Building Angkor - The "Lost" City - Extra History - Part 5

[@extrahistory]

I'm now dedicated to swapping out every instance of "It was aliens" I see with "It was Alexander the Great".

[@ishata-u7g]

that would be Great :P

[@vainlyartz4931]

I am from combodia

[@somepersonontheinternet6879]

Oh ok then

[@asdsmil4890]

I'm new subscriber I like your videos a lot they are beautiful and informative. Keep doing what are you doing.

[@goonerbear8659]

Nah. It was Walpole. Even before it could have been, it was Walpole.

[@jea7362]

Thanks for the message about respecting historical sites, guys. I work in the tourism industry and, trust me, nothing breaks your heart like seeing a tourist pee all over the wall of your local, priceless basilica. We love to show you around! If we tell you no, there's always a good reason. Be good tourists, people.

[@keshavsrivastava1956]

Don't worry I will not vandalise historical monuments bcoz I am broke and can't afford to go to one.

[@absoleet]

@@keshavsrivastava1956 Nah its better to visit them online. You get a better view and don't have to wait in long queue.

[@thebigdrew12]

Also, don't go carving your initials in rocks that may or may not have petroglyphs on them.

[@SolarGranulation]

That is heartbreaking indeed.

[@XMarkxyz]

This happens so often all around Italy, as a Venetian it's hard to see how the city is disrespected, so if someone reading this thinks Venice is some sort of Disneyland (but I think there are no such people who watches this cultural video) please go directly to Disney or the rip-off unrespectful Las Vegas Venice and go to Venice only if you sincerily want to know more about its coulture

[@dokjastopsimp2370]

3:45 Come on historians you can easily tell the alexandrian cities apart because they are either named after him or after his horse

[@alecity4877]

Or after both.

[@petergray2712]

Or the foal they had together.

[@NicoBabyman1]

Peter Gray r/cursedcomnents

[@ifly6]

Ankor Wat starts with A, must be my man Alex

[@sarahblack9333]

Things Alexander the Pretty Alright named his cities: Me Me Me Me Me Me Me MAH HORSE

[@2000saltydog81]

My wife is Cambodian, we went to Angkor Wat after getting married. It was amazing

[@bastard-took-the-name-I-had]

Cool

[@dylanjones4394]

Are you a libertarian by chance

[@2000saltydog81]

@@dylanjones4394 no, but I think I share some of their views

[@ricepot8047]

Nice, that what I call a perfect life 👌

[@lebronzium7306]

I am a cambodian and I can confirm this.

[@vorapong]

As a Cambodian, I would like to thank You for your effort, appreciated your work. It's all true and clear. I wish i have seen this earlier. Thanks again for sharing our history to the world. With Respect Sir!

[@angusyang5917]

It's the same story with Great Zimbabwe, a structure in Zimbabwe. Europeans like Cecil Rhodes refused to believe that Africans could've made such magnificent structures, and so gave the credit to Arab traders instead.

[@ziadbaha1699]

As an arab this is hilarious but incredibly sad

[@anttibjorklund1869]

"It was Alexander the Great" That must be this series' "it was Walpole".

[@110100111000]

#ItWasWalpole

[@robertwalpole360]

U wot mate?

[@abthedragon4921]

Man this was a cool segment, I loved learning about Angkor. Maybe in the future, Extra Credits can do a segment on the Alhambra and the Moors.

[@TheHunterTheory]

Early European visitors to Angkor: "You made this? .....I made this."

[@alibouk227]

To be honest, the locals living there at the time were mostly farmers, and were mostly nothing like the civilization that used Angkor as a central city, They waren't even able to read the scriptures inscribed on the walls, and instead of maintaining the city, they took bricks for their own projects. Still the other theories were even more stupid compared to this but I feel like there's an over exaggeration here.

[@jcdenton1635]

@@alibouk227How many English speakers today would be able to read Old English? How many Scandinavians can read Runes? It's not reasonable to expect a more recent population to be able to understand the writings of their far past. Hell, most of the world today, both East and West, still believe the misconception that guns and cannons were invented in Europe when in fact they were invented in China. The point is that it's very easy for humans to forget our history even in the Age of Information. It may have been difficult for most Western explorers to believe that simple rice farmers could have built such a grand city as Angkor, but you'd think they would have at least recognized that Khmer architecture looked completely different from Greco-Roman buildings. The Portuguese at least had the sense to say that Angkor was built by an Asian civilization, not some faraway place on the other side of the hemisphere.

[@mankytoes]

@@alibouk227 I mean, all Englishmen at the time would have known how we slipped from the majesty of the glorious Roman Empire to barberism when they left (an exaggeration, but the popular view of the time). So there's no real excuse for immediately assuming Westeners built it, considering there was no European civilisation that had ever made it anywhere near that area.

[@emil5111]

@@mankytoes I mean structurally there have been plenty of sites that were amazing in Europe. when the french showed up there they have already built the Eiffel Tower. If I go and see an entire country of people who make grass huts for shelter and then stumble upon angkor watts I'm not going to assume they built it.

[@rathpiseyheng1764]

Thank you for making this video. As a Cambodian, I am very glad to see more people learn and understand the history of this country.

[@T0mN7]

I know it's crazy, but sometimes I wish I was outlandishly rich so I could fund a private army dedicated to protecting historical sites. Specially those in danger from ISIS and such...

[@blaster915]

It's people like you that make me have faith in the Extra History community ❤️

[@T0mN7]

@@blaster915 Thank you! If you know someone who's filthy rich. Try to convince them to do it? Hahaha

[@abthedragon4921]

@@T0mN7 I would love to do that, there are so many historical and cultural sites around the world that must be protected for the sake of the people who look to them for greatness and the worldwide community of historians like us.

[@T0mN7]

@@abthedragon4921 I'm no historian, but I believe it's humanity's history and it should be preserved. Sadly I'm a powerless nobody and those with the power to do it don't seem to care.

[@ArkadiBolschek]

There are much worse things to do with your money if you're outlandishly rich.

[@thededous1]

I always took Angkor as "another, big ruin", until this series educated me on the actual grandeur and history this site holds under it's belt, teaching me it's importance and culture. The Khmer's obsession for their grand temples reminds me of ancient Babylon which I would love to see as a series here in Extra History.

[@kyleheins]

I heard about angkor through a game less than a week ago... I'm 27 and have studied history daily for over a decade, with almost no break. It's amazing how much history there is and how inconsistent we are about choosing what we prioritize retelling.

[@peterhaag5225]

Oh prester John. Clearly he was an alien

[@powerist209]

And in Marvel Universe, he is technically this after he became a demigod thanks to an alien rock.

[@ΒασίληςΒου]

"The temple is surrounded by a moat, and access is by a single bridge, protected by two stone tigers so grand and fearsome as to strike terror into the visitor." -Diogo do Couto Civilization 6 anyone?

[@abthedragon4921]

Yeah, after I heard that in the video I was like "I heard that somewhere!"

[@abcdef27669]

Great ending for an impressive edition of EC, guys! We can hope that visitors would be more respectful with this magnificent "Lost" City on the Jungle.

[@bizarreworld2510]

I really appreciate you talking about preserving historical sites

[@THE63Official]

As a cambodian, i appreciate the hard work and info you put into this video.

[@andrewtormanen]

I really enjoyed this series. I visited Angkor when I was in middle School, and never got around to learning any history about it. Especially since the effects of the Khmer Rouge are looked at more in history things there. But it was nice to hear your telling of the history and be inspired to go dig into the information more myself.

[@dexis9412]

It’s sad how tourists just seem to barely think at all when it comes to other countries, and how so many are ignorant to damages they may cause. As an Australian I’ve recently been frustrated with the hordes of tourists (and some locals) that were basically tripping over themselves to climb Uluru before it became illegal, even though it was becoming illegal to stop climbers from causing anymore damage to the site.

[@artstsym]

Trajan is still more likely than Alexander "I named literally everything after me" the Great.

[@theposhdinosaur7276]

To be fair, we did lose the actual name of Angkor Wat, so maybe it's original name WAS Alexandria 368B.

[@D2attemp]

Last time I was this early Dan was still narrating Love you Matt!

[@ianhamilton9600]

D2attemp when did dan stop narrating?

[@sharcc2511]

@@ianhamilton9600 around about when the flu series came out. I think he stopped @ ep.4 of that

[@Dr.Lightning]

But why did he stop narrating

[@sharcc2511]

@@Dr.Lightning dunno

[@anttibjorklund1869]

@@Dr.Lightning he left EC for other work

[@monsignor2943]

Thank you for making this series it like a dream come true for me. Also thank for posting this on our Independence Day here in Cambodia.

[@senefelder]

I have been to Angkor, Ayutthaya and My Son and they are fantastic places. I feel so lucky

[@supremekhmer6596]

All 3 cities were built and influence by the Khmer Empire.

[@supremekhmer6596]

@Ishir Mehra My Son temples was part of the Khmer Empire when it was conquered and the influence of Khmer architecture and stone masonry can be found there. The Khmer Empire conquered hundreds of Champa small kingdoms and united them together. Ayutthaya former name Ayodhya was a Khmer city but when the Thai's took over it they built many of their temples on top of existing Khmer structures and foundations.

[@sergiojuanmembiela6223]

Trajan did not only build big buildings, he also commanded an expedition into the Sassanid Empire that actually reached the Persian Gulf. Granted, he was still way more far away than Alexander the Great reached, but he was the Roman Emperor who got closer.

[@angusyang5917]

Also helped by the fact Alexander named every city after himself or something similar

[@ArkadiBolschek]

3:34 A _Portuguese_ missionary, if you don't mind.

[@alvinmonteiro6686]

Yh mind the Spanish not = to Portuguese

[@CrocsAreNice]

This was one of my favorite series. Thank you for covering this fascinating temple!

[@lifesimulator3964]

Me: Wanna go to Anchor Friend: Angkor Wat? Me: Angkor Wat, what?

[@officeranuch1660]

People here are struggling buying beer cuz we have Anchor beer and Angkor beer...

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

Anchorage, Alaska?

[@dbrokensoul]

If it were Alexander The Great, it would be named "Alex Wat"

[@l0stndamned]

It was never lost, it just slipped down the back of the sofa.

[@benogurok5175]

Everyone knows, the truth: It was Walpole.

[@robertwalpole360]

Ain't that the truth? ;)

[@benogurok5175]

@@robertwalpole360 It is indeed, my lord.

[@HunterSentinel]

1:36 I love this face. It’s the perfect face for that situation!

[@EJownu43]

Would love for you guys to do a series on the history of the Siam and Thailand!

[@RikkuTakanashi]

I like how this channel teaches us history and then asks politely that we respect history so future generations can get to see it the same as we are now.

[@davin8715]

Cambodian people thank you for this amazing video !

[@lilvith_8135]

Thank you for this video. I hope everyone protect this ruin city in my country. 🙏🙏

[@improbablyinnocent3291]

Neat series. I’m a Cambodian thanks for doing the history so much justice. I learned a lot

[@MrGabe45rlima]

Extra Credits, where are my plushies? I want to have my own Justinian. My Hagia Sophia needs rebuilding!

[@Naushikaa]

Thank you for this, Ankgor is really a magical place and your drawing and story really do it justice. As a side note, your french accent is hilarious (though a bit hard to understand, maybe because I'm french)

[@paritchi]

Angkor’s actual name during its heyday was Yasodharapura, the ‘noble city.’

[@GS-md1ex]

Angkor: A big city Boom, all the history there

[@necro-retro915]

Shit dude you did it

[@theoutlook55]

Diggin' the PSA at 9:10. I appreciate it.

[@parkrinhaleng213]

Thank you so much for this series, love from Cambodia

[@lewisjakecrompton4459]

Brilliant end to a great overview saga, thoroughly enjoyable to watch, thank you.

[@bunkimsean4405]

I'm a Cambodia and I'm really grateful to see this.

[@LegoCookieDoggie]

I saw a meme saying "just because [westerns] people couldn't do it, doesn't mean aliens"

[@Leo-iZ177]

Good One

[@Icanhasautomaticcheeseburger]

The amount of racism in the Ancient Aliens crowd is sickening...

[@phatdookie4207]

1:47 I was just talking to someone earlier to day about how stupid *ancient alien* theories are and how it just seems like another strategy to *whitewash* history.

[@ArkadiBolschek]

That alien is just so cute, though

[@525Lines]

There's an exterior wall of the Chicago Tribune building where they've inset looted bits of great buildings into the stonework with inscriptions. "From the Great Wall of China," etc.

[@stanislawwitkowicz918]

Another series ended, it was a great one. Please do more stuff on South-East Asia in the future! I really enjoyed this series and the Majapahit one; do more!!!

[@vaidehiarts]

Thank you for the message of preservation and non-proliferation. We have lost innumerable heritages around the world because of rich, sneaky people deciding that the history of another civilization looks better in their private collections.

[@quetzalcoatlqqqqqqqq]

I love the Twoflower Discworld reference in the thumbnail!

[@flibbernodgets7018]

Glad someone else got it :)

[@josecabaltera1625]

Bravo, Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This 50 minute (+/-) series organised for me the plethora of facts one receives from the (very capable) onsite guides.

[@menglongyouk167]

Thank you for spreading this. Love from Cambodia.

[@Transmanic]

Wow that sentiment at the end was very beautiful.

[@alecity4877]

Spaniardsamd portuguese: well this city has similar arquitecture and the walls depict similar culture and people, so this must have been made by some significant kingdom in the area. French, Brittish and Dutch: OMG ruins of a great city must be something only great people like us could do, but this is ruins so it must be old right? This is the great european from millenia ago work!

[@DarDarBinks1986]

Erich von Däniken and Giorgio Tsoukalos: We don't understand the question but the answer is aliens.

[@zurita1642]

Hispanish are more awake, look like Portuguese some times acts like Frenchs.

[@donbionicle]

Also Spaniards: "We've crossed half the continent and killed many of the people we found along the way, but El Dorado *must* be somewhere in South America!"

[@alecity4877]

@@donbionicle the spaniards highly doubted the existance if el dorado after a few decades, most people who searched it were independent adventurers.

[@alecity4877]

@DidacusAugustus that's right, you were more brutal colonizing.

[@skyes4552]

Entire of Europe: Alexander the Great or Emperor Trajan made Angkor Wat Jayavaraman VII: Am i a Joke to you?

[@vichetsathiapang811]

Angkor wat is one of the beautiful temple in the world and the temple was built by our ancestor. I am a cambodian and i am proud to be a cambodian

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

I don't always love the EC vids. This one however, struck a chord and moved me considerably. Well done.

[@narmheang]

Wow! These 5 series of Angkor Wat are priceless❤️❤️❤️ 🎩 off to the team 🙏🙏🙏

[@memyself3510]

0:10 the friar’s eyes are fantastic 😂😂

[@MogofWar]

Alternate title: "It's Totally Aliens: Or, in a Roundabout Way, How Jaywaraman Ultimately Caused the Vietnam War"

[@WaterShowsProd]

No mention of Etienne Aymonier discovering a stone engraved with a detailed history of The Khmer Empire in both Sanskrit and ancient Khmer at Sdok Kok Thom, and finally solving the mystery of what civilisation built Angkor. According to his account the locals were frightened of the old ruins, believing them to be haunted.

[@alexmenendezalbarracin4290]

Was that an "I

[@vladspellbinder]

Thanks for the video EC crew.

[@ameegodwin6076]

1:37 Did you guys just pull a reference to "The Color of Magic" by Terry Pratchett?!

[@ParasaurolophusEwan]

Hail to the Khmer! Hail to Angkor Wat! Hail to Humanity!

[@safe-keeper1042]

The thinking of conspiracy theorists seems to be the same regardlessly if we're talking about 9/11 or Angkor Wat.

[@justanotherglorpsdaymornin5097]

Alexander the great did 9/11!

[@SambathSoklanin]

After heard this. Me "Khmer" people felt proud of our self and our country. But we still need something special that I'm not going to talk about.

[@SambathSoklanin]

I don't know where credit history get all these data and history?

[@adammaulana9332]

a humble request from a longtime fan, please do japan's edo era and its fall. I love you guys

[@angusyang5917]

Your wish has been granted.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Giorgio Tsoukalos’s answer to all these: *”Aliens”*

[@ka1ock]

Huge monument build by non white people? Nah, not possible. Must be aliens.

[@UrvineSpiegel]

9:07 Imagine going to buy some replica merch, and getting scammed with the real stuff.

[@WolfButrin]

*non-Europeans build great huge beautiful structures and monuments* “uHmMm uRrrrd ALIENS DID IT! yEAh it waaas ALIENS huurrr duRr!”

[@dutcheastindies8354]

National Geographic: Ancient Aliens

[@Janie282]

Some people not all bro 🤣🤣🤣 they were obsessed with aliens

[@Zipjin]

Thank you so much!

[@triniyoshin]

I can tell the artist is on that WoW Classic grind as well when I saw Alexander's nameplate lol

[@samrevlej9331]

Angkor is barely known in France today, despite the role played in popularizing it. I didn’t learn about the colonial trade of plundered artefacts until my course on French colonization in Africa. Sad to hear about the degradation still going on today. Awesome series, as always, learned a ton. Thanks!

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Extra History...on a Friday???? Who could have done this? It was Walpole.

[@sebastiaanmarien1]

Nice video. When i visited Angkor an official guide told me that they injected the trees growing on temples with some sort of chemicals in order to stop the tree from growing and damaging the temple, however the tree would stay alive. Is this true? Can you make a video about it?

[@justmeaeron7354]

It's just so disgusting to loot a city destroying priceless artifacts. If I become rich one day, I'm legit gonna buy it all back and return it

[@enesimajebi2935]

Nobody: Europeans seeing amazing structures built by other cultures: Aliens 🙄🙄

[@dhruvnagori3795]

Made me cry how a great civilization died a slow death And worst part is it's ultimate destroyers write the title of protectors and liberators

[@fireironthesecond2909]

The worst part is that people believe what they say but not what they do

[@jimbor8774]

Love the low key throwing shade at ancient aliens.

[@ahmadnaufaldai]

This was very good. I have been to Angkor and learned some bits here and there but your video can put a more coherent and succint narrative. Please do Indonesia other than Majapahit. Big fan!

[@raksmeysamrith6625]

I live in Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia I’ve visited Angkor wat and other nearby temple’s I’ve once been to Bayon Angkor wat and several others scattered around the Forrest near the city of Siem Reap it was a great experience nice scenery and glorious temples I’ll recommend you to visit Siem Reap and book a hotel there then you can visit the temples of you want it’s a good spot though the areas without trees and shade can get really hot but still I recommend it 👍

[@psuyog]

The name Ayuthaya sounds similar to Ancient Indian city Ayodhya, which was birth place lord Rama.

[@WaterShowsProd]

There is indeed a connection. Ayuthaya is Sanskrit for "Unconquerable" it's actually Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya, "The Venerable Unconquerable City". Centuries before it was called Ayodhya, and is sometimes still referred to as that in historical context. Of course it was conquered, but...

[@supremekhmer6596]

@@WaterShowsProd Ayutthaya was actually a Khmer city outpost which would later became a great mega city during the 17th-18th century A.D. over 1 million people. There is an ancient Khmer road that connects Angkor to Ayutthaya.

[@paritchi]

@@supremekhmer6596It was not. The city was founded after the decline of the Khmer Empire. The one that was connected to the Empire was another city called Lavo, or Lavapura, Ayutthaya’ predecessor.

[@ETH1World]

Do an Extra History on Menelik the 2nd! (Ethiopia)

[@danielcuevas5899]

Is there anyway I can finically support this channel?

[@DTFinnMacCool]

Well, you could proofread the subtitles, for example.^^ But if you want to support them FINANCIALLY, you can simply follow the Patreon link in the description.

[@frsa67]

Indonesian Hindu and Buddhsit temples (Candi) also had myth about being built in a single night. I guess it is common trope in SE Asia.

[@jcdenton1635]

I think the word "ancient" is a fluid and relative term that's used synonymously with "classical" or "antiquity" to describe a civilization that has achieved a high degree of advancement prior to the Industrial Revolution. The problem is that, with the exception of China, most Asian civilizations in the Far East developed rather late when compared to Europe, the Middle East, and India. For example, 12th century Japan is technically considered "Classical," whereas the same period in Europe is considered "Medieval." In other words, the term "ancient" isn't dependent on time per say, but used as a colloquial synonym for "classical," functioning as a heuristic to describe old and sophisticated civilizations prior to modernization. At least, that's my estimation of it.

[@fish4225]

No

[@cesarsantis5116]

Great saga. As always.

[@MrSpy-jo4je]

The only alien 👽 in this city was that Portuguese Friar 😂

[@kitark7534]

Firstly , I love this channel, but as Thai people it is a little strange to heard City of Angkor, for us it something like "City of City", Angkor meant "City" and Wat meant "Temple", anyway great job!, it's hard to find people interesting in Southeast Asia history this day(we got squeeze between mighty China, India, Japan epic history), hope to see history of Ayutthaya or Shukohthai soon.

[@nightmareeyes9419]

You know, you totally should make story about how inquisition was irl, especially Torquemada!

[@nightmareeyes9419]

“Black legend of Spain” something like it.

[@2Sor2Fig]

That was beautiful.

[@craigcordeiro8530]

Goa shout out? Woo!

[@hestiathena4917]

The guide at 1:37 needs a wizzard's hat.

[@quetzalcoatlqqqqqqqq]

And a chest on a hundred little feet

[@johanrosenberg6342]

I live close to a "lost city". It wasn't big or anything, just a church, some other stuff and the people who worked there. No buildings remain, but plenty of archeological and historical evidence exists. However, it was founded in the 17th century high up in the Scandinavian mountains. Even to this day it is in some regards unrivaled. I've also read that it might have been the site of an even older, viking age settlement. That was only one old book though, and other books on the subject fail to bring it up. Therefore I'm doubtful to the truth in that theory. Eitherway, the idea of a lost city is definitely intriguing. It screams of optimism; "we can do this!", though it's also telling of failure, a lure for rulers to try and best their predecessors.

[@bornloser113]

It's very true that the world looks down on Cambodians. When we talk about Southeast Asia, Cambodia is always getting left out of the conversations

[@g-rated-g]

3:36 Not denying anything you said. Just double checking. Was he a Spanish or Portuguese missionary?

[@akaichacha]

some info. angkor wat is near siem reap which mean "the defeat of siam(thailand)". but thai call it siemraj which mean "land of siam"

[@Janie282]

In Khmer's language សៀម /siam : thailand រាប /Reap: stack, piled,... (stacking the corpse) At that time siam army fiercely attacked the Khmer, many lands of the Khmer were captured by siam army, and they come to attacked the Angkor city, but the defender of the castle here overcame the siam army, the siam army was completely destroyed, and this land was named "siam reap" meaning "corpse of siam piled up "

[@KaiserAfini]

Of course Angkor wasn't built by Romans or Greeks. It was built to copy the city of the Witch of Izalith & her Daughters of Chaos. The kingdom's rulers figured "if it was good enough for the Age of Fire, its good enough for me".

[@InquisitorThomas]

Actually I built Ankor Wat, last Tuesday I got really Drunk, broke the laws of physics and managed to invent time travels and then built Ankor Wat cause I felt like it. Don't ask to see the see the Time Machine cause I lost it somewhere in my garage.