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For the first time ever, this armour has left Kalkriese to be the star attraction of a brand new exhibition at the British Museum all about the Roman army: Legion: life in the Roman army.
History Hit’s Tristan Hughes headed behind the scenes at the British Museum to discover how the curators carefully rebuilt this 2,000 year old armour. Before heading to the exhibition and seeing the armour in its final form, where British Museum curator Richard Abdy explains all about this incredible piece, its design, surviving features, maintenance and evolution.
But also its gruesome story…Dating to c.9 AD deep in the ancient forests of Germany, this lorica segmentata is linked to one of the greatest defeats the Romans ever suffered: the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. The soldier who once wore this armour may well have been a victim of this devastating ambush.
Legion: life in the Roman army is open until 23 June 2024.
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I love that historians and reinactors are working together to understand. It seems like an odd pairing at first glance, but knowledge based on shared passion is amazing.
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It's truly impressive that this very armor now reside in a world that looks absolutely nothing it originated from. A world 2000 years ago, we could only superficially imagine.
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In addition to the point that Darius made about the chest plate being on the wrong side….which kills me… , this reconstruction shows all the plates separated. Which I can understand, they want to show all the parts as clearly as possible. But, in doing this, they distort the shape a great deal. Making it much taller than it would be as worn. This is such an amazing piece, being so much more complete than any previously found. I assume having at least some evidence from how it was found as to how the pieces were arranged. They should have displayed a modern reproduction showing how it looked as worn beside it. We modern re-enactors bang out excellent Corbridge reproductions routinely and pretty quickly.
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GREETINGS FROM ROME DEAR FRIENDS !!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRECIOUS WORK !
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"In the midst of battle, when chaos reigns and fear grips the heart, remember this: the true battlefield lies within oneself. Conquer the doubts, the temptations of weakness, and the tumult of emotions. For it is not the external foe that defines victory, but the inner strength and resilience of the warrior's spirit." - Marcus Aurelius
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I would like to know how that incredible support frame and attaching parts were designed.
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You can still see the skill and workmanship.
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Absolutely phenomenal, what an amazing find. This was truly inspirational🏆🏆🏆
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Thanks for the heads up. Anyone within striking distance who can get there and is a history fan will be itching to see this. There's a rather chilling looking hole in the armour which could feasibly be the entry wound.. I have never seen such a complete Roman cuirasse as this one, I mean, there ISN'T one as far as I know. It's interesting, when you consider that plate armour like this was preceded by chain mail; I wonder if there are other parallels between European let's say C14-C17 or thereabouts developments in these technologies and Roman armour evolution, from which we might be able to infer circumstantial conjecture in these things which, by intellectual 'reverse engineering' from our knowledge of medieval European armour could assist in archaeological research?
Thanks Tristan and team, and especially the German researchers and officials who's knowledge and generous efforts have facilitated this most extraordinary and exciting exhibition.
Most impressive. 🌟👍
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Not shown in this video is the shackle displayed next to it, which was found with the armour - the label speculates that while the shackle (think neck and arm restraints on an iron pole) was Roman, it may be that this legionary was put into it, and ultimately was executed...
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Makes me want to go back in time a roll with the Roman Legion.
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Truly amazing!
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Wonderful video, very informative. Thanks for providing a very “big” picture of the story. Thank you for the video.
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What a wonderful find! Also, great job creating a form to put it on. Historians are amazing. 😊
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The lorica segmentata did not replace chainmail. It was used alongside chainmail and scale armor for legionaires and auxillaries alike (there are depictions of legionaires wearing chain and scale in the 2nd century AD and there are segmented armor found in auxillary bases). The Tropaeum Traiani monument in Romania for example depicts virtually all the legionaires fighting in the battle (as a part of Trajan's 2nd century AD Dacian Wars) as wearing chainmail and scale with little to nobody depicted as wearing segmented armor. Segmented armor was then phased out around the 3rd century and the Romans went back to using only chainmail and scale like they did in the past.
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Very nice documentation about this truly unique piece of Roman military history. To add this correctly: It has now been proven that Kalkriese, the place where this armor was found, could NOT have been the famous battlefield of the VARUS battle. Nevertheless, Kalkriese is an important discovery site that undoubtedly documents that our ancestors, the Germanic tribes, were not very enthusiastic about the Roman occupation and successfully put up bitter resistance!
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Amazing piece of history!
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My family went to the british museum last october for a 12 day vacation how i wished this armour was on display then..
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That was a really interesting video - and my thanks to all those involved in the production. The kind generosity displayed by the Germans in loaning it to the British museum so that we, here in Britain, can share in the delight is very much appreciated.
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@David-hi9rp
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WOW Thats Incredible and survived for 2000 years just amazing
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