Until you've stood on path along the wall, in the middle of January, with driving snow and the blood freezing easterly gales, straight off the North Sea, you just can't grasp just how utterly brutal life was for those soldiers that were posted there. It's an utterly unforgiving but absolutely spectacular stretch of land. It's quite amazing just how much the Romans changed the landscape along the whole wall. It's definitely a place worth visiting, as there's still so much Roman workings to see, still there after over 1,500 years later, as permanent reminders of the past.
I visited Adrian's wall in February, and it certainly was on the chilly side. It's well worth the visit, but if you go in the winter months take a stiff drink with you
Imagine joining the Roman army in Rome itself. You're a young boy with dreams of seeing the known world and fighting its enemies. Then you get your first posting, and you end up being posted to hadriens wall. Awful weather, hairy vicious picts throwing spears at you given any oppotunity, thousands of miles from home. It was a truly horrific prospect for a young lad who hoped for better in the army.
You'd hope for Hispania, Southern Gaul, or the East (just not Palestine, or near the Parthians/ Persians' border)- preferably Greece, North Africa, Asia Minor or Egypt; those were the plum postings - getting Britannia (especially the north), anywhere near the Germanic border-regions, Palestine, or the Province of Dacia (depending on how close to the conquest of it/ decline of Rome, when invaders were pouring into there, & neighbouring Pannonia) would make you question your life choices...
I expected from the title a comprehensive view of the Roman borders, all of them. Instead we're getting more on a very small sliver of them that we already have heard about countless times.
I assume its named that way to get more views, this orginal documentary was called "Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Hadrian's Wall" which explains its focus.
A wonderful historical coverage video about Roman Empire great wall on British sovereignty from cost to cost...separated Barbarians tribe's from subdued British tribe's thanks (history Hit) network page for sharing.
Rome was not used to the cold weather north of the Wall appears the Romans were more comfortable with 25o to 35o temperatures, they never conquered today's Scotland the (Caledonia/Picts) they could not even conquer the Scandinavian tribes or the Germanic Tribes why? Too cold perhaps?
I think that the reason for Hadrian had to build his wall was that all the emperor’s relied on there armies but these armies could just as easily revolt and hand over power to someone else as had happened with many of his predecessors especially with the help of the praetorian guard , but by keeping a vast amount of his army busy and at a safe distance he knew that they could easily be recalled to Rome in times of trouble and at the same time give him chance to easily form a defensive barrier to protect him and the heart of Rome itself and in someways I think that’s what he did as when trouble broke out in Syria he moved some of these troops to fight there without depleting the garrisons protecting Rome
Very proud of my ancestors who let the invaders meet their nightmares and forced them to cower behind their defensive wall for 300 years ... long enough to no longer be "Roman". A resistance force had to drop thousands of Romans through those years at times and places of their choosing.
Proud UnConquered loyal northern barbarian here, the free north remembers, and winter is coming! 🇬🇧🏴🌹 p.s the same unyielding people who gave the world magna carta! Your welcome! ❤🇬🇧🏴🌹
I personally think this is where the tale of King Authur came from. I beleive he was real king and was a Romano-British Governor that found himself cut off from Rome in its final days but tried to bring the greatness of Rome mixed into British culture and was succesful. There was knights of the round table and Merlin was probably there too. It makes sense to me. Ancient Roman government and culture was extemely influential to the world however paganism was still fresh in everyones minds with Christianity on the rise. This great event was passed down by Britains by word of mouth via story telling. Who knows what King Authur's Latin name was it is lost to time for right now.
Fun fact: Hadrian was always accompanied by his young lover, a handsome boy called Antinous. The Emperor was inconsolable when at 19, Antinous drowned (or was taken by a crocodile) when swimming the Nile.
That's arguable. Homosexuality was frowned upon for much of Roman history, and most sources that mention him as a lover were written by political enemies. It's a bit like the rumor that Thomas Jefferson had kids with a slave. Possible, but likely untrue.
@huntclanhunt9697 That H and A were lovers is generally regarded as historical. Hadrian acknowledged it in his autobiography. And the British Museum certainly accepts it. Roman attitudes to homosexuality were complicated. Some forms were deplored, but others accepted. The Romans were much influenced by Greek culture of course, in which a certain sort of pederasty was almost a sign of status .
I have maps from 1840’s and they call this “PICT wall”. “Roman Vallium” “Vallum Severinum vel Hadraianum” “Audrians Wall” You don’t see on my 18th century maps it be called Hadrians Wall until date markers were found in 1860’s. LATEST coins horde found there in burial BY workers or soldiers were Hadrian coins.
I haven't watched yet, & I'm sure it's good- but I'm curious: do they mention the Antonine Wall that came later? There have been dozens of docos on Hadrian's Wall; what do we know about what life was like at _the other Wall_ & in the lost province of Valentia, from between the walls- has that ever been explored in-depth?
Seems like it would have been more poetic to just let time and nature and people undo the division that had been forced on them by greed and conquest. Let them spread the rocks across the island again.
Put a wall down. Be willing to fight to the death for your territory. And be superior to all neighboring enemy forces. It’s pretty easy to image bud. I guess you must let everyone into your home and take whatever they want because you don’t own it.
The video is nice with great information, but I hate when people called others, especially opponents the Barbarians. I have watched the Movie. 300 and Spartans were calling Persians the Barbarians and also, they have been shown like Barbarians with their outfits and appearances. This is complete non-sense because we all know that the Persian Empire and civilization was most advance of its time.
Don't take a Hollywood movie seriously(barbarian wasn't even a word in Sparta anyway I don't think).. Tbf though, the Romans called anyone who wasn't a Roman "barbarians".. it wasn't to define one particular group or type of people
Its so amazing how the Roman Ary ( im including all nations under Roman rule) how the engineers could build about anything. Before i dont find any others who could build like them.
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Until you've stood on path along the wall, in the middle of January, with driving snow and the blood freezing easterly gales, straight off the North Sea, you just can't grasp just how utterly brutal life was for those soldiers that were posted there. It's an utterly unforgiving but absolutely spectacular stretch of land. It's quite amazing just how much the Romans changed the landscape along the whole wall. It's definitely a place worth visiting, as there's still so much Roman workings to see, still there after over 1,500 years later, as permanent reminders of the past.
@ConontheBinarian absolutely!
or mid December....
I visited Adrian's wall in February, and it certainly was on the chilly side. It's well worth the visit, but if you go in the winter months take a stiff drink with you
@ConontheBinarian I agree! I live and work on the great lakes also. The Romans never had to deal with lake effect snow squalls.
Just a bunch of colonizers
Taking what was not theirs to take
I JUST finished writting and submitting a paper on this subject for my college class on Roman history
In other words, this video was released late! Lol
@@thephilosopher13 yeah, pretty much
So how did the video hold up vs the college class?
Romantic history
...
We all die alone
Sorry
Latin = apologies
Hope it was better than this claptrap.
Im addicted to anything Rome... I dont know if its just me.
It's definitely not!😊
Me too
You're not alone
I'm a Rome addict!
I don’t admire the Romans .They were the Nazis of their time.
Trust me, it's just you.
Rome was based..for the citizens at least..
Thank you for sharing! ❤
The 'Limas' meaning: the limit, is a wall that passes
by Frankfurt/M. It follows the Danube and ends at the Black Sea in Romania!
Auxiliaries not Legio. Vindolanda was occupied by Gauls. Infantry and Cavalry a mixed unit.
A great piece of engineering.
Imagine joining the Roman army in Rome itself. You're a young boy with dreams of seeing the known world and fighting its enemies. Then you get your first posting, and you end up being posted to hadriens wall. Awful weather, hairy vicious picts throwing spears at you given any oppotunity, thousands of miles from home. It was a truly horrific prospect for a young lad who hoped for better in the army.
You'd hope for Hispania, Southern Gaul, or the East (just not Palestine, or near the Parthians/ Persians' border)- preferably Greece, North Africa, Asia Minor or Egypt; those were the plum postings - getting Britannia (especially the north), anywhere near the Germanic border-regions, Palestine, or the Province of Dacia (depending on how close to the conquest of it/ decline of Rome, when invaders were pouring into there, & neighbouring Pannonia) would make you question your life choices...
I expected from the title a comprehensive view of the Roman borders, all of them. Instead we're getting more on a very small sliver of them that we already have heard about countless times.
We expect a lot of things.
😭👶
I assume its named that way to get more views, this orginal documentary was called "Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Hadrian's Wall" which explains its focus.
@@manman0006 I have to agree. Mentioning Hadrian's Wall yet again would make people's eye glaze over.
A wonderful historical coverage video about Roman Empire great wall on British sovereignty from cost to cost...separated Barbarians tribe's from subdued British tribe's thanks (history Hit) network page for sharing.
Thank you for this one. It's refreshing
This looks like an old show from the late 90’s!
As so often in these videos, the 'music' is far too LOUD and obscured the voice of the speaker.
WHY EXACTLY do you feel you have to do this?
Super interesting thanks
When I see an intro like this I know it’s gonna slap
Rome was not used to the cold weather north of the Wall appears the Romans were more comfortable with 25o to 35o temperatures, they never conquered today's Scotland the (Caledonia/Picts) they could not even conquer the Scandinavian tribes or the Germanic Tribes why? Too cold perhaps?
I think that the reason for Hadrian had to build his wall was that all the emperor’s relied on there armies but these armies could just as easily revolt and hand over power to someone else as had happened with many of his predecessors especially with the help of the praetorian guard , but by keeping a vast amount of his army busy and at a safe distance he knew that they could easily be recalled to Rome in times of trouble and at the same time give him chance to easily form a defensive barrier to protect him and the heart of Rome itself and in someways I think that’s what he did as when trouble broke out in Syria he moved some of these troops to fight there without depleting the garrisons protecting Rome
So much history, facts seemed right. I think Hadrian said: This is it, to North."
The meaning of the word "barbarian" in ancient Grece and Rome only meant not of classical Greek and/or Roman culture.
Yeah, but if you didn’t get inside Roman walls, it was Mad Max . I would have chosen Roman in a second
I’m Spartacus 🏴
@@georgeriddell9356ahh, the time when all of Briton was Celt. Before those nasty Sassanachs and other undesirables entered!!
Hadrian was my favorite Roman Emperor. 😐
Very proud of my ancestors who let the invaders meet their nightmares and forced them to cower behind their defensive wall for 300 years ... long enough to no longer be "Roman". A resistance force had to drop thousands of Romans through those years at times and places of their choosing.
Very interesting
Weren't they cold up there near Scotland in just skirts and light tops.😮
Proud UnConquered loyal northern barbarian here, the free north remembers, and winter is coming! 🇬🇧🏴🌹 p.s the same unyielding people who gave the world magna carta! Your welcome! ❤🇬🇧🏴🌹
I personally think this is where the tale of King Authur came from. I beleive he was real king and was a Romano-British Governor that found himself cut off from Rome in its final days but tried to bring the greatness of Rome mixed into British culture and was succesful. There was knights of the round table and Merlin was probably there too. It makes sense to me. Ancient Roman government and culture was extemely influential to the world however paganism was still fresh in everyones minds with Christianity on the rise. This great event was passed down by Britains by word of mouth via story telling. Who knows what King Authur's Latin name was it is lost to time for right now.
Fun fact: Hadrian was always accompanied by his young lover, a handsome boy called Antinous. The Emperor was inconsolable when at 19, Antinous drowned (or was taken by a crocodile) when swimming the Nile.
That's arguable. Homosexuality was frowned upon for much of Roman history, and most sources that mention him as a lover were written by political enemies.
It's a bit like the rumor that Thomas Jefferson had kids with a slave. Possible, but likely untrue.
@huntclanhunt9697 That H and A were lovers is generally regarded as historical. Hadrian acknowledged it in his autobiography. And the British Museum certainly accepts it.
Roman attitudes to homosexuality were complicated. Some forms were deplored, but others accepted. The Romans were much influenced by Greek culture of course, in which a certain sort of pederasty was almost a sign of status .
Yeah. Julius Caesar slepd with everyone, for fun or his future.
Great courses plus
I have maps from 1840’s and they call this “PICT wall”. “Roman Vallium” “Vallum Severinum vel Hadraianum” “Audrians Wall”
You don’t see on my 18th century maps it be called Hadrians Wall until date markers were found in 1860’s. LATEST coins horde found there in burial BY workers or soldiers were Hadrian coins.
animation straight outta 95
this would be good if they did not post GRAMMERLY ADS EVERY 5 SECONDS - THANKS TH-cam
I haven't watched yet, & I'm sure it's good- but I'm curious: do they mention the Antonine Wall that came later? There have been dozens of docos on Hadrian's Wall; what do we know about what life was like at _the other Wall_ & in the lost province of Valentia, from between the walls- has that ever been explored in-depth?
They came for the Empire - stayed for the sheilahs !
Reminds me ovva song by Sting. " All this time - the river flowed.
Vă rugăm și traducerea în limba română !!!
Multumesc !!!
I often wonder if Rome would’ve lasted longer had they better integrated the border provinces into Roman culture
I gave up watching due to the music as it is really not necessary. I hope I can find another documentary without irritating music
Seems like it would have been more poetic to just let time and nature and people undo the division that had been forced on them by greed and conquest. Let them spread the rocks across the island again.
Legendar para o portucues.😊
Considering who wrote the history, I have to wonder on which side of the wall one found the "barbarians" and on which side "civilization".
There is no doubt about that, no matter how you define these terms. Roman civilization was FAR superior. Your statement is simply ridiculous.
@@arminhanik7229Some of the Roman practices were pretty barbaric. Not sure you quite got what he was saying.
Why did they choose not to use bulldozers?
A bit on the chilly side?
Kind of like a gated community but really really big !
We werent the barbarians.
We didnt build stadia so everyone could watch other people being tortured and killed.
We were to civilised.
Diversity wasn't a strength!?!?!?😢
Unwatchable. Music is higher than narrator. Instant click away
2:00 imagine actually trying to say that you own the land…lmfao lol
Put a wall down. Be willing to fight to the death for your territory. And be superior to all neighboring enemy forces.
It’s pretty easy to image bud.
I guess you must let everyone into your home and take whatever they want because you don’t own it.
Transference: calling others what you are; ie: calling people you wish to conquer and loot barbarians or savages.
Cuando subiran algo de la Grecia Helenistica🥺
Why didn't they wear trousers?
The video is nice with great information, but I hate when people called others, especially opponents the Barbarians. I have watched the Movie. 300 and Spartans were calling Persians the Barbarians and also, they have been shown like Barbarians with their outfits and appearances. This is complete non-sense because we all know that the Persian Empire and civilization was most advance of its time.
Don't take a Hollywood movie seriously(barbarian wasn't even a word in Sparta anyway I don't think).. Tbf though, the Romans called anyone who wasn't a Roman "barbarians".. it wasn't to define one particular group or type of people
North.. Scotland: Where men of Iron and Jameses Bonds were born.😉
Utterly dire.
Why are your videos all old? 😂
In real life: people just mingle. Stupid war every 5 yrs. Commerce and copulation!
Gen.Urbicus ....????
Its so amazing how the Roman Ary ( im including all nations under Roman rule) how the engineers could build about anything. Before i dont find any others who could build like them.
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Did the Romans have pants for the cold?
Find barbarian a bit offensive tbh lol I'm gaelic! We aren't have have never been barbarians
I don’t think the Romans
Soldiers wore white mini skirts…
I wonder who paid for this said wall..lol ( sorry couldn’t resist)
The Mexicans.
What would you know of European history without Islam? Nothing
🙄
Mexico didn't pay for it btw.
Yaaassss! Heil Helvetii!!!
😢😢😊
So is the term barbarian the equivalent to t3rr0rlst in modern times?
Right.
Just as in America now... the administrative state calling half the citizens...( those who disagree with them)
Domestic terrorists.
Hostile tribes?!?!?...they were, and are the indigenous tribes of Britain...Romans go home..( joke)..
Thank you for posting this video...
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