Evolution of The Roman Soldier | Animated History

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“Cause all I hear is threats from a brute with no discipline, and I’m ruling over you like a boot full of my citizens!” Julius Caesar

Interesting how the uniforms went from Greek looking, to classical Roman looking, then to a weird mix between Greek and early medieval armor. Really shows how the styles changed over time.

What I find fascinating about Rome is not how much of a powerhouse they were at its peak, but how they managed to grow from your ordinary tribal society with chieftains & the like into a colossal powerhouse of ancient civilization. We may know the Romans to be a great & powerful bastion of ancient civilization, but even the mighty Romans started out as just another simple tribal kingdom.

By 2247 AD, The Legion came back wearing repurposed Football Gear alongside improvised uniforms while Centurions had their uniforms put together from the outfits of their fallen enemies.

Hearing the Rome: Total War music hit me with so much nostalgia. Great video as always.

I am really happy that people now see that the uniforms of the Roman Legions changed a lot over time

You cannot deny Legionary uniforms look fantastic.

One small thing: The Lorica Segmentata was, according to Tacitus and other writers, considered to be an inferior and cheaper alternative to chainmail armor. That's why officers like Centurions are usually shown wearing chainmail.

13:25 This will always be my favourite uniform for the Roman soldier. The High Principate Legionary represents the Roman Empire at the peak of it's power.

Love or hate the Romans, you still cannot deny the coolness factor when it came to how they looked in uniform and architecture. 👍

To paraphrase Darwin, It is not the strongest nor the most intelligent states that survive the test of time, but the most adaptable.

We all think about the Roman Empire at some point, synonymous with glory

What a massive jump in quality compared to the older military uniform videos!!!

I think you can really tell the difference- the Golden Age soldiers had heavy plate armour and a vibrant uniform, and the late soldiers wore more medieval and dark non-vibrant uniforms, although still retaining notable roman items such as the plumed helmet

When the Rome Total War soundtrack hit I felt a huge rush of nostalgia. Perfect choice for a video like this, and a pleasant surprise.

This video opens great possibilities for the future with other ancient civilizations, although not all of them have a long evolution like the Romans (perhaps the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Persians and some other kingdoms of the Chinese dynasty); It also opens up medieval options such as the Byzantines and many other kingdoms that we all already know, in addition to repeating countries that you have already covered before. In any case, I'm still waiting for you to finish the series of uniforms for the modern countries, since Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland or some other Scandinavian and Eastern European countries are missing.

Limitanei are a tough one, some of their units are documented with full armor, and being more elite than field armies due to being very experienced in constant raiding. Other units and other times they're spoken of with disdain for being a near useless police force who bullied local merchants for bribe money and wore no armor. Really varied. A lot.

Roman soldier: I'm more than just a stereotype with segmented armor!

I've always found the late roman soldier interesting, the latest culmination of the roman ability to adapt to the times