I often regret taking Latin in high school after watching my brother (fluent in Spanish from education) travel and make friends with people that I can’t communicate with, but something I’ll never regret is reading excerpts from Caesar’s Comentarii de Bello Gallico in its original form. To read a 2000 year old first hand account of men jumping from their ships into waist deep water, throwing their pila at the native armies lined up along the coast, and charging forth to battle without the corruption of translation is a gift that I’m very grateful for. Amazing video as always!
It really is one if the best things ever written, it's translated and read really well as an audio book ,search up 'Julius Caesar- the Gallic War Commentaries'
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If you’re in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC. (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you’re English I recommend the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England & Wales and the Free Church of England (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups, it will show you locations.
"Every day is a learning day." In other words, you can always learn from history if you actually study it. Don't try to re-write history to fit a certain narrative. Thanks Kevin for never giving up on history.
Faultless.Can you imagine if you had a teacher like this at school, mesmerising stuff.A few props & excellent storyteller,no special effects,how good is this.Thank you.
I could listen to this fine gentleman speak all day. His stories are the best... and these are details Ive never heard before. I just love his enthusiasm for history.
Such a fantastic channel! My son (7yrs) and me (39) both really enjoy watching your videos together you have a brilliant storytelling style like a favourite uncle. I also have family in the forces so your videos of your time inside the army is also great to listen to - respect from the edge of dartmoor in Okehanpton, did you ever come to the battle camp here it's where the Royal Marines start their 30 miler from to get their green lid.
There's an incredible Scottish documentary telling the story of a number of roman invasions of Scotland getting deep into Scotland territory with the intent of reaching the northern coast and completing the conquest of the island
Also consider that they knew that the narrowest part of the island was the place to build Hadrian's Wall so they must have surveyed and mapped the land there. They then identified that the area between the Firth of Clyde and Forth was where to build the Antonine Wall.
Every day is a school day. I did not know about Claudius and his elephants, or the Roman special forces. But thanks to you, now I do. Cheers from Texas.
Holy moly Kevin how much have you gathered in value of armour since your interests and teaching of history began!? I never fail to be stunned by the amazing kit and models and supporting items you have for your content. It's incredible 👍
Thanks for this Kevin. I have a lot of admiration for those old Romans, they left such a mark down here in the South. Fantastic roads and the remains of great villas. Just a pity that they had such a brutal side but gosh they were clever !
I really like the way you always state things like "... the way that I understand," or "...so I've read." Makes you seem more human than some other more... "authoritative" educators, if you know what I mean.
Because when the enemy crowded in to try to demolish the doors, boiling hot water, boiling sand, liquid fire etc; all poured down to literally murder the attackers below.
Hearing at around 11:00 they used those huge walls of flesh we call horses as living water breaks blows my mind; yet hearing its another roman antic, while impressive, is totally unsurprising. Absolute madlads
I'll be honest. I've never been that interested in ancient history, but finding your videos Kevin has really piqued my interest and makes me want to learn more from the time period! Amazing video, as always! I wish there were more teachers like you in school to teach such interesting point's in history!
Great video. My modern knowledge of Roman ancient history makes me resistant of a whole red uniform Tunica for legionnaries but I must say this tone is beautiful and suits you as that Segmentata. It was a nice surprise to find this video. Edit: I think its very lovely that you got your Roman auxiliary from your dad.
You make that lorica segmentatum look great! I could listen to your recounts all day. Many I know of, and have read of, but you really capture the heart and essence of the total battle (and hit on many facts I didn't know... which I LOVE!). My thanks for your wonderful content!
What a fine educator, actor & historian. He has FOR SURE no EQUAL! FANTASTIC RESEARCH. CAN NEVER WAIT FOR HIS NEXT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH SIR. KUDOS TO YOU!
Wow, thanks John!! Tomorrow's vid is on Medieval Horses on Campaign, Logistics & Transportation, there's stuff in there you'd never have consider. I'm sure you'll enjoy that too 👍🏻
My understanding is the term came from Alexander the Great's armies. What a terrifying experience that must have been. So much so that we still call combat "Seeing the elephant". Always superb Kevin.
As a Dutch citizen, this is very interesting, for the Batavians. I hadn't known that the Batavians were specialized in river crossing. But from their territory (the "great rivers" in the Netherlands) that makes a lot of sense. The Batavians are famous in Dutch history for the "Revolt of the Batavi" in 69 AD, led by Gaius Julius Civilis, a kind of Dutch analog to Arminius (the Arminius of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest). The area once inhabited by the Batavi is called "Betuwe" in Dutch today; the name "Betuwe" is a direct descendant of the name "Batavi". It's the land between the two big rivers (Rhine and Meuse) that flow from east through west through the middle of the Netherlands.
Oooh Ive been reading alot about this very subject! I really got into vercingetorix there for awhile. His story is really cool. His tactics of scorched earth were brilliant for its time. Unfortunately he suffered the same fate but his story is fascinating. Now I gotta learn more about the roman conquest of Britain. Ive read about Caesars invasion but its a fascinating read. Looking forward to learning more about it.
As you say, it's amazing what you can do with cardboard and toothpicks! Although your passion for this stuff makes it all the more better. This was a great video and I was glued to it, thank you very much! It must have been awesome to see those elephants on the battlefield (I don't mean it a good way)! The Romans really were something else!
You could very definitely and believably wear a Centurion's armor, what an amazing and beautiful piece of kit to see it in reality being worn and coming alive along with another gripping story told by Kevin!
Excellent! Well Done Sir. I really enjoy the models you create. You were correct. This was quite the complicated story. Keep the fascinating, educational presentations coming. 🧐
Allowing enemy to have an escape route feeds the need to escape. No escape route, they fight harder because they want to delay being killed. Win a battle without getting exhausted, and you can consolidate your position and advance steadily to mop up the runaways
You're absolutely rocking this roman uniform Kevin
Haha, cheers Arthur!
Not really
dashing, even relative to our brave host's usual natural charm
Well it’s one uniform that doesn’t need to be Ironed, because it already is.
@@philvanderlaan5942 🤣
I often regret taking Latin in high school after watching my brother (fluent in Spanish from education) travel and make friends with people that I can’t communicate with, but something I’ll never regret is reading excerpts from Caesar’s Comentarii de Bello Gallico in its original form. To read a 2000 year old first hand account of men jumping from their ships into waist deep water, throwing their pila at the native armies lined up along the coast, and charging forth to battle without the corruption of translation is a gift that I’m very grateful for. Amazing video as always!
WOW!! That really is an amazing thing to have experienced, just fantastic. 👍🏻
It really is one if the best things ever written, it's translated and read really well as an audio book ,search up 'Julius Caesar- the Gallic War Commentaries'
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.
- Acts 3:19
If you’re in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church
(These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches)
If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church.
If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC.
(Different from the Church of Scotland)
If you’re English I recommend the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England & Wales and the Free Church of England
(Different from the Church of England)
Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups, it will show you locations.
@@NaturalExplorerNZ🦙
@@thehistorysquad🦙
"Every day is a learning day."
In other words, you can always learn from history if you actually study it. Don't try to re-write history to fit a certain narrative.
Thanks Kevin for never giving up on history.
Faultless.Can you imagine if you had a teacher like this at school, mesmerising stuff.A few props & excellent storyteller,no special effects,how good is this.Thank you.
Wow, thanks Paul, glad you liked it 👍🏻
I wish I had a teacher like Kevin at school. I have always loved history, but my history teacher was the dullest man Imaginable !
Who knew that tooth picks and paper cut outs could keep me so mesmerised?! Along with the deep story telling, I felt like I was in the battle.
🗡🛡🐎🐘
Thanks for listening 👍🏻
I could listen to this fine gentleman speak all day. His stories are the best... and these are details Ive never heard before. I just love his enthusiasm for history.
Cheers Magnus 👍🏻
Such a fantastic channel! My son (7yrs) and me (39) both really enjoy watching your videos together you have a brilliant storytelling style like a favourite uncle. I also have family in the forces so your videos of your time inside the army is also great to listen to - respect from the edge of dartmoor in Okehanpton, did you ever come to the battle camp here it's where the Royal Marines start their 30 miler from to get their green lid.
Thanks so much, I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos 👍
as an American having an English heritage this is so interesting I love your channel
Glad you enjoy it Kyle, thanks!
the idea that the Romans reached the scottish border and further beyond and that Newcaste is one the most roman city in the UK is amazing
It is indeed 👍🏻
There's an incredible Scottish documentary telling the story of a number of roman invasions of Scotland getting deep into Scotland territory with the intent of reaching the northern coast and completing the conquest of the island
Also consider that they knew that the narrowest part of the island was the place to build Hadrian's Wall so they must have surveyed and mapped the land there. They then identified that the area between the Firth of Clyde and Forth was where to build the Antonine Wall.
Every day is a school day. I did not know about Claudius and his elephants, or the Roman special forces. But thanks to you, now I do. Cheers from Texas.
Glad you enjoyed it David 👍🏻
Indeed I did enjoy your video presentation very much. Kudos Sir! Job well done.👍👊
That's great Fred, cheers 👍🏻
@@thehistorysquad 🤔👏👍👊
"gifted to me by my dad" that's beautiful
This guy is awesome. Knowledgeable and a great narrator
Thank you kindly!
Brilliant you and the Romans...I was born in Rome and I served in the USAF in England amazing history all around
Kevin's wife does an excellent job filming these episodes...
Cheers Mike, Julie very much appreciates that and says she's not too bad a printing out shields either 😉
Holy moly Kevin how much have you gathered in value of armour since your interests and teaching of history began!?
I never fail to be stunned by the amazing kit and models and supporting items you have for your content.
It's incredible 👍
Cheers Scrappy, you should have seen it before I moved to Canada - I even had a model of an Egyptian pyramid 😜
@@thehistorysquad in what province? Love from Quebec!
Which
@@themuffinlord6442 Frigid Saskatchewan 😜
@@thehistorysquad I’m addicted to your passion real good content
I'm simply in love with your videos, Kevin! Thank you so much!
My pleasure!
The Siege of Alesia was Cesar’s finest hour. I know it’s off topic but that was stroke of genius
Listening to your stories is therapy for me. Thank you, Mr.Hicks.
All hail Kevin Maximus.✋
Thanks for this Kevin. I have a lot of admiration for those old Romans, they left such a mark down here in the South. Fantastic roads and the remains of great villas. Just a pity that they had such a brutal side but gosh they were clever !
Yes, I love to visit some of the old Roman sites left behind.
Very well done. Truly enjoyed watching this. Your passion is evident and contagious!
Glad you enjoyed it Albert, thanks!
that infection is uncureable
It may sleep for sometime
I often find myself loving these videos, especially battles depicted on tabletop. Thank you for what you do!
I really like the way you always state things like "... the way that I understand," or "...so I've read." Makes you seem more human than some other more... "authoritative" educators, if you know what I mean.
Great video. I know alot about the Romans in Britain but I knew very little about Medway. I am more informed now
That army set up is quality! Thanks for the video
Haha, thanks very much 👍🏻
Thank you again for another fantastic film!
Because when the enemy crowded in to try to demolish the doors, boiling hot water, boiling sand, liquid fire etc; all poured down to literally murder the attackers below.
Hearing at around 11:00 they used those huge walls of flesh we call horses as living water breaks blows my mind; yet hearing its another roman antic, while impressive, is totally unsurprising. Absolute madlads
😂......just so practical if you think about it
I wonder how Caratacus lived in Rome. He must've been an interesting guy! Well done Kevin!
I think someone did a reenactment of his speech, video is somewhere on TH-cam.
Keep growing the mustache! They're back in style here in the States too. I love mine.
Will do 😜
I'll be honest. I've never been that interested in ancient history, but finding your videos Kevin has really piqued my interest and makes me want to learn more from the time period! Amazing video, as always! I wish there were more teachers like you in school to teach such interesting point's in history!
Thanks! This is an interesting one if you haven’t already seen it. th-cam.com/video/ngXsjXopRKY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=y2iomLTFPn99gTbK.
would love to hear more about Rome in britain.
I could listen to you all day Kevin talking about history
Haha, thank you!
Great video. My modern knowledge of Roman ancient history makes me resistant of a whole red uniform Tunica for legionnaries but I must say this tone is beautiful and suits you as that Segmentata. It was a nice surprise to find this video.
Edit: I think its very lovely that you got your Roman auxiliary from your dad.
You make that lorica segmentatum look great! I could listen to your recounts all day. Many I know of, and have read of, but you really capture the heart and essence of the total battle (and hit on many facts I didn't know... which I LOVE!). My thanks for your wonderful content!
Wow, thanks Kevin, I really appreciate that.
What a nice gift from your father!
Kev I just had to watch this one again and again. Good man Kev.
Cheers 👍
What a fine educator, actor & historian. He has FOR SURE no EQUAL! FANTASTIC RESEARCH. CAN NEVER WAIT FOR HIS NEXT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH SIR. KUDOS TO YOU!
Wow, thanks John!!
Tomorrow's vid is on Medieval Horses on Campaign, Logistics & Transportation, there's stuff in there you'd never have consider. I'm sure you'll enjoy that too 👍🏻
Awesome eminently watchable and entertaining education. Should be used in schools. Keep up the good work Kevin. PS love your models
Thanks Paul! Will do!
My understanding is the term came from Alexander the Great's armies. What a terrifying experience that must have been. So much so that we still call combat "Seeing the elephant". Always superb Kevin.
I knew bits about the roman invasion and occupation but completely knew nothing of this battle. Gotta turn that notification bell on.
Please do 😜. Glad you liked the vid, it was my first foray into the Romans on this channel 👍🏻
As a Dutch citizen, this is very interesting, for the Batavians. I hadn't known that the Batavians were specialized in river crossing. But from their territory (the "great rivers" in the Netherlands) that makes a lot of sense. The Batavians are famous in Dutch history for the "Revolt of the Batavi" in 69 AD, led by Gaius Julius Civilis, a kind of Dutch analog to Arminius (the Arminius of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest). The area once inhabited by the Batavi is called "Betuwe" in Dutch today; the name "Betuwe" is a direct descendant of the name "Batavi". It's the land between the two big rivers (Rhine and Meuse) that flow from east through west through the middle of the Netherlands.
That was a wonderful presentation of the battle, it cleared a lot up for me, thank you!
You're very welcome!
Best history channel on youtube. I can hear you talk for hours.
Wow, thank you!
Best history channel on TH-cam
Love the enthusiasm in the delivery. Histories great
As always Kevin this was just amazing. Yes every day is a school day
Hi Kevin! Thanks for another great installment.👍
You're most welcome.
I enjoy your calling the videos “films.” Please don’t stop doing so. 🙂
What a tale! really exciting kept me on the edge of my seat! BRAVO,!
Really well done with the model battle, explains everything simply. Were the Batavians proto-Dutchmen?
So I understand, yes.
@@thehistorysquad it would make sense then for them to be very good at river crossings given the wetlands of Holland
Oooh Ive been reading alot about this very subject! I really got into vercingetorix there for awhile. His story is really cool. His tactics of scorched earth were brilliant for its time. Unfortunately he suffered the same fate but his story is fascinating. Now I gotta learn more about the roman conquest of Britain. Ive read about Caesars invasion but its a fascinating read. Looking forward to learning more about it.
I've always loved History, now I get to enjoy it visually
It is crazy how with your quality narration, you're capable to bring life onto a bunch roman paper shields and tooth picks
Haha, thanks! Sometimes you have to get creative 👍🏻
Great presentation of the battle, I read about it in 3rd year Latin Club
That was genuinely very enjoyable to watch and learn about.
Kev have you ever been to Military Odyssey down in Kent, as one year i went down and tried that Roman Aemoir your wearing
I was actually on the very first one as a WW1 re-enactor 👍🏻
Great film as always happy to learn something from you
A great history lesson Kevin. Thanks for sharing!
A super video with good explanations.Thanks.
You are welcome!
As you say, it's amazing what you can do with cardboard and toothpicks! Although your passion for this stuff makes it all the more better. This was a great video and I was glued to it, thank you very much! It must have been awesome to see those elephants on the battlefield (I don't mean it a good way)! The Romans really were something else!
Kevin love all the topics you put on made so interesting.
You could very definitely and believably wear a Centurion's armor, what an amazing and beautiful piece of kit to see it in reality being worn and coming alive along with another gripping story told by Kevin!
Wow, thanks!!
The model map works make understanding the event easier to grasp. Thank you, Kevin.
Cheers Phil, sometimes it's good to keep things simple. Glad it was helpful!
Thank you. That was very interesting to me as I have lived in Rochester not far from the river Medway for just over two years now.
Your videos are phenomenal pieces of entertainment that are both engaging and informative, I love these
Thanks very much 👍🏻
Very well presented many thanks for the time and effort put into this
Wonderful history lesson Kevin.
I'm beginning to realise how big Kevin's dressing up box must be. And very heavy. Brilliant as always
It is! 🤪
@@thehistorysquad fantastic. Love it.
This guy is such a legend, I love history, you look awesome in that armor 😃
Imagine studying an ancient battle, knowing that your ancestors fought in it. So cool!
Kevin, fantastic channel! I'm addicted. Thanks for posting. 👍 Greetings from the States.
Haha, that's awesome, thank you!
Glad to see another video so soon again !
More to come! 👍🏻
I really enjoy hearing this storys from you, thanks!
Thanks for your history lessons Kevin. Brilliant.🏴🇬🇧
A pleasure, thanks for watching
Great stuff , mr Hicks. Greetings from Belgrade,Serbia.
You're welcome, thanks for listening 👍🏻
Another excellent video by an absolutely outstanding story-teller. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
nice one Kevin 🙂
Excellent! Well Done Sir. I really enjoy the models you create. You were correct. This was quite the complicated story. Keep the fascinating, educational presentations coming. 🧐
Thanks, will do!
Another great one! Gotta do more Rome they were so interesting
Thanks! Will do!
Kevin you must have heard many a time your a very good teacher. Your students I'm sure are very fond of you. Thank you much for the lessons.
Wow, thank you!
what an epic video, the romans were definitely at their peak during that time
Great vid ♥️♥️♥️
Hey, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
I absolutely LOVE this channel ❤
Awesome stache!
Thanks!
Allowing enemy to have an escape route feeds the need to escape. No escape route, they fight harder because they want to delay being killed. Win a battle without getting exhausted, and you can consolidate your position and advance steadily to mop up the runaways
I wonder if some sort of floating wall would be useful? Perhaps multiple little floating platforms with wooden walls to push across the rivers with?
Can you believe we really used to ride elephants into war with each other. We were so wild.
Excellent video, Kevin!
Yet another illuminating video.
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up The volume is great thanks for fixing it!!
Awesome, glad to hear it!
I like that you call them films! And I like that you don't mind whether they're called films or videos.
👍🏻 Cheers and thanks for watching
Hi .. enjoying your podcasts so much love history...I'm from Tasmania Australia...🎉
Awesome! Thank you!
Another great video!
Cheers Jack 👍🏻
Wow, I really enjoyed that, your displays are amazing and we can't wait for more 😍
Thanks so much Nancy! 😊
sir you are the best youtube historian!! i am so grateful to have come across your channel, awesome :)
Thanks very much & welcome 👍🏻
Great story as always! Thanks!
Thanks for listening
Thank you for the update
Amazing and a new lesson for me. Thanks.
Bloody hell mate what an awesome story. love your videos Kevin, cheers Gerard in Canberra Australia
Cheers Digger, I appreciate that 👍🏻
Again brilliant video Kevin 😊
Thanks again!