Roman Gladiator Helmets, Shields, Armour & Combat

Accesories, Armour, Arms and armour, Classical period, Europe, Helmets and head protection, HEMA, Hydepark, Imperium Romanum, Italian Peninsula, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Region, Shields, Timeline

Looking how Roman gladiator equipment, specifically the helmets, shields and armour, hugely dictated the combat style and level of protection. Previous video on gladiator types: https://youtu.be/Db7JtQ0Iur0 Schola Gladiatoria HEMA – sword fighting classes in the UK: https://www.swordfightinglondon.com Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria Facebook & Twitter updates, info and fun:…

Caino training sword “Doiman” review.

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Early modern period, Europe, HEMA, Italian Peninsula, Market, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Swords, Timeline

I was not paid nor was the sword provided as a gift. Very mixed feelings about this well made sword. A unique sword, which draws inspiration from the powerful Renaissance Master Achille Marozzo, the only Master of Italian tradition whit a complete system for using the two-handed sword. A tool specifically created to allow you…

Gladiator types & how the movie got it so wrong

Classical period, Europe, Hydepark, Imperium Romanum, Italian Peninsula, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Region, Timeline

Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/pSyh30qSecC The main types of Roman gladiator that were used in gladiatorial games at the time of the movie and how the Ridley Scott/Russel Crowe movie ‘Gladiator’ got it so utterly wrong. Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria Facebook…

Foot combat armour by Nicolo Silva from the Musée de l’Armée

16th c, Accesories, Arming garments, Armour, Armour plates, Arms and armour, Early modern period, Europe, Hydepark, Italian Peninsula, Post type, Region, Timeline

Olivier Renaudeau, a curator from the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, looks at a foot combat armour by the Milanese master armourer Nicolo Silva. Over two episodes Olivier explores objects in their collection related to the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The Royal Armouries had planned to feature the objects in our exhibition in…

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What’s up in Reenactment of 1789-1914 Event reports: Reenactment of Battle of Austerlitz 30 Nov 2019 The battle of Arcole reenactment – November 2019 This week’s craftsman: C&D Jarnagin This week’s videos: Building Log Cabin Walls Spies, Espionage, And Secret Writing In 1770’s Rifle vs Musket Maybe spadroons were perfect swords in their time Sword…

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What’s up in Early Medieval Reenactment Upcoming events: Yule 2019 – grand camp privé du solstice d’hiver, venez nombreux Event reports: Viking Warriors Re-enactment | Walsworth Festival 2019 | WryngWyrm Gippeswyc viking festival 2019 This week’s craftsman: Kram Liwocz This week’s videos: Viking Age Forged in Fire Competition Dane Axe vs Cavalry? Gallowglass Donegal Axe…

The Roman Spear and Shield used together – Triarii

Accesories, Arms and armour, Classical period, Europe, Hydepark, Imperium Romanum, Italian Peninsula, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Region, Shields, Sticks, staffs and batons, Timeline

The Roman shield (scutum) is most famously paired with the sword (gladius), but they were commonly paired with the spear in the earlier and later periods. Here we have a little look at the Roman shield and spear used together.