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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:06 Domitian’s Temple of Jupiter
4:45 Aura
5:48 The Forum of Trajan
7:16 Nero’s Golden House
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Would like to see a video about the 7-11 stores in Rome.
This is probably a dumb question but how does a temple or stone building burn down exactly? And how does a fire spread over stone?
I haven't been subbed for long, and was wondering- have you ever looked into the Mud Floods? I've seen many still photos (from around the world) of standing buildings being excavated at the street level, and finding many levels of the buildings below. Just curious.. 🤔
Unsubscribed. Google thing was it.
Rome is the wealthiest city in the world. I wonder how that compare to Luayang in China (probably Han when Augustus was in power but I'm never good with historical date juggling).
It certainly must have helped the construction budget when the two biggest expenses in terms of labor were likely food and chains. Not necessarily in that order.
Just quick thank you, for using metric system in your descriptions
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Wonderful. QUESTION: How is it that a building of stone, concrete, and marble, like the Temple of Jupiter, "burns down" ? My knowledge of pyrotechnics is limited, but saying that it was later rebuilt
suggests that "burn down" is meant literally. Or not ?
I think gilded bronze might be a whole new way to describe decadent opulence.
Once I saw you actually have a P.hd. In Roman and Greek history and are an author of several books, I had time to subscribe. You aren’t just some YouTuber Googling information for your videos. Awesome! You remind me of Rick Steves as he has an education in European history and travels while educating his viewers.
To all those asking, "How does a building made of stone burn down?"
A "stone building" isn't made of stone as in one solid stone block. It's made of many blocks of stone being held together. You ever knock down a model structure built from blocks as a kid? Your blocks are all still intact but what you built is now just a pile of blocks.
[mention of Napoleon III] -spins football rattle
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0:33 What about Constantinople? I felt like it also deserved a mention.
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…. as for the expense of these buildings …. Were the Coliseum materials and labour funded by the looted spoils of the Roman-sacked Jewish Temple, in Jerusalem, capitol of Judea ( Israel ), 68-72 CE ?
What a swell channel! Do not hesitate to holler at me should you ever need a new script writer; best of luck to you!
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Babe wake up, toldinstone posted a video!
Thank you, again and again.
The ancient architecture always surpasses in beauty the modern one. I wonder what went wrong 🤷🤷🤷
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Garrett, how do you feel about metal detectorists. I was wondering why people don’t go to the original Roman roads. Like the Appian way or here in England, Ermin street or Watling St. We know the Romans erected buildings along these routes for different purposes. We could metal detect promising lumps in the landscape. Pointing local archaeologists to some new Roman sites. It’s not that easy I’m sure but it’s a start.