Yay!!! New video, friendly criticism.. it id usually a good Idea to have timestamps for vids like this i would usually make them, but you released individual videos and im about to sleep, but an anyways I'm really happy to see this complete series and it kinda shows a pinch of your evaluation.. Also i find it funny how i have made a spatha and some gladius and the spatha was the first in this video.. thank you for your lessons josh
I doubt the Roman crossbow used arrows unless absolutely necessary and the reason for this is bolts are a lot cheaper to make especially for a design like that. Moreover the stock length suggests that the arrows would be too long and sticking out too much
With Aurelius Alexianus's mace there's also the possibility it's just a reference to Heracles' club and is intended as a reference to Aurelius strength or heroism.
Fantastic video man honestly love the history of the late Roman Empire I feel it’s really not a topic that gets too much attention but it’s such a unique topic can’t wait to see if you do a armor of the late roman army as well fingers crossed !. Def subscribe 👍
Balancing of the weapon is different, manufacturing too plays a role as the semi-spatha could be easier to make for both Roman and allied smiths. With the design and materials being familiar to both.
Firstly, nobody really knows what semispatha exactly was(and one theory has it it was actually your gladius). Secondly, gladius simply means "sword" in translation, not "short sword". Properly you should say "Hispanic sword".
According to Roman legend, the ancestors of the Romans were refugees from the Trojan War who settled in Latium. However, the origins of the Romans are uncertai this why rome is a war munchie until the fall of western roman empire or fall of byzantine empire
@David-f2d3t According to Roman myth, Trojan refugees fled Troy after its destruction and eventually became the ancestors of the Romans. The Roman poet Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan who led the refugees to Italy. The story of Aeneas Aeneas was a Trojan warrior who fought in the Trojan War. After the gods commanded him to flee, Aeneas led a group of refugees called the Aeneads to Italy. The Aeneads included Aeneas's father Anchises, his son Ascanius, and his friends Achates, Sergestus, and Acmon. Aeneas met with Queen Dido of Carthage, but left her to fight a war against Latium in Italy. Aeneas defeated his enemy Turnus in battle and became the ancestor of the Romans. Aeneas's descendant Romulus later founded the city of Rome. The Aeneid The Aeneid is considered one of the greatest works of Latin literature. Virgil wrote the poem between 29 and 19 BC. The poem explains the Punic Wars, glorifies Roman virtues, and legitimizes the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
@David-f2d3t According to Roman myth, Trojan refugees fled Troy and settled in Italy, eventually establishing the city of Rome. The Trojan refugees were led by the legendary Trojan warrior Aeneas, who is said to be the founder of Rome
@@CARL_093 This doesn't really make sense for WHY Rome is a war machine. The Trojans were great warriors and duelist sure, but they were outmatched ny the Achaeans even with their allies. They were also historically speaking (if Wilusa is Troy) subservient to and largely content with their Hittite masters (barring a few revolts, one where the Achaeans helped the Hittites against Wilusa). And they were also focused on trading and diplomacy with their sheer number of alliances referenced and just how long the siege lasted (mythical 10 years, likely 1or 2 years which would be devastating to both civilisations and their allies). The Etruscans shaped Roman attitudes the most, down to the bellacose nature of their cultures and even their religion being influenced by Etruscan and Greek colonies.
Still don't get how this channel only has about 60 k subs it pumps out very good Fun content on a very good schedule they should at least have a 100 to 150 k subs 😂
Late Roman weapons included swords, spears, shields, and catapults. Swords Gladius A short sword used for stabbing. The gladius Hispaniensis was a short infantry weapon with a blade length of about 24-27 inches. Spatha A long sword that was almost a meter long. It was used by auxiliary units in the early Roman army and later by legionary infantry in the third century CE. Spears Pilum: A long spear that was designed to stick into enemy shields. The spike would often break off from the pole, preventing enemies from throwing it back at the Romans. Shields Scutum: A long, curved shield. Catapults The Romans used sophisticated catapults to fire large stone balls into cities. These balls damaged city walls and destroyed building roofs. Other equipment Galea: A metal helmet Lorica segmentata: A metal chest armor Caligae: Leather boots or sandals with metal studs on the soles
Good video overall although disagree on the purpose of the pilum. Its primary purpose was probably to unalive, with its long metal shaft allowing it to penetrate through an extended shield and also the person holding the shield. A secondary side effect could be bending when removing from a shield, but there is no evidence that it was the primary purpose.
Some soldiers of the Roman Kingdom/ Early Republic could afford to be armed as hoplites in the Greek manner but most would be equipped with a scutum and a spear with little to no armor.
I content that the roman army was a missile army. With the first rank only being armed with a gladius and shield. With the following ranks being armed with pilums and bows. So imagine you were a Gaul who is youst to hand to hand combat. Being faced with a wall of munitions hurling your way. Much like a WW1 soldier squaring off against a machine gun. That's was the magic sauce that made the Romans so Battle effective.
@@drizztdourden1060 Viking age is traditionally set between 8/9th to 11th century. Sack of Lindisfarne in final decade of 8th century is also used as episode symbolising what is modernly called like that.
It would have been an extra piece of equipment that could be lost in the heat of battle. Besides it was easily replaced with something as simple as a piece of cord.
As mentioned with space requirements, it’d probably be only workable with spread out skirmisher forces. I believe though that slingers would have probably served the same purpose pretty much as well for skirmishing and have greater range.
You might want to try better editing because you’re repeating the same information again, which becomes laborious and annoying for the viewer because they can see it and it lowers the information content value
Looking @, & tripping on the ancient cavalry, they didn't have stirrups, how the frak did they get on & stay on the frickin' horse, I am by no means rural ie around horses riding, I've only ever rode on a "trail" horse, you don't really drive the horse, it's just trained to follow the path; but anyways... I could bearly stay on w/ the stirrups w/out them I could get on it anyways (I just being a wiseguy!)
Sorry a nitpick ,its lead as in the thing superman cant see through .I have seen 3 videos and they all say lead its like the pilum its the same as that lead ( le-AD )weighted
It's faster to switch to your semi-spatha, than to reload your spatha.
This comment right here ❤
Yay!!! New video, friendly criticism.. it id usually a good Idea to have timestamps for vids like this i would usually make them, but you released individual videos and im about to sleep, but an anyways I'm really happy to see this complete series and it kinda shows a pinch of your evaluation..
Also i find it funny how i have made a spatha and some gladius and the spatha was the first in this video.. thank you for your lessons josh
So I'm not the only one who thinks of ROME everyday😂
You’re definitely NOT🎉
Same here lol 😊
If you think of Rome,
You're never alone.
Every single man that breathes thinks of the Roman Empire at least once a day.
No
I doubt the Roman crossbow used arrows unless absolutely necessary and the reason for this is bolts are a lot cheaper to make especially for a design like that. Moreover the stock length suggests that the arrows would be too long and sticking out too much
With Aurelius Alexianus's mace there's also the possibility it's just a reference to Heracles' club and is intended as a reference to Aurelius strength or heroism.
AHG back at it again with another banger on my favorite era of the Roman Empire!
Tony , Phil , and the late Mick from Time Team would give six thumbs up .
Fantastic video man honestly love the history of the late Roman Empire I feel it’s really not a topic that gets too much attention but it’s such a unique topic can’t wait to see if you do a armor of the late roman army as well fingers crossed !. Def subscribe 👍
9:08 A company in the 70s took a look at a Plumbata and thought it would be a good idea to sell them as a lawn toy.
Love your content guys great video
Love your vids
I loved it but I realized when talking about spears and shafts...I'm too immature lol.
Nice video
Real nice.
What was the point in semi spatha? Why not using existing gladius?
Because length isn't the only difference
Balancing of the weapon is different, manufacturing too plays a role as the semi-spatha could be easier to make for both Roman and allied smiths. With the design and materials being familiar to both.
Spatha is less girthy.
Firstly, nobody really knows what semispatha exactly was(and one theory has it it was actually your gladius). Secondly, gladius simply means "sword" in translation, not "short sword". Properly you should say "Hispanic sword".
I give you the highest honor I can bestow upon you, I subscribed
According to Roman legend, the ancestors of the Romans were refugees from the Trojan War who settled in Latium. However, the origins of the Romans are uncertai
this why rome is a war munchie until the fall of western roman empire or fall of byzantine empire
Explain pls
@David-f2d3t
According to Roman myth, Trojan refugees fled Troy after its destruction and eventually became the ancestors of the Romans. The Roman poet Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan who led the refugees to Italy.
The story of Aeneas
Aeneas was a Trojan warrior who fought in the Trojan War.
After the gods commanded him to flee, Aeneas led a group of refugees called the Aeneads to Italy.
The Aeneads included Aeneas's father Anchises, his son Ascanius, and his friends Achates, Sergestus, and Acmon.
Aeneas met with Queen Dido of Carthage, but left her to fight a war against Latium in Italy.
Aeneas defeated his enemy Turnus in battle and became the ancestor of the Romans.
Aeneas's descendant Romulus later founded the city of Rome.
The Aeneid
The Aeneid is considered one of the greatest works of Latin literature.
Virgil wrote the poem between 29 and 19 BC.
The poem explains the Punic Wars, glorifies Roman virtues, and legitimizes the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
@David-f2d3t According to Roman myth, Trojan refugees fled Troy and settled in Italy, eventually establishing the city of Rome. The Trojan refugees were led by the legendary Trojan warrior Aeneas, who is said to be the founder of Rome
@@CARL_093 This doesn't really make sense for WHY Rome is a war machine. The Trojans were great warriors and duelist sure, but they were outmatched ny the Achaeans even with their allies.
They were also historically speaking (if Wilusa is Troy) subservient to and largely content with their Hittite masters (barring a few revolts, one where the Achaeans helped the Hittites against Wilusa). And they were also focused on trading and diplomacy with their sheer number of alliances referenced and just how long the siege lasted (mythical 10 years, likely 1or 2 years which would be devastating to both civilisations and their allies).
The Etruscans shaped Roman attitudes the most, down to the bellacose nature of their cultures and even their religion being influenced by Etruscan and Greek colonies.
So the spatha and semi-spatha were just antient version of m16 and m4 rifles
Real Man thinks about rome everyday
Still don't get how this channel only has about 60 k subs it pumps out very good Fun content on a very good schedule they should at least have a 100 to 150 k subs 😂
How ambiguous is the name of your channel, especially the 'ancient' part? Would you do later history?
I wish he would do more vids on battles and wars.
Nice homage to Time Team :)
In greek contari still means pole . Do you think contus is related to xyston?
I love those hand thrown darts. I remember as a kid id made a bunch from a description in a book. They are nasty.
Late Roman weapons included swords, spears, shields, and catapults.
Swords
Gladius
A short sword used for stabbing. The gladius Hispaniensis was a short infantry weapon with a blade length of about 24-27 inches.
Spatha
A long sword that was almost a meter long. It was used by auxiliary units in the early Roman army and later by legionary infantry in the third century CE.
Spears
Pilum: A long spear that was designed to stick into enemy shields. The spike would often break off from the pole, preventing enemies from throwing it back at the Romans.
Shields
Scutum: A long, curved shield.
Catapults
The Romans used sophisticated catapults to fire large stone balls into cities. These balls damaged city walls and destroyed building roofs.
Other equipment
Galea: A metal helmet
Lorica segmentata: A metal chest armor
Caligae: Leather boots or sandals with metal studs on the soles
You act like you got your punaani skropped in the wrong skroepple 🎉
Good video overall although disagree on the purpose of the pilum. Its primary purpose was probably to unalive, with its long metal shaft allowing it to penetrate through an extended shield and also the person holding the shield. A secondary side effect could be bending when removing from a shield, but there is no evidence that it was the primary purpose.
Then were is Early Roman weapons and what are does weapons?
Greek xiphos, makhaira or kopis swords; Celtic swords of the La Tène type, and your standard spears, javelins and axes.
The early Roman soldier/ warriors were dressed and armored pretty much like the Greek light hoplites. Wearing from minimal armour to none at all.
Some soldiers of the Roman Kingdom/ Early Republic could afford to be armed as hoplites in the Greek manner but most would be equipped with a scutum and a spear with little to no armor.
I content that the roman army was a missile army.
With the first rank only being armed with a gladius and shield. With the following ranks being armed with pilums and bows.
So imagine you were a Gaul who is youst to hand to hand combat. Being faced with a wall of munitions hurling your way. Much like a WW1 soldier squaring off against a machine gun.
That's was the magic sauce that made the Romans so Battle effective.
Did the vikings existed at same time of the romans?
They did but not in times of clasical Roman empire. Eatern half of the Roman empire had lived through entire Viking age during medieval times.
@@paprskomet are we talking around the 800 ac?
@@drizztdourden1060 Viking age is traditionally set between 8/9th to 11th century. Sack of Lindisfarne in final decade of 8th century is also used as episode symbolising what is modernly called like that.
I wonder why these armies didn't use a atlatl with their spears.
Takes a lot of space and isn't as easy to use as it seems.
It would have been an extra piece of equipment that could be lost in the heat of battle. Besides it was easily replaced with something as simple as a piece of cord.
As mentioned with space requirements, it’d probably be only workable with spread out skirmisher forces. I believe though that slingers would have probably served the same purpose pretty much as well for skirmishing and have greater range.
Whoa
was the crossbow invented by the Ancient Chinese around the same time The Romans ever used it ?
What is an arcuballista or manuballista?
@tatumergo3931
It might simply be called Crossbow...
type of Crossbow...
You said long sword, you meant arming sword
Sword in Spanish is Espada
In Romanian is Spadã.
“Plumbata” Anyone immediately think of “Lawn Darts”?
The plumbata is basicly first banned by the usa aka the lawn dart (1960ish) 😂
0:26 - I would not say more lethal, merely different tools for different styles
You might want to try better editing because you’re repeating the same information again, which becomes laborious and annoying for the viewer because they can see it and it lowers the information content value
Eow
Looking @, & tripping on the ancient cavalry, they didn't have stirrups, how the frak did they get on & stay on the frickin' horse, I am by no means rural ie around horses riding, I've only ever rode on a "trail" horse, you don't really drive the horse, it's just trained to follow the path; but anyways... I could bearly stay on w/ the stirrups w/out them I could get on it anyways (I just being a wiseguy!)
Lool plumbata is the most ineffective thing romans ever use .
It was effective. Where did you get it it was not?
2:54 generative AI slop background, dislike
Whatever 🤡
Sorry a nitpick ,its lead as in the thing superman cant see through .I have seen 3 videos and they all say lead its like the pilum its the same as that lead ( le-AD )weighted