Tue, May 29, 2018
After Crassus was defeated at the battle of Carrhae, 10,000 Roman soldiers were taken prisoner by the Parthians. While history records some details of their story, their ultimate fate is clouded in mystery. This has led to the fantastic claims that some prisoners made it all the way to Han China. Today we examine this hypothesis.
Tue, Nov 26, 2019
In this history video, we explore ancient army regulations to see if Roman soldiers had to get buzz cuts like many modern armed forces. The ancient Roman history video begins by looking at what evidence we have of Roman soldiers shaving and getting their hair cut at all. We then look more specifically at whether or how the Roman Army had regulations governing a soldier's appearance. We then conclude the video by exploring the practices of other ancient armies like that of Alexander the Great who reportedly ordered his Macedonian Army to shave before the Battle of Gaugamela. Check out the rest of our videos for more content on the Roman Army and Roman history.
Wed, Mar 11, 2020
Julius Caesar owed his career as much to the entertainment events (gladitorial games) he produced as to his military conquests. His greatest event was the Naumachia a full scale mock naval battle. Future emperors would expand the Naumachia into enormous productions and archaeologists believe the Colloseum was originally built to present Naumachia.