Imperium Romanum

Patreon-only documentary!

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We're starting off our next season with a new format documentary, where we focus on a specific ancient building and the story behind it. Since were being shooed away from the Forum ...

The Late Roman military belt

It's a race against time. We are busy preparing for a new video recording next month. The video is about a different era than what you are used to from us, namely the Late Roman era.

Since w...

Christmas shopping

Since the beginning of our YouTube-journey, we've always worked with rather (not to say: extremely) minimalistic gear; 1 camera and 1 gimbal (stabilizer), that's it. But over the years, the number ...

Next cingulum project

I had to catch up with all the projects that were running. My good friend Floris still didn't have a decent military belt (cingulum). This really couldn't go on any longer.

It was a difficul...

A day of filming all along the watchtowers

Friends!

In the first week of november, as the wind began to howl, we set off for a day of filming. This time I took the GoPro with me, planning to give you guys a fun little look behind the...

A Roman market scene

Last filmweekend we recreated a historical Roman market. We had many volunteers who participated in this scene. And it turned out great.

we bought authentic amphoras to give the scene extra a...

On the road again!

Autumn is in full swing. We hit the road again this weekend. In our small European cars, fully packed, we drove through half of the Netherlands towards Museumpark Orientalis in Nijmegen.

Marc...

preview teaser pic

Last weekend we had a day of filming for an upcoming episode about … the thing you can see here in the background (how mysterious!). Our friend here portrays a Roman (auxilia) soldier coming back...

A message concerning the channel

Friends!

Here’s a message we recorded for you, to inform you on some things concerning the channel. Down below is the summary of the message, but you definitely want to check out the entir...

The city of L'Escala (Empuries - Hispania)

Last week we visited the amazing ruins of the ancient city of Empuries. Founded in the 6th century BC by Greek colonists. It flourished because of it's outstanding location for trade. After the sec...

The city of Tarragona (Tarraco - Hispania)

This week we drove to the beautiful city of Tarragona in Northern Spain. Where Narbonne lacks monuments above ground, Tarragona has all you want.

Tarraco was the oldest settlement on the Iber...

The city of Narbonne (Narbo Martius - Gallia)

Sorry for a time of little uploads! Alain is traveling in Indonesia so he is unable to tend to the page so I, Marc, will take over:).

This month I am on holiday for no less than 4 weeks and o...

New video; Germanic society

Salvete Patreons,

As promised and exclusively offered to the Equestrian, Senator en Consul tiers, we present to you: our new video!

Now you can forget about the new Game of Thrones and ...

New video trailer!!!

We are very excited to announce our new video coming this Friday! 

Of course we don't keep you guys hanging with only our words. We put the video trailer online, exclusively for our Patr...

Rome's unexpected Emperor Claudius

Last week we had a film day where we shot images for a future video with Emperor Claudius as subject.

We asked our good friend Bobby, who is also a Roman reenactor and hobbyist of Latin call...

Plumbata throwing

Last week we already posted a post about the Late Roman event where we were guests.

We have practiced with the so-called "plumbata". A Late Roman invention where you can hurt your opponent b...

A new adventure in another century

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Last weekend we stepped into another century, namely the 4th century AD. We were invited to participate in this Late Roman event in Museum Park Orientalis near Nijmegen. We ...

My squamata armour project

Salvete Patreons,

As you already know, Alain is the handyman of our group. He makes our clothing, military belts and the many props you see in our videos.

He has started a squamata armo...

Our first Roman event.

Last weekend we joined the Roman reenactment group Pax Romana in a huge historical event in Doorn, The Netherlands.

In cooperation with other Roman reenactment groups we built a camp with aut...

The Roman circus of Lisbon

Part 2 of my Lisbon holiday. It's hard to see in the photo. But if you look closely you can see a large square in the middle of the photo.

The square is now famous because of a famous statue,...

My vacation to Lisbon Portugal

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Last week I was on holiday in the beautiful city of Lisbon in Portugal. 

When I go on holiday to places that used to belong to the Roman Empire, I always look for...

All Helmets from A - Z

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As promised you will get access to our new video.

Take a break from what ever it is you are doing. Grab a snack and make yourself comfortable. And at last... enjoy our...

NEW TRAILER! The Roman Helmet

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I'm very sorry it's a bit quiet for some time. We have been working day and night to prepare new videos. We have great news.... A brand new video will be released on Friday ...

The Roman Signifer

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Last weekend we spent a weekend filming some awesome footage to be used in the near future. We depicted a "Roman Signifer" (a roman standard bearer). They were the pride of ...

The Veltweiss Roman Dice Tower

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We promised you guys a finished result of the dice tower project (see previous posts). It turned out great and we are very happy with the results. 

We want to pro...

Preview new content!

Salvete Patreons, 

We are very busy with a new video about Roman helmets. It's been a hectic few weeks, but there is a lot of content coming to you soon!

Enjoy these pictures.

Roman Dice Tower

Salvete dear Patreons,

We are very busy with preparations for our next video. Floris is very busy with writing our new script and Marc is busy editing our latest footage.

Alain is worki...

Late Roman Cataphract

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Last month we filmed some awesome footage for the youtube channel of our dear friend Invicta. Today this video will be released. It's about the Late Roman Cavalry.

Mak...

Roman food

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Enjoy our new early access video about Roman food. The video will be officially launched on Friday for the rest of the world. If you have any tips or questions about the video...

New Trailer: Roman food!

Salve! Dear Patreons, 

Check out our new trailer about Roman food. It was a difficult but very fun video to make. We prepared various authentic Roman meals with limited cooking utensils ...