Hi obiwanfisher537, Thank you for your question. Depending of the circumstances and time period. Roman soldiers could have there food grain supply up to a month in advance. The men themselves were responsible to grind their own grain to make a rough coarsely wheat flour that we know it today as "semolina" out of this they needed to make/bake dense bread, have semolina on stand by to make the puls porridge or make a hardtack called "Bucellatum" that lasted alot longer and can be added to stews/soups. Nutritionist today estimated that a Roman Legionary would need at minimum of 3,000 calories a day to sustain energy and weight for the marches and work that would be required on a day to day basis. 900 grams of today's all purpose grade wheat flour a day (is 3,276 calories before cooked). Each 8 to 10 man team called a "contubernium" share a grind stone and had their own system of sorting the rations out as part of their daily tasks. Also as part of the rations, other food stuff like cheese, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and on occasion meat goods etc. where either supplied, bought, or traded to supplement the Legionaries diet.
Excellent video. I will interested to see what other content this content maker comes up with. Technical point - I suggest the camera operator pay a little more attention to where their shadow falls while filming. It was crossing the cebntre of the actiopn a few times during the course of the film.
Thank you for your kind words. Alot of work went to this pilot episode that we learnt a great deal. Hopefully as we are self funded from our own pockets for now that we can do more better quality vids in the near future! Regards, Pete
Thoroughly enjoyed the cooking lesson, but methinks the porridge needed a bit less milk & honey and far more salt & blood. Superb detailing of the legionary encampment (although I question the authenticity of the fortifications shown at the 11 minute mark). +1 sub. Ps ‘hug a candle, hump a tree’.
"...more salt & blood?" you might be thinking of the Spartan pork blood stew "Melas Zomos?" Thanks for subscribing, hopefully in future we can invest more into the channel to make better content!!! ‘hug a candle, hump a tree’ lol, I'd rather not. cooking is wwwaaayyy easier!!!
yes, I could not help myself... the producer allowed it only because the film set and actor extras packed up and already left before he wanted to do a second take! lol
I have been eating it on and off for breakfast, and its nice during the colder months of the year for over 5 years, some of the HCA now cook this at home for themselves since I shown them how easy it is to make. recipe in the description!
Technically you are correct: a fighting force of a of a Roman Century is 80 men without the command staff (Tesserarius, Optio, and Centurion) however, logistically speaking, when taking head count, the Centurion reported to the camp commander called a "Praefectus Castrorum" (Camp Prefect). It was important to included the number of people under the Centurion's command including the Contubernium slaves/helpers. Each Century had approximately 20 of these slaves that also needed to eat! According to the UA-cam Channel Invicta: "True Size of a Roman Legion (3D) DOCUMENTARY" they research that each full Legion (standard of 5,559 fighting men) would have approximately 1,580 slaves! Camp Prefect job was to order the food needed to feed EVERY soul of the Legion under his command. This would be problematic if he only ordered for the fighting numbers and not the slaves/helpers... the Prefect would be short of ordering each day of nearly 1.6 Metric Tonnes of Wheat/Barley alone if the each Centurion did not report the correct numbers! This mistake by many historians has for many years that a Centurion was only in command of around 80 when in truth, it was a little over 100 when you had to includes the logistics for food/water rations, even the mule/donkey in each Contubernium needed to eat! I hope this short explanation helped you why I stated this fact on the video. Thank you for your comment!
Why is it measured in cups? 🤔Romans did not measure in cups, and if this was done for the American audience, surely metric measurements could be added for the rest of the world? So silly how Americans think a system only they use must be better than the system used by literally almost all of the rest of the world.. Other than that, great video on a great subject
Hi, thank you for looking at our vid. No, Romans did not measure in cups, hence why we modernised our measurements for our current audience however, by the off chance Romans are watching our channel, I have edited the recipe to Ancient Roman units of measurements: - 1 Cyathus of Semolina - 1 Ligula Honey - 1 Cyathus of sultanas or dried mixed fruit - 1 Acetabulum of drinking water - 1 Acetabulum Cup of Milk - a pinch of salt to taste - if desired, a pinch of Cinnamon has been another joy to flavour the dish! Yes, Most households here in Australian kitchens still have old units of measurements especially for baking that cups are still used. This happens to be in American imperial units which also suits our audience across the Pacific. When I cook this recipe out in camp, having 1x 1/3 cup in my kit is more convenient for no nonsense measuring than doing it in metric. In fairness I have updated the description for those who love the metric system (I also personally use both units of measurements depending in what scenario I need to use them for!) All the best, Pete
Man how much stuff these guys carried with them, and now imagine THOUSANDS of those
Hi obiwanfisher537,
Thank you for your question.
Depending of the circumstances and time period. Roman soldiers could have there food grain supply up to a month in advance. The men themselves were responsible to grind their own grain to make a rough coarsely wheat flour that we know it today as "semolina" out of this they needed to make/bake dense bread, have semolina on stand by to make the puls porridge or make a hardtack called "Bucellatum" that lasted alot longer and can be added to stews/soups.
Nutritionist today estimated that a Roman Legionary would need at minimum of 3,000 calories a day to sustain energy and weight for the marches and work that would be required on a day to day basis. 900 grams of today's all purpose grade wheat flour a day (is 3,276 calories before cooked).
Each 8 to 10 man team called a "contubernium" share a grind stone and had their own system of sorting the rations out as part of their daily tasks. Also as part of the rations, other food stuff like cheese, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and on occasion meat goods etc. where either supplied, bought, or traded to supplement the Legionaries diet.
That's a fine millstone you have there!
The narrator Pete, just told me this is your home made stone mill is your reproduction? it worked very well!
A real milestone for the soldiers!
Great Video. Made this dish and loved it! I also added a pinch cinnamon, and it was really nice!
clever idea, my wife likes it with cinnamon that she uses it now when making it at home!
Thanks for a great video. Great editing and narration with interesting information that is accessible to all listeners
Thank you for the kind feedback. We are glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for the positive feedback, I hope you Enjoy making the recipe one day! 😃
Awesome video boys! Love your work
Thanks so much, we are glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video!!! I would like some porridge please 😀
Thank you. please see the description and you can cut and paste the recipe! Enjoy!
Great stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! Nice video! Thanks for the ideea i will make this for my school lunch!❤
Hi st3na4yt,
Thank you for the kind feedback.
I hope you enjoy making and eating this puls porridge as much as we enjoyed making our first Video! :)
Well done cookie satisfied officers is the way to a happy legionary life.
Agreed! Pete survives to make more future episodes :)
yes away keeping the officers happy always has it's merits of being left alone to other hard duties!
Excellent video. I will interested to see what other content this content maker comes up with.
Technical point - I suggest the camera operator pay a little more attention to where their shadow falls while filming. It was crossing the cebntre of the actiopn a few times during the course of the film.
Thanks for your feedback. We will pay more attention to shadows for future videos.
I now posses, and own a commander stick! The camera operator now has his full attention to detail!!!
Good cooking video with historical reenactment environment
Thank you for your kind words. Alot of work went to this pilot episode that we learnt a great deal. Hopefully as we are self funded from our own pockets for now that we can do more better quality vids in the near future!
Regards,
Pete
Thoroughly enjoyed the cooking lesson, but methinks the porridge needed a bit less milk & honey and far more salt & blood.
Superb detailing of the legionary encampment (although I question the authenticity of the fortifications shown at the 11 minute mark).
+1 sub.
Ps ‘hug a candle, hump a tree’.
"...more salt & blood?" you might be thinking of the Spartan pork blood stew "Melas Zomos?" Thanks for subscribing, hopefully in future we can invest more into the channel to make better content!!!
‘hug a candle, hump a tree’ lol, I'd rather not. cooking is wwwaaayyy easier!!!
Cool video, cannot wait for more content!
Thank you, more to come!
This sweet puls must be very tasty :) Thank you very much for this very nice video :)
Hi, thanks for the kind words, recipe in the description. give it a try and tell us how you went!
So that's where the IXth dissappeared to!
Yes, they went all the way to Sydney, Australia for the warmer climate!!! :P
I saw that salt spinkle
yes, I could not help myself... the producer allowed it only because the film set and actor extras packed up and already left before he wanted to do a second take! lol
Is it tasty?
I have been eating it on and off for breakfast, and its nice during the colder months of the year for over 5 years, some of the HCA now cook this at home for themselves since I shown them how easy it is to make. recipe in the description!
A Century was 80 men.
Technically you are correct: a fighting force of a of a Roman Century is 80 men without the command staff (Tesserarius, Optio, and Centurion) however, logistically speaking, when taking head count, the Centurion reported to the camp commander called a "Praefectus Castrorum" (Camp Prefect). It was important to included the number of people under the Centurion's command including the Contubernium slaves/helpers. Each Century had approximately 20 of these slaves that also needed to eat!
According to the UA-cam Channel Invicta: "True Size of a Roman Legion (3D) DOCUMENTARY" they research that each full Legion (standard of 5,559 fighting men) would have approximately 1,580 slaves!
Camp Prefect job was to order the food needed to feed EVERY soul of the Legion under his command. This would be problematic if he only ordered for the fighting numbers and not the slaves/helpers... the Prefect would be short of ordering each day of nearly 1.6 Metric Tonnes of Wheat/Barley alone if the each Centurion did not report the correct numbers!
This mistake by many historians has for many years that a Centurion was only in command of around 80 when in truth, it was a little over 100 when you had to includes the logistics for food/water rations, even the mule/donkey in each Contubernium needed to eat!
I hope this short explanation helped you why I stated this fact on the video.
Thank you for your comment!
Why is it measured in cups? 🤔Romans did not measure in cups, and if this was done for the American audience, surely metric measurements could be added for the rest of the world? So silly how Americans think a system only they use must be better than the system used by literally almost all of the rest of the world..
Other than that, great video on a great subject
Hi, thank you for looking at our vid.
No, Romans did not measure in cups, hence why we modernised our measurements for our current audience however, by the off chance Romans are watching our channel, I have edited the recipe to Ancient Roman units of measurements:
- 1 Cyathus of Semolina
- 1 Ligula Honey
- 1 Cyathus of sultanas or dried mixed fruit
- 1 Acetabulum of drinking water
- 1 Acetabulum Cup of Milk
- a pinch of salt to taste
- if desired, a pinch of Cinnamon has been another joy to flavour the dish!
Yes, Most households here in Australian kitchens still have old units of measurements especially for baking that cups are still used. This happens to be in American imperial units which also suits our audience across the Pacific.
When I cook this recipe out in camp, having 1x 1/3 cup in my kit is more convenient for no nonsense measuring than doing it in metric.
In fairness I have updated the description for those who love the metric system (I also personally use both units of measurements depending in what scenario I need to use them for!)
All the best,
Pete
Get on ticktok cuz make videos
Fuck TikTok.
looking into it to see if it's viable for us to use
Great video ruined with music...
Thank you for the very kind words and feedback :)