The Roman Legionaries (Elite Heavy Infantryman)
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Since its earliest history, the term ‘Legion’ has been heavily associated with the Roman military, whether it denoted entire armies in the formation years of the Roman Republic, or the more elite forces we have come to associate with the period of the Roman Empire.
Serving as trailblazers in the early years of the Empire, Roman Legions spearheaded imperial expansion allowing Rome to dominate much of Europe and beyond in the classical era.
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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Script: Dejan Milivojevic
Narrator:
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Sources:
Cowan, Ross, and Angus McBride. Roman Legionary: 58 BC-AD 69. Osprey Publishing, 2014.
Cowan, Ross. Roman Legionary, AD 69-161. Osprey Publ., 2014.
Cowan, Ross, and Angus McBride. Imperial Roman Legionary AD 161-284. Osprey, 2003.
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Those sandal boots look legit though...
Gucci slides 420AD
Vietkong Commies
@@drvelocci I wanted to say this 😂😂
You like em. They’re Italian.
Guccis first product
"Their drills are bloodless battles, and their battles bloody drills." --Flavius Josephus, on the Roman military.
"Just like the simulations."
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.
That could be applicable in most of his battles tbh.
@@amp8295 "most" is a bit too much. He build walls in some of his battles but not most.
@@animeyahallo3887 OK lemme reword it: he built walls in most of his greatest battles.
Fight vercingetorix
A simple but genius tactic
"The Caesar has marked you for Death, and the Legion obeys! Ready Yourself for battle!" Legionary assassins
Fallout new vegas references
*Laughs in power armor and Tesla Cannon*
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 🤔
@@nosveratu7140 but usually the higher rank will use gun such as pistol and smg,but still only few of them
h e l l o
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.
That it true, but I beleive there were also some made to be thrown into the enemy, and have the tip break off.
@@_gmmaann_ Jeah, it either break off or bent.
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).
@@bigboyxxxXxxx The Pilum was meant to do that though, and I feel he could have spared at least 5 seconds to add it.
@@_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
Some of the finest soldiers in ancient history
Yet got half of their empire conquered by nomadic Ill-equipped low number barbarians
Communism XD
@@postit5725 Tbh, their empire was way too outstretched and there were too many civil wars
@@postit5725 At the end of their glory? Seriously?
@@Bergen98 imagine having a perfect chain of command, logistics, technology, numbers, and losing to some starving tribals from desolated wasteland
You can be elite as you want,but we all know that Biggus Dickus is stronger
Don’t forget his famous mentor figure, Titus Vagaius.
And his wife, Incontinentia Buttocks!
And he once met a soldier from the jerusalem garrison named Naughtius Maximus
😆😆😆
@@lasombra1469 What about “Bwian,” Lol?
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
Maybe.
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.
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."
BRUH
Italians at the time were fairly short. Hed be fine.
lol
@@robertharris6092 they were averagely around 5'5
Yeah italians are short and they pretty much gets unnerve when fighting Germanic tribes.
You can't go any cooler than wearing literally coolus helmets.
The corinthian one was cooler
I don't get it
The Imperial Italic is better IMO
Coolus Maximus
@@inquisition_5753 imperial italic G and D is where its at man
Damn, they had to carry 97+ pounds of gear? These boys must've been shredded. New workout routine for me 👍
Shredding yo knees
And walk 20 miles in 5 hours that is 4 mph pace in 120 pounds of gear weather doesnt discriminate
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.
@@4002372 Lol I was bout to say 😂 Must've really taxed the joints
@@wyvrusgriffion3948 i understood that reference
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
👁👄👁
"Leather armor"
you know what you did. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID
*Bruh*
@@kakashihatake1869 lmao no that's the place not the person 😅
@@kakashihatake1869 the person Pompey not the place Pompeii
13:48 when you set your alarm every 5 minutes in the morning
Yes.
?
@@mateemeli4753 Yes.
You, sir, made my day!
Yes.
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....
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
Rome: Total War Remastered.
Time to conquer Rome!
SPQR: It's treason then.
The reviews on steam are not promising
Its really old though Rome II is better.
@@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.
Julii: I am the Senate!!
@@El_Rey_Moglia I'm not confusing anything. The post said Remastered which has mixed reviews.
Zenturio: ,,WHAT IS THIS!?"
Me as German:
*wearing Sandal Boots with Socks*
,,Tradition, Sir"
A fellow man of tradition I see!
you must be swabian.....
@@tavish4699 no North-German
@@akramgimmini8165 nah nah nah... Bavarian...
@@akramgimmini8165 welcome to the northern gang
"Ave, True to Caesar" -Every Legionary in a 100 m distance
Pompey: **ENRAGE SCREAM**
*_ave, true to caesar_*
STFU!!! EVERYONE AGREES NEW VEGAS IS GREAT, YOU DON'T NEED TO KEEP PRETENDING THE WORLD PRETENDS OTHERWISE!!!!
@@simple-commentator-not-rea7345 Uhh what? Who angered you buddy?
*AVE CAESAR*
Last time I was this early the Roman Republic was still alive
Last time I was this early I made a repetitive shitpost
Caesar : The Roman Republic will reorganized into the first Roman Empire to…
4:56 stabbing was also better in tight formations, as it had a much lower risk of hurting a comrade by mistake
The fact you sponsored total war rome remastered makes me even happier (as a total war player)
Now we need Praetorians
Brave Romans to a man!
@@medic9967 Jupiter is with us, legionnaries!, Praetorians, We have k*lled the enemy general
@@elitely6748 sons of Mars! Jupiter gives us strength!
Rome 2 > TWR Remastered
@@el_gabron ^
Ave, True to Caesar
There it is.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, today is a proud day being Roman!
Oh no it's the NCR they say you have to pay taxes.
I only pay my taxes to Caesar or Rome. The NCR can go.
"Ave, true to Caesar"
NCR would like to know your location
Girls: Agghh she's wearing the same outfit just as me
Boys:
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."
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"
What does it mean I'm confused by it
@@jbarral6509 Basically that determining what is and is not justified anger is difficult.
Explain in fortnite term
Last time I was this early, the Western Roman Empire still existed
Don't, it still hurts
Lol
Soo Original and funny 😒
@Gurpreet Singh India isn’t west.
"The Caesar has marked you for death, and the Legion obeys! Ready yourself for battle!"
Someone already commented this
Retribution!
Ave, true to caesar
"Legion commanders prefer recruiting from lower classes" seems like that practice holds true and favorable even today
It's like that with every military that needs good fighters.
It's almost like war preys on the weak on the battlefield, that this has become a necessity of recruiting.
Ofc! Why would the rich ever want to fight?
@@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 Back then it would be for glory, wealth & political advancement.
Example: Caesar
@shadow faze City boys ain't tough enough but country boys are no wonder so many of these guy country bumpkins.
Just thinking about Roman legions and this dropped
I am scared
Man you gotta hide somebody is stalking you
I made a Roman music playlist an hour ago... now i am a bit concerned too 😅
Was preparing for a history class about Roman military tactics. Perfect timing.
Roma! Aeterna! Aeterna! Victrix!
ok
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@@cjmartinez8318 uhhh roman something something
@@cjmartinez8318 The Senate People of Rome
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.
Just get rtw2
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.
Fucking love their armor, its one of the best things I have ever seen
I love that it looks like they were somewhat inspired by ancient greek armor too
A wise man once said “Stwike him centerwian, stwike him verwy woughwy”
_oh no_
" So, you dare waid us?"
I've been waiting for this!
*_Nobody expects the _**_-Spanish Inquisition-_**_ Roman Legionary!_*
The supply chain was one more big reasons of the success of the roman army
1:17 this fight scene looks more intense than most movie battles
You must have not seen any movies then
@@footballbasketball182hi5 and you must be very fun at parties
@@timepiece_enthusiast why are you mad now
Could have mentioned that Gaius Marius was Julius Caesars Uncle
Imagine Nintendo's Mario having a nephew named Cesare (or I dunno, Lil Caesar if they're ballsy)
Ah yes a new video, time to enjoy like always, thank you for always making me learn more about history.
Perfect explanation of the Roman military formations, you made it pretty slick. Good job!
I can just picture The Metatron rolling his eyes at the pronunciation .
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?
@@zhubacca check him out my friend....cool chap!
@@zhubacca if u know what he's talking about there's no need to complain
UGH I JUST LOVE ROMANS SO MUCH. THEY WERE SO CIVILIZED FOR THEIR TIME
They were the golden standard of civilization (at least in the West) of course they are.
MsG
My boy Emperor Constantine helped Jesus spread his word 🙏🏻🙏🏻
What about the Egyptians?
Dont forget the Chinese dynasties were just as civilized.
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.
12:03
"The pompeii type was the lightest version"
Oh, the irony
I don’t get it
@@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.
great video once again!
Nice video Simple History
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.
Absolutely. In crisis standards are lowered. In the late eastern roman army there were also P.O.W.s from abroad in the army.
Finally, the long awaited video about sandals and really awesome infantry units
Excellent attention to detail in the imagery.
Thanks for all of the Roman history that I can use in school
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*
What?
This was an excellent video!
you make great videos dude
Video Suggestion: Genghis Khan's punishments
Love ur vids on the first one on trench shotguns I already bought your WW1 book kepp uploading 😎
Great video!
Ave True to Caesar!
RETRIBUTION
Oh yes, the good and ol' reliable Roman Legionnary ^^this will be a great episode.
Nobody:
Roman Legionaries' Models in Ryse: Son of Rome - 5:50
Thank you for making these videos it helpes me with history..and it's ibtreasting great content!
Really enjoyed this video
Instead of saying the "f__st" word, I'm just gonna say I got here on time.
Yes
first
I legitimately thought it was fuckst lmao
I like you
feast ??
3:25 - "The only important thing was that the recruit was a freeborn man."
[The Clans disliked that]
They looked cool.That's why they named it coolus helmet
GREAT EPISODE! 💯
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
They definitely look cool
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.
Hi
you made my day
Love this channel!! Love history about all wars and how brave so many men and women had to give for our freedom
This just made me replay New Vegas...10/10 approves.
retribution : not pog , join legion : pog
@@niccifemboy for Ceasar!
@@alfredmarcos1761 yessir
I’m on a Roman pillage er I mean pilgrimage. Thank you!
Please do more Roman videos, I love them! ♥️
This weren't very accurate, but it had all the important info, so ty
Legion
I like how ancient romans were evil and good, noble and cruel at the same time
Each video gets better.
Omg it's so good to watch simple history on Friday when I'm going to my army friends house
awe,true to caesar.
Please do an episode about left-handed soldiers
through history!! Love your work
There's not too much to say as far as I'm aware most were forced or trained out if it. There is however a specific castle in Wales/Shropshire where the spiral staircase goes the other way to favour left handed defenders who were common to that specific group
Nice animations
ave true to caesar
Before I pressed play it was obvious who sponsored this lol
love thye history u tell
"So what do you want? Quantity of quality or quality over quantity"
Romans: Both
"What?"
Romans: Both
The fact that they prioritized their comrades more than the state, especially in that era, amazes me.
My respect for the legionaries📈📈📈
a really good mindset to give for your armies
Well your comrade can and will help you in combat, the state won't.
I know this is just an ad for total war remastered but thank you now im gonna buy it
Awesome video + sub
*T E S T U D O*
*ROMA VICTOR*
So basically all troops in Roman legion can be considered as Special forces in modern perspective
the battle scene when the romans and Gaul's were fighting looked so good
I really like roman history please do more videos these are amazing, I was born in the town of Colchester, that has lots of roman old artifacts and discovery's.
Please do a video about the raid on the medway!! The worst naval defeat/blunder in english history
The Roman Legionary like a boss xD
Something to remember, until Servius Tullius came to power, the Roman army was a series of “war-bands” led by a chieftain. The soldiers in the band would typically have a helmet, made of either wood or metal, along with a small shield, with a lightweight spear meant to be thrown. The chieftain would also have a lightweight throwing spear and a shortsword. It was the sword that truly showed his authority. He would also have a more decorated helmet, made of metal.
LOVE THE VIDS MAN! WONDERING IF YOU COULD DO SOME MORE NAPOLEONIC WATERLOO VIDS, THANKS!
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 🙂
Maybe make a video about the blimps that in the air in Great Britain all the time