A day in the life of a Roman soldier - Robert Garland
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The year is 15 CE, and the Roman Empire is prospering. Most of the credit will go to the emperor, but this success wouldn’t have been possible without loyal soldiers like Servius Felix. Robert Garland illuminates what life was like for a solider in the Roman army.
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TED-Ed, love ❤️ these videos keep it up!
I'd like to see more videos focusing on lives out side Europe.
Please add an English subtitles so we can improve our spelling 🙏🙏
I hope you end up doing a day in the life in Egypt.
TED-Ed we will support you
If anyone wants to know, I counted all "5000" men in the picture and it comes up to 2143 men. Nice try ;)
You have a lot of free time on your hands
Wtf
I counted too and I came up with 3360 men, "42 vertical x 80 horizontal= 3360 men."
HAhahhaha, bruhhhhhhh
You have the time ground
This should be a series where we follow servius around I’m interested if he’ll ever get back to his girl lmao
That'd be an awesome series
Look spartacus, another point of view, same concept haah
Spoiler: The girl got tired of waiting and married someone else and after learning this Servious was slain by some barbarians.
@@Mikko088 You have breaked my heart good sir.
Mikko Maununen Severus came back 25 years later just to find out she married and had a child with someone else and he broke down and became alcoholic
God: you can’t survive 25 years of service Servius: *hold my spear*
Hold my Pilum*
Kratos: Stand back Servius, I’ll handle this.
*Pilum*
is servius a real person?
LMao
I was alittle worried when they mentioned him being in Germany. But luckily he's led by Germanicus and not Varus at the moment so he'll be fine.
Great point
Give me back my legions!
Varus: “Yeah but if I try one more time tho-”
When the Trees speak "Tötet alle Römer!" the Legionary bards play Felix Filium and everyone gets PTSD.
They mentioned it was 15 CE so Teutoburg is already over. Lucky for Servius
We live quite comfortably today
This is what David Goggins mentioned about. Simply speaking, if you are living in modern times, and you are as hard-working as an average ancient Roman soldier, then you already have much higher chances of succeeding in life, it's because, nowadays mediocrity is being rewarded, and most people are lazy(If they have option to,) and are not working hard. But, I can't speak for all the countries, or even cities.
Innovative Solutions u make no money with normal work
oh yes the communist Kazimir throwing personal insults at people whom he doesn't agree with
Mahir Cave I
Mahir Cave we live quite comfortably on the costs of others and most importantly we destroy our earth with "comfortable living" since nature wasnt made for our "modern" lifestyle. We were made by nature , not the other way around.
25 year commitment? Sounds like my old Verizon contract.
How long was it really? Where I live providers are ecstatic if they can get you into a contract for even just two years.
CCJJ160Channels Probably felt like it too.
In the netherlands you have half year contracts and 1 year contracts are the most common here
CCJJ160Channels Yea because that's the same thing. smh
Lol
This is how my parents described their walks to school
yeah, they had to march through the forests of Germania, cross the alps AND sack a village, only on the way there mind you!!!
@@tatotaytoman5934 they had to march, from hispania to syria
@@alandupreen5363 That was the way back
@@Naveen-tq7cg 😂😂😂
When he says, "he is stationed in Germania" my heart sank :'( But then 'under Germanicus' and I took a big sigh of relief. Funny how these videos make you care for a person who lived 2000 years ago
Yeah lol that is true.
@@Bread_is_good44 why what happened in Germania? I don't know, pls explain
@@babayaga3064 google is your friend
@@maxgamxr4030 yeah I looked it up and apparently if he were stationed under varus instead of germanicus he would have been dead because of what happened in teutoburg forest...
as long as it was after September of 9 AD
Samurai Jack becomes a Roman
Manohar Rajan dayum I thought i was the only one who thought that
Lmao
I was about to say that lol
That was part of his training. Remember as a child, his Mom sent him on a journey around the world to learn fighting and survival skills from masters in order to defeat Aku when he grew up?
@@sweetcandysugaarmy8480 but he married akus daughter
I didn't know Samurai Jack was once a roman soldier
Wasn't he training with greeks though?
Credin Zel he also trained under the Romans
This was his cousin
Zann Productions WTH😂😂😂
goodness, smae
"Beware of the old in a profession where men die young" or something like that.
I looked it up. 'Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.' And that's very much correct. As General Douglas MacArthur once said "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away."
And then that girl gets married before he comes home *oof*
@Mike Hunt are you ok mate
@@michaelalexander9386 nah mate he's not ok, he clearly said he killed himself.
That's what we call a Jody
If he comes home he marries another, younger girl. And since he's got the land she might be prettier
That was just poor editing. He's obviously going to get married while she's still able to have kids. He gets the land after 25 years to retire on. I hate poor editing.
17 years left ... DAMN
They say time flies when you're having fun.
Then time must be like the folivora.
Service for a lifetime
Wonder if lady friend is still waiting loyally?
Especially when your life expectancy probably wasn't much higher than 40-45 years. Didn't leave a guy a whole lot of time to enjoy his retirement.
I cant imagine what was going through their heads in war probably swords
automatic training and pep kick in no fear. they were warriors.
LMAO .. thanks for that one.
@Denis Diderot We're talking English
😂
Lol
Actually soldiers often went back to Rome during time of peace. It was not just 25 years of war without interruption.
Yea, I guess they also had leave and vacations back then
@Don’t educate me I know more than you The Neolithic era was long before the romans came around.
@Don’t educate me I know more than you The Romans were more civilized then you.
@Don’t educate me I know more than you Yes
@Don’t educate me I know more than you hahahahahaha you made my day, you know so much that you don't know about the dozens of things the romans invented and are famous for, like acquedots, perfect streets, hospitals, spas (they were the cleanest civilization in Europe), in fact nobody could match the Roman architecture and tecnology, they also were the first to introduce firefighters in the society, and you clearly don't know that the basis of modern occidental law system have been taken by the Roman law system. In conclusion, the Roman civilization is considered one of the most advanced in history, especially for it's time, dunno where you get your info but i invite you to change that
For anyone wondering, Servius completed his military service, married, and settled down with the girl back home. They had three kids together and built a small farm.
For those who want to know what happened to this expedition: this is most probably Germanicus expedition under emperor Tiberius. Germanicus decided to avenge Teutoburgus defeat with a double attack, penetrating by land with the army and by the sea with a huge fleet landing troops and supplies in northern Germany. But while land troops (Servius army) advanced deep in Germany, pursuing German tribes who avoided open battle, the northern fleet was destroyed and displaced by a huge storm. When Germans heard the news, they imagined that gods had cursed the Romans, so they rounded up and besieged Germanicus camp. Roman troops were starving with no supplies and no water, Germans even sent envoys who promised food and women to roman deserters, but finally, after a speech to his troops, Germanicus launched an all out attack over besieging germans, who panicked and hardly escaped the carnage. After other minor episodes, Germanicus army (and so Servius) met a huge German army led by Arminius near Weser river (Idistavisius plain): over ten thousands Germans were killed, and the same Arminius, winner of Teutoburgus, only escaped by faking his death, while leaving his wife and son in the hands of the Romans. Romans erected a monument there, with an inscription who said that they annihilated the tribes between the Rhyne and the Elb river, avenging the deaths of Tehthoburgus. They also recovered all the eagles of the fallen legions, except one. At this point Germanicus wanted to penetrate in eastern Germany, but the old emperor Tiberius, who was growing jealous and was afraid to be detronized, recalled him back in Italy and aborted the whole operation. Germanicus was then sent to Syria as governor, where he suddenly died, most probably poisoned by Tiberius. His remains were burned and his heart found still intact. In Italy where Germanicus was loved as hero, people reacted horribly to the news of his death: they started to assault the temples of the gods, dissecrating and beheading the statues, sacking the treasures and beating up the priests. "That's was the revenge of the italic people, against gods so cruel to permit the death of such a good and brave man." (Source: Tacitus, annales)
did you copy and paste that if not i'll give you a like :)
@@mrmoo251 does it matter?
@@cultellus915 year later lol
@@jasonconstant429 lo
Thank you. I appreciate your effort.
Things about the military that have not changed: Avoiding watch duty, marching until your feet fall off, dreaming about going home, the 20 or so years until you get retirement benefits, and above all the brotherhood.
Michael Shannon What is it they say? "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it?"
What about the huge regret from enlisting? They'd be better off learning a trade or being a merchant for 20 years than hoping to survive a war.
But they would get well paid by the standards of the time, a share of the loot from any tribes they pillaged, properly fed, a roof over their head when not on campaign and a good burial should the worst happen. Or they could go live in the subura hoping to make a crust as a day labourer, or stay at home on a hard scrabble farm that probably wasn't big enough to support the family. Civilian life was just as risky in it's way.
And don't forget the unspoken homosexuality
@@knightofarkronia8652 I don't think that it makes sense to use that saying in this situation.Usually people say that when a bad mistake happened in the past a someone does the same mistake that has the same consequences in the future, but the life of a soldier isn't a mistake....it's just the way it is....
Everybody gangsta til the trees start shouting war crys.
Every german Gangsta, till they ear the 20th legion horses coming from behind
everybody gangsta til the the giant horse starts dispensing people
trees during Vietnam war be like
Every gangsta when an Austrian got rejected on art school
Everybody gangsta until a Central Asian horseman starts uniting tribes
Fun fact, "Serviūs" Means "Servant."
kinda same with Sergeant
thats not fun
@@martinacoyle5003 no, it's honor
Is no one gonna talk about how they PRONOUNCED SERVIUS WITH THE V SOUNDING LIKE A W, NO OTHER CHANNEL NO MATTER HOW PRESTEGIOUS EVER GETS THE PRONUNCIATION RIGHT, TEDed has my respect
@@alexandergorrie2263 either pronunciation is technically correct, V with a V sound is more similar to modern Latin like what would have been spoken in the Middle Ages, V with a W sound is how it would have sounded in classical Latin, what the Romans themselves spoke
I didn't know that samurai Jack served in the roman legions
Hahahah beat me too i
He got his samurai skills by training around the world 😄 as showed in episode I and II.
CANNOT UNSEE
That explains a lot lol.
Watcha!
I’d love to see this ‘a day in the life’ series with more different ancient cultures also, such as the Persians or Chinese etc :)
mia raja yes good idea
Would be hard with Chinese. The damn communists burned most schools and libraries during the cultural revolution.
yeh mongols would be dope, as it was the biggest empire.
@@TrollProductionsMC Ahh mongolia... the land of nomads, great conquerors and horse meat
Yeαh i also wαnnα see the persian escape from arαbic/iz|amic oppression and their establishment in west and northwest region
"i only like you as a friend" girl that the roman soldier held dear.
I was one of a military soldier in S.Korea only for 2 years. I can't imagine how to bear so much of years on military service. Looking back on the past period in military service, spending just 1 day was feel like 1 year to me.
Thank you for your service!
I like this "Legionary Jack" thing so far.
Legionary Jack, Legionary Jack, got to get money in the sack! sack sack sack!
We need more Roman Jack videos. I DEMAND A TV SERIES!
germania leader: I'll be back legionaries! you'll see!
Back then, if you lived past a certain age, your chances of reaching old age increased exponentially.
Yup. Generally that would be around the age of 15 or so I think. The thing we forget is that we measure average life expectancy, while counting infant mortality. If I have 100 people, 50 die at or near birth and 50 die at age 70, then I get a life expectancy of 35. Which seems ridiculously low, but so long as you survive infancy you're good.
That's actually still true today, but that age is now something like 2 years old.
Jack Capone really?
in your 40's back then, you were considered old
alec cap 40 then would be 50 now. Not much difference.
Thank you for your loyality Servius.
2:52 "Starting with the right foot as the left is considered unlucky, or sinister." **random demon pops up and hisses**
Roman soldier: Starts with the left foot. The trees near him: *Distinct Germanic muttering*
Did anyone notice that at 0:53 the soldier has a SUNDIAL WATCH?!
#physics
The Rolex of the times....
yes, but I think that was a joke
You'd notice if you had your eyes open.
Yep..........
My grandfather`s father was serving in Tsarist Russia army, that was at around ~1800 year, he went to the army at age 18 and came back after 20 years of mandatory serving. Because of that each soldier got 5ha of land from the tsar. So after he got back at age of 38 only then he build a house and married his wife. Not many of the soldiers survived the wars back then. Most of the armies in those days had the mandatory serving of many years compared to today.
@@CountingStars333 I don't think he was alive when gulag system was created
Linas Vaičiukynas cool story
And then the rigth earned lands the tsar gave him for his service were seized by the commies
@@seamuspink9098 I think by that time he was long dead already
Retirement for soldiers in the US army is 20 years... you can get out before then but may not get anything. I think a partial penguin starts at 18 yrs
When they said three legions in Germania, I feared the worst... "Varus give me back my legions!"
Justin Wu lol we rekt those romans in the teutoburgerwald
Justin Wu is when they said 15 ad and no one likes war quote I feared the worst
@@teutonicorder6284 Teutoburg forest was nothing but backstab and betrayal. The Roman commander betrayed his own legions. Germanicus fought the Germanics in open battle and defeated them easily. How sad that you people look at that as some great victory, don’t forget you lost two world wars and you were split in two
@@teutonicorder6284 Western Roman Empire lasted 500 years, your third Reich lasted 6 years in WW2 lol
@ not to mention that Rome itself has influenced literally all of Europe in her shadow.
The saddest part about this is they were ambushed AGAIN a few hours later. Poor guy.
They didn't, it was a flashback.
Meow meow37 Battle at Pontes Longi (Battle of Long Bridges). Named this after the bridges they built during this video. The battle was inconclusive, but there were still heavy losses. The Romans pulled through.
@@loganfox2386 And then Germanicus came back and destroyed the Germanics there in *actual* battle
@@RexidusUR too right he did
@@loganfox2386 the battle of long bridges was a decisive roman victory
Gotta get back, back to the past.. *Centurion Jack*
Watcha!
**Chuckles in Roman Propaganda**
*Teutoburg flashbacks intensify*
yeah..disappointing.
*Hannibal flashbacks intensifyed*
Were are MUH LEGIONS VARUS?!
bombardero1992 fn Quintillius Varus, *Where Are My Eagles?!?!* ["I Claudius", BBC TV series]
Teutoburg is exaggerated. Germany was worthless to Rome. It was occupied with forests, no natural resources, primitive villages, and no strategic position. It took Rome 150 years to take Spain, 120 years in the Carthage, 80 years in Gaul and they lost millions of soldiers in the process. Point is, Rome could sustain damage and persist on what they wanted. However the fact they gave up in Germanica after 1 battle which should give you clues already.
I hope my mans got with his wife and settled down
He didnt
Sorry bro he had to draw lots 6 years prior to retiring and drew shortest, decimated by his companions.
Only hands were his best companions.
His real Name was Maximus Decimus meridius.
Same bro, hope they have long lives
3:53 that oh no noise😂😂
I just want to hear more about Servius.
Sebastian / Lol
Very nice thank you for making this video I enjoyed watching it :)
How did no one spot you here Metatron :o so weird ah well have a like!
Metatron I'm surprised you only have this many likes
Metatron Hey, fancy seeing you here. Take a like and a comment. That'll be sure to get you hogher up the food chain.
No problem
When Mettatron Doesnt correct you and says he enjoyed it you know its a good video ;-)
0:16 its impressive how he says that name
*“the glory of the empire can go to the crows.”* *My quote of the day.*
3:33 OOooh... Vaaaarus.... GIVE ME BACK MY LEGIONS!!!
Hahaha Rome 2 total war
Total war
It was also what he said in real life
For the romans, Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Germany, was what actually Vietnam is for the american army and the Battle of Isandlwana was for the old british empire
LegioneNotturna But the British won the battle of Isandlwana,they held Rorke's Drift from the Zulus
The US didn't lose a single conventional battle in Vietnam. The battle of Little Bighorn would be a better analogy.
Joel Zepeda have u heard about the battle of dong xuai etc?(I'm an American and I know we lost several battles)
LegioneNotturna If we said screw civilians, that war would have been over quick
Wunderpuma-X That’s true, I mean on a scale of atomic annihilation, which would have ended that war, and started a new one.
"the empire could go to the crows," nice Classics joke, TED-Ed
Άπηθι εις Κόρακας
Such a great video. Really captures the emotions of someone who fights for his country.
wow living at that time seems brutal. i definitely have a lot of appreciation for the amazing amenities we're blessed with today
DRK0114 yay to free healthcaree... oh wait, you’re american, oops
r a l i ' i x a v i e r o health care is only good for 50 years, because the doctors start switching to private system
You should be dude. Compared to our past until less to 200 years ago, we almost live in a Utopia.
You can't miss what you don't know. In fact being a legionaire was far better than being a farmer. As to the 25 years of service, it might seem a lot to us nowadays - I myself worked for just 35 years before I retired - but one must consider that professional Roman soldiers did not give battle capriciously. They were very interested in their self-preservation so that they could retire to their land. Also, as a matter of policy, ancient Romans preferred to project the power by holding it back more than by using it because once you use it two things could easily happen: That one would be caught up short and that the objective would not be attained. Rome was smart enough to realise that the best way to use military power was frugally. Of course they did train as if they warred without blood and fought as if they trained with blood - for, se vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war).
Roses are red, countries have regions. QUINCTILIUS VARUS, GIVE ME BACK MY LEGIONS
BARS
Arcralf So good
niii...iiice!
some like a thick stew, others like broths, down go the legions, here come the Goths.
theology staggers, converts with a lurch," In Hoc Signi Vincit" .... and here comes the Church.
It's super informative to watch people's lives in different eras and settings. I love this series you've launched)
I hope he lived... And had a happy life with his wife. I hope she survived to bring into the world many healthy children for them to love and raise.
^weapons grade innocence
@@CircaSriYak thank you
Ohhh so cute
Dorsn't really matter if he lived, as we know for certain he is dead.
@@alandolawson1924 well i mean.... He was never really alive. Hes a cartoon.
Life is tough but it was tougher back then
Yah
But also much simpler
Uh huh
Yus
It was tougher because it was simpler. Complexity brings innovation, and softness...
A Roman legionary in the era had about 99.9% chance of not dying in battle. That's not bad odds, if he lived through Teutoberg he should be fine. And I think citizen-soldiers of the era had 20 years of service, 25 was for auxilliaries. Still, keeping a sweetheart faithful and chaste for another 12 (or 17, doesn't matter) years is quite a challenge, then or now.
McHrozni depends in which legion he serves in
True, dying in battle is unlikely, but there is a whole bunch of other stuff that could cause you to die or at least fall into ill health during that time.
Are you sure about that stat? I don't see how it's possible that fewer than 1 in 100 soldiers died in battle. Can you give a source?
This is exceptionally misleading. No depending on the when they served, who they served and where they fought changes the chances of survival drastically. In the Pannonian, Jewish, Britian, Phyric, Parthian/Sassanid , Punic and German Wars there were legions that were totally annihilated by the rebels. Take in that at the Height of Romes power they only had 300,000 legionaries at its peak and around 29 legions losing one entirely would make it at the very least a 1/29 chance of survival at Rome's best time.
99.9% represents an average, not chances for every single legionary.
So, I'm something of a Roman legionary fan, and I love the way this video was done. History is amazing!
Thank you so much! This video was a real help I'm doing a project on the roman empire!
The one thing that they didn't tell us about in Rome/Greek class.
Roman Army is a common topic when talking about Ancient Rome, it's weird that you weren't told about this.
And is actually interesting 😂
Most schools tend to gloss over military topics these days. Even when discussing WWII, the curriculum focuses almost exclusively on diplomacy and the aftermath.
I got told all about this
John Doe, so sad, but true.
Animation style, specially His eyes and mouth reminds me of Jack, Samurai Jack!
Thank you for your service, Servius
Amazing! Thank you so much for posting this.
I wonder how many legionaries actually reached retirement.... 🤔 💭
Quite a few. Sometimes they made legions out of retired veterans when the province was attacked
well at least they retired and lived there lifes out in peace with land and honor they give a lot to Rome so they got their land and lived good life if they make it out what do you have today?! at best work for 40 years and then some immigrant from outside Europe who give NOTHING to country got 3-4x times higher money with NO work AT ALL + free house,food,etc...
gospa ironija as far as i remember, they also received full Roman citizenship if they didn't have it already, and all their children and descendants from then on.
Bro.... One minus one? Thats your answer
Well since the empire was this big and they were winning quite a lot of battles I would say the survivability of men was quite good compared to the losing sides right...
They’re probably just *ROMAN* around... *Gets chased by Romans*
*Do you work for AsapScience?*
*romans get killed by germanic tribes*
+boonlen9 *Hold the Door!*
Caligvla Caesar Just throw him into a public house and tell him he insulted Rome. Then watch the fight.
Your grounded
Wait but what happened to Servius? Damn it Ted I have to know!!!
@Chase Zzz no
@@digge2210 y e s
@@digge2210 of course he die, he is not immortal
Where were you when Servius was kil?
Just to bury your brethren made me emotional. Such loyalty. Such SPIRIT. Such discipline.
This is fairly accurate. Especially the soldier. What a true Southern European would look like. Not some blonde, very fair skin like movies mostly do.
There were plenty of blondes in the Mediterranean but everyone in the region tans pretty quickly because of the sun.
Olli No there was not. This is before the mass migration of Germanic/ basically Nordic people into the South. The Great Migration period happened a bit before, but basically all after the Roman Empire, or the Western part as you can say fell. Blondes were not common. Tan yes, but naturally tan was common. That’s why many were also dark haired. The reason today we find many blondes in Southern Europe has to do with different times in history.
Hakuna Matata But there blonde emperors and blonde Roman gods and godesses? And tonnes of blue eyed Romans.
Actually fun fact, roman prostitutes were required to dye their hair blonde. And later the upper noble class would follow suit with this fashion style.
Travis Ray Really? Do you have a link for that?
This is such good story telling ! I love this series QuQ
GiggitySam Entz a great series kzhead.info/sun/dZeOhtltjn6Vhp8/bejne.html
I’ve watched this like 4 times in the past 2 years and It gets better every time
_"Unlike other soldiers, he doesn't gamble... he's even kept his viaticum, the three gold coins he received when he enlisted."_ Ancient Roman Army 40k enlistment bonus. Perfect for spending on a new Camaro- I mean, Wagon with a 40% interest rate.
3:12 "Today is a just march. Only 30 kilometers" Big emphasis on "Only" here.
when the ground starts speaking Germanic
Great presentation, very informative Thanks.
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Ave. True to Caesar
Degenerates like them belong in a cross
patrolling the Mojave almost makes me wish for a nuclear winter
Dam Legion
Lol didn't think people still remember New Vegas.
the sun dial as your watch is actually pretty cool...
If only it glowed in the dark so you could use it at night am I right? I'll see myself out....
Your watch kinda works as a sundial right now. Point the hour hand at the sun, bisect the angle between it and 12 o´clock, that gives you south.
Well then look for the Konark sun temple in India
I love these videos, keep up the great work TED Ed!
What a tough life these loyal soldiers led. More power to them.
It's crazy how similar they were to the modern day, you think that 2000 years is a long amount of time but culturally and significantly, we are still the same.
Yo in Italy we study roman society and literature, and I can 100% say we are very similar, except they were more determined and united than us
Isn't that more because their smaller population allows for such an attitude?
psychocrysis2 I agree they were much less diverse than we are know and know much more of each others history to be similar
time changes, technology changes, human nature never changes
@@calosbabos And war... War never changes
1:17 look at his feet!
optimus prime Someone skipped leg day.
Look like sausage skins lol
That is actually pretty accurate... The feet of many roman soldier skeletons were broken multiple times and heavily invected. The joints were often so used, that almost bone rubbed on bone. The pain was enormous for many soldiers.
optimus prime 1:17 look at his feet! ' hi OP... yeaa see that left leg is breaking bone
+Joe Blub uhm....yeah... I would like some sources on that
OMG Thanks for all the work done this video has helped me a lot with my school project. You have win a like and a suscribe
Thanks you helped me with my home work so i can just copie what you said
I really enjoyed this series. We usually talk about history based on famous, powerful and/or main characters but this gives us another perspective of how life was back then
Pink Ribbon yes I agree
TedEds animation never fails to impress me😀
thank you for the video very informative
As an active duty marine, Its insane how little things have changed.
Servius felix will be 43 if he is alive. At the end of his service.
My oldest know ancestor was a centurion. He was stationed in ransbach, germany and my family comes from there with the same name as he had. I cant imagine this life he had. It seems pretty hard and dangerous.
Hello fellow sith
a long genealogy indeed!
Darth Bane amazing. I don't even know my ancestors from 19 century.
The Ting www.corzilius.org/Narratives/CorciliusSpica.htm
The Ting here you go 😊
1:21 In romanian (latin based language) "sarcina" means "task" or "pregnancy"
Inteleg
Here in italy is only task (tasca)
thank you we are using this fr my childs online work
1:00 thats allot of samurai jacl looking romans
The glory of the empire can go to the crows, all he craves is to retire on a small farm with his wife to be. *The glory of the empire can go to the crows.* Why did i find that line so powerful.
Probably because you are applying your feelings of today which were not the feelings back then.
*painful.
I don't know why you find it so powerful yourself, but I personally find it powerful because it's kinda how I feel about my country right now: the glory of my country can go to the crows for all I care, I just want to live my life in peace. (I live in the USA, and I think Trump is one of the worst presidents in our country's history. That's just my opinion, though.)
Nick Stone Smart kid. nationalism is a plague upon the world used to turn worker against worker.
+Nick Stone If your country wasn't glorious you wouldn't have a peaceful life. Get it through your head you damn lefty.
The Romans were experts not so much at innovation, but incorporating things that worked well from other cultures and integrating and adopting them. While a hard life, the Legionaries were very well equipped and had good nutrition and exercise. The best soldiers were the ones in their 40's and 50's nearing retirement as they were extremely well disciplined and experienced. Upon retirement these veterans while considered 'old' were still very virile and robust due to all the exercise and decent food they'd received and many lived well into their 70's-much better than civilians.
The mystic of the Roman Soldier is timeless. It's surprising how much some of their equipment mirrors that of the most modern army today (author of Renee: St. Mary's Virus).
I love history and this teaches me a lot and it’s realy fun and I enjoy it a lot. This is like a Long walk down a museum learning new things. Now I have more things to tell to my friends online. I also learn other things from back then like “blood eagle” and other torture methahoods. I enjoy learning more in the long line of history.
This is almost unbelievably well done and engaging.
Would love if you turned the story of Servius into a series! You can describe specific Roman campaigns from his point of view. Great video and story-telling liked and subbed.
Can I ask for more Roman Military Content? Im stuck watching this repeatedly each day because I like the form of the Roman military.
Let me just say this animation is... INCREDIBILIS
The worst military drill in Romania is to listen to DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI for 1 hour straight
UMAYA HI
That's torture
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Habar n-aveam:))
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Not all that odd, the Roman Army was really a professional standing army, like in the modern era, it takes a good 5 years to get a recruit to where an Army needs him to be. The didn't spend a lot of there time-fighting, they spent most of there time building stuff like roads and such. If you look at how Armies are organized today, you will see Rome and the Legions. You could take a Legionnaire and outside of some language problems and the go from swords to guns, he would be pretty at home. Rome built a middle class this way, and even today for some, 20 years service or more is a way into the middle class. Soldiering is a craft and a profession, no different than if you when off to be an Airline Pilot or Lumber Jack or any number of trades and professions. Take the Ghurka Regiments of the British Army, it's the same sort of thing for an example.
What do you base that five year figure on? That doesn’t even seem right for nowadays, much less back then where the required skills were far simpler intellectually.
No, he's right. There is a difference between "finishing basic training" and "being proficient and competent", the later requires not just training but also experience. Even today it takes at least two years for a recruit to be proficient in their assigned duty. 5 year to be a seasoned solider isn't that far off estimation. Roman military tactics were also very complicated, required close drill and high discipline. For one, able to change formation in the heat of battle alone is a feat that few other armies could achieve.
Back then, there wasn't political correctness in military.
@@jesuissoldatamericain8771 Back then if a soldier misbehaved he had to go through something called decimatio. In which basically he would get beaten to death by the other 9 members of his platoon. Brutal sure, but it sure helped with discipline tho.
However not legioNNaire (those are the French and modern) but legioNaire. Pls. check.
Great Knowledge and thanks for sharing 👍👍👍
2:38 if you played Assassin's Creed Odyssey, you'd know that name
Kassandra the eagle bearer
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4:32 samurai Jack
This needs more likes
Ma re 3:03 i have an image in my head with this from samurai jack too
this would actually make a pretty nice spinoff
My ancestors are smiling down on me imperials. Can you say the same?
+Birgit Birgit and now is reverse
Skyrim reference
As fearless in death as he was in life.
Nolan Cruz Smith All hail Ulfric Stormcloak!
Thank you for your lucid videos Ted-Ed!
I love how there are hiden memes in these :D 2:22
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