Crispina Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Too bad this is in German. Before this, I watched a 50min. documentary on Leptis Magnus - also in German. Couldn't understand a word but enjoyed it anyway. Leptis Magnus must be a wonderful place to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Thank you very much for posting this and thanks to the spam bot for bumping it I am very grateful for all documentaries posted on these boards. If anyone else decides to watch this, please have a look at this thread regarding the battle of Gergovia, which is dealt with very briefly in the documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 A pity the roman shields and armor, for one thing, are about 50 to 100 years off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 A pity the roman shields and armor, for one thing, are about 50 to 100 years off :P/>/> Well, did you see the helmet that Gaul was wearing, looking like something from the 16th century? :P/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I did not have to see everything, but the first few minutes gave me enough to laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecimusCaesar Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 It's funny seeing how the Roman armour in this documentary is depicted. It's almost a direct copy of Asterix or Trajan's column. The Roman helmets appear to be Attic types complete with the iron loop on the top, exactly as they are depicted on Trajan's column and the Asterix comic books. I don't think archaeologists have found any proof of such helmets existing, although one similar type has surfaced, but not being directly tied to any archaeological site, it is difficult to verify its authenticity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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