Felix Romuliana: a forgotten Roman palace

A short tour of the palace and tomb of Galerius at Felix Romuliana (Gamzigrad), near Zaječar, Serbia.
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[@barrymoore4470]

Thanks for uploading this, and for your eloquent commentary. Part of what makes this site distinctive is the prominence given to the emperor's mother, Galerius appearing unique among the tetrarchs in publicly honoring a woman to this degree.

[@qboxer]

I really appreciate these small vignettes of often lesser known sites. Please keep doing them.

[@dingjo5027]

really nice choice of words at the end

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

Roman colonies in Slavic countries and England have always been interesting to me. Those mosaics are also cool.

[@johnspizziri1919]

This is so wonderful too see such sights.

[@mikki3961]

Excellent, thank you!

[@dyinggaul8365]

Fascinating

[@NelsonClick]

WOW 😲. That mosaic floor was awesome. He had to have been seriously rich and powerful. I would have been intimidated to walk on it.

[@michel.montreal]

I love your channel. So many places I have never even heard of. Thank you.

[@TXMEDRGR]

Being there must be very thought-provoking. Thanks.

[@madmonk1661]

That beautiful mosaic pattern reminds me of a balearic sling weave.

[@forkthepork]

Lovely mosaic

[@vincentkosik403]

What a treat to see and would love to see myself along with Diocletian Split palace. Poor Galerius...from what I recall he persecuted the Christians, his Tetrarchy fell apart with Maxentius and his father exempeor Maxiamus Sr coming out of retirement and accepting Constantine, son of Constantius Chlorus, as Replacement Caesar. Boy, what a mess....later on Galerius came down with a terrible illness that was reported to be so e kind of cancer of his stomach that caused stench in the palace. He believed it may have be brought about by his persercutions and recounted his measures against them. It did not work. His wife, daughter of Diocletian, had a hard time afterwards and died later on by another Emperot, Licinius...not a pretty picture

[@markmuller7962]

Gorgeous mosaic

[@Levi-ji2vn]

Does anyone happen to know the name of that mountain in the distance?

[@vesnanuspahic7510]

If you ask for mountain on 1:59 ,Rtanj

[@JonathanLight1]

That mosaic would cost a ton of money to do now, and wouldn’t be the same quality!

[@525Lines]

The only mosaic from ancient times that was never covered up? Is that what you said?

[@DonariaRegia]

*of this particular palace complex

[@bobfrog4836]

It's the only mosaic at this site that is both uncovered/excavated and in it's original location (ie. not moved to a museum).

[@serviustullus7204]

These Romans were vain. They ruled the prairies.

[@solinvictus39]

Dr. Ryan, did you have a chance to go to Viminacium while you were in Serbia? I'd love to hear your interpretation of that site.

[@scenicroutestothepast]

I did! But unfortunately, I didn't get enough footage for a decent video.

[@solinvictus39]

@@scenicroutestothepast I have high hopes for that site as so much of it hasn't been excavated. It is one of the few cities from antiquity that was never built upon, so there's potentially a lot of finds to be made. I was impressed at how they have managed the site when I was there, and it was also interesting to see the mammoth skeletons they have found in the area. The guide I had took me underground to get inside one of the above ground tombs (from underneath) and to see the artwork in situ. I really didn't have as much time there as I would have liked, but it was a cool visit! Serbia has a lot of ancient history to explore and it is kind of nice that hordes of tourists don't know about it.

[@brago_]

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[@OrangeJews1138]

@@scenicroutestothepastit’s not exactly in your field, but I hope you’ve gone to Lepenski Vir, too - what a historic spot!