Thank you for watching. Indeed, we know a lot about the marbles used, where they came from, and what colors they were from Domitian's own writings and those of his contemporaries; plus much of the building was standing from the Renaissance onward about which there are accounts of the floor color patterns and wall marbles; recent excavations have verified a lot of this, as well. Running water throughout the building and the fountains were powered mostly by gravity feeds from the many aqueducts running down the hills into the palace (and surrounding buildings); no motors needed. The Romans were exceptional engineers. The Learning Sites Team.

Indeed, there is nothing like the feeling of wandering the ruins; but to get a sense of scale, lighting, and circulation, one needs a reconstruction. It would be even more spectacular to see this via a VR headset. The Learning Sites Team.

They are worthy of digital reconstructions, as well. Thank you for watching. The Learning Sites Team

Many of our videos were produced for specific situations and clients, which have requirements and limitations put on the final animation. Some of our animations have text-overs, a few have narration, some have background music; it depends on the situation. Most museums prefer quiet videos. The Learning Sites Team

Most of the information we have about the walls of ancient Rome, whether they be from regular houses or palaces (or other structures) come from specific publications based on the excavations of those buildings. There are many such volumes geared to all audience levels. You may want to start with online sources, such as: www.archdaily.com/935423/how-were-the-walls-of-roman-buildings-constructed or engineeringrome.org/means-and-methods-of-ancient-roman-construction/, which will also lead you to further references. As for houses specifically, the construction techniques varied considerably, often depending on in which country or territory the houses were located. We hope this offers you some starting points. The Learning Sites Team

A least one major and several small aqueducts fed the palace with plenty of water under high pressure from sources far outside the city. Supplying the fountains, kitchens, and bathrooms of the palace was no problem for them. The Learning Sites Team.

Sorry to deflate your expectations. If you would like to learn more about the Lachish battle and see more of the room, take a look at the site built by our sister organization at: lachish.org/ Thanks for watching; the Learning Sites Team

It would be fascinating to fill the palace with active people going about their business and gain insight into the ancient Roman world. Modeling people and then converting the entire scene into virtual reality so that one could enter the palace and see first hand how operations ensued is possible, but time-consuming and beyond our initial mandate. This type of environment would be not only educational, but also offers archaeologists innovative means of evaluating their hypotheses and validating their assumptions about the evidence. Should the right circumstances arise, we (the oldest virtual heritage company in the world) would be ready for the challenge. The Learning Sites Team.

The Romans were indeed great imitators and were great admirers of all things Greek. Thank you for watching. The Learning Sites Team.

Thanks for watching. The dining room, though huge, does have reclining couches and tables; but in the rest of the public spaces, mostly they stood (except for the Emperor, of course ;-) The Learning Sites Team

Thanks for watching the video. A lot of time, effort, and research goes into creating the underlying 3D model for such an animation. For the citadel at Nineveh, there have been 170 years of excavations, many publications and analyses of the finds and architecture, photographs and drawings of the material upon which to base the location and dimensions of buildings and objects, also ancient Assyrian texts and wall reliefs that provide further insight into the period and the environment, and then there are numerous scholars who assist us in evaluating the data. You can read more on our Nineveh webpage: www.learningsites.com/Nineveh/Nineveh_home.php. The Learning Sites Team

A prominent portico with columns and pediment (often associated with, but not restricted to, temples) were used by the wealthy and other prominent residents as a show of prestige. Such entries were not uncommon in Rome and even in Pompeii. The Learning Sites Team.

@@learningsites i would presume the symbolism of the pediment was used by Domitian to bolster his and his familial prestige.

@@mambuehl1 Most likely, yes. Although portico design had its fads, also, so the size, complexity, and features would change over time as different elements became popular. But certainly a grand entry, protruding into the street as it did, does say much about the family dominance or at least appearance of power. The Learning Sites Team.

Thank you for your comments. Our intention was not to suggest that Sennacherib took Jerusalem; but to recount the story of the Lachish battle and the overlap in the telling of that incident in both Assyrian texts and the Bible. You can see more about that battle and its background at www.lachish.org, created by our sister organization. The Learning Sites Team.

We also know that Hezekiah and Isaiah did everything to purify and deepen the Israelites' faith in Yahweh/KhaShem, and that they knew very well what was written in Sennacherib's annals and adapted their history according to these scriptures. Sennacherib only wanted to depose the idolatrous Ahaz and install the righteous Hezekiah, and when this was done he withdrew his army without having fired a single arrow at Jerusalem therefore that Sennacherib was as much a Jew as Hezekiah and Isaiah combined. "KhaShem" is Assyrian and means Kha 1 Shem, 1 is His name, or Shemmo Kha ile.​@@learningsites

Thank you for watching and for your observation. Our research and those of archaeologists in Rome seem to indicate that our spacing for the gardens and fountain is accurate based on the evidence we have gathered. The Learning Sites Team

Thank you for watching and your observations; the Romans were wonderful builders. The Learning Sites Team

Thanks for the insightful question; sorry about the delay in responding. Especially in those large public spaces, the ancient Romans used lots of portable braziers for localized heat, dressed warmly, and generally had a higher tolerance for cold and damp that we do today. The Learning Sites Team.

Ah, the power of computer graphics. Thanks for watching. The Learning Sites Team

The Romans knew how to live well, even if they didn't always allow others to follow that same lifestyle. The Learning Sites Team.

Thank you for taking the time to write us. But we beg to differ with your assessment. There is sufficient evidence from excavations for the location, extent, and some details of Domitian's family home. Based on the advice from several experts in Roman housing of the period, we created a unique domestic setting befitting the imperial family. Only the one statue was adapted from a Pompeiian source; the rest was created based on plausible contemporary examples. The Learning Sites Team.

Thank you for the question. Indeed, there is quite a bit of surviving marble paving in several main rooms of the palace. We also have contemporary texts describing the specific types of marbles and where they came from. There is also evidence from excavations since the 18th century. The Learning Sites Team.

@@learningsites Awesome! Thank you for answering🎉

Thank you for your comments. The ruins of the palace do still exist on the Palatine Hill in Rome, and some of the opulent marble flooring can be seen there, as well as vaults, fountain areas, and some of the main spaces. The Learning Sites Team.

Correct; plus the fountains were strategically placed to provide natural air conditioning; clever Romans. Thank you for watching. The Learning Sites Team

You can more of this video and others about the battle and the reliefs at lachish.org/, the homepage of this project undertaken by our sister organization. Thanks for your interest and for watching. The Learning Sites Team.

@@learningsites Thanks

Thank you for your kind words and for watching our channel. His house would be a treat for the senses, indeed. The Learning Sites Team.

Not sure to which specific plantings you are referring; but we know a lot about ancient Roman gardens and landscaping practices both from excavations and from ancient writers who describe their gardens and cityscapes. Much about the types of trees, flowers, and plants themselves is also known. For this palace, however, and the areas around it, we had to improvise based on the evidence, because not much is known about the areas within this palace in particular. Thank you for watching. The Learning Sites Team.

First, that depends on which garden you mean. Second, this is an older video, our more recent Lachish battle-reliefs video shows an updated view of the Nineveh citadel mound with Ashurbanipal's garden behind the North Palace added (based on scenes on reliefs in that palace, especially the so-called banquet scene). The locations of other gardens atop the citadel and across the lower city are only vaguely understood; we have added what we can based on the evidence. Thank you for watching; the Learning Sites Team.

@@learningsites Indeed, I meant Sennacherib's palace and garden that Stephanie Dalley proposes were the Hanging gardens.

@@someinteresting The whole notion of what constituted the so-called "Hanging Gardens" is a dissertation in the making. A short answer would be that it is all a rumor that Herodotus believed relating those particular gardens at Nineveh. Our current understanding is that many, perhaps most, ancient Assyrian palaces had gardens associated with them of various sorts. There is the further ambiguity regarding the names of the city gates as Sennacherib gives them and how they have been interpreted, as there are several relating to gardens. And one last point, the postern gates of the SWPalace could have been related to gardens along the walls of the city below the palace. Sorry not to be definitive, but the history of the idea of "hanging gardens" is long and complicated. The Learning Sites Team.

@@learningsites The question for the gardens is all but definitive, indeed. Most probably Herodotus made a compilation of stories about different palace gardens into one.

@@someinteresting Probably so. In any case, we could have added more gardens and foliage around the citadel and below, but without more definitive evidence we and our partnering Assyriologists decided to be conservative. Thank you for watching and for your comments. The Learning Sites Team.

Thank you for watching and for your question. It is believed that recent finds at Via Venti Settembre 12 (by the Caserma dei Corazzieri) are the remains of the nymphaeum from Domitian's house, so that is the area of the city where we placed our reconstruction. The Learning Sites Team

Thank you for watching; yes, he had great design sense. The Learning Sites Team.

Thanks for watching; but we assure you that the spaces were that big and all the elements are to scale. The Learning Sites Team

Ahahahah, ma sei stato ancora a Roma? Per esempio, il pantheon è intatto, ti rendi conto delle proporzioni... è tutto in scala, è tutto meraviglioso, grandissima testa di cazzo!!

Thank you for watching; we appreciate the vote of confidence. The Learning Sites Team.

​@@learningsitesвозможно ли воспроизвести в 3D формате Императорский Дворец в Константинополе(Священный Палатий)?

Thanks for watching and recognizing them ! The Learning Sites Team.

Thank you for the kind words. The Learning Sites Team.

Yes, we are responsible for the research and 3D modeling of the palace complex. It was created on demand by one of our clients; as all of our projects are. Should someone come to us with funding to create similar reconstructions of ancient Egyptian palaces, then we could move forward. Thank you for watching and for your suggestion. The Learning Sites Team

Thank you for watching and for your kind words. The Learning Sites Team