Last week we were invited to museum Het Pakhuis in Ermelo, the Netherlands. A year or so ago the manager of the museum, Patrick, had done a photoshoot with us, with the intent to use our photos for his permanent exposition about the Romans. We knew Patrick from the reconstructed iron age farm called Erve Eme, the location whe...
2024-02-26 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear friends,
The topic of this documentary is the Roman watchtower; a building that was at the core of the Roman empire’s border defense in the European mainland, and an almost common thing to see as a reconstruction or archeaological site here in the Netherlands and Germany nowadays. The actual number of Roman watc...
Hi friends,
First of all: felix novus annus to all of you!
Last week I went to a exposition about Julius Caesar in the h’art museum in Amsterdam, and although the main storyline was pretty straight-forward and not very noteworthy, there were a couple of things that stood out to me which I thought I’d share h...
Salvete Friends!
I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas.
On behalf of all of us, I would like to thank you guys for your support last year. It has been a turbulent year for us with many ups but also a few downs. Nevertheless, you have continued to follow us and in that way keep our channel alive with your suppo...
2023-12-29 19:25:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete friends,
Marc bought a custom squamata a few years ago. Unfortunately the squamata was a too big around the stomach area but also too short as you can see in the first photo. As you know, Alain is the handyman of the three of us and he is busy making or repairing things every day. He has decided to repair and im...
2023-12-11 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete friends!
As I promised you guys here is a short shield update. The package had gone missing somewhere in Germany, so I feared the worst that the package was lost. Fortunately, the package was insured and the sender got his money back and then he would made a new shield for us. To my great surprise, the package w...
2023-12-10 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete Patrons,
As you already know, we once started with reenactments as 1st century Auxilia soldiers. But over the years we have decided that we also want to do something else. We are also extremely interested in the Roman history of the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Especially the period of the Marcomannic Wars between ...
2023-11-20 20:30:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete friends,
Last weekend Alain and Floris joined the Pax Romana training day and made an extensive report for you guys!
Since we started making documentaries, we have been affiliated with the reenactment group Pax Romana. This had many advantages for us because firstly we were already good friend with many me...
2023-11-06 18:22:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Summer has ended and autumn has begun. Surprisingly, we still enjoyed a wonderful and sunny weekend during the first week of October. We traveled to the Orientalis Museum Park in Nijmegen again, to to re-record the last images of the march with the Furca due to the previous poor weather conditions (See our last post about our...
2023-10-23 17:55:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear patrons, dear friends,
We’re excited to give you exclusive access to our first episode in a new series we've branded the 'warrior series'. In these videos we'll be taking a close look at the entirety of arms and armor of a soldier of a specific period, whilst comparing them to the most iconic Roman soldier of ...
Salvete friends!
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The weather forecasts were good for us on Saturday. The sun was shining and it was around 26 degrees (78,8 Fahrenheit) that day. We all got up early in the morning to prepare our furca’s, a wooden cross used by the Romans as a carrying pole. In the meanwhile Floris and Marc fi...
2023-09-28 13:25:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We started our hobby years ago with the aim of living as close as possible like the people in Roman times. With the aim of making a documentary about the Roman army on the march, last weekend we made a hike through the hilly landscape in the south of the Netherlands in a place called Limburg. An area that is close to the Belg...
2023-09-01 20:09:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete friends,
On our last (third) day of our adventure in Germany, we visited the Roman Temple of Martberg.
We thought we would have an easy walk to the top of the mountain where the temple is located, film a few scenes and then quickly grab our stuff and return to the Netherlands. But the mountain we had to c...
Hi all! We're happy to share an update on day two of our Roman adventure in Germany. Our mission was to film the Arzbach Roman watchtower. In the first picture we're at the bottom of the mountain, you can see the tower is still a few kilometers away from us.
Of course we couldn't get there by car, so we ventured to make...
2023-07-31 18:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete friends!
Here’s our newest documentary for you, on the topic of different classes and roles of units in the late Roman army. It’s quite a complex topic, that took some serious research and checking in with experts (special thanks to Robert Vermaat). But the result is a video that discusses this matter to a d...
2023-07-19 12:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This weekend we packed the trunk of our cars and left to film again. This time we didn't drive to Nijmegen or other places in the Netherlands, but to Germany: our eastern neighbours. After a 6-hour drive we arrived in the picturesque little village Pohl in the Rhine area.
This time we went out to film for our partner In...
2023-07-18 08:48:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete Patrons,
Due to our busy schedules, we rarely go to events. Last weekend it was National Archeology Day. We were asked to come to the museum Hof van Nederland in Dordrecht, an archeology fair was organized with all kinds of booths showcasing Dutch History.
Of course we as Roman re-enactors could not be mis...
2023-06-30 20:59:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings friends!
Another summer, another history-filled holiday, this time for me (Floris). I spent two weeks in Sicily, and was absolutely overwhelmed by its rich history. So I’ll gladly share some of my experience here with you.
Sicily was colonized by the Greeks in the 8th century BC already, and from ...
Salvete Patrons,
We'd like to take you back to 2019. Imperium Romanum did not exist yet and the idea of making documentaries had not even crossed our minds. We mainly took photos and made short videos for Instagram. Our aim was to have fun and to relive the life of a Roman soldier.
While cleaning up my hard ...
2023-06-02 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We had a job that we really needed to get done but we kept postponing it. The shields we use in our videos were in dire need of a repair. The brass shield edges were no longer sufficient and the handles were too small and uncomfortable to carry. Alain and Floris drove to the storage of Simon (our blacksmith) to get started wi...
2023-05-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete patreons,
Last weekend we were invited by our friend Patrick Reeuwijk for a photo shoot for his museum "Het Pakhuis" in Ermelo the Netherlands.
Near Ermelo, two Roman military camps have been found far above the Rhine Limes. The purpose of these camps are unknown. The two camps were built between 170 and 1...
2023-05-08 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete Patreons,
Due to your many positive reactions to the Thumbnail photo of our new YouTube video, we wanted to share the photos with you.
Alain is portraying a Signifer (standard bearer). These Signifers were often experienced soldiers who were elected or applied for this position. What is known is that for ...
Salvete friends!
Here's the early access to our new video! This time we will take a deep dive into the life of emperor Claudius and how he managed to get back the last Varian eagle, lost at the battle at the Teutoberg forest in 9 AD. It's an often overlooked event, but very important to the establishment of the rule of...
Salvete Patrons,
A new film weekend with new content. Last weekend we were working on footage for a new documentary about different types of Roman armor. We also filmed footage for our partner Invicta about the retirement of Roman soldiers. Our blacksmith and valued friend Simon has played the part of a soldier who reti...
2023-04-12 19:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi friends!
Here's a little fun video we made from some clips we shot in Rome last november. We intended to make it a more high quality sort of 'travel blog', but things got so hectic and busy that we had to put this idea on the back burner and ended up with this. Still, you might enjoy this look behind-the-scenes.
Salvete Patreons!
A few weeks ago we showed you a Late Roman belt that was still in progress. After many hours, it is finally ready and just in time for our portrayal of a Late Roman legionary in the upcoming filming event.
As an amateur leatherworker I am very proud of the result. And fellow reenactors also resp...
Salvete Patreons,
In the latest Patreon posts, we focused a lot on the Late Roman period. Our preparation for this video was huge, that's why we share a lot of that content with you guys.
You don't have to worry that we won't be covering any other periods. In the following film weekends we will focus on other per...
2023-03-13 20:01:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete Patreons,
In preparation for the Warrior series about a Late Roman Comitatenses (former legionair soldier), we made a Thorsberg type trousers.
In the first picture, you see us wearing the trousers. Evidence has been found mainly in frescoes that the color of the trousers worn by soldiers were blue or red....
Salvete Patreons,
As you know, we started re-enacting as first century AD Roman soldiers.
Our new goal is to cover multiple eras of the Roman empire and history, including the Roman soldiers of the Republican era. This was a century of famous generals such as Julius Caesar and Pompeius Magnus.
Because we do ...
2023-02-20 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Salvete patreons,
We are proud to announce that very soon we will be back with our second season!
To kick it off, we were guests in the Ancient Warfare magazine podcast. In this episode Marc reveals what we have done lately and what we are planning in the future.
