The Walls of Constantinople Built by the Roman Empire! GREAT WALK! - Turkey Istanbul - ECTV

[@charlesmorello5641]

These walls stopped all threaths coming from everywhere for centuries. Only the discovery of the gun powder with the inventions of cannons were capable of making a breach in it and not even destroying it. Truly one of the wonders of human engineering

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Massive structure and it held for this entire time. Amazing!!! =) Thanks for watching my video. Eric

[@Zaryab_umer]

But sultan mehmed 2 have been vanished. It 😂

[@joaoribeiro8376]

@@EricClarkTravelVideos Thank you for posting such a cool video! Hoping to visit some day!

[@Fluckor666]

Walls are race ist. Lol

[@Zaryab_umer]

@@stefano_nellox Bulgarian Cannon huh 😂 21 year old sultan conquered Constantinople where the biggest kings in history failed to conqueror😁

[@stareatme9983]

I wish I could go back in time and see places like this in their glory days

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Wouldnt it be amazing to see this when it was first completed??? Simply crazy over the top WOW WOW!!!! =) Thanks for watching my video. Eric

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Here from Twitter, from the UK! 🥰

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[@commifaiL]

The Netflix show Rise of Empires... is why I am here.. thank you for this amazing video..

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

The wall is HUGE and amazing. =) Glad you liked my video. Eric

[@michellejaynefitzhenry]

I enjoy your videos 😊 Came here from Moe's feed on Twitters 🎉

[@faridahmad8585]

Wonderful historical place love from india

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Wow! Watching from India. VERY COOL! I am glad you watched the video and glad you liked it. =) Thanks for the note too. =) Eric

[@gretchenbolanos3801]

From Chicago on Twitter. Beautiful wall!

[@FDGSky]

I'm here from Twitter Here from Venezuela 🇻🇪

[@Carlo-zk2cy]

For one thousand years those walls protected and preserved the Greco-Roman civilization.

[@dragonblackbelt123]

Here from Twitter, Happy trails from the Lone Star State! Your content is soothing and educational. Keep it up!

[@babylor1]

Here from Twitter, Moe said you're awesome! Can't wait to watch your videos....hello from Scotland! 😊

[@tatendx]

This is incredible 😍, from UK Twitter! It’s amazing what people built in the past.

[@selimsahkulu78]

Imagine if these walls could talk...

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

I bet you are VERY right about that. I am sure they have seen the world grow. Amazing. Thanks for watching. Eric

[@kamion53]

that would very scary, talking walls especially when they try to use all the languages of all who ruled the city at the same time.

[@jamesenny7831]

Thank you so much for making this. I long to walk those walls. The immense size is unreal and it’s unbelievable to think what it would have been like showing up there in it’s prime. Wonderful content and thank you again.

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Thanks for the nice words. =) Also, Thanks for watching my video. =) Eric

[@alexs3322]

here from twitter :)) hello from south carolina !

[@unstoppable-ar3292]

Amazing stuff man..I'm in Istanbul and I've visited parts of the walls. If only they can speak to us and tell us stories..

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

its a huge great wall. =) I wish it could speak as I bet it has some amazing stories to tell. I am glad it is still around these days... =) Thanks for watching my videos. =) Eric

[@ChristopherCotrell]

Hello from Vancouver, Canada! Really enjoyed this video

[@kitknuckler]

Watching from Vancouver, British Columbia Twitter!

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Twitter sent me. Watching from Milwaukee WI

[@ibrahim0201]

Sultan Muhammad Fatih❤️

[@GeneralOfNW]

Sultan Mehmet* Fatih

[@hypersp3ce596]

mehmet not muhammed

[@rickyyacine4818]

Rip Constantinople 😢😢😢😢

[@a_09.7]

1453 what a time to be alive

[@ELVIS1975T]

1453 Best Year of My Life

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[@weffwe152wefew]

I wish byzantium held out

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Here from seeing a tweet that I saw shared on Instagram!

[@colchesterritter8992]

I walked the entire wall a number of years ago. I had inappropriate footwear for the cobbles and pavements and finished with the worst blisters. I did get to see the Golden Gate and walk through the much reduced arch. If memory serves I accessed it from inside of the wall and to the left of that round tower near the end of your footage. Thanks for the reminder; I hope you had a great time in the old city.

[@majeel9861]

Hey I’m from the states but currently living overseas your videos are so wholesome 😊😊💕💕

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Greetings from France 😊

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Here in Northern Ireland watching your lovely videos! ❤

[@chuggon7595]

Wow, no wonder Constantinople was considered impenetrable! You really only read about how it was strong and hard to get into, but I didn't realize HOW strong it actually was.

[@brownnbeautiee]

This is an amazing, informative video… sending love from Connecticut… Safe Travels ❤

[@ste92700]

Greeting from France please keep posting !!

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top Muhammad Al Fatih

[@nindyhunt]

I subscribed before I ever watched a video. I saw your story on Instagram and loved that you were doing videos for your grandchildren

[@Everybody_loves_Jeri]

Eric is about to start getting monetized without even trying! I loved my time in Turkey when I visited while I was in the Navy.

[@sistafila]

A really fortified city. Its planners were very thoughtful and insightful.

[@angelag6667]

I saw a post on Twitter. I came to be nosey. I stayed and subscribed because I really enjoyed that walk with you! 😊That wall is amazing! I'm going to watch more of your videos now.

[@tbo3806]

Here from X in the great state of Texas ❤

[@cbbbgbbb497]

as an Istanbul resident (residing on the Asian side though) I haven't seen the walls this close before. Thank you for showing my city to me hahaha :)

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Lol. Thank you for watching my video and letting me enjoy your incredible city!!! Very cool!!!

[@cbbbgbbb497]

@@EricClarkTravelVideos Thank you as well for visiting our city. I have also realized that you are a good hearted man. Have safe trips Eric 👋🏻

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

@@EricClarkTravelVideos firstly, this is beautiful footage. Secondly, would you allow me to use silent portions of this video in an upcoming episode on the Eastern Roman Empire? I'd happily provide attribution. Thanks for your time and work!

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

@@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449 You are welcome to use the video. =) Can you send me your finished project (or link) so I can see what it looks like? Very cool. Thanks for watching my video. =) Eric

[@studyofantiquityandthemidd4449]

@@EricClarkTravelVideos thank you so much! I will happily do so! Seriously wonderful footage and it really helps an audience see the history that we are discussing.

[@Pinky_Gaming123]

good job by sultan mehmed ii

[@anisursamsung]

Amazing by Roman Empire. More amazing by Fateh for having the stamina and faith to break it.

[@ErmakBrovar]

Those fragments of walls, which look intact, are recently built. If you go to Iznik, you will see how they build “Nicaea walls”. And in Efesus they build the theater at the historical site right in front of tourists.

[@ericagos1601]

Sections of the walls have been rebuilt. Other sections are original, it is easy to tell the difference because the original are in the battered state after being blasted with cannon by the Turks when they took Constantinople in 1453. What is interesting is that the original sections have withstood the frequent earthquakes that the area is known for, while the rebuilt ones have not. This is a testament to the genius of Roman engineering. Likewise, other Roman monuments like the Hagia Sophia and the Aqueduct of Valens have withstood many sever earthquakes over the centuries, which have levelled surrounding newer structures. It is unfortunate that so little of Roman/Christian Constantinople remains. It was the greatest jewel of the late ancient and medieval ages, at least in Europe. The culture and civilization is a personal favourite. I am mystified that it is so under represented in film and television. There are plenty of individuals and events from "Byzantine" history that would be perfect for an epic movie or TV series. The reign of Justinian including the Nika Riots and construction of the Hagia Sophia come to mind. The Macedonian dynasty and golden age would make a great TV series, in the vein of The Borgias or The Tudors.This is the closest we will come to seeing Constantinople in her glory days.

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here from twitter! safe travels from kentucky USA!

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing my travels with me. =) Eric

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Here from a twitter post. Watching from Ghana

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing my travels with me. =) Eric

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Found out about you from an Instagram post. Watching from Kentucky, United States near Mammoth Cave National Park. If you haven’t traveled there, you should come.

[@babiyarnazarismaily6207]

Bulgarian here...we had a lot of clashes with the eastern roman empire and our history is closely connected with theirs,we call this city tzarigrad,wich means the city of the tzar,cause we call it like this from before the ottomans when city name was constantinopol

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Hello from North Carolina!

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Howdy North Carolina.... I hope Peggy didnt cause much hassle in your neck of the woods. Be safe over there. =) Also, thanks for coming with me on my travels. I hope we can share all the future ones together as well. Thanks again!!! Eric

[@mikesturyan9]

The Constantine walls are closer in. These walls are the Theodosian Walls.

[@Northmenn]

Crusade, Bulgarian empire, Umayyad empire and many more tried to break down this wall challenge given by rome, but only 1 succeeded

[@johncane2304]

The huns and the goths also

[@nicotri9722]

Not one, but two. The Latins in 1204 and the Turks in 1453. Both, SADLY.

[@GeneralSantucci1st]

I’m shocked at how well preserved they are

[@Helgi105]

This part has recently been restored by the Turks.

[@GeneralSantucci1st]

@@Helgi105 I’m shocked

[@Matt67012]

@@GeneralSantucci1styou can actually see where the darkest of the stone is and the lightest stone is renovated on top, if you removed all renovation like 80-90% of the walls would be complete rubble

[@lisabingham5004]

Here from Twitter via Moe. From Chattanooga,TN!

[@talkingpie1]

can you still see the place the wall was breached? I'm planning a trip myself and of course one thing id like to see is the spot where Mehmed breached the walls and the final battle of Rome took place. But oddly there seems to be surprisingly little information on where exactly along the wall the ottomans were able to get in.

[@Gachain]

The wall was built to protect New Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire in the East and THE Capital of Roman Empire after 476.

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Got your page from a Nigerian on Twitter.. 🥰

[@egooidios5061]

I have to admire the decision of Turkish State to preserve those and not tear them down in sake of traffic.

[@rm3869]

It brings them money

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Hi from France 🇫🇷 !

[@twistedsolitude]

Here from X. Hello from the Philippines!

[@reactionguychaky123]

Roman:- No one can even dare to touch it.😏 Mehmet fatih:- No problem we will break it😂

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Here from Twitter 😊

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Hey!!! I’m here from twitter 😊

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Here from Twitter and nebraska! 😊

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing my travels with me. =) Eric

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Here from The Bahamas ❤

[@sistafila]

Very old but still beautiful.

[@sultansaladinayyubi1144]

I'm a Muslim but i respect Roman empire because of it's Massive influence on the world. We have seperate chapter In Quran in the name of Roman empire(Surah Ar rum) .

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

It is an amazing structure. Incredible. =) Thanks for watching my video. Eric

[@laylaalthawadi3012]

We muslim who destroy roman empire from the time of umar ra until mehmet fatih

[@sultansaladinayyubi1144]

@@laylaalthawadi3012 @@laylaalthawadi3012 Indeed but because they forgot and fabricated the true Gospel true message of Jesus Christ pbuh.

[@CarlJancorda]

​@@sultansaladinayyubi1144 that doesn't mean muslims will go to steal and conquer it

[@pascojm6816]

​@@EricClarkTravelVideosyou didn't destroy the Great Roman empire

[@stevyd]

The oldest and classical part of modern Instanbul that was long called Constantinople (and Byzantium before that) lies on the west side of the Bosporus Strait which connects the Black Sea in the north to the Sea of Marmara south (the Bosporus also divides Europe from Asia.) The Sea of Marmara connects by way of the Dardanelles Straight into the Agean Sea which connects to the larger Mediterranean Sea. There are 5 important seas, and 2 strategic straights around Instanbul, but no ocean. I became a lifetime fan of history, especially Roman history when as a young kid, I read about the massive Roman walls of Constantinople, its ancient Hippodrome, and its famous basilica The Hagia Sophia (with its monumental dome.) One day I hope to visit this ancient, historic, and beautiful city.

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Came here from Twitter.

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Say hi if you're from twitter🎉

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A “grandkid” from twitter 😊

[@kannansivakumar1873]

Peaceful community took it peacefully

[@venugopalaiyar8416]

Hinduism is poison

[@rickyyacine4818]

Constantinople will be restored

[@o.w.a.i.s8487]

Yeah Hindoos could never

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It's not an ocean but rather a sea.

[@VIPVixen1]

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[@atomicpower8227]

Long live the glorious Roman Empire!

[@jinistone1337]

Constatinopole was build by Constatine the Great and he made it his capital. Constatine the Great was Illyrian.

[@b3arwithm3]

Could you please share where we can see the best section of the walls? I understood it is long and wraps around the city. But some parts are still intact. Thanks

[@beastthingss]

My respect for Mehmet II 📈📈📈📈

[@Constantine_XI]

My Respekt for Constantine XI and Theodoros Kolokotronis 📈📈📈📈💯

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@@Constantine_XI such a crybaby

[@sirtajahmedkhan1533]

Sultanate-Osmania😍😍Islambul-Istanbul - Sultan Mohammad Al Fateh.

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Thanks for watching. :). Eric

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@@EricClarkTravelVideos You're welcome, Eric.😍😍

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Hello from VA

[@easycake3251]

The things we (Humans) are capable of building and inventing during moments of survival is insane. Just think of how much stone was needed to build this monstrosity of a wall.. Also, a sad thing. The Turks dont seems to really respect this wall. The wall that kept them out for generations, and then kept them save for generations more. If it was in a different part of the world, you know it would be restored by now, and all the grass/bushes/trees would be removed for a more breath taking view.

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[@eliasrudi9728]

I don't understand about what Ocean the narrator is talking about???

[@CaesarAugustus.]

Constantinople 😔

[@SpJrD]

Don’t worry buddy, we Muslims librated the lands and will take care of it 😄

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[@ELIAB424]

The Theodosian Walls are the fortifications of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, which were first built during the reign of Theodosius II (408-450 CE) It used to be the walls of saint Justinain Saint Paul and Constantine first Roman emperor had THEYRE statues here Constantinople modern Instanbul aswel it made my heart shrink when I saw it last year on my visit to Ankara The walls have 1500 years of Roman/Christian history in ruins ☦️😢 I was surprised parts of the golden gate are still in tackt after the sack of Constantinople 1453 If it is that big after the sack imagen how big it used to be!!😨

[@youtubekroniktarih]

Konstantinapolis yagmalanmadi istila edilmedi feth edildi peygamber efendimiz sav elbet feth olunacaktır diye hadis-i serif var😉

[@SpJrD]

Don’t worry buddy, we Muslims librated the lands and will take care of it 😄

[@semihbulut7754]

Istanbul was not sacked in 1453, but it was burned and destroyed by the Crusaders in 1204 and many statues were stolen from Istanbul and taken to Europe.

[@iron4517]

Underrated

[@mlks007]

Theodosian Walls are about 1600 years old not 2000.

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

LOL I have even heard that it was done 2500 years ago. =) You cant trust any site these days. =) Thanks so much for watching my video and the comments. =) Eric

[@ELVIS1975T]

It’s not the “ocean”, man 😂. It’s Marmara Sea and the Bosporus. Love from Istanbul

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

LOL How about its a big body of water??? LOL Thanks for the information. I do so much traveling its hard to keep it all straight in my head. But I really appreciate the information and I doubt I will forget it now. =) Thanks for coming with me on my travels and helping me out. Eric

[@ELVIS1975T]

@@EricClarkTravelVideos 😄 Very good video. I enjoyed it because you helped me see places even I haven’t seen from a close distance. Istanbul is a giant city with so much history it takes a lifetime to see everything. Travel tip for next time: Looking at the map 😜. Just kidding. Keep up the good work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

@@ELVIS1975T I am back in Istanbul again. lol. Crazy right when you watch this video. I will do the cistern, if it’s open, as it Is amazing. :) Share with you soon. :) Eric

[@ELVIS1975T]

@@EricClarkTravelVideos Great. Always check whether any historical place is open before you go. They’re mostly closed on certain days and hours.

[@NicholasGeorge-cg3cf]

It's amazing , I did not know this even existed , it a good thing the Turkish invaders have not demolished it .

[@semihbulut7754]

Since the Turks came to Istanbul, they have protected and developed Istanbul, but even though the Crusaders came to Istanbul only once, they destroyed Istanbul. I think before you call us invaders, look at yourself.

[@Raiyan404]

Love from Bangladesh.

[@EricClarkTravelVideos]

Welcome to the show. =) Thanks for the love too. Eric

[@shine-wz7oc]

Legacy of BYZANTINE EMPIRE

[@mdnsd3720]

Rome, not Byzantium. The inhabitants of the city are Romans. They don't even know what Byzantine is. Eternal rome. Roma invicta.

[@raduromanesti6408]

Sad 😢

[@sameerpathan312]

rise of empires Ottoman after watch

[@johntynan8161]

Wow western empires are the greatest of all time

[@MML-gk5xc]

Byzance wasn’t western but it’s okay 😊

[@MrFataulas]

Build by the greek Byzantine empire

[@Jenn4One]

It kept the Otterman empire from invasion.