8 Best Preserved Roman Buildings (Outside Italy)

These are the best-preserved Roman buildings, outside of Italy which you can go and visit today.
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[@TheSPQRHistorian]

I've made another video with Preserved Roman Buildings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3TGp3V5j7R2eZY&t

[@sunray8458]

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[@bimboyaquino7091]

Gov't still getting tax to preserve this old stones.

[@irenejohnston6802]

See Treasures of Ancient Rome. BBC 4, 3 part series 2012. Using 3D ScanLab tech. Unseen life lived by workers beneath Rome. Who for eg. Kept the hypocausts stoked. Etc

[@tobiaskallstrom575]

You are from Sweden right? 😉

[@lorenzopinto7948]

Man, you're accent is clearly french...

[@537monster]

Just imagine walking around in these cities when Rome was in its prime.

[@paul1979uk2000]

It would be great if we could do that, I suspect the best we can hope for is some VR or holodeck like tech that allows us to walk around the city as if we were there.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

It's even amazing walking on it now

[@akiramoon5272]

Here is a video you can watch "HISTORY IN 3D" - ANCIENT ROME 320 AD - 3rd trailer "Walking around Colosseum": kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKWuoKKJbNBmpNk

[@paul1979uk2000]

@@worldcitizeng6507 True but what we really want is where we can walk and interact as if we was there, where Roman life was going on as normal and we are either an observer or taking part of it, will be great once the tech is good enough to make it look and feel real like.

[@KroM234]

@@worldcitizeng6507 Yes, walking on Rome's Forum was really beyond what I expected

[@explorer1968]

And those are small examples of the marvellous Roman architecture!!

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah! Theres a lot more examples out there 😃

[@kostakws]

More like Greek but I see your point

[@explorer1968]

@@kostakws No doubt, the Romans were deeply influenced by Classical and Hellenistic Greece. Nevertheless, Romans were innovators, the Colosseum or the Pantheon, or even the aqueducts prove it.

[@kostakws]

@@explorer1968 Aquaducts were an Etruscan discovery

[@explorer1968]

@@kostakws I doubt the Etruscans could devise a subterranean aqueduct like those built in Syria or Mesopotamia by the Romans. Hot temperatures at midday can evaporate water a lot when exposed to open air.

[@ArchieKeen1]

Imagine sitting in the amphitheater of nemes and knowing that almost 2 millenniums before you someone else was sitting in that exact same spot

[@Magplar]

Absolutely crazy!

[@Flint_Ironstag]

We did that a couple years ago to see a bloodless bull fight and that was the exact feeling I had. Nimes is a must visit place

[@lisashears1399]

You need to go to Rome. We did a couple of years ago and walked round the forum etc and I had the same feelings and thoughts. Sent shivers up my spine.

[@randomrazr]

@@lisashears1399 the water u drink.....is same water dinasaurs dirnk.....cool eh?

[@spacedoutorca4550]

I tripped on an uneven stone in the nimes amphitheatre and almost fell, maybe a Roman also tripped and almost fell in the exact spot 2 millennia ago.

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Absolutely amazing! It's a testament to the Roman Architecture that these buildings are not only still standing 2,000 years later, but also still used for their original purpose. I live not far form York in the UK, Eboracum in its original Roman name, the original Roman sewers are still in use today too!

[@FAMA-18]

Amazing!

[@tomkingston4126]

I had no idea France was so rich in Roman architecture. Nimes is the place to be.

[@benoitbvg2888]

What's even better is they still use it for concerts today. Saw Rammstein play there like a decade ago. Pyrotechnics+metal+roman architechture is a pretty good mix.

[@keptins]

Turkey is even richer

[@krixxset2214]

of course it is.. Rome conquered France early and most of French culture is the product of Latin colonisation. All of Europe would have been Latin if the Romans had successfully integrated the Germans into the Roman empire but they were betrayed by Arminius the German raised in Rome and he lead 80,000 romans to their death in the tutenburg forest.. After that the Germans were abandoned which allowed them to eventually seek to be taken in as refugees due to huns attacking them from the east and this allowed them to destroy rome from the inside.. Funny becuase as soon as they destroyed western rome they started larping as Romans calling themselves "holy romans empire" and all sorts of stupid shit.. It was 1000 years of dark ages as a result, the only place to retain advanced systems of government, art, trade, law was venice. Venice was established by the Fleeing Romans who took up refuge in the veneto region and built the city as a way to pretect them from invading germans.. Eventually they would be the ones to reintroduce all high culture to europe and reawaken all of western civilization with the renaissance.. Romans are the rightful leaders of western civilization and until They are in the top spot again we wil stumble around in the dark making mistakes.. Everyone else has had a shot now.. Germans, Spanish, french, English.. Honestly it looks like the eastern slavs are the most culturally confident Europeans right now but i think leadership should come back to Rome and the True Latins. Imagine a confident strong creative unapologetic western culture again. Europeans working together as brothers.. Its a beautiful image.

[@michelleli2175]

Benoit Bvg yeah! Went to all of the 3 sites. Amazing stuff!

[@fablb9006]

Tom Kingston really, you did not know that french culture is born from roman culture ? We basically are a direct son of Rome. This is abvious with our language, which is a latin language (romance) like Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

[@fredrikkirderf2907]

almost half are in Nimes France so I know my next holiday destination

[@fabiendalmasso]

Don't hesitate, all the region next to Nimes (aka Provence) is full of roman stuff : the theater of Orange, the city of Vaison la Romaine, Nimes, Arles... I did it a few years ago, it was fantastic.

[@fredrikkirderf2907]

@@fabiendalmasso yeah I've always wanted to visit southern France but since I live in Britain and my aunt owns a holiday home in the alps so when me and my family go we see those regions. not that they're bad I just always wanted to visit the south. so thanks I'll check these places out.

[@Eldiran1]

@@fredrikkirderf2907 As a french , i love the fact that you know France =/= Paris . Nimes is a great city in that regard. Also Avignon is a great one to see: the pope's city is where 7 popes stay during the 14 century and their palace is still here , ready for some visit (the pope keep the city until 1791) . Another thing to consider in France , every region has his own food , don't hesitate to try it , we are generaly proud of it. ps: i have trouble to find some good english food who aren't coming from india (exept for the rosbiff ) , do you have some good recommandation ?

[@fredrikkirderf2907]

@@Eldiran1 oh yeah I know the Avignon papacy its cool that the palace is still there I might have to see that. in terms of english food I cant think of any other than fish and chips (which I find a bit greasy). I dont think the UK has as rich a culinary culture as France we mostly eat either foreign food or meat on its own. That being said some notable dishes are english breakfast (bacon, sausage, eggs, baked beans and often other things), if you have time for cream tea the scones are very nice with cream and jam. In Cornwall (the very southwest point of England) the Cornish pasties are very famous and the icecream there is really good. hope this helps feel free to ask any more question and I will look up the papal palace in avignon thanks!

[@Eldiran1]

​@@fredrikkirderf2907 Thanks , i love tasting food when i travel (i was traveling in each region of metropolitan france minus normandie when i was young , one or two region per years with my parents). Now that i'm an adult i try to find some foreign food during my travel but it's sometimes hard to know what to look or where to go . Don't know what cream tea is , i'm gonna look at it . Oh Cornish pasties look good! i'm definitely want to try it . Maybe it sound dumb , but do you know the song about the avignon's bridge ? Their is a famous song in french who talk about people who dance on this bridge (it's a song for children ). i wonder if it's know outside of france : ) .

[@robert111k]

I miss the Tower of Hercules, a Roman lighthouse still in use, and the walls of Lugo, both in northwest Spain and both perfectly preserved.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

They will be in the next video 🤔 Theres also a really well preserved temple in Pula Croatia

[@ppb4037]

The SPQR Historian and you miss puente Romano of Alcántara, and maybe puente of Cordoba aswell

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah I'll make another video, there are a lot of monuments 😉

[@dzonikg]

@@TheSPQRHistorian Diocletian's Palace in Split..there are actually people who still live in it

[@alvaro701]

@master universe seems that you dont live in europe

[@michaelstaengl1349]

Great video. I love the Roman history. Here's a chapter overview: 0:08 - Pont du Gard - France 1:20 - Temple of Augustus and Livia - France 2:06 - Porta Nigra - Germany 3:03 - Temple of Baccus - Lebanon 3:47 - Amphitheater of Nimes - France 4:46 - Theater of Aspendos - Turkey 5:52 - Masion Carree - France 6:42 - Aqueduct of Segovia - Spain Still after almost two millennia, those buildings looks great.

[@rogerayoub8974]

Baalback is not roman temple I'm from the the r destroy the temple kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZO6pJdorb2qoNEsi=y6vCUVQ7G9v71Gjl

[@pporrin6991]

I am from Segovia! The aqueduct trully is a jewel of history

[@jeffcampbell1555]

And a marvel of both engineering and survival. Bravo, Segovia!

[@christiangerard1]

I feel like I'd tear up if I saw it. Definitely on the list for my next Spain trip

[@gladlock]

I was in Segovia before Covid hit. What a lovely town! I loved the Alcazar too!

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Been there,it is a work of art

[@edim108]

It's incredible to see how these survived for centuries when so many modern buildings fall apart after just decades. We have all the technology we need, but we are held back by profit margins...

[@anglishbookcraft1516]

Hitler was the last European who behested more of these style buildings to be built. Capitalism and communism are anti God and anti beauty.

[@dontask7657]

Well kinda true because they are made of straight up stone and don't have all the modern features like ac, insulation, heating, clear but solid windows to block out elements (glass), and so many more. Also just think about all the old Roman buildings that didn't survive like most houses and forgotten temples.

[@MrAwawe]

You don't need buildings to be economical when you have them built by slaves. It's often said that anyone can design a bridge that stands, but only a good engineer can design a bridge that barely stands.

[@mooreandless]

Roman engineering that is still viable today is mind blowing. My local authorities with all their 21st century "knowledge" can't prevent the local roads from flooding. Go figure.

[@mikematthews8573]

AMERICA HAS TROUBLE MAKING A SQUARE HOUSE LOOK RIGHT, AND THEN CHEAT YOU ON THE, AIR,HEAT,PLUMBING, CABINETS

[@achillesrodriguezxx3958]

Even now by looking at the remnants of Rome you could still feel the power and prestige of Rome.

[@cecrops9289]

@@victoriamarie35 that was whole Lot of words to say “I’m ignorant of history”

[@jeffcampbell1555]

Imagine seeing Rome, or Baalbek, or Timgad, or Segovia in their Roman heyday. The scale alone would tingle our spines. Then we appreciate the beauty, the carving, the mosaics and sculpture and fountains. Mind blowing. Now, London builds glass pickles to the clouds, houses fall apart in decades, not centuries, and the overall taste governing everything...oh, never mind.

[@JeffDeWitt]

I love how the one aqueduct and two of the theaters are still being used for their original purpose.

[@jeffcampbell1555]

Me, too. Yes, the Romans had a few teeny faults (slavery, crucifixion, gladiatorial games.) But what a lasting achievement their legacy is. And when they fell, we said goodbye to beauty, engineering, toilets and literacy (almost.) We are a strange species.

[@bobbyrobmaxey]

I visited the aqueduct in Segovia a few times while I lived in Spain for a few years. So impressive, and Segovia is wonderful town in general

[@robert111k]

Yeah. That's the word. Impressive. It is one of those few monuments that are way more impressive live than in pictures or photographies.

[@davidhull1481]

I consider myself very lucky to have visited 3 of these- the two in Nimes and the aqueduct nearby

[@keske3717]

These examples are the reason why I love the ancient world, and of course, Rome! Senatus Popolusque Romanus!

[@Mulambdaline1]

Great video, I want to cry when I think about all the lost Roman buildings 🏛. All the beautiful building we will never know about. With all respect to modern architects, Roman Architecture is the best. We will never get to their level. I wish we would do our best to copy their style.

[@antonioturco6771]

Go to Pompei is an authentic roman city

[@Ulas_Aldag]

Just imagine, all those different and distant places where once part of the same empire. Rome connects the entirety of western Eurasia and North Africa, not just europe.

[@ridanzswerd215]

westeurasia should join together again. religion destroyed everything.

Yet the culture only lived on in Europe. Romans literally gave birth to what is europe culturally, from languages like spanish and french, to holidays, to architecture, to rule of law, to our political systems, to our very religion. Europe would not have been predominantly Christian if it wasn’t for the romans converting to Christianity. Roman empire stretched on way past Europe but their legacy only lives on in Europe. They are the grandfathers of Europe.

[@kostaspapas5894]

greek rome but you don't like you help turks and seldukes and their hazaroleaders.. now tent houses for all europe are close to became.

[@ridanzswerd215]

@Hammody Ahmed those places had completely different cultures before they were united in the roman empire. and honestly the cultures do not have to be the same, they should just tolerate each other more and everything would be fine.

[@fablb9006]

Ulaş Aldağ well, « only » about a third of Europe was Roman. There are big parts of Europe that never have been Roman

[@fablb9006]

Nîmes is the french Rome... and also in all the region of Provence around is full of Roman ruins: the city of Glanum in Saint Remy, Amphitheater of Arles (which is I think bigger than that of Nîmes), the theater of Arles, the theater of Orange (best roman theater in France), theater of Vaison la Romaine, lots of roman bridges, the via domitia, etc. Even some Greek remains too (even if not in such good state) in Glanum, in Olbia (near Hyeres), or in Marseill (which was a huge Greek colony long centuries before the Romans took over)

[@shadow2000]

L'Amphithéâtre de Arles est plus petit mais comme il est en pente il fait plus haut quand on est a ses pieds

[@newgeorge]

That was a revelation! I had no idea that Nimes was so steeped in fabulous Classical buildings!

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah Nimes is really amazing!

[@fablb9006]

newgeorge really ? It is very famous for it actually

[@mil3704]

@@fablb9006 And also for the Feria

[@fablb9006]

Milan04 yes, feria, corridas and roman building

[@billlombard9911]

I touched the stones of the aqueduct in Segovia , to think roman soldiers of the empire made it was awe inspiring

[@flyingsac]

Lovely to see that history is still being preserved.

[@marccohen1335]

made me cry. the Sevovia aqueduct is so elegant. incredible!! great theme program about fine Roman architecture outside of Rome. Thx

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks

[@p03saucez]

Love this channel. Can't wait for your next Emperor installment.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thank you! Hopefully I will get that out next week :)

[@kaloarepo288]

There is a very well preserved Roman temple in Armenia -in the very extreme north east limits of the empire -but I think it may have been reconstructed from portions on the ground as this area is very earthquake prone.There are also buildings built by Roman prisoners in Iran including an impressive dam.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah I know about the Armenian temple, but I decided not to have it in this video because it was so heavily restored almost recreated 🤔 I didnt know about the dam in Iran, I'll check that out

[@kaloarepo288]

@@TheSPQRHistorian Yes -it's an impressive bridge and dam at Shushtar on the Karun river in south western Iran(Old Elam) which Persians call "Caesar's Bridge" or "bridge of the emperor Valerian."According to early Islamic historians it was built by Roman prisoners after heavy defeat of Romans under Valerian at battle of Edessa(circa 260 A.D.)Valerian himself was taken prisoner and shah of Iran made him his footstool!However,the veracity of this story may be doubted by some -t.e.that the bridge and dam was built by Romans but the traditional narrative is that it was.

[@kaloarepo288]

@@TheSPQRHistorian At a stretch you could also claim the extensive ruins at Palmyra or even Petra -though these are more Hellenistic .There is also an extremely well preserved city called Hatra in Iraq which was built by Parthians (I think) but Greek and Roman influences are present.Hatra is an amazing place -look it up!

[@philip8673]

@@kaloarepo288 weren't the ruins at Palmyra destroyed by ISIS?

[@kaloarepo288]

@@philip8673 Only partly -the damage was not as bad as feared.The same with the Parthian city of Hatra in Iraq -Isis seems to have destroyed some of the statuary but not the temples etc.Ancient Assyrian and other sites didn't fare as well.

[@albertofuica8751]

In Spain,you can find Hércules's tower in La Coruña, a Román fare which is still working and the largest Roman wall which is placed in Lugo,greetings from Zaragoza, Spain

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Hey Alberto, I actually made another video where those buildings are covered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3TGp3V5j7R2eZY&t

[@albertofuica8751]

@@TheSPQRHistorian excelente!

[@jarek_426]

Imagine being german slave peasant who is brought to Rome Empire and seeing all the glorious architecture and engineering. It must have been mind-blowing.

[@ethank.6602]

Its amazing that these stand today being built thousand of years ago. They could never imagine they would remain long after the fall of the empire and even some still being used

[@jsway973]

Impressive! What makes these Roman structures amazing is that they’re were built more than 2000 years ago and still standing!

[@eamonnmoroney5963]

Pont du Gard is wonderful - I went there as a child and have always wanted to go back. To think this was built nearly 2,000 years ago and is still standing today despite wars and revolutions is incredible. Can't wait to travel back there (and to Nimes) when possible.

[@skimask3262]

In Split Croatia, we still use roman Aqueduct today to transport water to city and its very much preserved, we also have many roman sites all over croatia especially in dalmatia and istria, in Pula you have amfitetaher and also Augustus temple thats is still 100%preserved go check it out

[@liquidmidnight1]

This is my second video of ya'll's work. Same reaction as the first. Absolutely incredible in graphic and historical content.. First Flight, as they say. Thank you for your effort, your big job!

[@kabadahija]

The Arena and the Temple of Augustus in Pula are magnificently preserved

[@emc8476]

As a Romanian this sentence makes me uncontrollably laugh

[@kabadahija]

@@emc8476 Oh yes. I remember a story that your president Chaushesku arrived at Pula for talks with our president Tito but Romanian TV had to report that they met "near Rijeka". But I don't know if this is true :D

[@mariamonig3366]

Yes,especially the Temple. I thought the Temple was rebuild. Man was i wrong.

[@mikeyaureliush9017]

Really like the buildings, though I also love the sculptures (shown in captions) of the Roman emperors, showing what those people looked like, next best thing to having photographs.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah I edit the statues a bit to try to make them come alive, but I can only thank the artists who actually sculpted these amazing pieces 🏛

[@mikesaunders4775]

An intelligent choice of buildings and a very well-presented video.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thank you Mike 😀

[@hki4464]

I'm from Lebanon, came here to check if the temple of Bacchus in Baalbek is included, also there are ruins of a Roman hippodrome in Tyre close to where I live.

[@earthcat]

I only stumbled into your channel today. Delighted.

[@charlesbeaudelair8331]

Great video! Thank you. I particularly enjoyed your calm style of narration.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏

[@watcher171]

I saw the Maison Carrée back in 2014 - Absolutely awesome !

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah It really is! I cant wait to go back to Nîmes

[@razcann3597]

Thank you for this video. Very good presentation.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thank you Raz!

[@kyoshikozan1712]

Of course not everything could be included, but I felt the walls of Lugo, in Spain, definitely deserved a spot here! They are the last of their kind!

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah you are correct so I actually talk about Lugos walls in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3TGp3V5j7R2eZY

[@dianeleach9097]

Amazing how those Romans made things to last!! Excellent history.

[@danielb4468]

Glad you mentioned the Bacchus Temple in Baalbek. It is truly a wonder of the world. It is also HUGE. I was shocked the first time i visited. It is immense and beautifully preserved.

[@lopyboy_brg280]

As I live in Nîmes, I am very happy to see it in your video. These buildings really should be, in my not really objective point of vue, in the UNESCO archives.

[@gerardacronin334]

There is a wonderful Roman amphitheatre in Cartagena, Spain, which was only unearthed in the 1980s. Multiple layers had been built on it. The Colosseum in Pula, Croatia is also very impressive. They were built to last!

[@a.nefertiti6980]

Baalbek is a great city and the two temples there are among the best preserved!

[@TheFiown]

I used to live there, Nimes is pronounced 'Neem'

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah, I'm sorry. I mispronounce a lot of places In this video 😑

[@nikolamilosevski6424]

@@TheSPQRHistorian If you are not sure, you could have google it. It's not like it is imposible to find the propper pronunciation on the web. Don't butcher something and then apologize!

[@mehmetzeki2368]

@@TheSPQRHistorian don't worry, I saw documentaries with big budgets butcher local names. As long as it is not ridiculously wrong, which I can't be the judge for this specific case, we should be more welcoming people trying to pronounce names in a different language.

[@peterfireflylund]

mehmet zeki most of the names *are* said ridiculously wrong, though ;)

[@peterfireflylund]

Stephanie Murray with a short vowel, though.

[@fejic]

I've hears about Nimes before, but omg, I never realized how amazing it is

[@ironmantooltime]

The maison carree is really stunning

[@philRminiatures]

Great video, glad to see this kind of work, very interesting...Greetings from France (near Vienne!)...👍

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it 😀 I'm so jealous of you guys living in France, Italy Spain etc you're surrounded by so many amazing ruins!

[@philRminiatures]

@@TheSPQRHistorian Agree with you, a real pleasure!

[@markuslaszlo4069]

And the Amphitheater of Pula in Croatia?

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

It's covered in another video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3TGp3V5j7R2eZY

[@FERTUHG]

Hehehe

[@HellStr82]

you do not want to know what Pula means in Romanian ....

[@markuslaszlo4069]

@@HellStr82 That's a name of a city in Croatia,and i don't care what it means in Romanian.

[@henryquenin6580]

Thank you for this. I am deeply impressed with the greatness of Rome in its day.

[@twosocks8088]

The roman light tower on the coast of Spain also deserved to be on this list.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah true, I thinking of doing a smiliar video for only Spain, Italy France Britain etc

[@Natalia-pc7fm]

La Torre de Hercules. The theatre in Merida is also missing in this video.

[@user-xd3kv9hw5n]

@@TheSPQRHistorian what about doing a similiar video for north africa because people tend to forget that it was a major part of roman empire

[@TheVirub]

Most of the tower is new

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

@@TheVirub Yeah it was 'renovated' in the 18th century. But it's still kinda cool that it's been in continuous use since 2nd century AD

[@prototropo]

Great presentation. Thank you.

[@moomoomoo33ass]

The Roman Empire was the greatest that ever existed

[@mrcrush3r534]

It was the shittiest It killed muslims in levant and that causes the muslims to launch a war on the romans and gain all of the middle east and north africa and spain and turkey and half asia and russia

[@hnys7976]

Went from killing Christian's, then Muslims, but I feel like most empires were bad...

[@moomoomoo33ass]

MrCrush3r Islam is Satan ! Mohammed was a pedo ant started a religion of violence! You sir are an idiot

[@mrcrush3r534]

@@moomoomoo33ass wow im an idiot and you are super educated about what islam is , i suggest you go tell the same thing to the 1.8 billion muslims or wait they became more than 2 billion i suggest you go tell them that , im sure all of them will leave This voilent Religion !

[@moomoomoo33ass]

MrCrush3r hey moron!?? Islam is evil and must be destroyed ! Mohammed was a pedophile that married a child! Mohaed. He was an pedo scumbag that kept his wives at ten tiers old. He was a pedophile warlord! Nothing else ! Just a sick predator that l sand people are acts I’d of

[@Elasticouille]

In Nîmes you also have the Jardin de la Fontaine with the Temple of Diana which is quite amazing, and on top of the Mount Cavalier you will find the Tour Magne, a tower that dates back from the celts, a pre-Roman building which symbolises the sweet transition and mutual influences between both of these two civilisations ; Volques Arecomiques and Romans 👍🏻 (You also get a nice view of the surroundings up there)

[@byzantinetales]

Much of this infrastructure was actually used even after the fall of the Western Empire. That's why it was preserved. In the East, the Byzantines used the same buildings which were used centuries ago. One such example is the magnificent city of Ephesus in Turkey

[@byzantinetales]

Ok Ok if there was a census during the Imperial times perhaps more people would be speaking Greek than Latin within the Roman Empire. Also the Roman pantheon consisted of a mixture of originally Greek ,Egyptian and Eastern deities. So the question is what defines being Roman since this identity went through a lot of changes over the centuries.

[@elpibelol5005]

@ nop

ChrysaSakel Draws i think roman is people of the roman empire ruled by romans. So it must include the city of rome and it inhabitants but i would generally call the people of italy as a whole the romans, During antiquity to be the defacto people to call roman. And i think the only people who can claim roman heritage rightfully are only the people of italy no one else

[@byzantinetales]

Ok Ok After emperor Karakalla’s reforms everyone was Roman. Someone in Britania could call themselves Roman , and equally someone in Palestine. Also remember that Constantine transferred the capital to Constantinople which was named Nova Roma(New Rome). That’s why afterwards the byzantines called themselves Romans and their language Roman.

ChrysaSakel Draws yes during the empire all the people within its borders were inhabitants of the roman empire not particularly romans. Again i think only people who can claim to be roman were the inhabitants of italy at the time, so i think roman identity lies within them. Again i think in order to be considered roman empire i think it needs to include italy. Perhaps ur right and Byzantium was roman. Because it was the romans themselves that split the empire in 2. But over time Byzantium became less roman and more greek thats just a fact.

[@oldnerd3384]

Grazie per il video stupendo, saluti da Roma

[@pedrotaq]

Ngl this made me shed a tear

[@lorenmichael1667]

Excellent video, with an effective narrative

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Many thanks! 🙏

[@WesselsReaper]

Its such a huge loss when there is destruction of these priceless monuments as a result of war. I wish i could see them all

[@DARIO_S]

Usually this is not a consequence of the war at all, but of lazy locals, or government/church people, who do not want to querry the stone themselves (they don't have the resources and knowledge to do so), and decide that it is easier to destroy an existing building that does not serve them, and use the stone to quickly build something else, which is generally of lower quality .

[@jaycorwin1625]

Beautiful video, buildings, and very good narration. Thank you!

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thank you Jay!

[@jaycorwin1625]

@@TheSPQRHistorian You're welcome! Thank you, too, for putting something interesting online for us to see.

[@demonke7829]

This almost made me cry

[@demonke7829]

Wtf why would you comment that

[@tandem_open]

Thank you very much for so interesting video!

[@JackHenry1776]

Amazing. Peak of human accomplishment

[@ACM1PT95]

This is awesome. Well done nobody knows much about Roman buildings outside Italy please keep looking for more

[@themetroidprime]

Rome never died.

[@nanouklezaf4273]

The Porta Nigra is really impressive ! Must has been something back in time to come to this city

[@gw7120]

I'm just blown away. I Love history , but people really dont understand how much of an Empire Rome was

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

I agree! I wasn't taught about Roman history in school so when I found out about Ancient Rome on my own I was completely blown away, so fascinating😵

[@ImissSaganCarl]

Great video. Thank you for taking the time to produce this excellent video.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

And thank you, for taking the time to watch it 😃

[@williambeaumont1312]

Romans built things to last forever. You still have to do the maintenance however. They made better concrete that they do today.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah nowadays we bulid so it lasts for 50 years and we then tear it down... I like monuments that lasts 😉

[@bridgetdavis9752]

Exceptional video! Thank you.

[@globalman]

Very interesting, thank you. One point, the city of Nimes like Arles is pronounced without S. The S is silent as in most French words.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thanks for that!

[@morenofranco9235]

Excellent. I will make this my "Places to Visit" - for my trip to Europe. Thank you.

[@eovarendre7877]

I keep on being amazed what ancient human cultures accomplished and how much is left.#China #India #Romans #Greek #Mayans #Egyptians etc etc etc

[@rrs_13]

It is surely amazing, but not surprising given the ammount of slave labour, spoils of war, and firm grasp of power.

[@eovarendre7877]

​@@rrs_13 how would you know? Are you a time traveller? Or is it 'la condition humaine', in which case I absolutely agree.

[@rrs_13]

@@eovarendre7877 the romans were in a way the inventors of bureaucracy, and a lot of documentation survived up to today. Great empires were usually built on the backs of the things I mentioned in my first comment.

[@eovarendre7877]

yes

[@eovarendre7877]

@@rrs_13 You are probably right there. Any human culture has an 'element' of abusing other humans in it. My point was though, that it's amazing that in ancient times in the Middle East, India, China, latin American cultures, Roman Empire etc they seem to have been capable of creating such beauty and might without the tools that we have today. That boggles my mind.

[@gra-emed3617]

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing the info :)

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@benedicttolentino9062]

I am Filipino and i want to live there someday. I Love Italy💖🇮🇹

[@probss]

You bought me with this video.

[@BorisCheshlarov]

We have Aqueduct in Skopje from Roman period, that time city called Scupi, territory Macedonia Salutaris (second)‼️🙂☝️🙋‍♂️👋🇲🇰

[@marinostsl2269]

u re slav

[@RANDOMNAME-kj1zv]

Fyrom is not Macedonia. You are slavs.

[@bobboberson2024]

Excellent post! Great content; I've never thought of this... It's worth mentioning that the Mary and Jesus sculpture in a Segovia Aqueduct alcove was restored a few years ago. It realyl stands out now against the darker stones. The Romans were incredible architects and engineers to be sure.

[@rpavangchhia8953]

This is why the roman empire is the greatest empire there ever was.

[@someoneunknown3391]

Wonder what triggered this to show up in everyone recommendations 7 months after it was released. Great video. I subscribed.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah I don't know! I guess KZbin decided to give this video a little boost. Thanks for the sub! 🙏

[@Dianita1002]

You forgot the city of Merida

[@MayteraMarble]

Absolutely stunning.

[@pasqualecirigliano4712]

I'm italian, I live in a small town in Italy and a mounth ago I found a 2000 years old roman coin in a simple terrain

[@alleniverson9620]

if it's a real one, that would be a fucking expensive dude.

[@lucaferrari2106]

Roma was not a city but a light in a dark world and Italy is an open-air museum 😄✋🇮🇹 welcome in Italy and good fun 😄🏄‍♂️🍝🏊‍♂️🚵‍♀️🍕🍷🥂☕🍰. Merci Francia for this video.👍😄 nice ancient romans monuments!!!!

[@Adenoidsqwe]

Well believe it or not I saw some ruins that look like these in my country (algeria )

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Yeah Timgad has some really impressive ruins 🏛

[@fablb9006]

Potatotalota Fatachatalata yes of course. The area of Algeria / Tunisia was an important Roman province

[@quoileternite]

Tipasa ?

[@dundersquat]

Nicely done. Watched the whole thing.

[@libertytreebud5406]

What have We built That will look as beautiful in it's decay As that of the ancient world? I wonder.

[@rensv7928]

I clicked on this video to see if the Porta Nigra was on this list since I've been there once. This makes me happy

[@angladephil]

Just, the name of the city of Nîmes, must be pronounced "Nim", not "Nimess". Nice video, tho.

[@BruneSixtine]

Fun fact, the "Denim" mention for bluejeans mean "De Nîmes" (From Nîmes), because the fabric was invented in this city, and originaly it was used to make tents.

[@aaronm8143]

The aqueducts were really something else.

[@noufelnoufel3228]

what if i told you that there is a whole preserved roman town outside italy in "north africa" check TIMGAD in algeria

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

I know about it and it lacks well preserved/restored buildings 🤔

[@heathmartin9283]

This was amazing. Thank you

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thank you 😉

[@jean-pierredefortin3282]

Nîmes is pronounced NEEM not NEEMESS. You don't pronounce the 's'.

[@christofat2704]

Like Denim, le blue jean fabric. Denim ( De Nîmes ) / From Nîmes.

[@robert111k]

@Рамис Карама, that's not true. French has clear pronounciation rules. You only have to know them.

[@hysope5]

@@robert111k I don't think so...Have you heard of Thuyets ?...If you don't live around you don't know how to pronounce it...

[@GreysUES]

@@robert111k And that's true for every languages. It's stupid to think that every language should follow one rules of pronunciation.

[@ixlnxs]

@@GreysUES Hell no. French and English are a lot more difficult in that respect than, say, Spanish or Italian or German or Dutch. Being from Belgium I notice that recent arrivals from Syria or Afghanistan have no problem pronouncing Dutch names they have never seen before. But then go to Wallonia and immigrants there have no idea how to pronounce the names of the village next door. Anyway, praise to this video. I like it.

[@LesleyDT6227]

Terrific well constructed video of a truly interesting topic that has lasted since antiquity. Thank you. Def no flies on the Romans was there? Here there and everywhere - it really was an empire and the architecture is phenomenal.

[@NapoleonBonaparde]

What have the Romans ever given to us!!! other than a tiny thing called enlightenment

[@danidejaneiro8378]

Groovy video man, thanks for putting it together.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thanks, appricate you 😉

[@mirandapillsbury7885]

I'm from Morocco and I wish we had the funds to help rebuild some of our ancient Roman buildings still left behind. We have tons of stuff but they are mostly all in ruins. They are used for tourism of course but it would be cool if we could actually rebuild them instead of leaving them as ruins just for tourism!

[@mirandapillsbury7885]

@Ettore Morabito that's not exactly it. Morocco is kind of open minded. Also Morocco did save a lot of Roman structures but we are a poor nation. Renovation projects cost a lot of money...I hope other countries can help us rebuild them. Trust me Moroccans LOVE the Roman buildings we have. We are really nice people.

[@my93vr4]

now let's see what Africans built on its continent , i always hear their arguments that those people so smart and was so advanced

[@user-xd3kv9hw5n]

So did europeans have something older and better than ancient egyptians ruins The pyramids of giza ? Old temples like abu simbel philae hatshepsut karnak habu.......?

[@sarahnikas1344]

He's referring to black africans, not north africans, but to answer your question, just about everything in this video surpasses the pyramids in beauty, design, function and refinement.

[@user-xd3kv9hw5n]

@@sarahnikas1344 he exactly said aficans not subsaharan africans And again you should check the beauty of ancient egypt buildings And do you know that th pyramid of khufu was tallest building in earth for almost 4000 years ?

[@davebox588]

Aren't there any Alt-Right chanels you can go and infest?

[@mg4361]

Aren't you tired of hating?

[@mariepdn9850]

Hello, thanks for this video. I am from Nîmes in the South of France. I am amazed that 3 of the 8 buidings you mentionned are in Nîmes: La Maison Carrée, Les Arènes et near Nîmes Le Pont du Gard.

[@TheSPQRHistorian]

Thanks glad you liked it, I can't wait to come to Nimes again. Sorry for my pronunciation 🙏