Top 10 Horrifying Facts about the ROMAN LEGIONS

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10. Their Military Training
9. Discipline through fear
8. The Decimation
7. Weapons and Armor
6. Battle Tactics and Formations
5. Sea Battles Fought on “Land”
4. Bellum Gallicum
3. Crucifixions
2. The Praetorian Guard
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[rambler]

But apart from the sanitation, the medicines, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?

[jamiewalsh]

I dont think being " cowardly " or falling asleep during guard duty can be called minor offenses. Falling asleep could mean half of your army being butchered before the other half even know what's going on

[user_name_redacted]

The shields were quite clever. They were made from several layers of really thin wood, which was criss-crossed, so the grains would cross. This meant that even when a weapon could penetrate one layer, then get stopped by the second, without compromising the entire structure of the shield

[MrPeperoni]

I was totally horrified after learning that Roman soldiers protected themselves with shields.

[jameswoodard]

Totally misleading title. These are just general facts.

[SSSR]

Nice video.

But Rome didn't collapsed primarily because of military. Internal struggle, civilian and economic crisis is what brought it down eventually.

[VILmonkey]

Note to other former and current 11Bs: their Infantry did those daily19 miles in SANDALS. A platoon sergeant I had was almost obsessed with them. He talked about them A LOT.

[williamcummings]

Brought peace? Yes. only during the times of the Roman Empire could you travel from France to Egypt and not worry much about being attacked by robbers or pirates.

[dzafarcar]

What exactly is horrifying about Romans here ?

[MalquiLans]

I'm sorry, I'm not horrified, by the fact that the soldiers used shields, for example

[TheUnmade]

I’m sorry, but what’s “horrifying” about their equipment or the way that they divide their units? The title is too hyperbolic and is misleading.

[alexconstantellis]

Do you know what the word horrifying means?

[amiirwhite]

Interesting video, partially misleading title. Romans wore armor, how horrifying

[badmudda]

Hard work, discipline, masculinity, and horrifying.

[ghillyeadh]

The Corvus, though effective the first few times the Romans used it, was quickly countered as the Carthaginian navy simply outmaneuvered the heavier Roman ships with their more skilled Marines and brought their rams to bear, sinking the Roman ships. The Corvus also made the ships ungainly and clumsy, and resulted in the Roman navy losing several large fleets due to this fact coupled with Romans not understanding sea weather and how to sight bad storms. The Corvus was removed from further navies as its tactical advantage waned after the first few surprise encounters.

[jor]

Nice clickbait...they had armor and weapons...wow

[chrisdooley]

Ancient Rome continues to fascinate me to this day. I remember reading a book in my early teens about Marcus Aurelius and I've been hooked ever since. This video was surprisingly accurate. Good job :)

[rotciv]

The only horrifying thing is the clickbait.

[stevenwilliamson]

They trained their military... how horrifying!!!

[ewillyt]

"Horrifying?" Stop with the click-bait language. You seem above that.