The Centurion: Backbone of the Roman Army DOCUMENTARY

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  • @ShadowtheDarkReaper
    @ShadowtheDarkReaper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    Recently stumbled across this channel from Invicta's recommendation and immediately found myself hooked! The content your team creates is truly excellent from both the educational and technical perspectives. Thank you for sharing the product of your skillsets and passion for history with the world --

  • @current9300
    @current9300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    Historical Titus Pullo later appeared in historical records as one of Pompey's centurions. I believe that tells us all about which one ultimately didn't get the promotion :D

    • @MarvilatAggies
      @MarvilatAggies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      At least his name will live on forever.
      "Pullo! Back into formation!!!!"

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think I've heard he defected to Pompey at some point

    • @pappy374
      @pappy374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@MarvilatAggies Thirteen! THIRTEEN!!!!!!

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      He did not switch sides because he did not get the promotion. In fact it rather looks as if he got it.
      I quote Wiki (it was no harder than that);
      "Vorenus then disappears from history. However, it is known that in the Civil War of 49 BC, Pullo was assigned to the XXI Victrix Rapax, a new Italian legion commanded by the legate Gaius Antonius. In 48 BC, Antonius was blockaded on an island and forced to surrender; Pullo was apparently responsible for most of his soldiers switching sides to fight for Pompey. Later that year, he is recorded bravely defending Pompey's camp in Greece from Caesar's attack shortly before the Battle of Pharsalus." (Dio Cassius, Roman History 41.40; Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Civili 3.67)
      As a historian I would note that Dio is late, and his information about things that happened 200 years before he wrote could have been sketchy, so I would try and check what he wrote and perhaps that that with a grain of salt. But I would also note that in the instances where I have checked Dio's information against other sources, he is not too bad.

    • @PalleRasmussen
      @PalleRasmussen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MarvilatAggies what do you mean "forever"? Do you think modern media will last as long as Caesar's Commentaries? That is quite the presumption.

  • @shaundavenport621
    @shaundavenport621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    As a 35yr follower of Roman history, I've only recently found this channel and for people just taking an interest in this subject its absolutely essential viewing!
    Extremely well done,excellent information clearly delivered. 👏 I'd just like to say to Imperium Romanum thank you,well done and please keep up the great work.😁👍👍👍

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I hope to live another 30 years so I can also have the same bragging rights as you :D
      A hell of a thing to be a Romanophile for 35 years

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hello Shaun, I still have to become 35! Thank you for this epic response!

    • @KumarAnshs
      @KumarAnshs ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RexGalilaeso you are 5 years old?

  • @jelkel25
    @jelkel25 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    In the British army for as long as theres been sergeants you've probably heard this, a sergeant to a new recruit-"Don't call me sir, I work for a living". Centurions probably said something very similar.

    • @Hurrikeane
      @Hurrikeane ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My grandpa was a sergeant in ww2, Korea and Vietnam and if you called him sir. It was like someone lit a fire under his ass. He would SCREAM I WORK FOR A LIVING, DONT CALL ME THAT. 🤣

    • @RDW503
      @RDW503 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think that saying is a universal NCO "thing" 😂

    • @jelkel25
      @jelkel25 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RDW503 My "favorite" was a sergeant would walk over to someone obviously struggling with something like a route march and gently say in their ear "remember, pain is just weakness leaving the body", with a huge smile on their face. It cracked me up every time.

    • @BIATEC88
      @BIATEC88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My best friend's uncle's girlfriend's brother has a pet hamster that was a centurion in a legion stationed in the middle east in a previous life

    • @TheSgtsMess
      @TheSgtsMess 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Other than a centurion was probably the equivalent of a major.

  • @stokiestewpotter7956
    @stokiestewpotter7956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Now that's what you call history.
    Excellent production,and informative.

  • @LookHereMars
    @LookHereMars 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This channel is going to be big, the quality is great. Ive added you guys to my recommended viewing playlist to try and funnel more viewers your way. Best of luck and i look forward to seeing where the channel goes. 👍

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thanks a lot for that mate! We're hoping we'll get to the real big audiences rather sooner than later!

  • @brassteeth3355
    @brassteeth3355 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So happy to have been recommended this channel. You are doing important work and we are grateful. Greetings from Texas.
    Rome forever

  • @Linnet09
    @Linnet09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This just popped up in my suggested videos. I am very impressed. The video is very well done. It' snot only well organized, it provided me with a much better picture of the role of a centurion than I had had before.

  • @HoH
    @HoH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Jullie documentaires zijn enorm mooi in elkaar gezet, zeg!

  • @believemeimherman4319
    @believemeimherman4319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Have you ever considered doing a video on late Roman Foederati? You went over foreign troops in Roman service in the early empire so it would be cool to see the foreign Roman soldiers in the late empire.

  • @adamwilliams434
    @adamwilliams434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm a Roman Reenactor myself and I surely love doing it. I love it so much.
    Also I loved this so much
    Subscribed.

  • @keller1334
    @keller1334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How have I not found this channel before. I love everything Rome. Particularly the Legions. Please keep them coming.

  • @livrasyt166
    @livrasyt166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That was absolutely fantastic! I am so glad Invicta recommended you in one of his latest videos!

  • @generalflix
    @generalflix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    At 4:21 I had to laugh because, as much as we today want to be different from antiquity, things like this show that some things have not changed in 2000 years.
    Letters of recommendation are still so important for any post and if you are rich, or you/your parents know the right people, they are so much easier to come by.

    • @perceivedvelocity9914
      @perceivedvelocity9914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was thinking the exact same thing.

    • @Luc-uw8ur
      @Luc-uw8ur 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too… 😉

    • @ronaldbobeck1026
      @ronaldbobeck1026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      50 yrs ago my military service during the Vietnam War sounds like like what it was like for me and my buddies. Incompetent senior leadership, Our NCO 's for the most part attempted to keep us alive and cared for.

    • @matthiasthulman4058
      @matthiasthulman4058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ronaldbobeck1026 I was going to directly reference Vietnam for some of the worst examples of this.
      Both the rich getting preferable treatment, and the poor getting the absolute shit end of the stick. IE McNamara's 100,000.

    • @rickn8or
      @rickn8or 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And things are still similar; Chief's run the Navy, Sergeants run the Army, etcl.

  • @MKotnis
    @MKotnis ปีที่แล้ว +1

    idk how this came into my feed but I'm glad it did. It's impressive how concise and interesting these are. I particularly like the little silent "skits" you show in the background, because of how easily it's possible to tell what's going on without hearing any dialogue

  • @SasoriZert
    @SasoriZert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm so happy to see a video from this channel in my notifications when I come home from work 😊

  • @RexGalilae
    @RexGalilae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm so glad I found this channel! It fills a unique niche not filled before, even in Roman history.
    Makes me especially happy to see our Germanic friends pay due homage to Rome through such wonderful documentaries :D

    • @Jayce_Alexander
      @Jayce_Alexander 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was a visiting professor of History at a university in the Netherlands for a year, and I think you'll be delighted to hear Roman history is a perennial favourite field of focus among historically-minded barbarians. The auxilia live on in academia! 😉

    • @TimDutch
      @TimDutch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jayce_Alexander haha :)

  • @tyleraragon6200
    @tyleraragon6200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don't normally comment on things, but the quality of content, production, and conciseness is hard to find these days. Here's one for the algorithm. Follow this path forever please.

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for this kind comment Tyler, we are trying our best!

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Superb content and historically accurate presentation. Your attention to detail is amazing. Thank you my friends. More please.

  • @snicket87
    @snicket87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man, congratz on your channel. This is literally lightyears ahed of any television historical documentary
    Great job!!

  • @lessonslearned6760
    @lessonslearned6760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Great video and these reenactors look great too!! “Consilium” is also the Latin word for “plan” so it’s interesting to see that the word to describe a group of men who were responsible for creating a plan in battle became synonymous with the word “plan” its self .

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Very interesting observation indeed. Thanks for that :)

    • @lessonslearned6760
      @lessonslearned6760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ImperiumRomanumYT thank you and please keep making these awesome videos!!

  • @DreynHarry
    @DreynHarry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am so happy I found you via Invicta - this is amazing content and your equipment ist breathtaking - greetings from the 15th century.

  • @georgecristiancripcia4819
    @georgecristiancripcia4819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You forgot to mention that beign able to read and write was a crucial requirment for a centurion.

  • @Fatherofheroesandheroines
    @Fatherofheroesandheroines 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This reminds me of officers getting put into West Point. It takes influence to get there so some things just haven't changed.

  • @williameichler5297
    @williameichler5297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That is a fantastic piece of content! I have already shared it with other members of our Roman Living history group. Thanks for doing it!

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    @etiennesharp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb content! Oh, and you don't need the subtitles incidentally, the presenter/narrator's English is fantastic.

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    @sander7089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the combination of animations, video and information in this video. Keep those movies coming!

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    @choirboyzcutleryoutdoors 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely awesome channel guys!! Here from Invicta!

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    @LTV746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Incredibly impressed with your content and passion. Thank you for this.

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    @pascoett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’ve also spent my time in antique history at my alma mater decades ago. Channels like this offer a lot of knowledge well displayed and structured. Excellent!

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    @the.pandamonium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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    @Aspectt1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I found this channel like 2 weeks ago and i think its amazing, i was here before it blows up!
    Cool video once again, good job guys!

  • @eddingtonmcclane6963
    @eddingtonmcclane6963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‘Best-ever Imperium Romanum episode. My historical fiction work-in-progress focuses on a street rat from the slums of Rome who rises to become a Centurion in the provinces. This episode is research GOLD. Brilliant!

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! We hope you will like our future episodes as well!

    • @profaneangel0842
      @profaneangel0842 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      With respect, that "street rat" is much more likely to have dreamed of a cushy appointment in the Praetorian Guard or in the Vigiles, not a posting to some dangerous, God-forsaken, far off frontier
      Btw , check out the extraordinary life of the centurion Servius Sulpicius Similis. There's a novel just crying out to be written 👍💪

  • @SUDMONEYBAGS
    @SUDMONEYBAGS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You need more subscribers this content is amazing

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    @eduardtarniceriu102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Roman history . This is well done. Keep up the good work and thank you

  • @morenofranco9235
    @morenofranco9235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    @jarlbregadan914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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    Now, jokes aside, keep the great work, this is amazing lads.

  • @benitorodriguez4344
    @benitorodriguez4344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great content, I find myself tuning out from many things these days. Being a solider and law enforcement for many years I see a lot of similarities.

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    @yourlocalgamercodm5445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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    @tech_splitter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @paulos2089
    @paulos2089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Α channel of extraordinary quality. Good job guys.

  • @oldgysgt
    @oldgysgt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    It sounds like a Centurion functioned very much like a Staff NCO in Modern Armed forces.

    • @laisphinto6372
      @laisphinto6372 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      along with funny headpieces they take great pride in although the centurion crest is way cooler, todays drill instructor would love the vitis but for the sanity of recruits that will only be in their barrack nightmares

    • @talsius.1019
      @talsius.1019 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In the British Army, from my 24 years of experience, the nearest comparison of a Centurion to modern day Army would be a cross between a very senior Warrant Officer and a commissioned Warrant Officer

    • @oldgysgt
      @oldgysgt หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@talsius.1019; OK, in your VAST British Army experance, what is the difference you have experienced between the functions of a Warrant Officer, and a Staff NCO?

    • @talsius.1019
      @talsius.1019 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ Hi Difficult to say exactly, not sure why vast is in capitals as just aligning between what I perceive is the American ranks to the British one with respect to Centurion’s. From my experience working alongside American military, unless an enlisted man is recommended (by their commanding Officer’s) or applies for a command commissionthe only other way to obtain an American commission from the Ranks is to apply for Warrant Officer school and from what they told me Warrant Officers do not have command status as they have not done any formal commission officer training such as West Point.
      Now if you mean Staff NCOs are E8 And E9 then they are eqvivalent to British Army Warrant Officers. As mentioned before unless a soldier applies or is recommended for commission before his 25th birthday, he is then ineligible for a Regular Commission his only option is to achieve the rank of Warrant Class 1 (E9) where if he passes the Royal Commissions’ Board he will be commissioned; and a British Regiment normally has only one command E9 it very difficult to gain a commission and is based on one’s ability in competition with the other E9s. On commissioni a former E9 would immediately attain the rank of Captain (late entry) and may ascend to full Colonel (but I think there is only one or two positions in the whole Army. I hope this helps equate are different rank titles and progressions and the above only considered during peace time as wartime\field commissions are a separate discussion.
      I add in the British Army a Sgt Maj is titled as a Warrant Officer Class 2 (Sargent Major) , RSM as Warrant Officer Class 1 (Regimental Sargent Major) the system notation is Rank then (Appointment)

    • @talsius.1019
      @talsius.1019 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi. Maybe it’s a matter of the way we may call the same thing - private E1-2, Junior NCO (lance corporal E3 ,corporal E4), Senior NCO (Sargent E5, colour\staff Sargent E7) Warrant Officers (Warrant Officer Class 2 sgt maj E8, Warrant Officer Class1 regt sgt maj E9.) I would assume you mean staff NCO to be equivalent to British warrant officers?

  • @cerberus6654
    @cerberus6654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is really very good! Liked and subscribed!

  • @RomanMilitaryHistory
    @RomanMilitaryHistory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A finely crafted video, as expected :) Glad to see you guys are picking up speed here!

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      @shanebraaten9553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Eric!

  • @DJOUKBALA
    @DJOUKBALA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I hope this channel succeed for more documentaries like this one

  • @AndreLuis-gw5ox
    @AndreLuis-gw5ox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing work! I jusr wanted to say that it was very hard to hear the man talking in the end, maybe because it was an open space or because of sound mixing? Just something I thought I should point out. Cant wait for the next video!

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! Yeah that last scene was a nightmare to record, everything was acting against us (wind, rain just about to start, technical issues). That's one for the subtitles to take over haha, we're learning while doing still

  • @juliaforsyth8332
    @juliaforsyth8332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just found your channel and subbed. I'm currently looking into the history of where my immigrant parents came from. They are mainly Frisan and Groningens with a smattering of German ( near the Teutoburg Forest) and Danish. I would very much like to find out more about the Frisians in the Roman auxiia.

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    I really really enjoy the fact you use live action footage. Please keep it up!

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    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Shane, we appreciate comments like these a lot!

  • @Ridingaroundandgettingit
    @Ridingaroundandgettingit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just when I thought I seen it all another great way to show and deliver Roman history!!!!!!!!

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    I loved this one! Very informative and well put together

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    This channel is so amazing

  • @serennity0906
    @serennity0906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I just randomly found this channel. What's really made me amazed is how the effort to reenact with costumes and sets, simply magnificent!

    • @stevelemur6113
      @stevelemur6113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reenactors are more than mere actors. They make a great deal of effort BEING those they represent.

    • @stevelemur6113
      @stevelemur6113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reenactors are more than mere actors. They make a great deal of effort BEING those they represent.

    • @stevelemur6113
      @stevelemur6113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reenactors are more than mere actors. They make a great deal of effort BEING those they represent.

    • @stevelemur6113
      @stevelemur6113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reenactors are more than mere actors. They make a great deal of effort BEING those they represent.

    • @stevelemur6113
      @stevelemur6113 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reenactors are more than mere actors. They make a great deal of effort BEING those they represent.

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    Channels deserving Netflix budgets!

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    @redboy4315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    awesome video. Gratitude for doing this video.

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    @harriehausenman8623 ปีที่แล้ว

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    Great channel, it`s really underrated.

  • @Intranetusa
    @Intranetusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    6:16 - I would love to read more about the Centurion who killed his Legionary Commander and was rewarded for it. Do we know their names?

    • @Jauhl1
      @Jauhl1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes would be interesting to know what that is referring to.

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would too! But unfortunately there's not much more to it. Here's the entire quote from Pliny the Elder's book Natural History; book 22, chapter 6:
      "In addition to the persons already mentioned, the honour of this crown has been awarded to M. Calpurnius Flamma, then a military tribune in Sicily; but up to the present time it has been given to a single centurion only, Cneius Petreius Atinas, during the war with the Cimbri. This soldier, while acting as primipilus under Catulus, on finding all retreat for his legion cut off by the enemy, harangued the troops, and after slaying his tribune who hesitated to cut a way through the encampment of the enemy, brought away the legion in safety. I find it stated also by some authors, that, in addition to this honour, this same Petreius, clad in the prætexta, offered sacrifice at the altar, to the sound of the pipe, in presence of the then consuls, Marius and Catulus."

    • @Jauhl1
      @Jauhl1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ImperiumRomanumYT Really interesting and thank you for obliging.

    • @Intranetusa
      @Intranetusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ImperiumRomanumYT Thanks!

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ImperiumRomanumYT Pliny the Elder having been a Legion officer for nearly all his adult life, and ultimately becoming the commander of the Misenum naval base, probably can be taken at his word on this, and not just repeating some fanciful rumor.

  • @teddyjackson1902
    @teddyjackson1902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just an fyi on the crest material and something you should check out if you haven’t. I believe it was at Vindolanda, but they found a crest with horsehair in tact and preserved. While there are depictions of feathers I would suggest that could more likely be parade dress. Horse hair would be easily available on campaign or on a frontier.

  • @kimberlypatton205
    @kimberlypatton205 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now I TRULY understand Augustus’ anquish when he said “Give me back my Legions!”

  • @waynemcauliffe2362
    @waynemcauliffe2362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another very well done ep boys cheers

  • @jakeg3733
    @jakeg3733 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's miraculous in a way that the Legions were so successful. I can understand the potential benefits of having a civilian in command of a Legion, but mostly I see drawbacks. Yet the Romans, with their incredible pragmatism and attention to detail, created a set of tactics, techniques, and equipment that was so resistant to stupidity or inexperience that someone had to be truly incompetent or arrogant to lose a legion. Crassus for example. But the idea that a civilian could, with little to no training, command one of these things and possibly win a battle is incredible to me. Julian comes to mind here. Turns out he had a natural aptitude for it but regardless the guy pretty much just read a couple of books then started slaying Germanic raiders, eventually becoming Emperor

    • @Jauhl1
      @Jauhl1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Civilians" aren't really fair, serving as military tribune was standard in the Roman higher political career. Nothing was more valued for political advancement then military glory so naturally politicians prepared well . Politicians role was to lead, inspire, and cajole and manage people, you couldn't lead in Rome without engaging violence so the Romans assumed that a guy who were skilled at getting stuff done in the senate would to the same with soldiers on the battle field. It was often quite correct. And if there were deficiency there were always the professional core of the legion to back him up.

    • @stsk1061
      @stsk1061 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This video is quite wrong. Roman senators were the people most qualified to lead a legion. That's because a centurion never commanded more than a century. By comparison, an army commander (imperator) had to go through the positions of military tribune, quaestor and legate first.
      You could only be elected praetor at age 38, meaning that at that point, the candidate already had 20 years of military experience.
      Moreover, the system was meritocratic, because if you didn't perform well in battle, you were simply not being elected.
      Lastly, the distinction between a civilian and a soldier is a modern one. In the past, military command was one of the most important duties of a leader, whether he was a king or a consul.

  • @HolyReality
    @HolyReality 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Invicta pointed me here. Liked. Subscribed and following. Wonderful stuff!

  • @ManiusCuriusDenatus
    @ManiusCuriusDenatus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    8:35 Love the Rome: Total War vanilla music. Well done, gentlemen.

  • @novianovioTV
    @novianovioTV 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent. Shows how and why the securing of new territory was at once a military, , legalistic and commercial undertaking with all aspects of power and control represented in the role of centurion.

  • @XxLIVRAxX
    @XxLIVRAxX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Salve! This channel is a true gem, is going to be a pleasure to watch it grow, I will recommend it to my fellow history enthusiasts.

  • @santiagodaviddelgadocarcac6272
    @santiagodaviddelgadocarcac6272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow this channel is really something. Loving this content.

  • @forksandspoons7272
    @forksandspoons7272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so very excited to have found your channel. The allies video was the first to come up in my feed and it didn't take long to hit subscribe and notify. I then watched the rest of your videos and I'm eagerly waiting for the next one. Excellent work my friend!! I did particularly like the allies video. It's far removed from the major events everyone knows and really helps the viewer gain a better understanding of daily life, politics, policy, regional concerns etc. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @centurion7398
    @centurion7398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heard that classic Rome Total war soundtrack in there. Best battle music for the classical period. Good stuff!

  • @davidkuder4356
    @davidkuder4356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent! New intel (for me) on a Key link in the Roman authority chain of command & diplomatic administration. Appreciate!

  • @gaiusflaviusvideos
    @gaiusflaviusvideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great content as always! Keep it up!

  • @gabrielrekt905
    @gabrielrekt905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Video guys hopefully one day the Algorithm will be nice to y'all and get more views keep it up!

  • @alexw9024
    @alexw9024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my new favourite channel!

  • @TheRustyLM
    @TheRustyLM 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Invictas!
    Another favorite channel here👍

  • @h8haz
    @h8haz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can’t wait to watch later when I get home from school

  • @krisguntner4805
    @krisguntner4805 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad invictus lead me here.
    Exactly my kind of history recreation channel.

  • @Shirocco7
    @Shirocco7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid, thanks. Having re-enactors with such great looking kit was a big plus.

  • @belgarion0013
    @belgarion0013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video as usual!
    Have a graat weekend and first Advent!

  • @yannick6389
    @yannick6389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great movie about an interesting subject! Keep them coming!!

  • @stevenahlberg1542
    @stevenahlberg1542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really nice job. I respect this Centurian a lot more now it's pretty much are modern-day Sergeant as I see it

  • @Malthius
    @Malthius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderfully detailed video, and amazing quality too! Subbed.

  • @sygos
    @sygos ปีที่แล้ว

    i really commend your presentation even with very limited resources it reminds me a lot of history channel documentaries in the USA from the 90s/2000s. The reenactment stuff is really nice.

  • @lievepief
    @lievepief 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great! You deserve way more views!

  • @Mikhelinx
    @Mikhelinx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The Roman army was one of the greatest and most influence civilization in the world and lasted for over 1,000 years.

  • @mindfield9
    @mindfield9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video is so interesting to watch and also so very informative. I have seen many documentaries about the Roman society and Empire but never this informative as this one. Keep up the good work and hope to watch more from you guys! Op naar de volgende ;)

    • @ImperiumRomanumYT
      @ImperiumRomanumYT  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heel goed om te horen, bedankt! We zijn hard aan het werk aan alle volgenden :P

  • @JamesAce
    @JamesAce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another amazing vid keep up the good work heeren!

  • @Wraxilan
    @Wraxilan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your videos are wonderful and very informative.
    I especially like this one for reasons, but all are great.

  • @jes2276
    @jes2276 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for doing the crossover with invicta. Found you because of it. Love your channel

  • @fasold2164
    @fasold2164 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:25 The information sign in the left background, with an arrow showing the way to an exposition, is a funny lapse of the video maker...