A historical tour of the Pula Arena

The Roman amphitheater of Pula, Croatia is the only arena with a fully-preserved circuit wall.
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[@larsrons7937]

Over time I have come to learn that Croativa really has an impressive amount of old Roman structures.

[@mateusz73]

Pula is a very cool city, there's also the ruins of a theater behind the Venetian fort, was a very cool place to visit when I i passed through Croatia years ago

[@spankflaps1365]

That is very impressive to still be standing intact, un-buttressed. I’ve seen Victorian era viaducts needing major TLC to remain safe.

[@MikeGill87]

Oh, yeah. The very first Roman monumental building I've ever seen. Hundreds since, but this one left an impression on the app. 15yo me.

[@oldi184]

Imperium Romanum was truly ahead of its time. They had large concrete buildings - baths, amphitheaters, and other advanced and functional structures like aqueducts and roads. When the rest of Europe lived in woods in simple huts.

[@dianecrepeault5423]

Nice to see a different amphitheatre featured from the Flavian, which steals the spotlight from every other.

[@odietamo9376]

So fascinating. You have been doing one video after another of amazing things I had never known about, despite a very long interest in anything Roman. Thank you.

[@victortrying]

15 entrances! I wonder what admission was like. I mean, were there security checks?

[@zacharyfindlay-maddox171]

That's so cool! I've visited the Flavian Amphitheater in Rome and it just blows me away how well made it was to last this long. To me it always felt like the Romans built things to last, because they never thought that they would not be here one day. Incredible.

[@TXMEDRGR]

It is amazing how well that amphitheater has survived. Thanks.

[@terryhughes7349]

Great episode! Shocking how well preserved this building is. Very well presented.

[@clayton8829]

I’m in pula now!

[@sintenal4078]

Simply fascinating! I have watched and loved so many of Dr. Ryan’s videos that I feel like I should get course credit in “architecture of antiquity.”

[@kwcool]

Your vids always brighten up my day!

[@_hench__5251]

Nice, nice.

[@fredyair1]

We were there last September, beautifully preserved.

[@gorygremlin13]

Great video

[@joseph6270]

Dr Ryan I love this on-site news reporter style of commentation. Not sure if you've seen the meme of how men think about the roman empire often, but your channels are the reason why I do. Keep up the good work

[@JAdams-jx5ek]

Great shots. Thanks.

[@peterhutley4254]

Fantastic. Love your new book.

[@RickLowrance]

Very cool.

[@Pfsif]

Arles France has a well persevered Amphitheater.

[@evanpyne4729]

Love the vids

[@davidmajer3652]

You could be the next Rick Steves.

[@ajayindiana]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@antoniovitturi5482]

❤🇭🇷

[@juliengatien1944]

I'd go with Nîmes.

[@Pakicetus_]

Those venetians man...

[@jakegarvin7634]

man if you took the outer ring of pula and added it to the amphitheater or Verona, I'd get hard...speaking of which, why the hell hasn't Verona fixed that yet? They're the only ones in the entire empire that even have that chance anymore...no idea what they're sitting on

[@golgumbazguide...4113]

ok

[@davsalda]

There seems to be an amphitheatre in every major Roman city of the empire... Did Constantinople have one? Constantine didn't have one built? Had gladiatorial games already been outlawed by the Christian emperor's post Constantine? Did Constantinople just have the circus maximus as the main entertainment venue?

[@ddMcDd-yl4td]

Someone has some reading to do, or videos to watch, or LMGTFY...

[@paulkoza8652]

Sorry Garrett, I think Nimes is better.

[@megansfo]

I love your recent "travel" videos. But, they've given me a new reason to dislike the dark/middle ages, which was already my least favorite period. They really destroyed so much that the Romans built. Boo!

[@Blackadder75]

Makes 2 unhappy citizens in your city content, for the small upkeep cost of 2 gold.