Your work is most highly appreciated ,continue with the fascinating content !

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Thank-you for your kind words and support!

Excellent talk. Well illustrated.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Another great video! Love the channel!

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Well done.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Thank-you!

Great content. I like the detail youve provided.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Definitely liked your video. There is a book by Martina Sprague that covers both gladius and the spatha.

It seems that us italians always favoured the thrust over the cut, as we can see that even in the middle ages italian longswords and arming swords were pointier and more tapered than german ones.

Really great presentation, superb illustrations! However, at 15:59 you indicate the sword illustrated is a longer Roman spatha-type used by their cavalry. However, I think it might be a Germanic/Viking-type ring sword? Can't wait to see to the pugio video!

Fascinating presentstion!

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks a lot for making and sharing these videoes. It`s a pleasure to watch.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for your support!

love these videos man, thank u

You sure put a lot of work into this presentation. Well done. "challenging" can be a good thing. Thanks. I really enjoyed this.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Thank-you! This video was a lot of work, but I'm always trying to improve on the last video at least a little bit!

Fantastic video, thank you! One point of contention, however: you stated that "[the gladius] brought the people of the Mediterranean under Italian rule." This is incorrect - Romans considered themselves"Romans," not Italians, so the Mediterranean people were ruled by Romans. In fact, Italy as we know it didn't begin to resemble that statehood until the mid 18th century.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

True enough. Thanks for commenting!

@iansclone

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKnifeLifeChannel I realize it was a silly nit to pick and appreciate your humoring me. I really enjoy your work, looking forward to more.

@t8r507

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheKnifeLifeChannel I love the Knife life.... It's time to boogie... Bring the phalanx round oh yeah!!

@michaeleastham3868

Жыл бұрын

Italy was italia.. and the Gladius is from a celtic design.

Great video, but you got the manipulat formation the wrong way rund, the triarii, the oldest soldiers, was the last line and the hastati, the youngest, was the front, they even had a saying around it, "rem ad Triarios redisse", It has come to the Triarii, for when all else fails, you send in the Triarii Keep up the good work!

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I did get that backwards and added in a text correction in the video. Let me know if that isn't showing up! Thanks!

Legionary: "Behold, the UNBEATABBLE Roman GLADIUS!" Forest: _Germanic rumbling_

@longrider42

13 күн бұрын

Forrest: in German "Where is your lost Legion?"

like e boa sorte no canal, tamo junto.

Great content 👌, heads are exploding as I reply. You make some great points and your research is very good. Thankyou very much for sharing..........😖💥

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and got something new out of it!

Amazing! Thank you for sharing

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Excellent video! Thanks!

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed! Thank-you for your support!

so many things wrong here. first 1500BC would be the late bronze age. then the order of battle was not Triarii in the front. Triarii were in the back hence the roman saying "it came down to the Triarii"

At 5: 22 I believe you got that backwards. The hastati were the front lines and the triarii were in the back. Good video though.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

6 ай бұрын

You are correct, I put in a text correction in the video for that. Thanks for keeping me honest and I hope to see you around the channel again!

You are trying to rewrite history, other then the pommel and guard you can clearly see that the Romans copied the celtiberian short sword. And not just after the Romans capture new Carthage.

Lovely. I got a custom gladius from Pier Paolo. I tried emailing you about that gladius but got non delivery notification. Beautiful room set up by the way.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Very nice! The email is theknifelife2020@gmail.com. It's not working for you?

@qaidikramuddin

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKnifeLifeChannel Thank you. The email address in the description box has an error.

@MR-nl8xr

Жыл бұрын

How do you like it? Do you have any recommendations for someone who just wants a "historically functional" modern Gladius sword? I say "historically functional" because the purpose is to use a sword for it's logical purpose: self defense, but i understand that if a Gladius was made to ancient standards today, it would more or less be a piece of metalic spaghetti; and that any ancient Roman soldier would pay his years salary just to have a big box store machete made by today's standards.

@davidbell1619

6 ай бұрын

Tools change as tactics/opponents change. Old old story, not you Sir! Just warfare is constantly changing.

This would be a great blade for self defence against an a wild animal.

Bro I didn’t knew this new news! Interesting en quite logical arguments. Altho the part about the republic battle formation you got inverted, the traditional formation whas hastati , pricepese and the the triari as last line of battle. Methatron needs to see this video!😂

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

11 ай бұрын

I definitely got the formations inverted, there should be a note about that in the video. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

The proper order of battle for the early to mid republic Roman battle line was hastati, principles then the triarii on the third line.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

4 ай бұрын

You are correct. I got things messed up while writing the script. I put in a text correction once I realized the mistake. Thank-you for keeping me honest!

So, what in your opinion, is the best fighting knife? Thanks

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

I don't particularly believe there is one "best" fighting knife. I like wharncliffes for short self defense knives, Bowies for a dagger sized blade, and the Bavarian longsword for a long blade. But those are just my preferences and are what I've trained with. Context also matters. Is it street defense? Is it a modern military application? Or are we talking old school fighting Spaniards in the Philippines? the weapon and armor of your enemy makes a massive difference.

@billloveless6869

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKnifeLifeChannel Thanks for the info. I just wanted to get an idea of what I should look at for myself. Since my need would be last ditch defense, I'll look at at short fixed blades. Thanks again.

Excellent video! Very interesting. I'll be looking up those book too! The gladius, is my favorite word...

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank-you for your support!

Actually I prefer the slightly curved Macedonian Kopis. Just seems to be just as goo thrusting and a bit better slashing.

멋진 예술품 인류의 역사 가장 원초적인 도구 아직도 전통을 유지하는 칼들을 소개 해주십시오 감사합니다

Shalom! I just found your channel and I am very impressed with your information of the Gladius. By the way, have you ever been told that you sound exactly like David Letterman?

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

4 ай бұрын

I have never had that comparison made before! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for commenting and I hope to see you around the channel again!

hi were both sides sharpen to an edge?

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Yes they were.

Unbeatable

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

10 ай бұрын

Corrected. Thank-you for the heads up

I want one

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to see you around the channel Mr. Keating!

Very nice sword ❤ the Gladius !

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

9 ай бұрын

Indeed it is! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Try knuckle knives, have some.

How far back in time are you willing to go? I think Acheulean hand axes are the most important knife in all history yet no knife channel talk about it.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

7 ай бұрын

The farthest back I've gone so far is the gladius, which has roots going back to about 1500-2000 BC? (I'd have to check my notes again). I actually have been thinking about addressing prehistoric blades. Go far enough back and everything ties back to a sharp rock. I'm working on some more modern blades then I'll see about circling back around to this. Great recommendation, thanks!

dont you guys think the gladius was waisted because it was sharpened over time? i have kitchen knives so old they have a distinct shape...they must have started out as parallel sides but were sharpened over its life.

I'd like to get a working copy of the Spartan swords from 300.

@liamkisbee8117

5 күн бұрын

The greek kobis sword ?

‘Unbeaten’ except they changed for the Spatha. So beaten by the spatha

Oricalcum?! That exists in the second aquaman movie but as another material.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

5 ай бұрын

Very cool! I hope to see you around the channel again!

From Spain, they say? Could the name mean where it was used most at the time?

😢o On

Interested in the Gladius

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Well I hope this video answered your questions!

@aimeeavey6039

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKnifeLifeChannelI'd like to purchase it

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

@@aimeeavey6039 Sounds good,!send me an email at theknifelife2020@gmail.com and we can discuss the details!

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@TheKnifeLifeChannel

4 ай бұрын

Thank-you for your support!

What about the radius?

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

13 күн бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean?

Ive subscribed, the only error i heard was that the Hastati occupied the third line when it was the older, veteran Triarii that were there. Looking forward to more content, my brother!

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Ай бұрын

Thank-you! You are correct, that was a mistake in this video. Thanks for commenting and I hope to see you around the channel again!

Ok if the sword has gotten its name bc it was produced in spain, than that would however mean that it probaly was a spanish sword bc that would have been what the local smiths would have been skilled at. Other wise sombody else would have to train them first. now while that could have been the case i kind of doupt that, a sword is a sword after all, also how would they make quality roma swords if they are new to them?

Puzzled, tactics defined the blade, who else used them, and the tactics? Greeks?

Nice video but the Roman Empire and the Spatha lasted into the 1450s.

Cool.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for commenting and I hope to see you around the channel again!

You say that the romas allready used primaryly swords during the monacial area, do you have any sources to back that up? I mean i absolutly belive that they used them more than the greeks, hoever as far as we / i know hey did fight in shieldwall / phanalx like formations too, and those require spears. this brings me to the next point, you talk about how the romas fought in dense formations with 3 feet per man, this is false, the only sources we have polybious (and somebody else) states that each man has 3 feet, and 3 more to use his sword, so 6 feet. He further states that the troups need that space as otherwise they cant use thier weapons properly and will make a fool out of themselves. Further more there are Multiple accounts of this happen, like cesar at one point ordered his men to not stand so close together. there is also a logical aspect to this. A tight mass f swords men will allways lose to a tight mas of spear men, bc the spearmen in the back can support thier commerades in the front bc of thier reach, somthing swordsmen cant do. Polibious spesificly makes this clear. Now given that you seem to have gotten hat wrong, i really wanna know your sources, especialy as you know about the 3 feet to stand on, but not the 3 extra.

LOL...Unbeattable....🤣 Anyway, @ 8:31- Do you really think it was that many Brits The Roman's would have fought in one battle as depicted in the painting.

Dude the Roman gladius came from Spain

Ka-bar & Katana Please?

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Noted. I'm already working on research for the Tanto.

Thanks and cool office! God bless John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I hope to see you around the channel again!

The roman only fought weakers city, villages, and trips. That is why they used short swords.

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Ай бұрын

Well, the three punic wars, numberous civil wars, and other situations would indicate otherwise.

@liamkisbee8117

5 күн бұрын

The Romans dominated the Greeks for a start, the nation what once held most of the power in the Mediterranean at the time other than carthage, the Macedonian phalanx was destroyed by the legion, they then went on to dominate all the waring tribes and nations in Europe including Dacia one of romes biggest threats, they destroyed carthage and its empire, that was another feat on its own. They met their match against Persian and hun horse archers which in the end made the Romans change tactics and they then made the elite units called cataphracs which were armoured calvary which matched the eastern empires. Don't forget rome lasted around 2200 years in total, any empire what lasts that long with all the civil wars and fronts it fought on through the century's deserves praise.

Iberian.. you could have just said celtic..

@TheKnifeLifeChannel

Жыл бұрын

Most people think Scotland when you say Celtic, and much of the history of these blades is more affiliated with the Iberian region of the Celtiberian peoples.