The “lost buildings / treasures” videos cause a generous amount of heartbreak. But please keep them coming. It’s very good to know.
@bradarmstrong39523 жыл бұрын
@Christo Genea What kind of revisionist tripe are your peddling? Some of the artifacts from the museums in Berlin were stolen by German individuals. The Germans blew up munitions that destroyed the Roman tunnel. Mussolini, who was propped up by the Germans, pulled the barges from where they had been for a few thousand years and they were destroyed by fire shortly after. The building in Napoli was collateral damage in a war started by one particular European country that wanted to rule the world ... what country would that have been ...?
@Rickuo3 жыл бұрын
@@bradarmstrong3952 Just stop it with the whataboutism and excuses for savagery and mass murder.
@pierrefranckx63633 жыл бұрын
@@Rickuo What do you mean?
@bradarmstrong39523 жыл бұрын
@@pierrefranckx6363 I don’t think “he” is even an actual person
@pierrefranckx63633 жыл бұрын
@@bradarmstrong3952 That might be...
@damascus212 жыл бұрын
I probably wouldn't have believed the Nemi ships were ever real if they hadn't been recovered. That's incredible
@sethlutz4694 Жыл бұрын
Well if they hadn’t been recovered they might still be here
@visiblehuman3705 Жыл бұрын
@@sethlutz4694we can’t wait for humankind to come to its end before uncovering past works of art and construction.
@Blox117 Жыл бұрын
well, i think most of the ship was deteriorated. only the bottom portions stuck in the mud survived
@CopenhagenDreaming3 жыл бұрын
I never realised the Nemi barges were actually recovered! So double-whammy of realising this and learning that they are now completely gone.
@ThorusCZ3 жыл бұрын
They might have been OK in the mud now if they never recovered them back then.
@CopenhagenDreaming3 жыл бұрын
@@ThorusCZ Yes, after nearly 2000 years I'm sure another 100 years wouldn't have been too big an issue for them. It's very sad, really.
@miguelconti23043 жыл бұрын
@@CopenhagenDreaming this timeline is compromised I refuse to live in a world without those ships :’(
@CopenhagenDreaming3 жыл бұрын
@@miguelconti2304 All right, Miguel. Meet me on Tuesday morning by Lake Nemi and we will rebuild them! I'll bring a saw and a hammer; could you bring any spare bits of wood you have lying about?
@alukuhito3 жыл бұрын
It also seems ironic that it took a fascist leader, friends with Hitler, to finally get the job done, and it was the allies that destroyed them, not the axis powers. We tend to think in black and white - good vs. evil, but the "other" side has its humanity and we have our depravity.
@michaelhoffmann28913 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I don't know what I should be more surprised at: that so much antiquity and so many archaeological finds have survived the ages - or that anything actually has at all.
@Bakedea873 жыл бұрын
Probably the latter
@damobart2 жыл бұрын
If you are surprised that even something survived, logically you would be more surprised if more of it survived.
@dima97 Жыл бұрын
Like how does anything survive more than 39 days?
@scottwall84193 жыл бұрын
This video leaves me wondering over the course of history how much history has been destroyed by war. Obviously natural disasters have destroyed alot of very ancient history but cultures long ago seemed almost possessed to destroy some cultures entirely and would go to any length to do so, most likely even erasing its written or artistic history. Theres so much we will never know about history.
@user-uf2df6zf5w3 жыл бұрын
All of chinas ancient architectural masterpieces were destreued by war. Today only 4 wooden buildings are more than 1100 years old in the country. And ceep in mind that the early dynasties cut down the largest trees for the columns, meaning that ancient chinese architecture had several times the size of all the artefacts seen today. If it would be not for the armed conflicts, china would be dotted today would be dotted with buildings comparable to the Todai Ji in Japan. Wich is actually a lame copycat of what was build at the time in China.
@johnmcglynn41023 жыл бұрын
@@user-uf2df6zf5w And what happened to China's massive ancient forests? Gone, I understand to burning for making porcelain.....
@nutzeeer3 жыл бұрын
@@johnmcglynn4102 very little truly natural forests remain in the world anywhere
@user-uf2df6zf5w3 жыл бұрын
@@johnmcglynn4102 And for construction too. From the ming dynasty (from the 14 century) they had a massive problem with timber shortages. That's why China couldn't construct very large timber halls from the 15 th century onwards and lost parts of the wooden esthetics, still seen in Japan.
@pierren___3 жыл бұрын
Especially in northern countries, which mostly used wood in antiquity
@EpreTroll3 жыл бұрын
I get so worked up over these videos but I can't stop watching. Those ships! I remember seeing the viking ships in Oslo, this is so much bigger and so much older and all burnt.... Pfffft
@roy_for_real26743 жыл бұрын
exactly
@johnwhite48613 жыл бұрын
T t t t Cy. C. C
@IsengardMordor2 жыл бұрын
remains of the ships survived despite all the destruction. So i guess we should find some solace at the thought that at least part of them still managed to survive this senseless act of destruction
@jaimevalencia62712 жыл бұрын
It may be significant but time destroys all you think the monuments we have now will stand throughout time? No sadly Murphy’s law and nature be it human or other nothing lasts that may make you mad but just learn to appreciate what we have and know
@IsengardMordor2 жыл бұрын
@@jaimevalencia6271 true, but that does not mean we can take steps to try and protect what we already know or manage to learn.Via these steps, we can prolong the lifespan of what is already left
@a_l_b__a6073 жыл бұрын
So much was lost in Ww2, it is a great shame... I have great respect for the men and woman who have since worked to restore these treasures as best they can.
@Sakattack20233 жыл бұрын
What about the men who died so they could?
@alexmag3423 жыл бұрын
@@Sakattack2023 They died has puppets of the Judas and their Banks and Masonic Lodges, the good guys lost
@Sakattack20233 жыл бұрын
@@alexmag342 found the edgy middle schooler. Lmfao, Shut up
@Sakattack20233 жыл бұрын
@Hugh Mungis lmfao, omg listen to yourself. The people get persecuted for thousands of years by idiots of the same fabric as you. And you think they have power and control. Or that the Jews involved are United under the religion they all shun. It’s actually hilarious how stupid you people are. I bet you think communism is a jewish plot, despite communism seeking to replace religion with the state.
@Sakattack2023 Жыл бұрын
@engineer gaming meaning what exactly? Everything is the way it is, because things happened, lmfao. Go on say it, stop beating around the bush little Jewspiricist. Is it that or are Germans natural collectivists like the Chinese and Russians? And are easily swayed by peer pressure.
@buttontobutton3 жыл бұрын
Wow I've never heard of the Nemi ships, absolutely crazy! They went through all of that effort to drain a lake and move them to land only for them to be destroyed forever shortly thereafter. Should've left them on the lake bed 🙁
@hansvonmannschaft90622 жыл бұрын
Gets way worse, m'friend. I knew about the ships, but had never learnt about the fact that *yes!* they were actually found and recovered!! - So watching that bit of the video was brutally heartbreaking.
@pierren___3 жыл бұрын
The size of the ship OMG Makes you realise that they were playing on another level. Ancient writers never lied.
@speggeri903 жыл бұрын
What I'd like to have seen is the possibly still the largest naval battle in human history, by number of men and ships involved. The classical world truly played on another level. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Ecnomus
@goosenuggets96933 жыл бұрын
Ancient writers lied all of the time.
@goosenuggets96933 жыл бұрын
Modern day aircraft carriers are far larger by surface area and heavier by total water displaced.
@edwardligma3563 жыл бұрын
@@goosenuggets9693 but not even those carriers come close to the surface area and weight of your mom
@beurksman3 жыл бұрын
@towels towels If you find modern history comparably accurate to ancient one, you have never read a page of either.
@csvvv Жыл бұрын
The more I learn about WW2, the more I see that the allies weren't as good as the press make them look like.
@manos7958 Жыл бұрын
As Winston Churchill once said, “History is written by the Victors”.
@Holdthetomatoesplz3 жыл бұрын
The story of the Nemi ships breaks my heart
@hansvonmannschaft90622 жыл бұрын
Oh man tell me, I didn't even know they were recovered at some point, so it was terrible to hear the last point.
@stefanhuber7357 Жыл бұрын
This has made me weep. I couldnt imagine the pain and suffering the people who brought the ships to the surface felt after just a few years they were destroyed. Both the sadness of knowing (possibly) your lifes work is gone AND the guilt/shame of knowing that because you brought them to the surface, they were susceptible to harm. Tragic.
@pawpatrolnews3 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I'd probably prefer ancient artifacts to be looted then destroyed. Then one may hope these looted artifacts may see the light of day in the future, even if that happens after out lifetime.
@rexmundi31083 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I have no sympathy for people who accuse the British Museum (or other museums) of theft. Just one example is the Elgin Marbles: they were being ground up to make cement. Look at every supposed theft: these artifacts were preserved when the local people had no appreciation of their worth. Egyptian artifacts? The Muslim rulers at the time gave no value to the remnants of the pagan past. They were using the ruins as quarries.
@pelicanus21973 жыл бұрын
I'm sure the Russians felt like they deserved them and I can't say I'd blame them for feeling that way. They lost so much too, incl. the famous 'Amber Room' in one of the Petersburg palaces.
@intiorozco50633 жыл бұрын
I had a hard time understanding what you meant because of "looted **then** destroyed", I was thinking "why would he want artifacts to be looted first, and destroyed afterwards?"
@pelicanus21973 жыл бұрын
@@intiorozco5063 typo. he meant "looted than' destroyed. Or looted instead of destroyed.
@brianmccarthy55573 жыл бұрын
@@pelicanus2197 You should follow the news. It was revealed recently that he Russians have the Amber Room hidden away.
@pp7x793 жыл бұрын
it's so cool that we still have pictures of a lot of artefacts like the ships (which are incredible!). they are so important so that they will be remembered for ever onwards.
@karlmarxii1898 Жыл бұрын
Remembering isn't enough. The government should pay to hire historians to make a replica to as close to the originals as possible. Of course we shouldn't forget the destruction of the originals, but at least we will have a 1:1 replica.
@johnmcglynn41023 жыл бұрын
Thank you. What a tragedy. I have read about the Roman ships but I never realized how colossal they were. Ancient Rome.......really something it was!
@GalaxyJ-vm2rn3 жыл бұрын
Rome still is.. the vatican to be mire precise
@SlimeJime3 жыл бұрын
they were pleasure craft for very calm waters tbf
@andreacosta743 жыл бұрын
has to be not forgotten the aircraft bomb, unexploded, fallen at 1 meter from the Sixtine Chapel…
@jonathansoko53683 жыл бұрын
@@GalaxyJ-vm2rn You're aware that ancient rome was ... Ancient by the time the vatican was built tho right? That's not the same time but I forgive your ignorance.
@Rhiannonganon3 жыл бұрын
@@jonathansoko5368 Rome was already ancient by the time of Jesus, albeit not as ancient as Egypt but ancient nonetheless 🙂
@mikeheavener25103 жыл бұрын
The loss of those ships is by far the worst thing they lost how amazing it would be to still have all that stuff they pulled out that lake.
@littlsuprstr3 жыл бұрын
i believe the mosaic pictured was found in new york city in 2013. it was being used as a coffee table in a park avenue apartment. it's been repatriated to italy and was unveiled last year.
@drutalero29622 жыл бұрын
A coffee table?!
@CarthagoMike2 жыл бұрын
@@drutalero2962 You cannot deny it makes for a pretty fancy coffee table.
@karlheinzvonkroemann72672 жыл бұрын
We looted as much as anybody from Germany and Japan weren't ever the most considerate of art treasures.
@eolobrontolo9117 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this news. 🙂 What happened to the coffee drinkers? 🤔
@littlsuprstr Жыл бұрын
@@eolobrontolo9117 The coffee drinkers were Helen and Nereo Fioratti, who are art dealers. They bought the Neri mosaics from an Italian art dealer that dealt with Nazi-looted art and artifacts. As far as I know they received no compensation for the coffee table.
@xmaniac993 жыл бұрын
Although not as impressive as the Nemi ships, our museum in De Meern has an completely recovered Roman river boat with cabin and tools.
@miguelconti23043 жыл бұрын
I noted this : )
@yepiratesworkshop79973 жыл бұрын
Oh, I've gotta' look that up! Thanks!
@Ellis012345678903 жыл бұрын
That just went on the list of places to go to when I am financially stable.
@xmaniac993 жыл бұрын
If you want to look it up; it is called the Museam Castellum Hoge Woerd in de Meern (near Utrecht).
@yepiratesworkshop79973 жыл бұрын
@@xmaniac99 I just looked it up. Thanks! If I ever get back to Nederland, I'll have to go to Utrecht for a few days.
@leemosher55133 жыл бұрын
Breaks my heart! Impressed with the many people that worked so hard to salvage/recover what was left.
@tomg51873 жыл бұрын
Agreed good sir. Unsung heroes for sure!
@larageorg2552 Жыл бұрын
The USA bombed Pompej in WWII, why?
@tylerlewis27663 ай бұрын
The US indiscriminately bombed everything in Europe that wasn't under allied control
@tedking67903 жыл бұрын
I hate stories like this, but I love hearing them. Great content as always.
@valentinozangobbo Жыл бұрын
For those interested, go check out the bronze valves that have been found in the ships of Nemi, it's amazing how technically advanced the ancient Romans were
@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, hot and cold running water on those ships. What enabled the Romans to build like they did was their concrete.
@danielchequer58423 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the best schedule for friday afternoon: hearing about deliberately destroyed roman artifacts
@yeahweburnstuff3 жыл бұрын
😪
@larrysorenson47893 жыл бұрын
Deliberate? Hardly. Inadvertently from 20,000 feet, probably. Except for Monte Casino which was a strategic target. Read history.
@Rickuo3 жыл бұрын
@@larrysorenson4789 It was almost always deliberate, because it was almost always unnecessary.
@lukefish75623 жыл бұрын
@@larrysorenson4789 if you were a bird you’d be a wood PECKER. 🙂
@larrysorenson47893 жыл бұрын
@@lukefish7562 wouldn’t it be fantastic to fly?
@samuraikatsumoto2 жыл бұрын
There was a good 60 minutes video on the mosaic table from the shipwrecks that was recovered and eventually ended up in an apartment in New York City. As always great information, thanks for the upload!
@Beckernoodles Жыл бұрын
whatt any links?
@briggitelondon Жыл бұрын
Any links?
@samuraikatsumoto11 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2Kke5x8pJmao9E
@perfeitobr10 ай бұрын
on youtube: Roman Emperor Caligula's coffee table
@lassebjornjensen13273 жыл бұрын
It’s an unbelievable amount of remains from the ancient world that’s been destroyed in modern times. Especially in the name of early archeology - sad reality. Thanks of making this vid - watching it make me wonna travel to all these locations.
@dominicm2553 жыл бұрын
The one thing I take hope from after learning these rather depressing facts about cultural destruction is there are still mainly things yet discovered by archeology which in time will be revealed. Down here in new Zealand I dream of travelling again to Italy, Egypt, morocco one day.
@takashitamagawa58812 жыл бұрын
A famous example of what was destroyed by early archaeology is Heinrich Schliemann's excavation of Hissarlik in Turkey, generally accepted as historical Troy. He removed the structures standing above ground, thinking that the Troy of Greek mythology lay underneath, and did not realize that the center of the city had lain in plain sight when he first arrived to dig. All gone now due to Schliemann's initial excavation.
@lassebjornjensen13272 жыл бұрын
@@takashitamagawa5881 Perfect example. Early archeology was basically systematic raiding for the white and wealthy but it also gave way for locals to smash up ancient wears because they could get more profit out of multiple pieces instead of a hole item. Human kind is probably the most destructive animal on the planet.
@sam23696 Жыл бұрын
Even as recent as 7 years ago this happened. In the advent of the islamic state and the destruction they brought so many famous locations, which had survived world wars, ancient wars and even the gulf wars, were systematically targeted and destroyed. In most cases they didn't even serve tactical _or_ ideological purposes, their destruction was purely for terror. Temples and fortresses built before the Roman empire even existed, demolished with c4 in pointless terrorism.
@lassebjornjensen1327 Жыл бұрын
@@sam23696 Human nature - incomprehensible.
@Nerthos2 жыл бұрын
"The Germans were the worst offenders" *proceeds to explain how 3 out of four sites were shelled, bombed or looted by the allies*
@RazrIllusion2 жыл бұрын
I think he means he worst offenders in looting art, not shelling it or anything
@entropyapathy Жыл бұрын
3 out of 4 noteworthy ones doesn't outweigh all the ones looted/destroyed from France, Egypt, and North Africa. Besides you can't guarantee the safety of historical artifacts when you garrison soldiers and store munitions next to them while losing a war.
@jpvansplunder Жыл бұрын
I noticed this too. I was looking for this comment, before I was going to comment it myself.
@jamesricker3997 Жыл бұрын
The allies didn't go out of their way to do it. Well the Western allies anyway.
@Nerthos Жыл бұрын
@@jamesricker3997 The Germans didn't any more than others either, a lot of their art moving was to tunnels and vaults where they wouldn't be destroyed. I'm not saying they were carebears but in this regard they were far from the worst, there are many examples, like the refusal to loot and burn Paris on the way out.
@paoloviti61563 жыл бұрын
It is very sad, like the destruction of the Abbey Abbey of Monte Cassino but also many Roman structures, truly one of the most useless destruction of the war but I should mention the bombing of Ravenna together with the destruction of many late Roman and Bizantine construction including the ruins of the Palace of Imperor Honorius. Just to tip it off I should mention that the Americans bombed the outskirts of Pompeii destroying a warehouse packed with priceless artifacts from the Roman city. Just to name a few things....
@miguelconti23043 жыл бұрын
Ho perso la voglia di vivere
@giovannimoriggi5833 Жыл бұрын
@@miguelconti2304 ❤🩹
@chokichocat308311 ай бұрын
MURICA!! FUCK YEAH!! DESTROYING EVERYTHING WE MF TOUCH YEAH!!! MURICA!!!
@josephjr3 жыл бұрын
It is really awesome to know the engineering skills of the Romans from the past like how advance their structures were during that period of time. All these destructions reminds me of the burning of the Library of Alexandria...
@Toxic-fn9tz3 жыл бұрын
Great, now I have MORE historical tragedies to cry about at night!
@hgfclay65243 жыл бұрын
Had no idea about Caligula's boats, thank goodness theres at least some photos
@donrobertson46113 жыл бұрын
These videos are a valuable historical service, I've never heard of most of these stories.
@karlmarxii1898 Жыл бұрын
More people, especially politicians, should see these so they will sponsor restoration or creating replicas of the works that were completely lost. It's our duty as humans to restore our own heritage. So many governments are wasting money on looking to the stars and beyond, when that money could have gone to restoring our heritage which is far more valuable and important.
@militant_daisies21943 жыл бұрын
losing those ships is heartbreaking. just heartbreaking
@anitapodsudek8041 Жыл бұрын
Funny thing: the most determined destroyers of Christian treasures as well as ancient monuments and artifacts of Western culture heritage were the "Allies," who bombed tham without any military objectove excuse (they would do the same decades later in Syria), while fascist Mussolini was concerned to salvage the ancient Roman ships...
@deeem2628 Жыл бұрын
Yup. This channel is communist joke!
@leftyfourguns3 жыл бұрын
Makes you realize that there really could've been an Atlantis. 4,000+ years is plenty of time to wipe out all traces of a civilization
@paulcarpenter8852 жыл бұрын
Yes but I'd imagine we'd still have something maybe not directly from them but at least a mention in other civilizations writings. But sadly nothing.
@SonofSethoitae2 жыл бұрын
Obviously not, given that we have a ton of artifacts from the Bronze Age, which was about that long ago
@Home_Rich Жыл бұрын
@@paulcarpenter885 Plato
@bubbles1903 жыл бұрын
Maybe a video of ancient artifacts that never should have survived but did? Just to even out the mood...
@rickb30783 жыл бұрын
Yes please!
@paulohagan33093 жыл бұрын
Good call!
@freestyla852 жыл бұрын
Its amazing the colosseum is still around, one bomb from WW2 could've destroyed it almost entirely
@miguelconti23043 жыл бұрын
I lived most of my life in Rome and knowing I could never see the Nemi ships is a trauma that has never left me. I truly appreciate there are other people that care as much as I do. Makes me feel I am not suffering alone :’( I appreciated how in Pisa they gained all those thousands of piece to try and put those artefacts together.
@chino37963 жыл бұрын
The loss of these ships is a loss to the world. We who value the past, weep with you.
@t162053 жыл бұрын
So many important clues to our past have been destroyed by war through the ages, we now know very little about ancient humanity. Its gut wrenching
@josesandoval14402 жыл бұрын
A reminder to us of the danger of fascism
@donaldfuck Жыл бұрын
@@josesandoval1440 Mussolini spent millions for saving those incredible and unique roman ships and the last thing he wanted was to destroy them.
@sergi7071 Жыл бұрын
@@josesandoval1440 3 of 4 piaces o art in the video were destroyed by allies tho and many more aren't mentioned in the video. 94% of my city, Rimini, was bombed by US troops killing thousands of innocents and destroying several archaeological sites.
@22vx3 жыл бұрын
I knew, however painful to watch, that this would be excellent!
@cherylsmith48263 жыл бұрын
All the senseless loss because of war is simply heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing with us these amazing places
@robbabcock_3 жыл бұрын
Great video! The tragic stupidity and futility of war is amply displayed by looking back at the priceless artifacts of the past that have been lost forever.
@brianthesnail38153 жыл бұрын
Little known fact. Some of the Elgin Marbles were in crates in the hold of the battleship called HMS Rodney that actually sank the Bismarck. The ship was taking the marbles to the USA bound for Boston when ordered to divert and intercept the Bismarck. The HMS Rodney was built in 1923 and therefore old and was sent in first in a suicide charge as the other large battleships like King George V stood back. The orders to sink Bismarck at all cost including ramming to take it down. My grandfather was a gunnery officer on HMS Rodney and saw the battle at first hand. In the final hour the two ships slugged it out just a mile apart. Had the HMS Rodney sunk many of the Elgin marbles would have been lost at the bottom of the Atlantic but luckily it prevailed and limped home to the UK, low on fuel and heavily damaged. It set sail again for Boston a week later after patch up repairs.
@toldinstone3 жыл бұрын
That's fascinating. I may have to use that episode in a future video...
@JohnDaubSuperfan369 Жыл бұрын
I mean the Elgin marbles had no business travelling anywhere, especially the states or UK
@kaloarepo288 Жыл бұрын
There is a theory that the famous amber room -originally in a Russian palace -then packed into crates to save it from destruction during World War 2, ended up on the bottom of the Baltic when a German ship on which it was being transported was sunk by the allies.Could have been that German ship where something like six thousand lives were lost making the "Titanic" disaster look tame. Forgotten the ships name.
@kaloarepo288 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnDaubSuperfan369 I disagree - they most probably would have been destroyed had they remained in situ on the Parthenon as Turks had no interest in ancient Greek relics and Athens was in the Ottoman empire at the time. Ottoman government was grateful for Britain saving its bacon in the Napoleonic wars and gave Lord Elgin, British ambassador free reign to have the marbles. Similarly Ottoman empire decades later gave their new imperial German allies to have the Pergamum altar - just as spectacular as Parthenon frieze and now in a German museum and no one seems to protest about this as Pergamum is in today's Turkey not in Greece.
@ExVeritateLibertas Жыл бұрын
@@kaloarepo288 The Wilhelm Gustloff is I believe the ship you are referring to. It was evacuating German civilians from East Prussia when sunk by a Soviet sub. Nearly 10,000 died.
@edwingatongomez72423 жыл бұрын
Thank you. These are stories that need to be told 👍👍
@MikeSmith-fs9wh2 жыл бұрын
The floating palaces are amazing- with the landscape on the top.
@afwaga3 жыл бұрын
somehow you answer all the questions about romans I never knew I had, got that book ordered up, cant wait!
@patriciapalmer13773 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your time and effort on our behalf. This saddens me to my core. Pat
@Envy_me943 жыл бұрын
While its painful to hear about these treasures lost forever, please don't stop what you are doing.
@playme1293 жыл бұрын
I preordered your book, because I find your videos to be fascinating and informative. Thank you. Virginia
@sppl6233 жыл бұрын
i was just binging your videos and here you are further feeding my addiction
@rogerlawrencewhite14753 жыл бұрын
TY for creating this series
@macgregorpaxson3 жыл бұрын
The history lost is tragic! Great job on this video, helping keep this information known and appreciated.
@diegocembrolamusica3 жыл бұрын
Great video. N. 1 is perhaps the bombing if Pompeii in August 1943. Many of the houses were severely damaged and the antiquarium was almost destroyed.
@toldinstone3 жыл бұрын
I'm planning a separate video on the bombing of Pompeii, which should appear in a few weeks.
@robertgiles91243 жыл бұрын
So glad Staglieno was not bombed. THAT is such a treasure. I shoot cemeteries all over and went to Genoa in 2000. Amazing sculptures there.
@spunj3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your videos. I came across them almost by mistake months ago and I look forward to a new one every time!
@silverstar8868 Жыл бұрын
It's kinda crazy that items and buildings as old or sometimes older than the Roman State lived long enough yo see destruction in WWII. From spears and shields to rifles and tanks.
@GoodVideos43 жыл бұрын
I recently read an article saying that quite a number of allied bombs were dropped on Pompeii. There are even still some unexploded ones. It makes me wonder how much of Pompeii was destroyed.
@AntiM1001 Жыл бұрын
It makes you also wonder why they bombing historic places. But americans are known for reckless bombing
@Dorilefishy Жыл бұрын
@@AntiM1001WW1 and 2 were just covered ups
@liberalbias4462 Жыл бұрын
@@AntiM1001hell ya 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@ModulusOrbis3 жыл бұрын
as italian and roman, i cant never forgive usa for bombard and burn down the roman naval museum and his absolutley unic imperial ship in ww2
@erisu693 жыл бұрын
Great video on an absolutely fascinating topic! It's so easy to think of historical artefacts as unchanging snapshots of the past moment when they were created, but the reality is that they continue to exist, change and take on new meanings as time goes by. Sad to see these ancient objects swallowed by history, but I suppose that's the fate of everything in the end.
@brodie2453 жыл бұрын
Those allied bombing raids were hell on on the civilian cities beneath them.
@adyseven13 жыл бұрын
Most definitely... Especially Britain's bombings of Dresden etc. Completely unnecessary one-upmanship on Yanks and Soviets for "Bummer Harris' "personal ego.
@unclesam52303 жыл бұрын
@@adyseven1 the bombing was 100% completely justified
@alakhazom3 жыл бұрын
@@unclesam5230 Course they were...so was commie atrocities before,during and way after the war,isn't it? And the helping of the "democrats" to install a regime that enslaved half of europe to bolshevism,no?
@unclesam52303 жыл бұрын
@@alakhazom seriously defending the Nazis ain’t you ?
@alakhazom3 жыл бұрын
@@unclesam5230 Seriously,you're defending the atheistic,pshychopats,interantionalists,nation and culture wreckers that the commies were?
@KayInMaine Жыл бұрын
The same thing happened in Iraq when Bush invaded. The museums there were looted and many wealthy people across the world still have them.
@MichaelHayesagent3 жыл бұрын
Hey man you always have interesting historical videos . Just wanted to say thanks for the great content .
@leegould53063 жыл бұрын
Strange how historically important architecture is destroyed in massive numbers in all great wars, WW1, WW2, Korean, Cambodia etc. Etc. Even now in Syria
@DowntownPaco3 жыл бұрын
I read about the destruction of the ships in my studies at university. Worse about the allied bombing of Monte Casino. This is one of the saddest videos you have produced. War sucks! Keep the videos coming they are awesome!
@Urlocallordandsavior2 жыл бұрын
In a way, you can argue that the history of history is collecting what little piece there is left of the past that's been miraculously preserved for hundreds of thousands of years. It's an activity, not a fantasy (well maybe if you're into storywriting).
@abroadwiththeburrells3 жыл бұрын
Gut wrenching. Especially the Nemi ships. Such a monumental loss for all of humanity. How many other treasures (that we've never heard of) have been lost to human destruction?
@naturbursche55403 жыл бұрын
Worse was the loss of people and culture. Look in the mirror what shameful things happened to white women since the last good country was desroyed.
@karlmarxii1898 Жыл бұрын
Many others. Library of Alexandria, Library of Baghdad, the Swedish Deluge and Partitions of Poland and the Jagiellonian collections, the Sack of Constantinople, there's far too many.
@Eggust2 жыл бұрын
You’re my new favorite channel !!! I wish they made learning history fun in school, I really do love learning this stuff!! Thank you for the amazing content !!
@12345jonny3 жыл бұрын
It’s so depressing to hear about the treasures lost to war.
@4pmpm1143 жыл бұрын
Ive often lamented over the classic buildings bombed to rubble. I wasnt aware of this.
@Insectoid_3 жыл бұрын
I can’t watch this. It’ll break my heart.
@miguelconti23043 жыл бұрын
: ( don’t let us suffer alone. I’ve been carrying this pain in me for 7 years I’ve known about them
@bleachguy643 жыл бұрын
It's enough to make a grown man cry :(
@AnyoneCanSee3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I know time is a constraint but you should have mentioned the recent discovery of the part of the floor of one of the Nemi ships made into a table and found in New York. There are also other bronzes that survive from the ships, a bronze head of Medusa and lions and boars in bronze with rings that are stunning.
@blastfromthepast71199 ай бұрын
How did it get in a table in NY?
@AnyoneCanSee9 ай бұрын
@@blastfromthepast7119 - If you Google "Mosaic floor from Caligula’s ship, coffee table, New York" you'll find many articles about it as it. In brief, the floor was stolen from a museum in Italy in WW2. It went onto the black market of stolen antiquities and was sold to wealthy Americans who used the 2000-year-old mosaic as a coffee table top for 50 years. Incredibly, there was a book signing by an expert on ancient mosaics and there was an old picture of the mosaic in the book and the author overheard someone say, "hey look, that's your mosaic". They say it was an "innocent purchase" but they made a sharp exit but were eventually tracked down. It's been returned to Italy. There are still many stolen artefacts, especially stolen in the war period that still turn up. Some were destroyed and some were thought destroyed but turn up. Whoops that wasn't so brief after all.
@georgerafik42623 жыл бұрын
I think the nemi ships would’ve been considered a myth we’re for the mosaic and Mussolini
@FranciscoSciaraffia3 жыл бұрын
this hurts me deep in my soul
@trippasnippa1193 жыл бұрын
These videos make me feel terrible knowing that there are pieces of history were losing and will never be seen again. Its so sad. At least its documented and was researched before hand.
@dragoon3433 жыл бұрын
The Nemi ships sound very interesting, can you do a video about them?
@robertonarvaez78483 жыл бұрын
History channel did a special on Caligula's ships.
@shawna6203 жыл бұрын
Oh, that is so terrible! I'm glad there were some photos but still, what a tragic loss.
@ma328513 жыл бұрын
This was really interesting! Such great losses.
@muskratrepairservices77013 жыл бұрын
Been watching a bunch of your videos. Great stuff; keep up the good work!
@ThorusCZ3 жыл бұрын
Why didn't Allies bomb only the logistical and military targets?
@ziggy2shus6243 жыл бұрын
Military targets were to difficult to hit with bombers of that era. So, the US and Britain bombed big cities, which were easy to hit, but they had no military value. The US and Britain had thousands of bombers and a million bombs, so they were going to bomb something even if it was meaningless.
@miguelconti23043 жыл бұрын
@@ziggy2shus624 I guess it serves for moral decrease
@stevenrickett43333 жыл бұрын
ziggy 2shus the bombing started before US joined the war. Britain could take the war the Germany, destroy infrastructure (and cities) or leave Germany victorious and dominating Europe. You can only do what your technology, and courage, permits.
@ziggy2shus6243 жыл бұрын
@@stevenrickett4333 The first daylight bombing by large British bombers was a total failure. They lost a large number of planes and decided to switch to night bombing. The only thing they could hit at night was large cities full of civilians. The brits used fire bombs and burned to death tens of thousands of little German babies.
@Duke_of_Prunes3 жыл бұрын
@@ziggy2shus624 "Tens of thousands of little German babies"? But no mention of the millions murdered in death camps by the very same Germans?
@porscheguy092 жыл бұрын
How ironic, Mankind’s accomplishments throughout history which we strived to preserve for future generations ultimately end up being destroyed at the hands of mankind. It’s a shame how much of the world’s priceless and historical items have been damaged or destroyed over the years especially during war. In Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Europe so much has been lost because of war. It really is sad.
@thickernell3 жыл бұрын
Ordered the book, but I hope some production company opts to pick up the book and make a mini-series, with you as host, for Discovery Channel, Smithsonian Channel or similar.
@FugaxContrapunctus Жыл бұрын
How to get artists and historians alike depressed as hell with a single video 101.
@user-is4jf8yr4z3 жыл бұрын
I like your channel and Mark Felton's too - this video is like the best of both worlds combined. :)
@josephlloyd96363 жыл бұрын
Amazing to know this history !! Thank you.. enjoy all your🦉 wonderful videos so much.. keep them coming..ty...
@timdurham89893 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this history lesson!
@ericvosselmans56573 жыл бұрын
Allied bombs destroyed so much art and culture. They just did not care. The famous case of ".. if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail....: Not only did they destroy so much culture in Germany and Italy, but everywhere. Holland, Japan, France, Belgium, Manila, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Syria.. In Holland approxim. 10.000 people died due to allied shelling which also caused the destruction of around 30 ancient city centres.
@cerberus66543 жыл бұрын
Are you Dutch? Because if you are I can tell you that those male relatives of mine from Canada who died liberating you from Nazi Germany DID care about your freedom, as well as offering sanctuary to your royal family and spending millions to help you re-build Holland. You are a thankless little shit.
@ericvosselmans56573 жыл бұрын
@@cerberus6654 So, what is your problem exactly? I am merely stating a fact : Allied bombs killed over 10.000 people in my country and destroyed so much culture as well. Much more across Europe. around 100.000 in Manila in the Philippines. That is the sad truth.
@cerberus66543 жыл бұрын
@@ericvosselmans5657 I made my 'problem' with your comment very clear. What did you fail to understand? The Allies were fighting the Nazis who occupied your country, which you quite quickly surrendered I might point out. But then, perhaps you are a Nazi sympathizer? Sure sounds like it.
@Rickuo3 жыл бұрын
@@cerberus6654 Then I make the point Eric didn't: the destruction of whole cities was not only unnecessary but an atrocity.
@cerberus66543 жыл бұрын
@@Rickuo The only 'whole cities' the Allies destroyed in Europe were Dresden by firebombing and Berlin in battle. The firebombing of Dresden was a retaliation for the destruction of Coventry. Speer himself said another Dresden might have crippled the German war effort, so arguably, it it was neccessary. If you know anything about the Allied air war many, including Churchill, thought it was ugly, and it was not repeated. Berlin was destroyed because the Nazis refused to surrender. So that too was neccessary. I seriously doubt you are speaking from any kind of historical knowledge - to accuse the Allies of 'atrocities' is infantile and emotional. If you are referring to the use of atom bombs on Japan, that wasn't 'the Allies'. It was the Americans, and it did force the Japanese to surrender and bring back about a million soldiers they had occupying the rest of Asia, so that was neccessary. It was atrocious, yes, but we were at war with two ruthless and savage aggressors. The suggestion that the Allies carried out their bombing campaigns with the desire to commit atrocities is groundless and puerile
@SMGJohn Жыл бұрын
Rich men fight wars while sacrificing history and the poor in the process.
@aaron713 жыл бұрын
Wow this actually made me really sad. The tunnel that had stood for millennia that now stands closed nearly 80 years. Ancient ships that they DRAINED AN ENTIRE LAKE to get out... just... gone. People suck.
@Vingul3 жыл бұрын
People rule, man.
@axhed Жыл бұрын
people built them.
@serviustullus7204 Жыл бұрын
The loss of Caligula’s cruise ship really bothers me.
@classiclife72043 жыл бұрын
I love the classical world and this sort of stuff makes me unutterably sad. Especially those Caligula boats, only old b&w photographs remaining. Did not know about the tunnel. Anyway, another great video, thank you.
@bigbigblast Жыл бұрын
When he said the molten lead puddled on the sarcophagi, I could not continue. Heartbreak, heartbreak, heartbreak.
@speggeri903 жыл бұрын
I had just in recent weeks been reading about the Nemi ships, and was wondering, if they are going to be mentioned. Got actually more info I didn't already know. The more I know about ww2 the more I hate it.
@hassanahsimpsonschwarb646510 ай бұрын
To see some very impressive Roman sarcophogai can highly recommend the museum in Trier, Germany.
@Ellis012345678903 жыл бұрын
These were all very interesting and tragic, but I only just found out about Caligula's barges and was really hoping you weren't going to say what I thought you was going to say. Would have loved to have seen them
@march11stoneytony3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Especially the longer ones.
@StephenKing-i7q3 жыл бұрын
They even bombed the ruins of Pompeii in 1943!
@user-ke8st8jc1v2 жыл бұрын
The awful destruction of masterpieces is heartbreaking.
@svenhaheim3 жыл бұрын
So sad to see, I would have traveled to Italy just to see the ships alone.
@adambrown41623 жыл бұрын
I bought your book, can't wait for it to arrive. Thanks for the great videos
@0815Catgus10 ай бұрын
you can thank the allies for all of that GG
@TheCrusader10003 жыл бұрын
Love your video. Heart breaking to see this lost tresure. Thankyou for what your doing.
@Jesse_Dawg3 жыл бұрын
The pain is more than real hearing and seeing this destruction =(