TED-Ed
TED-ED: A day in the life of a Roman soldier - Robert Garland
The year is 15 CE, and the Roman Empire is prospering. Most of the credit will go to the emperor, but this success wouldn't have been possible without loyal soldiers like Servius Felix. Robert Garland illuminates what life was like for a...
Curated Video
Aviation Pioneer: Soren Pedersen's Transatlantic Solo Flight with the Centurion Engine
This video highlights German pilot Soren Pedersen's second attempt to fly solo across the Atlantic to Paris using an environmentally friendly Diamond Star aircraft powered by the innovative Centurion diesel engine. The engine, designed...
60 Second Histories
Builders and engineers in the Roman Empire
A Roman legionary describes the amazing construction projects undertaken by Roman builders such as the Coliseum and the Cloaca Maxima and includes the concrete they made and the fabulous arches
60 Second Histories
Roman armour - lorica hamata
A legionary describes the armour called lorica hamata, also known as chainmail, explaining how it was lightweight and gave the legionaries protection whilst still being able to move easily
60 Second Histories
A Roman centurion
This brief video describes a centurion, the Roman officer in charge of eighty legionaries. It covers his clothing, armour and equipment all with their latin names
60 Second Histories
Roman armour - lorica segmentata
A legionary describes the armour called lorica segmentata or 'segmented' armour which is heavier and more uncomfortable but offers better protection, it's even arrowproof
60 Second Histories
Roman food
This short video describes the food eaten in Rome, much of it similar to our own food like eggs, cheese, cold meat and bread but a few surprises like honeyed dormouse.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Extreme religious acts mark Good Friday in the Philippines
Devotees in the fervently Catholic Philippines nail themselves to crosses whip their backs bloody or don ornate centurion costumes in extreme acts of faith that have become tourist attractions on Good Friday
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CLEAN: New Zealand offers tourists tanks for their
CLEAN: New Zealand offers tourists tanks for their
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VOICED: New Zealand offers tourists tanks for thei
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