11:51 The manica seems really useful, and after discovering it I often found myself wondering why ancient and medieval infantry didn't often wear more armor on the right (weapon) arm than the left (shield) arm, given that while the shield protects the left arm, with a symmetrical set of armor (unless we're talking heavy cavalry armor) there was often NOTHING protecting the left (sword/spear) arm, which of course made ancient and medieval infantry vulnerable when attacking from behind their shields.
I found your channel from your previous video I really like these videos of yours that are "in the field", full costume and outdoors is really nice to see. There arent many channels doing this kinda thing, especially with a whole group of guys. All of them that are, treat it very seriously and try to emulate a documentary style. When you add your well done comedic undertone, you're the ONLY channel I can think of with that specific mix. I think you have found a really good style here, and I'm looking forward to more :)
Good call with cavalry! But no matter how great the legions were, the greatest Roman strategists always held cavalry in high regard. If it wasn't for Germanic riders Caesar would most likely lose in Gaul.
That's not all, but let's start with the basics. We will certainly discover more and more detailed issues with subsequent videos. Maybe there is something that particularly interests you? Every suggestion is valuable to us.
Personally, I think 2nd century legionnaries look more badass (and more well equip). The niederbieber helm and the usage of spatha gave them better protection and range respectively. Plus, the segmented armor was still around; though much less common. Very cool video.
I'm not sure if others are interested but I notice there aren't a lot of videos online covering the background construction of many things. For example there are many videos on the Dura Europos scutum but none of them even film the reverse side of it, even during its 360° view at its British museum expo. There are a couple of lectures about lorica segmentata and variations on how the plates are articulated and how it was closed in front (clasps vs laces) There are also very few videos on the vast variety of caligae and it would be great to see more reenactors with them. Likewise the 2 toed socks and the range of winter clothes are very interesting.
Your solutions are great, thanks very much! We are just getting started and, apart from general films, we want to make very detailed films about individual elements of the legionnaire's figure. Out of curiosity, do you have a blog with information about Roman socks?
@@ContuberniumSPQR Just checking my notes, I may have spoken too soon about the socks as the information was from a Quora answer to a question about Roman winter gear: www.quora.com/What-did-Roman-soldiers-wear-in-the-cold Reserve image searching the image provided actually shows socks from egypt 300 to 500 AD: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BLW_Pair_of_socks.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
@@ContuberniumSPQR I think UA-cam deleted my previous reply because it had URLs. Upon checking my notes I may have spoken to soon about the socks because that information was from a Quora answer to a question about Roman winter gear. I reverse image searched the image from that post and it turns out to be a Greek colonist sock found in Egypt from 300 - 500AD I will include links in a reply so this doesn't get filtered by UA-cam.
Guys, could you tell me where do you get your equipment from? Are there any specific vendors/craftsmen you could recommend? I've been involved in medieval reenactment for quite some time and would love to start building a roman legonary kit.
The best gear is from Fabrica Cacti. They have long waiting time and sometimes hesitate with answers, but its worth the wait if you want the best quality products.
your videos are excellent why not do video of the great roman emperor Aurelian truly Restitutor Orbis restorer of the world as good a commander as Trajan
how about the Celtic warriors it is said that the Roman army was the best army of antiquity that they copied anything from their enemies that they considered good then what is the explanation for them producing good cavalry obviously this was a big omission yet never even tried to address this they survived Hannibal in the Second Punic War due largely the light Numidian cavalry and Spanish heavy cavalry and Gaulic cavalry this was in the late third century BC what do think would have happened if they had faced Alexander who with his superb heavy infantry phalanxe the hypastipae and his world conquering companion heavy cavalry it would have lights out no Roma Victoria
When talking in Historical terms it's more common to use CE 'Common Era' and BCE 'Before Common Era', Historians have generally moved away from using AD 'Anno Domini' due to its purely religious overtones, with Anno Domini literally meaning 'in the year of our lord'. It makes more sense when talking about History because if you're talking about the Han Dynasty there is no historical relevance in using AD.
They can't overlap on the sides, but can on the top and bottom. It's not a greek/viking style of shield wall, so we understand your thinking. Thanks for the comment!
Awesome video
Love you guys, AAA content.
Just leaving a comment before you guys get massive to say I was here
We understand that you are one of our first fans ❤😃
This is great!
11:51 The manica seems really useful, and after discovering it I often found myself wondering why ancient and medieval infantry didn't often wear more armor on the right (weapon) arm than the left (shield) arm, given that while the shield protects the left arm, with a symmetrical set of armor (unless we're talking heavy cavalry armor) there was often NOTHING protecting the left (sword/spear) arm, which of course made ancient and medieval infantry vulnerable when attacking from behind their shields.
Fantastic. 👏
Fajny materiał chłopaki bardzo interesujący i prosty do zrozumienia powodzonka w dalszym rozwoju 💪
Great video!
An excellent video! You guys have an awesome set up and group! I would be over-joyed to be a part of such a group.
By subscribing you are a part of this channel! If you are from Europe than perhaps one day we can organize a meet up :)
@@ContuberniumSPQR I'm in the US unfortunately. Do you have a website or useful links for someone wanting to get into or start up a legion?
@@vaskil99 write to us on Facebook, so we can talk
1st Century AD😊 too right. Thanks for posting .
Great video gents, very enjoyable and informative.
I found your channel from your previous video
I really like these videos of yours that are "in the field", full costume and outdoors is really nice to see. There arent many channels doing this kinda thing, especially with a whole group of guys. All of them that are, treat it very seriously and try to emulate a documentary style.
When you add your well done comedic undertone, you're the ONLY channel I can think of with that specific mix. I think you have found a really good style here, and I'm looking forward to more :)
Thanks man! That’s what gives us drive to produce more content.
Perfect video but actually I want to see cavalry equipments in the legion equipments.
Yes, I know the legion rarely needs cavalry ; )
Good call with cavalry! But no matter how great the legions were, the greatest Roman strategists always held cavalry in high regard. If it wasn't for Germanic riders Caesar would most likely lose in Gaul.
you want to see the cavalry equipment of the Roman cavalry why bother Roman cavalry was was utterly useless
Greetings from Australia. I got to admit you chaps are pretty realistic. I hope movie makers hire you to provide guidance on kit.
congratulations, at last someone says the parts of the equipment and uniform of roman solders
That's not all, but let's start with the basics. We will certainly discover more and more detailed issues with subsequent videos. Maybe there is something that particularly interests you? Every suggestion is valuable to us.
Nice stuff
Goodmorning and great video.
Very nice video, nicely done.
Awesome
Personally, I think 2nd century legionnaries look more badass (and more well equip).
The niederbieber helm and the usage of spatha gave them better protection and range respectively. Plus, the segmented armor was still around; though much less common.
Very cool video.
did they allready use the hasta / spear too?
@@giftzwerg7345lancea* a later form of spear used by the Romans
Amazing video! Thank you for your intefatigable effort! Top notch quality!
Roma Invicta! Roma Aeterna!
Thank you very much! We want to make the best films possible. Empire forever :D
Great, informative review of Legionary equipment. Plenty of equally interesting auxiliary unit equipment to cover.
Felicitaciones por este excelente video , saludos a todos los componentes de Contubernium , saludos y Amistad desde Argentina
Thanks! We must make a joint film sometime and stand together as a legion!!!!
Good stuff!
Could you do a video about the furka
One day for sure!
❤❤❤❤
I'm not sure if others are interested but I notice there aren't a lot of videos online covering the background construction of many things.
For example there are many videos on the Dura Europos scutum but none of them even film the reverse side of it, even during its 360° view at its British museum expo.
There are a couple of lectures about lorica segmentata and variations on how the plates are articulated and how it was closed in front (clasps vs laces)
There are also very few videos on the vast variety of caligae and it would be great to see more reenactors with them. Likewise the 2 toed socks and the range of winter clothes are very interesting.
Your solutions are great, thanks very much!
We are just getting started and, apart from general films, we want to make very detailed films about individual elements of the legionnaire's figure.
Out of curiosity, do you have a blog with information about Roman socks?
@@ContuberniumSPQR Just checking my notes, I may have spoken too soon about the socks as the information was from a Quora answer to a question about Roman winter gear:
www.quora.com/What-did-Roman-soldiers-wear-in-the-cold
Reserve image searching the image provided actually shows socks from egypt 300 to 500 AD:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BLW_Pair_of_socks.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
@@ContuberniumSPQR I think UA-cam deleted my previous reply because it had URLs.
Upon checking my notes I may have spoken to soon about the socks because that information was from a Quora answer to a question about Roman winter gear.
I reverse image searched the image from that post and it turns out to be a Greek colonist sock found in Egypt from 300 - 500AD
I will include links in a reply so this doesn't get filtered by UA-cam.
Quora:
https: //www.quora.com/Which-was-the-Roman-Army-uniform-for-cold-weather#:~:text=They%20wore%20heavy%20wool%20cloaks,Gaul%2C%20Germania%2C%20and%20Britannia.
The image:
https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BLW_Pair_of_socks.jpg
Looks like I can't link the URLs after all
Guys, could you tell me where do you get your equipment from? Are there any specific vendors/craftsmen you could recommend? I've been involved in medieval reenactment for quite some time and would love to start building a roman legonary kit.
The best gear is from Fabrica Cacti. They have long waiting time and sometimes hesitate with answers, but its worth the wait if you want the best quality products.
@@ContuberniumSPQR Thank you very much!
@@Velesus101 my pleasure!
@@ContuberniumSPQRyeah I’m waiting on my segmentata at the moment and thinking about getting a manica (basically the same one) as well.
your videos are excellent why not do video of the great roman emperor Aurelian truly Restitutor Orbis restorer of the world as good a commander as Trajan
Best century for Roman armor! Best Roman sword? Gladius!
you want to show other warrior silhouettes what about Gallic warriors
how about the Celtic warriors it is said that the Roman army was the best army of antiquity that they copied anything from their enemies that they considered good then what is the explanation for them producing good cavalry obviously this was a big omission yet never even tried to address this they survived Hannibal in the Second Punic War due largely the light Numidian cavalry and Spanish heavy cavalry and Gaulic cavalry this was in the late third century BC what do think would have happened if they had faced Alexander who with his superb heavy infantry phalanxe the hypastipae and his world conquering companion heavy cavalry it would have lights out no Roma Victoria
its AD!
We are from Poland. In Polish we use BCE and CE to it just comes more naturally
the shout at the end was super cringy
Thank you for this honest comment. What do you think about the rest of the video?
@@ContuberniumSPQR excellent
It's "1st century AD" not "CE" ✠
When talking in Historical terms it's more common to use CE 'Common Era' and BCE 'Before Common Era', Historians have generally moved away from using AD 'Anno Domini' due to its purely religious overtones, with Anno Domini literally meaning 'in the year of our lord'.
It makes more sense when talking about History because if you're talking about the Han Dynasty there is no historical relevance in using AD.
@@vonluck6423 I know, I was just teasing🤸♂️
In Poland, politicians use the phrase 'Anno Domini'... to appear more intelligent :D
@@ContuberniumSPQR In France, we don't know what "intelligent" means but we love cheese, cold meat and wine
We feel invited :D
You cant form a shield wall with a scutum, bc you cant overlap them whith is the definition of a shield wall
Shut up
They can't overlap on the sides, but can on the top and bottom. It's not a greek/viking style of shield wall, so we understand your thinking. Thanks for the comment!