Rome’s Disaster: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
2 Seasons
Tristan Hughes investigates one of Rome’s greatest disasters, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
The Battle of the Teutoburg forest stopped Roman expansion in its tracks. It’s a story of betrayal, of one man’s vehement desire to liberate his people from Roman rule and the brutal, bloody lengths he would go to achieve it.
Tristan Hughes heads to Germany to investigate how these German 'barbarians' beat one of history’s most powerful and well trained armies. With contemporary writing and expert historians on hand he walks in the footsteps of what's now remembered as the Varian disaster.
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We Tested Ancient Roman Weapons And Armour
Episode 1
Historian Tristan Hughes investigates what it was really like to fight as a legionary soldier in the Ancient Roman army. He examines replica weapons, including Germanic and Roman swords, highlighting their design and effectiveness. The Germanic sword, with its asymmetrical design with one cutting...
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Fragments of History: Rome's Greatest Armour
Episode 2
In 2017, the oldest and most complete set of Roman armour was unearthed in Kalkriese, Germany. Roughly 2,000 years old, it is one of the greatest examples of Roman military equipment ever discovered, we know it as the lorica segmentata. Consisting of 40 sheets of iron fastened together with leath...
