Under appreciated but devastating….Testing the sling against the war machine of the Roman Empire

While ancient Rome had many strengths one of its greatest was learning from and adapting to utilize the strengths of other nations. This can be seen clearly by their implementation of the sling for their legions giving them more adaptability and range capability. Today we recreate the defense of Mallorca and use the Balearic Sling vs segmentata lorica Chapters 0:00 - 1:00 Intro 1:01 - 2:07 Parameters of Test 2:08-6:09 First test with Med Length Sling 6:10 - 7:22 Roman equipment 7:42 - 11:14 Big sling, Bigger Rock 11:15 - 16:02 Roman Training 16:03 - 17:04 Closing Instagram Facebook Join this channel and the nerd army!!!! #history #rome #ancient