Note no stirrups for the horseman, which is historically accurate. Iron stirrups were not really adopted until 500 A.D. or so. The adoption happened in the Byzantine Empire where iron stirrups were finally adopted from Eastern cultures. Before stirrups, equites were in a danger or falling off the horse every time they charged. Ranged attacks with javelins were used instead. After the stirrups it became possible to charge like hell into the enemy with the riders sitting confidently and securely.
This is actully a little imprecise, earlier mounted fighters in different cultures used to charge with lances in the fray even without the stirrup (like the macedonian cavalry , or the parthian catphracts from which the roman clibanarii were derived).
For sure the stirrup made the process easier and most of all requiring less training, plus it allowed for easier mounting for heavy armored riders.
I'm a girl and I really want to reenact but I want to reenact the soldiers or gladiators more then the women. Do you think that's possible?
kanamelover1000 4 months ago
hey, that looks fun...and best thing is you don't actually get your head or limbs chopped off...
LIRwebsite 1 year ago
Is it posible to see more about battle starting 1:50?
ivrhov 2 years ago
not even worth it mate believe me
varangianguard01 2 years ago
ok :(
ivrhov 2 years ago
Rome total war music! :)
good job !! Cheers!
metk0o 2 years ago
there was some special on these people...they work with items (shields, sowrds, etc.) that can actauly jack you up!
nessunopassato 2 years ago
ah Kalkriese and Augusta Raurica - nice Events
Tomiland 2 years ago
Note no stirrups for the horseman, which is historically accurate. Iron stirrups were not really adopted until 500 A.D. or so. The adoption happened in the Byzantine Empire where iron stirrups were finally adopted from Eastern cultures. Before stirrups, equites were in a danger or falling off the horse every time they charged. Ranged attacks with javelins were used instead. After the stirrups it became possible to charge like hell into the enemy with the riders sitting confidently and securely.
monsterzeroJr 3 years ago
yes i know.. thank you anyway
varangianguard01 3 years ago
This is actully a little imprecise, earlier mounted fighters in different cultures used to charge with lances in the fray even without the stirrup (like the macedonian cavalry , or the parthian catphracts from which the roman clibanarii were derived).
For sure the stirrup made the process easier and most of all requiring less training, plus it allowed for easier mounting for heavy armored riders.
gizmothemighty 2 years ago
@monsterzeroJr actually i hear that a properly made saddle can compensae for a lack of stirrups
elgostine 7 months ago
not many republic roman renactors around
whowantsabighug 3 years ago
nope but that doenst get reenacted that much as far as i know
varangianguard01 3 years ago
YAY!
heathenmomma 3 years ago
gladitorial
srsorel666 3 years ago
woohoo way to go captain obvious
varangianguard01 3 years ago
this vid. is great hun, I have to be on some roman event and see you fight and stuff, would be fun.
SwedishWolf93 3 years ago