I know this is accurate because all the Romans have British accents just like in all the movies.

@petergordon9190

3 жыл бұрын

After 400 years as a Roman province, of course the Romans have British accents.

@stickpivot1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@petergordon9190 Romans tended to avoid stationing soldiers in places where they were from, so some roman soldiers probably did have British accents, just not the ones in Britain ;)

@irgendwer3610

3 жыл бұрын

@@stickpivot1000 it would be celtic briton accent though, not anglo-saxon

@QlueDuPlessis

3 жыл бұрын

I'm fairly confident that none of the accents that existed back then have survived to the present day. Hell, the accent of my generation is nearly extinct and I haven't seen fifty years yet.

@yugster78

3 жыл бұрын

@@irgendwer3610 Would be Roman Britons. Celts who spoke Latin. British Anglo Saxon would be English.

2000 years from now they’ll be some guys standing in a field wearing modern uniforms vibing beside an Abrams tank

@jamesharding3459

3 жыл бұрын

2000? I give it 50 at best. Just look at how fast WWII reenacting took off.

@ericjohnson7234

3 жыл бұрын

I didnt know Loyd could time travel? Cleary he must have some kind of advantage over us

@kylemorice4870

2 жыл бұрын

That is a possibility for sure. Though maybe in a few decades.

@ilyabykov2437

2 жыл бұрын

Don't think we'll make it this far

@mfb5642

2 жыл бұрын

it will be in the matrix though

"Tall weird man insults group of men having a nice day"

@oldoddjobs

3 жыл бұрын

lol no

@Demicron

3 жыл бұрын

Right. Never seen someone be so unenthusiastic lol

@BudgetMechanic

3 жыл бұрын

he is not insulting them but damn that vibe sure does give a feel of him just bullying them

@lw8553

3 жыл бұрын

Gen

@MollymaukT

3 жыл бұрын

Thank god I'm not the only who noticed. Every time he does this videos on reenactment events he is super passive aggressive

"Damn, historian types. Always testing our knowledge."

@jermasus

3 жыл бұрын

"Titus why does this barbarian looking guy keep asking me to wear pants"

@wobblysauce

3 жыл бұрын

What are pants?

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

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@SnowMexicann

3 жыл бұрын

@@markoj.7675 Nobody cares, nobody's gonna "be saved" from a youtube video you sack of dirt

@kurubyy

3 жыл бұрын

ZyIn Ghost Yeah. I hate them so much. They’re so disgusting for trying to spread their religion. Absolute scumbag..

Roasting reanactors lmao they look like they're getting inspected by their centurion.

@eldorados_lost_searcher

3 жыл бұрын

Someone get Lloyd a vine baton.

@cooljimbo12345

3 жыл бұрын

oddishoddishoddish

@senorsombrero1275

3 жыл бұрын

“You! Celt, have you been in Dacia recently?” “No, sir, this is the armor of the country, the local celts where this at home” “This isn’t home legionary, this is the Army! Take that off, we aren’t fighting dacians.” “Right away, sir.”

@Able_Are

3 жыл бұрын

I was so uncomfortable about this aspect, I stopped watching it. A first.

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pq2rl8Rvm7LFo6g.html

"Its more bling more than anything..." -Roman Legionary (circa MMXX)

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/pq2rl8Rvm7LFo6g.html

@martijnvantzelfde484

3 жыл бұрын

@@markoj.7675 Why this random video about how to go to heaven? It has nothing to do with this comment or this video

@thomaszhang3101

3 жыл бұрын

Marko J. That’s some great information. Unfortunately, it is a bit out of date. He made an updated version: kzread.info/dash/bejne/loWrltlyh8q-k7Q.html

@jokerarjuna8378

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas Zhang You cant fool me, I remember the link to that.

@taintedmyth0s636

3 жыл бұрын

@@martijnvantzelfde484 Because there are people who are crazy and religious and think that spamming videos with their beliefs will somehow get them a better chance at heaven, somehow...

"Optio, may I borrow your blade a moment?" Love these folks

@Hiraghm

3 жыл бұрын

If I were to larp as a Roman legionnaire, I would insist on the name "Iunio". (bonus points for anyone who gets the reference).

@maximsavage

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hiraghm Optio isn't a name, it's a rank.

@maczenks

3 жыл бұрын

8:30

@nw2861

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be yelling "SHEATH YOUR SWORDS! SHEATH YOUR SWORDS!".

@michaeldavison9808

Жыл бұрын

yeah, I heard that and smiled.

A piece of armor that prevents a soldier from running by whipping him in the balls....kind of seems sensible if your goal to discourage your men from routing.

@NajwaLaylah

3 жыл бұрын

That would explain it.

@AspiringChicken

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you run sideways.

@merryweather3713

3 жыл бұрын

Your very own armor punishes you for cowardice. Genius.

@magmat0585

3 жыл бұрын

also since they were big on discipline, it could be for the opposite case of that as well, if the enemy started running away you would want your men to stay in formation instead of running after them and potentially getting ambushed if it was a ruse

@christopherknorr2895

3 жыл бұрын

@@magmat0585 excellent point. Sources seldom mention Romans as being the "charge into battle" type. The tactic was to stay in a well-ordered formation, and outlast.

That moment when an immortal who was alive in roman times crashes your historical reenactment and starts questioning everything you do.

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

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@maycontainnuts3127

3 жыл бұрын

@@markoj.7675 ur gay

@a-sheepof-christ9027

3 жыл бұрын

@@markoj.7675 It's hard at times brother. People will hate you, but don't lose hope. I used to follow Pastor Gene Kim and hes a good teacher. Not our works save us but our faith in Christ alone. I just hope Christ, that lamb of God saves all.

@TheOldBlackShuckyDog

3 жыл бұрын

John Doe dude, no one cares. We’re not here for that bullshit 😂😂

@a-sheepof-christ9027

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOldBlackShuckyDog Shush up. I was talking to Marko. Don't need to read it if you don't care now do you 😐.

"Have you recently returned from Dacia?" Guy: No.

@PrimatoFortunato

3 жыл бұрын

Quite unexpected information right there! If you ask me it was a matter of 50-50 chance

@larsbundgaard5462

3 жыл бұрын

@@PrimatoFortunato 1/3 if you include "I don't know"

@4rnnr_as

3 жыл бұрын

or how about - "that's need to know, OPSEC"

@soos1885

3 жыл бұрын

Other Guy: Nahh, had better experience with opel

@michaeldavison9808

Жыл бұрын

lol

Whenever I see Roman soldiers I always think of the ones from Asterix who’d talk about food and recipes all day.

@IAmCaligvla

3 жыл бұрын

Let's be honest, back in those days you had no radio, tv, internet... I see that as very accurate if anything.

@fish4225

3 жыл бұрын

I could easily see the lazy camps often depicted around the gauls' village as the standard during the pax romana, now that I think about it.

@Loreman72

3 жыл бұрын

The French have conscription. Goscinny & Uderzo's memories of the army would be all about cleaning kit and preparing for inspections. Whenever you see the Roman camps, they're always doing laundry!

@jessedebruijn8310

3 жыл бұрын

I just noticed that the shields in asterix are blue and not red

@bluetv6386

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessedebruijn8310 and the tuniques are (generally) green...

10:50. I love the upbeat and friendly attitude the guy has. He seems mighty proud about his scale armor - and rightfully so! What a beautiful piece.

@eldorados_lost_searcher

3 жыл бұрын

Also the observation of the wear on the hilt of the gladii.

@bel8122

3 жыл бұрын

Aw you're right! I have no personal interest in any type of armor (what am I even doing here in this video ???) but felt all happy watching this gentleman because he seems proud and happy to be there with his armor and it's always nice to see passionate people 😊

@Crispvs1

3 жыл бұрын

@@bel8122 He's a very nice chap in reality too, and a personal friend of mine.

@eazy8579

3 жыл бұрын

@@Crispvs1 tell him we say hello!

“Does that actually work?” The guy shifts a little so that the shied covers his groin! 😂

@Mrcaffinebean

3 жыл бұрын

Haha smart man, he knows how videos on the internet go sometimes

That's so beautiful but it makes me wonder: why the hell Brittain has such a marvelous reenactment community and there is nothing like that in Greece? Its not like we dont have enough of history to talk about...

@blortbugman8722

3 жыл бұрын

No reenactment in Greece? Yeah thats pretty sad given your history

@georgekikionis7167

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would really like some folks reenacting a Macedonian phalanx. And being obviously a part on it.

@georgekikionis7167

3 жыл бұрын

I would love participating on a phalanx reenaction.

@lI-tm2pn

3 жыл бұрын

I suppose the culture is different.

@bigredwolf6

3 жыл бұрын

Because Greece is poor?

the late roman legionaries are so enthusiastic to talk about their kit It's nice to watch

@LieutenantBromhead

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, mate - I was the chap in the scales: kit has advanced a bit since then but it was a great interview to do! This was filmed in 2018 if I remember rightly.

@blyndblitz

3 жыл бұрын

@@LieutenantBromhead woah thats awesome to here! ur kit is amazing!

@adambielen8996

3 жыл бұрын

I would venture to guess it is because that period kit is usually just ignored in favor of the earlier stuff like Segmentata.

@LieutenantBromhead

3 жыл бұрын

Blyndblitz - thank you so much! It’s actually advanced quite a lot since this was shown two years ago, if you’d like to check it out here’s out Facebook: facebook.com/magistermilitumreenactment/

@2bingtim

3 жыл бұрын

@@adambielen8996 Yes. We see too many later Roman period movies & documentaries with the Romans still in Lorica segmentata & squared scutums. It's just like seeing a film about D-Day 1944 with English redcoats instead of khaki battle dress.

I'm italian and everyday I wake up mad because I don't own a roman armor and weapons

@miikkanoob

3 жыл бұрын

That error is priceless because you are now made man

@DrywallMuncher_

3 жыл бұрын

Same, and im American

@Louicanthrope

3 жыл бұрын

I'm French and everyday I wake up mad because I don't own a crusader armor and weapons

@erlint

3 жыл бұрын

@Joe Im Norwegian and every day I wake up annoyed that I don't own a round shield, battle axe or a Snekkja.

@alguldandoce7982

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody asked.

Lindybeige- "So your wondering around in public carrying a lethal weapon?" Americans- "I don't see the problem here."

@mike-0451

3 жыл бұрын

Because there is no problem

@wakefieldallan

3 жыл бұрын

I'm safe... are you? Hope they don't confiscate your tactical butter knife. Or... noif. :) Plus if you haven't gone shooting you're really missing out. Its like your a wizard that can explode things at a distance.

@Vampiracho

3 жыл бұрын

Also anyone driving a car or truck or motorcycle has a lethal weapon at their disposal.

@bavariancarenthusiast2722

3 жыл бұрын

​@@mike-0451 yes the good old times we had only swords and amour - all got ruined by fire weapons

@donewithmodernlife

3 жыл бұрын

Bavarian Car Enthusiast sorry brother I’d much rather have one of my AR’s than a sword any day. See the wizard comment above. ☝️

I was once ordering drinks at an English Civil War reenactment, when a man of remarkably diminutive stature, yet wearing a very large feathered hat, confidently barged his way to the front of the queue and loudly demanded "Twelve pints of ale!" To which i swiftly retorted "My My!; that's a little cavalier!" It's one of my proudest moments :)

@Hiraghm

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Pournelle spoke of a time when he and friends were larping as Friends of the English Regency. They were strolling along the Thames in costume (according to his story), when an Englishman came up to him and said, "Where's yer 'orse?" Pournelle adopted his best British accent and replied, "In Wellington Barracks, where the devil do you think!?" To which the man replied, "Omigod! Beggin yer pardon sir!" and departed. Then, at the end of his telling of the account, Pournelle said a line that has stuck with me ever since, and now brings a tear to my eye when I think of it... "There'll always be an England". No, sir, Dr Pournelle. Like the rest of the Anglosphere, England is dying. No... it's murder/suicide.

@claudiaxander

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hiraghm All nations will be one culture that celebrates the individual in a meritocracy blind to gender, sexuality or colour and devoid of bronze age morality and unscientific magical thinking. "Huzzah!!!" Only a deluded/+psycopath would weep at the prospect. So fear not, the future is bright.

@claudiaxander

3 жыл бұрын

@@accord3702a Rentaghost?

@jtzoltan

3 жыл бұрын

@@claudiaxander well we can be rest assured that the future will be different than that which we conceive of, though that doesn't mean that we deliberately abandon that which has rationally and historically provided the best chance at long term stability and simply shrug it off... a nation of people tied to each other by kinship, culture, history, tradition, beliefs, sensibilities, language, institutions, etc. makes for a more stable and effective democracy compared to, within a few generations, bringing in millions of people who differ or many of those variables while at the same time a new religion is spreading that demonizes your culture and people while venerating every other. There's no reason to assume that your depiction of the future is any more likely than the Islamization of Europe narrative. Whichever project ultimately musters the most political and social will for the greatest share of time will produce that outcome

@claudiaxander

3 жыл бұрын

@@jtzoltan Surely anyone can see that the move towards individual freedoms with regards to expression of gender and sexuality and the right to do to oneself with chemicals, whatever you wish and in the safest way possible , is the greatest weapon against dogma, i.e. ideological, nationalist and religious authoritarianism. There is the Ionian enlightenment and all that beautiful science that it gave birth to and there is the primitive darkness of tribalism. Psychopaths love flags, silly costumes, magic books and ceremony to convince idiots of their status. Chanting lies till you swallow it all up; they scapegoat the weak to distract whilst filling up their offshore accounts with your cash.

the accents of these Roman soldiers remind me of Rome the HBO series, I would very much love it if Lindy reviews it some day

@cnoxey6898

3 жыл бұрын

He has, quite a few years ago actually.

@uK8cvPAq

3 жыл бұрын

I think he featured it in his crap archey video, but may have been another show from that era.

@lindybeige

3 жыл бұрын

The sets are good!

@villehookeneriksson3473

3 жыл бұрын

The only bad part of that show is the weird wrist things everyone is wearing. Apart for that I think most people would agree it's extremely historically authentic. At least compared to other depictions of the era

@cnoxey6898

3 жыл бұрын

@@villehookeneriksson3473 You could argue for fashion, I guess? But yes, it was good, though the main flaw was that the second season was really rushed. They planned to shoot 5 seasons, going until the jewish rebellion in Palestine. They canceled it in favor of GoT because it (Rome) was (seemingly) too expensive to shoot.

"These Roman costumes are rubbish." That took me so off guard, I nearly choked to death on my lunch. Well played Lloyd. Well played.

@coltonregal1797

3 жыл бұрын

They're lousy CW re-enactors too. Completely farby flag.

@nosferatu5

3 жыл бұрын

Bruuh why is it too bad they’re not roman?

@davidbrennan660

3 жыл бұрын

“ They took their flag!”

@jlvfr

3 жыл бұрын

@Tulkas Astaldo Pants? Barbarians...

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

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I love how re-enacters are always so friendly and eager to share factoids with enthusiasm.

@AverageAlien

Жыл бұрын

But they're not factoids

"Roman apple crumble!!" Love the public schoolboy in Lindy. Apple Crumble day is a good day.

@lindybeige

3 жыл бұрын

Would have been, but for double geography.

@jonrolfson1686

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindybeige Double Geography (eyes light up) !?!? Yes, Please! Even as early as the 1960s geography was, at best, minimally taught in U.S. public schools (that is state schools, possibly comprehensive school equivalents). American baby-boomers usually only learned their geography after leaving school, by being sent to the other side of the world to meet interesting people and do interesting things.

@yfna1

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonrolfson1686 I always enjoyed geography. Granted I can't recall it actively being taught in school, but I have always had a fascination with looking at maps.

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

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@JonTanOsb

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonrolfson1686 I'm a Canadian baby boomer. We were taught Geography. I was rubbish at it, but loved History and English.

Love watching Loyd pester very uncomfortable people asking them about the accuracy of their armor

@eazy8579

3 жыл бұрын

@Son Of Cherve I got that feeling too. You can tell who was interested in teaching and who just wanted to dress up; it seems like the people in scale armor tend to be more friendly it seems

@120masterpiece

3 жыл бұрын

@@eazy8579 This probably won't make any sense but I feel their lack of detail knowledge of what they're wearing is very authentic and to me acceptable. If you walked up to a modern day soldier and started asking specific, detailed questions about their gear, i.e. "what is that fabric made out of?" "why does it have three molle straps instead of two?" "how are the kevlar armor made?" they'll give you the same look as these guys. Just like a modern day soldier, whose job is to fight, not know every single bit of detail about their equipment, these re-enacto'rs jobs are to re-enact, not know every single bit of detail about their equipment. Even the confusion about specific information about warfare and how it relates to their armor, such as the horse soldier's scale armor, is typical of even modern day soldiers. It's very common for soldiers, or even re-enactors, not to understand how their armor affects their fighting effectiveness. Sorry if this doesn't make any sense. Now that I'm done I invite you all to tell me how much I'm wrong. On a side note if I was those soldiers I wouldn't be interested in talking to someone who is obviously there just to pick apart everything I said.

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

3 жыл бұрын

@@120masterpiece Lol you're not wrong

@anickloquendo

Жыл бұрын

@@120masterpiece i know you commented this a year ago, but. Modern soldiers arent the same as reenactment societies. Modern soldiers are, well, soldiers, so as long as they know how to use their equipment, they are fine. Reenactment groups are living history groups, mainly for education, so i would think that members of a reenactment group would know the why's and how's of their equipment, and if they dont know because it simply isn' known to anyone (like the magic-rope thing) then admit that it isn't known. Altough to be fair, i see the appeal of wearing ancient kit just for the fun and not knowing much about it

I work at a Roman Museum Myself (Reconstructed Turf and Timber fort in england) and I gotta say was great watching this n hearing the lads talk about the stuff we talk about every day :) Keep it up Beige and keep it up Legionaries!

@timecorn

3 жыл бұрын

What museum is that? Sounds like a place I'd like to visit!

@freewillgeorge

3 жыл бұрын

@@timecorn the Lunt Fort in Baginton. We're closed at the moment due to the Virus but will be re-opening one day a week next month :)

@XxKINGatLIFExX

3 жыл бұрын

@@freewillgeorge What an awesome job you have. Can I ask what do you do as part of your job and how did you get it?

@freewillgeorge

3 жыл бұрын

@@XxKINGatLIFExX The day to day is mostly spent in full costume as a legionary or auxiliary and teaching classes of primary school children about the site and the roman history that goes with it (focussing on the boudiccan revolt since that's the time period the fort existed in). As for how I got it, knew the right people who put me in contact with the trust that runs the fort. Spent a year volunteering there until a part time position opened up, and then just kept doing that for another year or so until a full time position opened up. Took a hell of a lot of work, but it was worth it :)

@XxKINGatLIFExX

3 жыл бұрын

@@freewillgeorge wow thanks for your reply. That does sound like an awesome job and I'm happy for you that you are doing something meaningful and important. It's such an interesting time period it's a shame they didn't teach me when I was at school. I would have loved to come to your museum. All the best and keep up the awesome work!

2:05 Didn’t know the Romans invented QR codes.

@enjibkk6850

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha good one :) Probably makes it easier to inventory kit in the legion depot

@whitewolf44a

3 жыл бұрын

I knew I wasnt the only one who saw that.

@Chrinik

3 жыл бұрын

This harmless little comment reminds me of back in 2008-2009 ish when I was training to be a printer, worked/learned in this printing factory specializing in books. One of which, talked about this new fangled awesome thing called "QR codes" and how they work and how they are so much better than bar codes and how we should all use them instead. And my immediate thought was "Cool...but probably won't ever catch on. Changing an industry standard, just like that? Gotta be kidding." Well... XD QR codes had been around a bit by that time, but nobody really used them for much. The book was basically advocating for replacing bar-codes with them or supplementing them, because QR codes can do so much more than standard bar-code.

27:41 - top lad. Very articulate and perfect chemistry with lloyd.

@bel8122

3 жыл бұрын

He's so friendly and seems happy to be there 🙂 I don't know anything about armors (what am I even doing here in this video?) but his looks really nice with the shiny colour mix, and it's wholesome to watch people talking passionately about their interests!

@dd11111

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the exact kind of reenactor you want to meet and that you will learn from. So many are very shy, especially when neither they or the audience have an icebreaker.

"Gucci scabbard" Oh please no.

@twoshirts1842

3 жыл бұрын

Legit read this as it was said

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

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@lewishamilton1816

3 жыл бұрын

In military terms Gucci means anything that's fancier than the standard kit

@ThatCanadianGuy33M

3 жыл бұрын

@@lewishamilton1816 "Fancier" usually meaning better

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

In the early 1st century AD the Lorica Segmentata was certainly gucci gear, most plebs in the legions still got the Lorica Hamata.

Surely modern soldieds would call that scabbard piercing "tactical", not bling?

@caveymoley

3 жыл бұрын

* Tacticool

@ccb3313

3 жыл бұрын

caveymoley BOOM BOOM

@GathKingLeppbertI

3 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@dankdark974

3 жыл бұрын

Nah fam its gucci gear

@James-dq7oi

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely call it Gucci instead

Last time I was this early the Swedish empire was still feared by everyone in the Baltic!

@dotsinki1096

3 жыл бұрын

I live in the baltic and im scared shitless of sweden and its fuckery

@thesshark1617

3 жыл бұрын

Denmark was only scared of Sweden once, in 1657-1660.

@stefanobgt

3 жыл бұрын

hi

@dotsinki1096

3 жыл бұрын

@@thesshark1617 www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/11/11/as-bombings-spread-denmark-closes-border-with-sweden/

@dotsinki1096

3 жыл бұрын

swedens fuuucked uuup

In a less formal reenacting group some friends of mine are in, the Roman camp woke up one day to see "Romani Ite Domum" painted all around the outside.

@andreascovano7742

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it Romanes eunt domus?

@vulpes7079

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, what does that mean?

@thexalon

2 жыл бұрын

@@vulpes7079 This video will explain the joke: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e311xqp-p8ynqZs.html

@SuperMYSHKIN

2 жыл бұрын

@@vulpes7079 Ask a Pythonist.

@WalrusWinking

Жыл бұрын

@@andreascovano7742 Jesus Christ why are people so fickle with Latin? "Uuuummm ACTCHUALLY' hahahahah

32:57 The Roman throwing dart. I had no idea how these should be used. But the explanation here is very clear and makes a lot of sense. Good stuff

@jadenlilly6113

3 жыл бұрын

It's a fucking lawn dart 😂😂

@johnfairhurstReviews

3 жыл бұрын

@@jadenlilly6113 Can see why the lawn darts were banned now...

@johnfairhurstReviews

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and I liked how the underarm throw was explained. Like Lindy, I was thinking overarm would be better but underarm makes sense for the darks

@dd11111

3 жыл бұрын

​@@johnfairhurstReviews THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME!

@michaeldavison9808

Жыл бұрын

I always assumed they used a throwing stick - which work very well with darts.

He's wearing a waistcoat and not a jumper!!!!! This is a catastrophic breach of tradition.

@lindybeige

3 жыл бұрын

It was a very warm day.

@cookingonthecheapcheap6921

3 жыл бұрын

It was Beige, I'm cool with it lol.

@JBGARINGAN

3 жыл бұрын

Jacob Ashburner if anything the waistcoat is older than the modern jumper so it would've been more traditional to wear the waistcoat. So this means that Lloyd is more the rebellious type, and I think that is the case since his hair seems to be rebellious too. Also Lloyd of all the most British of British people admitted he doesn't drink tea. Quite rebellious if you ask me. Perhaps this could be down to the DNA test he took in which it is discovered that he is part French. Quite scandalous...

@jacobashburner7594

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindybeige I see

@Hiraghm

3 жыл бұрын

Jumper? That's English for sweater, right?

The Classic Roman Centurion at 12:13; Seen him on military magazines & military booklets since the 90s; finally we hear the voice of the Centurion speak forth his knowledge & authority.. Well done, LB.

@ByronLina

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Haines, he was a hell of a lot louder in the 90s when I was in the guard!

@snickle1980

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking something similar. "I swear I've seen this centurion before" Had to come down here and see if anyone else noticed that he looks like he was born to play one.

I really wasn’t expecting to hear the term “Gucci scabbard” this early in the morning.

@alik5972

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if he said "Gucci scabbard" for the first time, ever

Magnificent. They do quite a good job of bringing history to life, don't they? And individually quite knowledgeable.

@SuperMYSHKIN

2 жыл бұрын

Quite.

“What have the Romans ever done for us?!”

@MeAuntieNora

3 жыл бұрын

The aqueduct?

@Tadicuslegion78

3 жыл бұрын

Me Auntie Nora wot?

@lotoreo

3 жыл бұрын

@@MeAuntieNora Ok but besides aquaducts, what have they ever done for us? Huh?

@logan8638

3 жыл бұрын

@@lotoreo clean sanitation?

@user-do5zk6jh1k

3 жыл бұрын

Roads?

"So, you're wandering around in public carrying a lethal weapon?" "Yes."

8:50 this guy looks sooo good in his armour not goofy or unfitting like in most movies.

The chap at 28:00 is the only person who seems to want to be on camera. Hes very charismatic too

@LieutenantBromhead

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, that was me! :-)

@biglenin7306

3 жыл бұрын

@@LieutenantBromhead lol that cool dude, love the passion!

@LieutenantBromhead

3 жыл бұрын

Big Lenin - cheers dude, it’s a lot of fun to do and it’s great when people ask questions! The whole point of these events is to display to the public and share our enthusiasm. :-) If you want to see more (other group members and my own kit has been updated since) hit up our Facebook page: facebook.com/magistermilitumreenactment/

@bel8122

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same ! Don't know anything about any of this but his scale armor thing (?) looks great and it's wholesome to see people talk passionately about their interests! Also now I know that if I ever have a helmet made for myself, I should chose flamingo feathers ! Pink and water proof 😎

"It is not a weapon. Never ever we carry a weapons in public. We might have 'sport equipment' or 'theatre props' but weapons? No officer, that is not a weapon at all. Yes, I know it looks like I have a sword, spear, shield and full armour and it is all made from pretty good steel and hard wood, but weapons? Not at all. Honestly... And yes, I know that this looks like a rifle and it is certified for lead balls, but we put only gun powder in it. We got it certified just to be sure it is safe to use. Oh, and that bow is only for show. I know, it has 100 pounds draw and we have some arrows, but that it only to show people how dangerous it was in medieval times. All that is just for show. And yes, I know we train with them and train in formations, but that is only to give people a good show, it has nothing to do with really killing anyone. Honestly..." Yeah, these conversations are great, especially if you have there two police officers, one asking and the other standing back with hand on pistol in holster.

@enjibkk6850

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that tom clancy book... rainbow six? Where the legionaries in the amusement park secretly sharpen their swords, a bit carried away by their enthousiasm for their job

@Mr.Unclean534

3 жыл бұрын

@@enjibkk6850 Yeah that one where they were sharpening their swords and practicing with them on their down time and they tried to go hack n' slash when the terrorists showed up.

@gabrielvanhelsing9281

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.Unclean534 do you know the title?

@Mr.Unclean534

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielvanhelsing9281 Yeah it's Rainbow Six

@DeadMeat991

3 жыл бұрын

If it's US police officers there won't even be a word of conversation.

Never knew ad 400 rome would be that interesting, those kits were amazing.

@andreascovano7742

3 жыл бұрын

I find that period the most interesting. There is so much variety

@puppets1979

3 жыл бұрын

1st century BCE is were it is at.

@mustafaamin9516

3 жыл бұрын

@@andreascovano7742 I agree. The late Roman army is so I interesting and very aesthetically beautiful imo

@SuperMYSHKIN

2 жыл бұрын

@@mustafaamin9516 Byzantine.

I met these guys a few years ago when English Heritage were still doing their Festivals of History at Kelmarsh Hall. Super friendly, loved talking to the public and encouraged my love of Roman history.

Why haven't we seen your custom made armor and sword you made in a while?

That dioptra is wild. Now I need to know how many other excellent, civilization-building contraptions the Romans had. I want a comprehensive list on my desk by Monday, Lindy.

@apokos8871

3 жыл бұрын

dioptra is the Greek word for "scope" or "glasses", even used today. is it the same root source?

@filippomonaco2303

3 жыл бұрын

apo kos I think it is a word that Latin took from Ancient Greek since it comes from δια (dia) + the root οπ- (op-) that’s from the verb “I see” ( οραω-οψομαι- ειδον etc.)

@PrimatoFortunato

3 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree with OP! That dioptra left me not believing that could be made by romans!

Another field trip from professor Lindybeige?! There goes the next 40+ minutes of my life, glued to the television screen.

I remember growing up in England there was a town in either Norfolk or Suffolk that still has the Roman made wall around it.

@Aisatsana1971

3 жыл бұрын

Luke Nagy there are a few roman forts in the south of the UK.

@epicforger12345

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah im sure its norwich i used to live near there saw the wall a lot its quite cool hiw its still there

@ieatmice751

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there’s lots of Roman ruins and burial sights around the south

@Paranomasia12

3 жыл бұрын

Colchester in Essex also still has some of it's wall

@coolhandluke7772

3 жыл бұрын

Epicforger 12345 I’m sure that was it. My family and I lived in Swaffham and would sometimes visit Norwich.

"Back to people pretending to be suspiciously elderly Romans" - thank you! Exactly what I was thinking watching this. :) Excellent material, well done.

As an American when i toured around England and Scotland i found Hadrian's wall absolutely amazing piece of engineering. I mean the bloody thing just went up the side of large hills amazingly. I mean would have been easier to go around but no right up the side and the wall remained pretty dang straight. Loved it.

@JosephusAurelius

2 жыл бұрын

As a Brit, I am proud to see you use British slang like ‘bloody’ 😁

@alfredspic481

8 ай бұрын

The Roman's were mighty MIGHTY!!!!!

*Twang* - "Hiaaaaarg." That totally got me in tears :D

These ancient Terran footmen have a stunning resemblance to the Ultramar auxilla, truly fascinating.

How he so casually says “Uh, Optio, can I borrow your blade a minute?” Is so perfect.

So this is like ComicCon but for history nerds?

@Marci124

3 жыл бұрын

Nowhere near as cancerous.

@fus132

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marci124 Probably smells better as well.

@Kusunoky

3 жыл бұрын

Re-enacting

@JosephusAurelius

2 жыл бұрын

@@fus132 hahahahahahaha

@JosephusAurelius

2 жыл бұрын

People who are highly cultured, knowledgeable and care about remembering the past so we know who we are today? I’m in

When the scorpion came, for somehow I was just waiting for the German laughter and its features :D

I met he Ermine Street guard in the September of last year at Chester, a very good reënactment indeed!

@lindybeige

3 жыл бұрын

Nice diaeresis!

@AvrahamYairStern

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindybeige apparently, some English linguists still advise using a diaeresis for words like coöperate, reärrange, reënact, so I make my best use out of the few English diacritics we are allowed to use.

@swinhelm389

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindybeige You seem to have misspelled "diæresis"

@lucaswalker6498

3 жыл бұрын

@@AvrahamYairStern what about "zoölogy"?

@AvrahamYairStern

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucaswalker6498 well yes zoölogical and zoölogy are also examples I've seen.

Oh man. You are a real curious questioner. In a few minutes, you have managed to figure out more practical details than are contained in large history books. Thank you for your efforts!

28:00 wow, that armor must have set him back a pretty penny. That kit looks absolutely gorgeous.

"Discombulatte...that's like drinking a coffee made of...no I'm not going to go there" It's true what they say about Roman soliders. Foul minded the lot of them.

I love it when people bring up how short the Roman Gladius was, because it speaks to how the Romans were so different from the rest of the Classical world. Every other civilization would want to put their biggest, most terrifying troops in front armed with the biggest, scariest weapons, mocking all the while those short Italians with their short swords and big shields, gingerly marching towards them.

@lamolambda8349

3 жыл бұрын

Like a million little kitty kats are scratchin my balls

I didnt realize lawn darts were just revamped Roman throwing darts

@taloob493

3 жыл бұрын

They're the throwing darts specialized for suburban combat

@jackcoleman5955

3 жыл бұрын

From ancient battlefield to the back yard. I guess that explains all the injury lawsuits...

26:57 - frame saw ! 27:00 - carpenter's planes ! 39:03 - chisels & a mallet ! Woodworkers through the millennia ; always gnawing splinters out of fingers.

"the Romans didn't invent much..." glad I wasn't drinking when you made that joke, I would have ruined my monitor.

@morningstar9233

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair Lindy went on to say the Romans more often took existing technology and improved on it, as opposed to purely new inventions.

@caveymoley

3 жыл бұрын

@@morningstar9233 "We are Rome. Your cultural and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile."

@Null_Vampyrr

3 жыл бұрын

they took a lot of things from the Celts.

@oldoddjobs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Null_Vampyrr and they nicked it from planet x

@Hiraghm

3 жыл бұрын

@@morningstar9233 ever watch "Connections"? There are few "purely" new inventions. The compass the Chinese used to cast fortunes hardly resembled the compass Europeans used to explore the world. It's like saying Europeans didn't invent the printing press, they just improved on the printing blocks invented by the Chinese. It's the same garbage used by communist activists to convince dull-minded moderns that "white men have no culture". And yes, that's exactly the joke I involuntarily laughed at.

I’m getting serious Spinal Tap vibes here, BTW. Maybe Roman re-enactment should the subject for Christopher Guest’s next movie?

@pierheadjump

3 жыл бұрын

Chris , I think, would have, but for those pesky Medieval Monty Python lads, all dressed up & flouncing around. ⚓️ A good laff that?

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

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Awesome. Thanks Lindy. It's interesting how well equipped the Roman legions were and how good the logistics system was .

Just came across this and what a spectacular video! The constant influx of little details throughout was absolutely wonderful. Greatly enjoyed this.

The thumbnail looks like a Roman man handing you the viewer a pilum. "Now it is your turn to fight for Roma."

The Romans were an army, like any other. There was a time when they were the best, like any army has the potential to be when they have money and power behind them, but it's fascinating to see people not just emulating that period but downfall period as well. They were also practical and smart, apparently.

@lolmeme69_

3 жыл бұрын

I also kinda wish to see an early Roman army now. You know, the rise of the Romans as well.

@mishmashmedley

3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful comment... It looks like it's saying something, yet actually ends up saying nothing.Amazing job, lad. Amazing.

@lolmeme69_

3 жыл бұрын

@@mishmashmedley ?

@pavelthefabulous5675

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect that the late army was actually better overall than the high Imperial army, since it was forced to adapt to heavy cavalry and armies fielded by more organized kingdoms.

@TheHylianBatman

3 жыл бұрын

@@mishmashmedley I've never said anything in my life.

These guys are doing important work, and having a great time doing it, big respect to them

Well done! Please make more when you can. I love the living history and reenactors that actually want to talk with you and know thier part.

I love seeing people put so much love & passion into a thing just for the sheer joy of doing it.

@judasseispuertos4163

3 жыл бұрын

It's so much fun to see a libertarian in the lindybeige channel

Cool upload Lindy, their kit is how I always imagined it

Love this one! Very cool look at the practical realities of the kit, which is always fun.

The joy in that man when he said it was an apple crumble is infectious

Fun fact, the Centurion has been doing Roman reenactment for 40+ years. Met him in Xanten, decent chap. The entire group is.

When the Roman version of the ‘Ninja Punch’ non-judicial punishment was a literal stick.

You're so cheeky when addressing the reenactors on their kit, but you do so in such a way that leaves everyone with a chuckle. Cheers from the USA, and keep up the great historical content!

I really appreciate how much Lindy is able to fit into these videos. A 40 minute video by someone else might feel over-long but I think that he keeps things moving nicely. The short bits interspersing the long bits also helps.

Lindy on a Sunday afternoon, perfect.

I love their passion, I wish I could someday learn from them.

Absolutely love your videos, hope to see more in future. I've learnt more from these videos than history classes at school.

One of my fav Lindy episodes yet! Thoroughly entertaining and interesting in equal measures ⭐

I appreciate the history. Imagine how ba dass modern British Army soldiers would look in the armour?

@nicholasroach880

3 жыл бұрын

They would be useless though.

@ThZuao

3 жыл бұрын

Though, a 5.56 round would punch straight through it.

@BamBamBigelow..

3 жыл бұрын

Thauã Aguirre...for visuals I meant, young men in the prime of their lives

@hannibalburgers477

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasroach880 How dare you, stop shattering my dreams.

@Gentleman...Driver

3 жыл бұрын

@@BamBamBigelow.. Sounds gay.

The sound that that gladiolus made when it went back into the scabbard was horrible.

@jonsimpson6240

3 жыл бұрын

Wooden scabbard, probably un oiled. They aren't pretty, but they prevent binding.

@dr.lexwinter8604

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonsimpson6240 Sounded like brass on steel catching. I've never in my life heard metal on wood make that screech.

@jonsimpson6240

3 жыл бұрын

@@dr.lexwinter8604 could very well be the case, but with my Spatha it makes a similar sound and that is definitely a wood mouth on the scabbard.

Thank you Lloyd for all your years of wonderful content.

Omg I loved that ending blurb, never change Lindy

you know Lloyd is humble when he gets 1 million subscribers and doesn’t mention it

Pah, Romans! Mocking the braccae as 'effeminate' until they realised that a pair of trousers turned out to be such a great idea that they are nowadays the preferred piece of clothing by men all around the civilised world. Then again, what else could one expect from soldiers who seem to enjoy their ball-busting cingula.. An ex- Celtic re-enactor P.S. Nice to see the Ermine Street Guard here, kit looks impressive as always

That was 40 minutes well spent. Really enjoyable content!

I love seeing people so passionate about this stuff!

You should come to Split again during the summer when the days of Diocletian are held. Lot's of reenactment going on and it looks really spectacular

@antea-ter

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! There is even a live museum open during the summer, but I'm not sure how historically accurate some of the costumes were.

@samuelhaines3685

3 жыл бұрын

So are the cabbages on Diocletian? I swear if I have to bring the cabbages and the maggoty bread maybe it's my high time for princeps.

**Lindybeige makes a video about rome** YEAAAAAAAAAAAAA **It's about elder rome** nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

@ALLHEART_

3 жыл бұрын

Elder Rome? Hardly.

That was a really excellent Video. And fantastic that every person you spoke to really new his stuff! No dodging either "We really don't know". Very refreshing! 👍🏻

On nearly every other video on KZread, I generally hit the "skip ahead" feature several times whenever a sponsorship add comes up. It speaks well of your skills as a presenter that I'm never tempted to do so on your channel.

A bit mean as they were so kind as to answer his questions, but they reminded me of a mix between Ferengi (with the ear protectors) and guards from Ankh Morpork.

@markoj.7675

3 жыл бұрын

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@Hiraghm

3 жыл бұрын

Discworld!

I suspect that with the scale armor, it would be very hard to actually land an upward thrust that's strong enough to go through, especially considering the backing and the subarmalis underneath. On the other hand, it seems thick and "squishy" enough to absorb a powerful blow from something like a falx or from a blunt weapon, yet still easy to maintain and repair.

These guys are great! Living history and making discoveries along the way. I'd love to do this.

You’re so charismatic, i sit through all of your advertising

I see you have joined my legion

@f.j.s8345

3 жыл бұрын

No mussolini. Just mocking it. Eh, see what I did there

As Romans used to say "Veni, vidi, amavi!" And I like that beige waistcoat

Just noticed the gold play button. Congrats Lloyd, cheers. Thanks for the great videos.

I must say, Lindy's vocabulary is magnificent!