighting. And finding another Pericles of Macedonia who had 22 victories with 15 kills you would imagine wouldn't be easy. But it happens.
As it happens I started a book called "Gladiators" yesterday. I will probably finish it tonight. It's a good book but I've read a lot of Roman history, I knew most of what the book told. This video however has information and a manner of relaying that information that I haven't seen before. Bravo. RUclips is becoming important.
I like how all the gladiators are either lightly armored or have barely any armor Meanwhile the Crupellarius is just a crusader that can take Jerusalem by himself in a few hours
@Drake Hashimoto As do I. Then they decided to go after the Idiocracy demographic by doing shows starring swamp pickers pawning custom cars to hipster Viking mountain men searching for 👽's and Hitler's gold buried on Oak island.
Honestly the hollow earth ancient lizard civilization channelsnon RUclips are better then the history channel at this point. Still great work on this guys part
It just shows that technology didn't really progress until very recently. The medieval Knight armour was nothing new but just impracticable in a much larger ancient battlefield
Jaza what do you mean impracticable it was also very new. They had new styles to make the armor out of more layers of armor and it could protect a lot more and on a large battlefield armor is very important especially when just about the only thing you need to worry about would be a heavy blunt weapon or someone very skilled. The ability to make weapons and armor changed a lot from the time of Rome to the late medieval period. And if you think armor is heavy you would be correct but since it’s covering your entire body you are still able to move effectively. Especially during the high point of its use.
@@aiden2358 They have found segmented armour with multiple plates for added thickness and indications Roman plate may have been rolled. The clibinarii were supposedly invulnerable to bladed weapons and missiles but the tactic of units of clubmen was used to render them ineffective with blunt blows. This suggests the clibinarii armour may have approached the protection of later medieval knights.
A lot of that armour looks more like that Parthian Cataphract. The helmet however looks like it came straight out of the medieval period. Considering the time period of all of this I wouldn't be surprised if that was part of this get up, especially considering they killed Crassus.
As a martial artist (not in medieval weaponry although i do know how to fight with certain weapons) the provocator breastplate does seem to cover a substantial amount of space when you take his weapon in consideration, when you have a sword in one of your hands, that side of the body is basically completely covered by the sword, any attack could be deflected with nothing more than the turn of a wrist. In a fight you’re trying to look for openings, and constantly seeing an opening which is then covered by that annoying little breastplate each time would definitely piss the opponents off. And the provocator can fight knowing that that part of his body doesn’t need to be defended as much making him way more fearless. Thus i think it’s mostly for psychological defence and also a way to distract the enemy with anger.
hoplomachus translates to oplomachos in ancient greece.They were based on the greek hoplites who was a citizen soldier who was reasponsoble for his own armor and equipment
Cestus=kestus. It's classical latin! The "c" sound is from medieval latin. Same with venator..there is no "v" sound back in the day..v=italian u sound= for english people it sound like "w" sound. Wenator Just thought I'd share, not meant to be mean or anything. Seeing you are passionate about it's history I thought you might appreciate the linguistical part of it aswell Loved the video. Very detailed and informative 😊
Excellent video! You just got yourself subscriber!! A disputed claim by some historians is that the Murmillo was often pitted against the Retiarius, reenacting the struggle between a fisherman and a "sea monster". As you mentioned, mismatched combatants added the entertainment value gladiatorial fights, so anything is possible. 27:52 the Bestiarius joined the Colosseum's gladiatorial lineup when exotic animals from conquered territories were brought in as part of the entertainment. However, animals have always been part of the gladiatorial games. Back when gladiatorial fights were merely a part of Roman funeral customs, blindfolded combatants would be pitted against dogs.
10:06 Sicas are usually quite small, and although the gladiators weren’t using standard battlefield kit, I’d say that looks like a one handed version of the falx.
I am in no way an expert on this but it seems to me that the Downward curve on the Helmet of the Provocator would let a enemy sword hit glance of to the chest. So they put a bit of armor there where the hit would glance of to.
The one greave of the "heavy" gladiator types was worn on the opposite leg to the shield, to protect the "sword leg" and not on the same side with the shield
Are you sure? Why, tho? The logical side is the shield side since you put that foot in front of you when covering the rest of the body behind the shield. The only things sticking up and down are your head and your lower leg. That´s why you use a helmet and a greave on that leg. A greave to protect a leg, and an entire side for that matter, that is completely open anyway is pointless.
@@barryward2128 You do realize that you don´t fight from behind a shield like in the movies, right? If you have a huge scutum hindering your moves you fight stabbing and slashing from behind it, not opening yourself in lunges, it ain´t Olympic fencing. The sword arm has an armored sleeve because it is the one part of your body that will probably not be behind the shield a shield, that had nothing to do with the leg.
Right even in the way you are describing it happening you're going to be stabbing forward when you do that you going to end up stepping forward with your weapon arms leg which can then get hit by your opponent which is why you would put a greave on the off shield side
It's on the forward leg, guess which leg is gonna be standing up front in a stance that has you holding a shield. It is meant to protect you in the event an attack got under the shield. Same deal with shoulder and upper arm protection for attacks that get over the shield. Everything you're fronting up for the enemy should be more protected, since you got no choice in mobility there with it always being exposed up front, everything on the half of the shield side should basically be a wall, meanwhile your sword arm and leg stays tucked safely all the way in the back, so you get to time and expose your naked and mobile arm for a swift strike. The back leg rarely gets exposed since it's only there for control and stability, so it wouldn't really need any armour, it's not only a redundancy, it would be detrimental to weigh your control leg down when it moves a lot more than your front leg that mainly works as a pivot. Early period Hoplites and Roman units geared like this too when metal armour was rare and expensive. One side exposed and endures with armour, one side out of danger and strikes out with mobility.
I just got a Roman helmet Gladiators helmet Made in India for $135 man the heavy and they're super big I wish I could have made something lighter maybe out of aluminum not so huge the whole thing was about 18 in high and 18in wide for this sector helmet.. too bad I'm not built to fit that helmet but it sure looks out on me
Sagittarius was probably unpopular because there wasn't anything particular brave or competitive about it. You shot arrows at someone and kept your distance. It was probably seen as a cowardly way to fight. Very un-gladiator like. Not to mention that, yeah, arrows flying everywhere in an arena was probably as hazardous for the crowd as it was for the gladiators.
Wow...just found this channel. As a historian with a weak spot for gladiators I really love this video. Can’t wait for your computer upgrade to see a full Colosseum Or maybe the chariot races at Circus Maximus? 🙃
This is a great documentary really informative and helpful, I’m trying to write a story set in Ancient Rome mostly centred around a young gladiatrix and a salve. So this has helped me get the details for her type of fighter to be just right
There are also a few weapons not stated in this video: Falcata, Xiphos, Khopesh, Parazonium, Hasta and Spatha. Some armor like Galerus and Linthorax, and some shields like Caetra and Hoplon.
You may not have many views.I can tell you that the few that are here really appreciate the time and effort you've put into this video.Good job..I liked and subbed.
A lot of shade being thrown at the trident... but its essentially a spear, one of the BEST weapons throughout all of history. Range is an amazing thing.
@@wesurftexasbrown Sigh. "Sagittarius " means 'Archer' in Latin so the gladiators who used archery were named archers and the constellation, which resembled an archer is named (wait for it) The Archer. Another valuable lesson on why no one should try to learn anything from randos posting horsecrap on RUclips comments section. And that goes for the 5 randos that gave a thumbs up to your nonsense.
@@FIREBRAND38 sigetarius in albanian mind archer like sika in albanian is thika mind knife sica thika in albanian langue anderstend evrithing like retarius
Rise to Rome was pretty kick ass; it had both features a gladiator and the campaign was kick ass and your sword moves were wicked; think I’m gonna play it now
I'm shocked how he doesn't mention not every gladiator fight was to the death!!!?? maybe for extra drama? In fact more often the loser was spared because gladiators weren't cheap/disposable as some movies might make you think.
The Saggitarius were not unpopular due to spectators being shot by accident...they were unpopular because they were boring. The gladiatorial spectacle was more akin to today's WWE pay per view matches than it would be to UFC fights. The gladiators were trained to fight with big, dramatic moves and were supposed to drag a fight on and keep it interesting for a long time, all while telling a story through the fight itself. Some historians have even suggested that they choreographed their fights to a certain degree to allow for key moves/moments to play out. Watching some dude shoot someone with a bow and arrow is just lame compared to what the other types of gladiators would do.
This was fantastic to watch. Thank you for doing so much research into this to provide an amazing entertaining and informative video! As a huge history fan this this was a beauty to watch. Keep it up, my friend.
Love your work! Really appreciate the graphics aswell! ... however. I think you'll find that the 'movement speed' of these heavier armoured gladiators would not have been as slow as you think! Have you ever seen fully armoured medieval knights full contact sparring? (RUclips) Not slow at all
While you're correct about medievel full plate, armor back then dodnt have the technology that medievel armor did, for instance the crupellarius was wearing extremely heavy armor, and they didn't have a harness like medievel plate armor did so the distribution of weight wasn't very good, and those helmets would have weighed a TON for the amount of metal needed for protection because the quality and type of metal wasn't the same(steel wasnt common) and why the majority of gladiators wore very little armor so they could maintain mobility and because the weight of the metal would have weighed alot from the thicknesses for enough to provide adequate protection
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I like how it evolved from: typical gladiator, gladiator lite, gladiator plus, fish guy, trident man, anti-trident man, *crusader*
They added new mods and a few counters to meta build xD
@@morningstarlink got to keep the game entertaining
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I’ve been summoned. Would you like to fight for the glory of God?
I want TierZoo to rank these gladiators
Would be cool to see a game based on this stuff, a gladiator simulator of sorts.
Try playing Colloseum
Reminds me of Shadow of Rome and Gladiator Begins.
this whole thing was very like a video game, with each class being armed and armored with it's own exploitable disavantages
Gladius is good to for a turn based gladiator game
Colosseum Road to Freedom is a very good choice. The gameplay is fun and learning curve is not that steep. It's also featuring a good amount of weapon class, including dual sword and bare hand/cestus with many abilities and combos. The graphics are okay, since it's a PS2 game. The game is set around the time of Commodus's assassination, and you play as a gladiator that somehow got dragged into the conspiracy. Very fun game, would recommend.
Hollywood portrays Roman gladiatorial contests as brutal, unruly duels that ended when one of the combatants killed the other. But in reality, gladiators didn't always fight to the death. These ancient Roman athletes were highly trained professionals who made their living fighting, not dying.
Yea I found a lot of this very sketch. I'm sure the guy puts a lot of time into these and they look neat, but the historical/educational value is debatable. The video game kids like it.
@@cornkobmansanto17 seems pretty alright to me. Just because the graphics arent from the 1990s it dosent mean it aint accurate
@@cornkobmansanto17 eventhough I wouldnt mind a realistic pvp gladiator game with such graphics haha
Yes, but remember they were slaves at the end of the day and if the arena demanded blood, they got it
@@xXjarhead95xX you watched too much of Spartakus TV series.
This quality is WAY too good for RUclips. Truly, we have been blessed
Too bad half the shit he says is wrong.
@@e.c.2337inaccurate lol
The scary blade the scissor used was specifically meant to cut your way out of a retiarius’ net. The scissor gladiator type was, in fact, introduced in response to the retaiarius
They were meant to cut armor straps as well. Perhaps to not just make it a specialist type.
It looks like it would be shit at that
Yeah but how strong was it vs Grass/Psychic types?
And the rock gladiator type was introduced in response to the scissor ones. They were weak to the paper glad....I mean to the retairius
@@hellodarkness5644 this isn't avatar bro
I absolutely love this, it's so refreshing to see an animated documentary such as this, this channel definitely deserves more views.
Yeah! This video was a really nice introduction to the different types of gladiators. It made them come alive.
I will happily be your 100th like. Congrats!
@@RaccoonSmuggler :D
The visuals are really nice but he acts like every gladiatorial exhibition was some duel to the death and it’s completely ridiculous/inaccurate
Blindly flailing a sword at another group of guys blindly flailing swords would be absolutely horrifying.😳
I would have removed the helmet right away, full stop.
@Kfruistik no they were criminals with no armor except helmets specifically designed to limit visibility
@Kfruistik next time pay attention to what your watching before you try correcting people
@@KorokHaze93 Sorry, you have no idea what you are talking about.
Maybe TRY one of these helmets on if you don't believe people who know better than you.
The "they coulnd't see a thing" and the "they were sooo heavy" or the "they could't get enough air" are all nonsense.
@wedgeantilles8575 i think I'll believe the historians over the random internet guy but thank you anyways.
Where did this guy go? His last videos are from 3 years ago, and I miss these intriguing videos where we can see history come to life.
I still watch, until today…😢
Would like to know the answer. Hope he is fine. Love his videos.
The Colloseum alone was worth watching this.
This looks fantastic and the descriptions are great and beautifully made.
Great work!!!
Sagittarius: the bathroom break gladiators.
i am obsessed with gladiators. and have seen a ton of media, youtube or otherwise. that being said, this is one of the most generally comprehensive videos put together: this was so much fun. please don’t stop making videos.
My lord this is spectacular, the history, the narration, and your animation skills are superb, i kept waiting for you to make mock battles with their own moves like a game or cgi movie. Two thumbs up!!🖒🖒
Yeah I wish you would have them do some Mock
Fighting.. not like those video games they go too fast the visualization aren't that Keen or Sharp.. these videos all seem to look the same it's the same designer who does all of these come back scene..But these computer animations would look more interesting if they had these Fighters doing some Arena fighting.. then you could really show how effective Superior or ineffective their weapons are or how outfits protected them or just got in the way or was completely useless in the arena
I imagine each of these guys coming out like Mike Tyson, fearsome yet focused on performing well to survive.
Nah, they never killed each other. Gladiators were celebs, you could literally buy carved puppets of them. If they would die, nobody would buy it. It was a normal sport with occasional deaths, not as deadly as they like to show.
@Thor Odinson Of course they did. But I suggest not basing your opinion on a Hollywood movie or on a 10 minute random youtube video. If nothing else read the wikipedia on it it's only 30 pages long.
You will see where the deaths are coming from, prisoners, traitors, deserters pit against wild animals unarmed, first timers vs veterans and such.
In terms of actual celebrities, they fought for years as they would not be killed. Why would you kill a golden egg laying chicken? You can sell tickets, merchandise and autograph to the crowds.
If you are interested read a book like 'The Gladiators: History's Most Deadly Sport' or visit Rome and listen to a 2-3 hour presentation at the Colosseum, all which I did. It's more of a business thing than a glory one which the movies like to push.
Yep and maybe biting each other's ears off when they got no weapons left
Well, yeah. They definitely did kill each other. Just wasn't always killing. Hollywood exaggerated it. The loser would put a finger up, as a sign of surrender. There is a Latin word for it that escapes me. But, don't think that just because they asked for mercy they always got it.
For the most part, experienced gladiators were an investment. You see these gladiators in their magnificent armor and helmet. The lanistaii, I think I spelled it right, the owner of the ludus or gladiator school did not want their investment to died. Why? Gladiators = Prize Fighters. The people who owned these gladiators earned money off them fighting. And finding another Pericles of Macedonia who had 22 victories with 15 kills you would imagine wouldn't be easy. But it happens.
@@georgeplagianos6487 that was against the rules most likely
As it happens I started a book called "Gladiators" yesterday. I will probably finish it tonight. It's a good book but I've read a lot of Roman history, I knew most of what the book told. This video however has information and a manner of relaying that information that I haven't seen before. Bravo.
RUclips is becoming important.
Who is the author of that book?
youtube has been important since like 2007. I used to watch RUclips videos and play flash games on mofunzone in computer class.
Arthur Koestler?
This is of much better quality than any Netflix or Disney+ documentary!!! Please make more, it's so good!
24:02
That Gladiatrix has some nice legs.
Brandon Savitski; why did you write this?
@@brandonsavitski Especially when she is nice and sweaty after a match.
Right..tone & strong woman.. Wonder woman would prob a good match🗡
@@Kirifuki I like you.
*leg jealousy intensifies*
Fantastic presentation. It's my life-long dream to make cool historical videos like these some day.
U ended up seeing them.
Good luck
Wow, this channel has to be the most underrated channel i´ve ever seen, super high quality content, i love it, and keep up the great work!
"As a last resort, Retiarius would slide his hand deep into his loin cloth...and whip out his PUGIO."
Lol 🤣🤣🤣
I like how all the gladiators are either lightly armored or have barely any armor
Meanwhile the Crupellarius is just a crusader that can take Jerusalem by himself in a few hours
History Channel has nothing on you...
History Channel has NOTHING...it's History only in name...
@Drake Hashimoto As do I. Then they decided to go after the Idiocracy demographic by doing shows starring swamp pickers pawning custom cars to hipster Viking mountain men searching for 👽's and Hitler's gold buried on Oak island.
Honestly the hollow earth ancient lizard civilization channelsnon RUclips are better then the history channel at this point. Still great work on this guys part
I could only imagine the hours of work that went into this. Great job!
Right, but in that show, it was the audience who suffered and bled at the horrible spectacle.
I had no clue crupellarii were a thing, looks like a crusader-legionnaire hybrid haha
It just shows that technology didn't really progress until very recently. The medieval Knight armour was nothing new but just impracticable in a much larger ancient battlefield
Jaza what do you mean impracticable it was also very new. They had new styles to make the armor out of more layers of armor and it could protect a lot more and on a large battlefield armor is very important especially when just about the only thing you need to worry about would be a heavy blunt weapon or someone very skilled. The ability to make weapons and armor changed a lot from the time of Rome to the late medieval period. And if you think armor is heavy you would be correct but since it’s covering your entire body you are still able to move effectively. Especially during the high point of its use.
Tbh I want to see 2 of them go head to head
@@aiden2358 They have found segmented armour with multiple plates for added thickness and indications Roman plate may have been rolled. The clibinarii were supposedly invulnerable to bladed weapons and missiles but the tactic of units of clubmen was used to render them ineffective with blunt blows. This suggests the clibinarii armour may have approached the protection of later medieval knights.
A lot of that armour looks more like that Parthian Cataphract. The helmet however looks like it came straight out of the medieval period. Considering the time period of all of this I wouldn't be surprised if that was part of this get up, especially considering they killed Crassus.
As a martial artist (not in medieval weaponry although i do know how to fight with certain weapons) the provocator breastplate does seem to cover a substantial amount of space when you take his weapon in consideration, when you have a sword in one of your hands, that side of the body is basically completely covered by the sword, any attack could be deflected with nothing more than the turn of a wrist. In a fight you’re trying to look for openings, and constantly seeing an opening which is then covered by that annoying little breastplate each time would definitely piss the opponents off. And the provocator can fight knowing that that part of his body doesn’t need to be defended as much making him way more fearless. Thus i think it’s mostly for psychological defence and also a way to distract the enemy with anger.
This is just my observation though, i could be completely wrong here since i have 0 evidence to back this up besides my own experience.
I’ve never seen such a comprehensive and in depth telling of all of these combatants. Well done and thanks. Got my thumbs up and subscribed.
"he would reach deep into his loincloth and pull out his pugio" New Historian.
It’s crazy how there’s YuGiOh cards named after most of these
You mean gladiator beast murmillo
You mean the gladiators were named after yugioh cards. Who'd have thought it was that popular even 2000 years ago!
hoplomachus translates to oplomachos in ancient greece.They were based on the greek hoplites who was a citizen soldier who was reasponsoble for his own armor and equipment
No, Greeks just didn´t write the "H" sound. It would be written like Oplomachos, but it would be spoken like Hoplomachos..
This is some seriously good quality content. Subbed
Cestus=kestus. It's classical latin! The "c" sound is from medieval latin.
Same with venator..there is no "v" sound back in the day..v=italian u sound= for english people it sound like "w" sound. Wenator
Just thought I'd share, not meant to be mean or anything. Seeing you are passionate about it's history I thought you might appreciate the linguistical part of it aswell
Loved the video. Very detailed and informative 😊
Sshhh! Quiet! We try not to mention this, as it officially ruins a lot of names and cool quotes like Cicero and Veni, Vidi, Vici
I think the Provocator's helmet looks badass; kinda has this insectoid flair to it in my eyes.
Excellent video! You just got yourself subscriber!!
A disputed claim by some historians is that the Murmillo was often pitted against the Retiarius, reenacting the struggle between a fisherman and a "sea monster". As you mentioned, mismatched combatants added the entertainment value gladiatorial fights, so anything is possible.
27:52 the Bestiarius joined the Colosseum's gladiatorial lineup when exotic animals from conquered territories were brought in as part of the entertainment. However, animals have always been part of the gladiatorial games. Back when gladiatorial fights were merely a part of Roman funeral customs, blindfolded combatants would be pitted against dogs.
10:06 Sicas are usually quite small, and although the gladiators weren’t using standard battlefield kit, I’d say that looks like a one handed version of the falx.
I am in no way an expert on this but it seems to me that the Downward curve on the Helmet of the Provocator would let a enemy sword hit glance of to the chest. So they put a bit of armor there where the hit would glance of to.
That’s what I was thinking. But I don’t understand why they wouldn’t change the Helmet.
I actually really enjoyed this vid. Excellent presentation by Mr Narrator. Very funny
The effort you put in this video is impeccable
The one greave of the "heavy" gladiator types was worn on the opposite leg to the shield, to protect the "sword leg" and not on the same side with the shield
Are you sure? Why, tho? The logical side is the shield side since you put that foot in front of you when covering the rest of the body behind the shield. The only things sticking up and down are your head and your lower leg. That´s why you use a helmet and a greave on that leg. A greave to protect a leg, and an entire side for that matter, that is completely open anyway is pointless.
To protect the leg on the non shield side during lunges, stabs, etc same reason why the sword arm has the armor sleeve
@@barryward2128 You do realize that you don´t fight from behind a shield like in the movies, right? If you have a huge scutum hindering your moves you fight stabbing and slashing from behind it, not opening yourself in lunges, it ain´t Olympic fencing. The sword arm has an armored sleeve because it is the one part of your body that will probably not be behind the shield a shield, that had nothing to do with the leg.
Right even in the way you are describing it happening you're going to be stabbing forward when you do that you going to end up stepping forward with your weapon arms leg which can then get hit by your opponent which is why you would put a greave on the off shield side
It's on the forward leg, guess which leg is gonna be standing up front in a stance that has you holding a shield.
It is meant to protect you in the event an attack got under the shield. Same deal with shoulder and upper arm protection for attacks that get over the shield. Everything you're fronting up for the enemy should be more protected, since you got no choice in mobility there with it always being exposed up front, everything on the half of the shield side should basically be a wall, meanwhile your sword arm and leg stays tucked safely all the way in the back, so you get to time and expose your naked and mobile arm for a swift strike.
The back leg rarely gets exposed since it's only there for control and stability, so it wouldn't really need any armour, it's not only a redundancy, it would be detrimental to weigh your control leg down when it moves a lot more than your front leg that mainly works as a pivot.
Early period Hoplites and Roman units geared like this too when metal armour was rare and expensive. One side exposed and endures with armour, one side out of danger and strikes out with mobility.
This is a so well-made 3D animation. Very good quality and educational. What kind of 3D software did you use to make this film?
"solid bronze gladiatorial crop-top" LOL
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Awesome. Best encyclopedic documentary on gladiators yet.
its ok for stadium to be empty now, its corona
That makes sense lol
Witty...lol.
lol
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The Crupellarius Gladiator straight up looks like a late medieval knight, that's actually kinda creepy, not gonna lie.
12:05
"As a last resort... a Retiarius would slide his hand deep into his loin cloth and whip out-"
Wait what? what the fu-
"His pugio dagger"
oh
Bro you should make video games or somethin, these animations are awesome
Spartacus and Gannicus sure didn’t have any issues fighting dimachaerus.
Amazing video with ultrarealistic models of gladiators! Love it
Excellent video
I have never subscribed so fast in my life.
Going to go re-re-re-watch the first season of Spartucus now. Thanks bra.
I just got a Roman helmet Gladiators helmet Made in India for $135 man the heavy and they're super big I wish I could have made something lighter maybe out of aluminum not so huge the whole thing was about 18 in high and 18in wide for this sector helmet.. too bad I'm not built to fit that helmet but it sure looks out on me
Sagittarius was probably unpopular because there wasn't anything particular brave or competitive about it. You shot arrows at someone and kept your distance. It was probably seen as a cowardly way to fight. Very un-gladiator like. Not to mention that, yeah, arrows flying everywhere in an arena was probably as hazardous for the crowd as it was for the gladiators.
Thanks for sharing this knowledge and great 3D models
Personally, I find the scissor to be the coolest class
You're videos on history are one of the most well made, informative and interesting videos I've ever seen anywhere until now.
I think this is the most accurated RUclips documentary about gladiators i’ve ever seen
The way u started roasting the guy over his chest piece tho 😂😂😂
It’s a pity he didn’t refer to the massive shield the guy was carrying, and just focused on his metal bib.
I think his breastplate is cool.
Mrs. Jessop is the GOAT , ong
Wow...just found this channel. As a historian with a weak spot for gladiators I really love this video. Can’t wait for your computer upgrade to see a full Colosseum Or maybe the chariot races at Circus Maximus? 🙃
10/10 my boy never skips quad day
This is a great documentary really informative and helpful, I’m trying to write a story set in Ancient Rome mostly centred around a young gladiatrix and a salve. So this has helped me get the details for her type of fighter to be just right
your channel is really cool
Great job with the images. Tank you for using the most Latin pronunciation possible instead of an english one
Sure, the colosseum looks huge, but when you see it in person it blows your mind. It’s so big they added elevators
This work is amazing. Please make a 3D animation of ancient Rome similar to the ancient Egypt video you made. Please! Thanks!
For sure! Next video is ancient Egypt
your channel deserves more! this is just amazing!
thank you for making such interesting content!! I can’t stop watching your videos I’m hooked they’re hella interesting 👀
Thanks, more on its way!
Wow loved it, extremely informative and the 3D CGI was really good too. I’m subscribing now!
There are also a few weapons not stated in this video: Falcata, Xiphos, Khopesh, Parazonium, Hasta and Spatha. Some armor like Galerus and Linthorax, and some shields like Caetra and Hoplon.
You may not have many views.I can tell you that the few that are here really appreciate the time and effort you've put into this video.Good job..I liked and subbed.
The passion this man has and his teaching skills are great. Thank you!
A lot of shade being thrown at the trident... but its essentially a spear, one of the BEST weapons throughout all of history. Range is an amazing thing.
WOW this is so amazing.
I'm glad that i've found this channel, i'm from Morocco by the way.
More videos please and Keep Going
More videos soon! Thanks Mohamed
This is stupidly good quality. Great job man subbed
This is an unbelievably fascinating and well made video. Thank you so much for the entertainment and education!
0:12 that one friend named steve
Dude you have done your research! Amazing! I've been to the Colosseum and it looks exactly like that! Amazing channel. Thank you so much!
The hit marker sound when he talks about the retarius throwing his net on the secutor and it slides off lol this video is superb
You cant just quickly show me scissor and then leave my man.
Great footage. Glad you were able to find the original footage.
Damn, imagina a game like for honor but with gladiators in the colosseum :D
Gamepass
I want to play as Gannicus because I want to bang as many bitches and have many wild orgies after my fights whilst getting drunk.
Many thanks for animated gladiators and perfect explaning
Now I know that sagitarius was a type of gladiator
Karl angelo Arcenas the gladiators were named after the constellation though
@@wesurftexasbrown Sigh. "Sagittarius " means 'Archer' in Latin so the gladiators who used archery were named archers and the constellation, which resembled an archer is named (wait for it) The Archer. Another valuable lesson on why no one should try to learn anything from randos posting horsecrap on RUclips comments section. And that goes for the 5 randos that gave a thumbs up to your nonsense.
@@FIREBRAND38 sigetarius in albanian mind archer like sika in albanian is thika mind knife sica thika in albanian langue anderstend evrithing like retarius
Amazing. Learned so much from this video
THIS IS SO GOOD!!!
Rise to Rome was pretty kick ass; it had both features a gladiator and the campaign was kick ass and your sword moves were wicked; think I’m gonna play it now
I'm shocked how he doesn't mention not every gladiator fight was to the death!!!?? maybe for extra drama? In fact more often the loser was spared because gladiators weren't cheap/disposable as some movies might make you think.
I know you only have a few vids but this channel is criminally undersubbed, your content is so good
They should make a game where you're a roman gladiator. Thatd be awesome.
Shadow of Rome. Was a good game.
Theres multiple games like that. Lmao
I want to play as Gannicus because I want to bang as many bitches and have many wild orgies after my fights whilst getting drunk.
@Thor Odinson and you sound like a do gooder twat
Ryse: Son of Rome multiplayer is what you want
One of my most favorite youtube channel...
The Saggitarius were not unpopular due to spectators being shot by accident...they were unpopular because they were boring. The gladiatorial spectacle was more akin to today's WWE pay per view matches than it would be to UFC fights. The gladiators were trained to fight with big, dramatic moves and were supposed to drag a fight on and keep it interesting for a long time, all while telling a story through the fight itself. Some historians have even suggested that they choreographed their fights to a certain degree to allow for key moves/moments to play out. Watching some dude shoot someone with a bow and arrow is just lame compared to what the other types of gladiators would do.
your channel is EVERYTHING
This was fantastic to watch. Thank you for doing so much research into this to provide an amazing entertaining and informative video! As a huge history fan this this was a beauty to watch. Keep it up, my friend.
Beautifully presented, good precise information & entertaining, thanks.
Love your work! Really appreciate the graphics aswell! ... however. I think you'll find that the 'movement speed' of these heavier armoured gladiators would not have been as slow as you think! Have you ever seen fully armoured medieval knights full contact sparring? (RUclips) Not slow at all
While you're correct about medievel full plate, armor back then dodnt have the technology that medievel armor did, for instance the crupellarius was wearing extremely heavy armor, and they didn't have a harness like medievel plate armor did so the distribution of weight wasn't very good, and those helmets would have weighed a TON for the amount of metal needed for protection because the quality and type of metal wasn't the same(steel wasnt common) and why the majority of gladiators wore very little armor so they could maintain mobility and because the weight of the metal would have weighed alot from the thicknesses for enough to provide adequate protection
Also i compete in ACS, full plate armored fighting with actual(blunted) weapons, i like my good ole trusty poleaxe and mace lol
Absolutely awesome! Attention to detail and the great visuals make it one of the best informative videos I've watched on the Era and subject!
I think it goes without saying, the Crupellarius is the coolest
This helped me get through a project thank you so much
That one guy at 0:16 tho...
Let me solo her in rl
24:53 They literally just put the Wretched from Dark Souls in their arenas
Crupellarius : Gladiator that is a crusader plus a villager.
Stuff like this should be shown at the actual Colosseum, tourists should be able to get quality information like this when visiting.