Hypogeum: Malta's Ancient Subterreanean Mystery

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[@geographicstravel]

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[@petenielsen6683]

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[@Zackaria_sMax]

I'm not sure who's idea it was to fast forward thru Simon 'demonstrating' cereal for us, but THANK YOU!!!

[@runninamok2003]

@@petenielsen6683 lol Nice. A bit harsh but nice. lol

[@SacredMatrix888]

2023 ♡♡

[@paulsillanpaa8268]

Wife and I ha the chance to visit the Hypogeum back in 2008. You have to book your tours in advance because the whole place is hermetically sealed to control the climate and only a dozen or so people are allowed in at a time. At first you're like 'Huh, this is pretty neat.' Then the sheer time scale of the place hits home and you're like, 'Wait, HOW old is this?' and then it's like the ground drops out from under your feet. ... I swear, I think I could literally FEEL the weight of human history in those chambers.

[@Kiefsti]

Wow, that sounds stunning!

[@mathdemigod8162]

Yeah, I've been as well! To avoid the whole place filling with moss, they have to keep it strictly climate- and humidity-controlled, so they only let small groups in.

[@--enyo--]

Damn

[@Fasnic]

Been too in 2008 I believe it's only 50 people a day allowed by appointment.

[@deniseyoung3738]

We were fortunate to go there in 2012. Fascinating and I totally agree with you Paul!

[@fusionplays1244]

Never taught Malta would be on this channel but here we are. Lovely to see even our small island country represented

[@cassandrabenson9838]

It feels so nice!

[@keithx8734]

Thossok kburi li parti mil istorja taghna daqsekk antika issemiet hawnekk, Im proud that this old part of my counties history is mentioned here Merry Christmas

[@keithx8734]

@@esmeralda8763 Minn Ghawdex

[@MegalithHunter]

Yessss!!!

[@chadthundercock3440]

Malta may be small but it's history is very important

[@ignitionfrn2223]

3:05 - Chapter 1 - The emigrants 6:35 - Chapter 2 - Going underground 9:55 - Chapter 3 - The great cult 14:05 - Chapter 4 - In the midst of life, we are in death etc 18:15 - Chapter 5 - Bringing up the bodies

[@stefanschleps8758]

Thats overkill.

[@2KITTIES-CLRR]

Never let us hear the sound of the Hypogeum which is why i clicked on this video. So disappointed, but, the info of this place is appreciated. 👍

[@leviathan4964]

As a Maltese it's always a pleasure to see these sites appreciated.

[@Pawpawlogan]

Same

[@Kiefsti]

A 'Maltese' that's lovely, much nicer than the common (example mine) Canadian. I like how you don't end harsh on an N.

[@danjones4432]

@@AzathothTheGreat I went at the end of November start of December in 2017 and it was warm but not to hot all day and cool in the evenings and i don't recall it raining the entire two weeks I was there

[@leviathan4964]

@@AzathothTheGreat above comment pretty much sums it up

[@cassandrabenson9838]

I almost wanted to cry, I was so happy to see us Represented

[@bums987]

I live in Malta abs visited the hypogeum many times . As a singer , the resonance in there was insane ! I could sing overlapping harmonies. An incredible place .

[@corgi42069]

It isn't a good day unless there is a biographics and geographics episode uploaded. Easily my favorite of your channels, Simon! Much love fact boy

[@marlog3]

Got to check out war graphics

[@corgi42069]

@@marlog3 is that another Simon channel? That's the only way I prefer my history spoon fed to me

[@Kiefsti]

Not only are you a cute corgi, you have excellent taste in media!

[@corgi42069]

@@the_rachel_sam those are awesome but I like learning in depth about specific places and people throughout time and history and the format and focus he puts on the first two are by far, in my opinion, the best. All are good, this is best

[@--enyo--]

Warographics is the latest in this series. I’d been shipping for it for ages, so glad it finally got made.

[@secla_SC]

Thank you for this masterpiece of a video. As a Maltese I feel immensely proud (except for that bit where we tried to cover it up). I would like to add that it was a pleasure listening to you butcher the names of every village in Malta, gave me a good laugh.

[@marksiddall379]

Totally butchered

[@fish_bacon]

At least he tried :) Zebbug was particlarly funny

[@Ezekiel903]

I dont think he presented the side well, the acoustics are impressive, strange, indescribable! Sad he didn't presented any example, some way they knew long before Solfeggio and his frequencies, that they can have an effect on our health.

[@archaeologydad3761]

As an archaeologist, this is the best pop science presentation of archaeology I've ever seen. Well done, Fact Boy! 👍

[@Viroh]

There is a lot more!

[@kcompanion6988]

Q

[@albelhaas619]

O an archaeologist says you do good work and work with facts good boi now its legit😂🤡

[@albelhaas619]

How about the fact malta used to be a top of a mountain before the great flood of the younger dryas which let the sealevel rise about 120 meters..? Which makes al the above ground temples so much more insane because some have moved al these huge stones up the mountain..

[@Ryan-vl2nn]

It’s mind-boggling just how these structures were constructed. Especially concerning the use of such large, hard stones for fashioning their structures. Btw, another fantastic episode Simon! Love your guys’ channels. Can’t wait to see what next year has in store on Geographics & Biographics.

[@Ezekiel903]

The acoustics is impressive, strange, indescribable! Sad he didn't presented any example, some way they knew long before Solfeggio and his frequencies, that they can have an effect on our health. If you ca visit this building, you have to listen your own echo, the skin hairs will stand up!

[@cals2889]

Imagine how many ancient sites and mysteries are under water that we'll probably never discover.

[@honeysucklecat]

37 cities, 12 towns, 943 villages

[@Aightification]

definitly since malta used to be a top of a mountain before the last ice age!

[@denisefalzon8446]

As a Maltese history teacher was happy to hear your presentation. You got so many little known facts right! You have a new follower now.

[@seanellul]

As a Maltese student, it is heaterning to see you here Ms Falzon! I'm certain your students are lucky to be part of your class. :)

[@SicknessOnCan]

"Non-sensible measurements" Savage xD

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Correct too!

[@vincentblackshadow1581]

Crazy to think it was under a house in the middle of a residential area for so long before being discovered by accident. I was lucky enough to go there a few years ago. Being inside is a very unique experience it is haunting and mysterious yet you feel no sense of the unknown or danger that a normal cave or underground space can generate.

[@Pawpawlogan]

Love Malta and Gozo. You should check out the "cart paths" cut across the surface of the island.

[@thecliffdweller1212]

My god! I had forgotten about them. I was there in my 20's and years before it became developed. There were times in the middle of those fields, when you could look across the island to the sea and the horizon beyond...when time fell away and you were in touch with a primal space

[@doomsdaybooty1072]

There's pictures of some of those 'cart tracks' (I don't think anyone is 100% sure what they were for) going into the ocean and carrying on underwater. Which begs the question, were they carved into the bedrock when sea levels were a bit lower? Could be the cart ruts are a millenia or two older than the temple phase 🤔

[@Pawpawlogan]

Or ancient aliens

[@cguzelli1]

My bother-in-law is Maltese and he and his wife (my sister) and 2 children moved there from America. Been to Malta twice and love it there. Like a shining gem in the sea, Malta holds many beautiful things past and present. Enjoyed this video and next time we visit, trip to the Hypogeum is a must.

[@woesiohans]

Completely worth it just to hear Simon say the phrase "smorgasbord of dongs"

[@drumreaver]

No signs of fishing.... that's likely because their age dating is wrong and the 'temples' were built when the mediterranean was 300ft lower, which would make them at least double their current estimated age. To further support my hypothesis, there are 'neolitic' ruins all along the north eastern coast of Malta, some 200 feet below sea level.

[@ChinmayRastogi]

It's the first time this channel has gone even beyond their usual tendency to show a different or ancient culture with due respect, by literally banishing silly and inconsiderate claims. Wonderful to see that desire to maintain the enormity of an impressive feat and a culture lost to time.

[@--enyo--]

There was a Decoding the Unknown episode (another of his channels) recently about the pyramids that said pretty much the same thing.

[@ChinmayRastogi]

@@--enyo-- Wow, didn't know. So then Simon kind of has almost as many KZbin channels as Naruto filler episodes :P

[@Wasteland88]

@@ChinmayRastogi He has 12-13 channels I think.

[@cheekclappa69]

claims such as?

[@amandajones661]

Thank you, Simon, for speeding through the cereal bite. I adore that you did this. 🤗💙

[@redemption156]

Keep the fantastic content coming and happy holiday to you Simon, all your script writers and Jen ^w^

[@SkywalkerSamadhi]

I had never heard of the Hypogeum until this morning, and it's an awe inspiring discovery, highlighting yet again that there is a marvellously rich history to humanity that we are just barely scratching the surface of at the moment. But if there is only one thing that we take away from this (yet another stellar) episode of Geographics it's this.. we desperately need to know more about the epically named Themistocles Zammit!! A man bearing that name is most assuredly fated to lead an extraordinarily fascinating life. A person saddled with that name could probably make something as mundane as getting the morning mail an adventure that Teddy Roosevelt would of been proud to be a part of. May we have some more of that please??

[@matthewspiteri9817]

This needs to be a Biographics episode! I'm Maltese myself and we learn that Sir Temi Zammit had also found the cure for undulant fever, saving millions in the process :D

[@Badgersj]

Been there done that, and thoroughly recommend it to anyone visiting Malta - in fact it's worth choosing Malta to go and see it.

[@todgumtau4639]

how did they see to make it why is there no smoke evidence?

[@Badgersj]

@@todgumtau4639 Eh?

[@todgumtau4639]

@@Badgersj well they had no electricity for light to see so when you burn stuff for light it leaves soot and black smoke and it doesn't look like there is smoke damage so what did they use for light?

[@Badgersj]

@@todgumtau4639 Oh, I see what you mean. Maybe just cleaned up properly afterwards? I mean, the Egyptians must have had the same problem and I don't think their tombs are especially sooty are they? Interesting question though!

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Happy holidays, Simon 😎🖐️❣️

[@PeterFrikadelle]

This!

[@wugy07]

So proud that our country is getting more coverage for its truly unique history! Thank you!

[@mikesands4681]

The only other rock-stacking Mediterranean culture we’ve found older than Malta is the Minoan and Gobekli Tepe cultures of Anatolia.

[@TulilaSalome]

Only Göbekli Tepe really, until it was found, Ggantija was the oldest known freestanding building in the world.

[@martinjames7569]

Biographics and Geographics in the same day - love it!

[@semaj_5022]

No video on ancient cultures and structures is complete without mentioning a smorgasbord of dongs. Also, this is probably my favorite Geographics video yet, and tye most well done, and I've watched nearly all the videos on this channel. Great job, y'all! Hope to see more like this in the future.

[@Aightification]

i hope you will be able to visit it one day its an amazing ancient building. I also believe first life appeared on the islands, which before the last ice age was a huge mountain. Also go walk roman road if you are there its amazing. Full with ancient caves and an ancient apiary

[@kokorolex]

"Why did they worship as they did?" You can ask the same about K-pop fans

[@delseywitt398]

I don't even know what K-pop is but I would rather worship it? them? than any other cult, commonly known as a religion. Because science.

[@KyleMontanaro]

It definitely wasn't the aliens who made us build the Hypogeum. We defeated the Ottoman Empire in 1565 and the Fascists in WW2, we're not easy to boss around 😉 Joking aside, it was hard to appreciate the historical importance of these sites when i was in school, I wrongly assumed each country had it's own equally rich history and that ours was nothing special. It was only when I left my homeland that I paid a bit more attention to our rich heritage.

[@--enyo--]

That’s cool

[@kristincamilleri1873]

It's nice to see one of our national treasures being given the spotlight it deserves! Thanks for this! Love from Malta xxx

[@ethancntower8850]

I never thought Id see so many maltese people in a comment section!

[@rubixcubeiam5365]

I had no idea this existed! Research time! I am obsessed with all of your channels 😁

[@lightningrod1063]

Hey Simon. Speaking for all Americans, you don't need to translate metric measurements for us. Just use your little metric system and we'll translate for ourselves, if we care at all. PS. You're great. I hope my assurance about Americans will save you some time, or whatever.

[@owenshebbeare2999]

The channel is American, as are scriptwriters and editors. Nice to see someone from the US happy to do the conversions we often have to to, as the use of both units is patchy. I'm happy with both primitive cave-man units and Metric, but many Americans don't seem to be good at converting, especially as US cave-man pints/gals differ from Imperial pints/gals too.

[@ajstevens1652]

@@owenshebbeare2999 Simon is from Prague and has never lived in America.

[@GcTheHardstyler]

Sometimes I wonder if Simon has so many channels because he likes money ooor... he just gets a lot of free magic spoon. I respect both.

[@Jazsft]

I’ve been commenting on almost every ancient history channel for years for someone to cover all the ancient wonders of Malta this makes me so proud 🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹

[@sengleanu]

Our island has so much history and heritage. Pity it's all currently being treatened by rampant construction and greed.

[@maricamicallef9545]

And overpopulation

[@jeffreyhill1011]

10ft? Nonsensical measurement? You are damn right it's nonsensical!! I need to know how many football fields it is!

[@brianasciak1668]

Every morning I enjoy the view of Temple Ggantija (island of Gozo) from my balcony. Appreciate & humble myself how why they used huge stones to build. They are beauty and the temple main entrance faces the winter solstice . Well thank you Simon.

[@vectorfox4782]

I love how Simon antagonizes The History Channel every chance he gets. Bloody brilliant!

[@stefancurmi9368]

Reaching out to you from Malta Simon! 🇲🇹Super proud to be mentioned on this channel.

[@_DaNi3LL3_]

So happy you’ve done a story on Malta as most have never even heard of the country

[@giveemdasauc3531]

As his beard grows larger, so too does Simon's power

[@glenkennedy2018]

I never got to visit this site, but I have been to the Ggantija (Apologies if I’ve butchered the spelling) temples on Gozo. What is strange is that ultimately your looking at some rocks, but then you hear all about the site and then touch the rocks, and it connects you to the place. It blew my mind they were as old as they are and still there. Especially after the pounding Malta got during the Second World War. As someone said further up in the comments, Malta deserves its own video. A beautiful country with beautiful people living there. It really is my favourite place on the planet.

[@aimlis]

When I was a child, I was astounded to learn ancient people were as clever and technically capable as people today. Today, I'm astounded that people today are so stupid as opposed to how clever and technically capable they could be. :D

[@ajstevens1652]

So true!

[@rami_ungar_writer]

I want to visit the Hypogeum! And Malta needs a full video of its own.

[@--enyo--]

Yeah, I know nothing about it. I’d like to learn more.

[@agentooe33AD]

A company called Audio Ease, who launched the Impulse Response capture technology, went to the prayer caves and actually sampled them into their Altiverb Library. In effect, you can use this to make any sound you have, sound like it came from within these caves. In fact, that's how I learned about their existence. Now I want to go visit there!

[@s.a.a.4853]

I was there and it is really impressive and mysterious... This is place you must to go if you love archeologic and ancient mysteries.. Notice that only 10 people is allowed to enter every hour (6 times during the day)... So you must order tickets few month before because hypogeum is full trogh whole year...

[@kylepiccinino3811]

Great video Simon! As a Maltese national I must admit we often forget how significant these structures are.. Thanks!

[@sadwingsraging3044]

"Tune out the crazies" 🎼One is the loneliest number!🎶 Based Imperial reference!

[@x31omega]

Hey Simon. Merry Christmas.

[@CharlieSuave2907]

Dear Geographics. I am also from Malta and I appreciate the video very much. It's not that there is no documentation; there is, plenty only for some reasons, the "authorities" keep suppressed or not give credit. The Hypogeum, had a name when Greeks were referring to the ancient Phoenicians. The Sacred Stones were called Baetylus...a temple for invocation. There is a backstory on how this "Baetylus" concept got developed. Every detail in the Hypogeum...had a specific purpose.

[@dogeness]

That is incredibly interesting. Could you please point me to where I can read more about this?

[@CharlieSuave2907]

@@dogeness can u please specify which part, thanks. There are several sources however the Baatylus, was the idea of an individual who after his death they called Uranus, or most high. Later they used these names to deify planets. The Baatylus's origin, was an altar; placed in a temple for ritualistic purposes. The very stones were 'contrived of having life' and this was because amplified words were used as invocation and the sounds resonating within the temple measure at the frequency of 111mhz. Hal Saflieni has been tested. 111mhz was the frequency considered to put you in a trance state, even today. The designs on the walls, (of the Baatylus) added with the sound within the temple (it was a temple) and would certainly put the recipient in an altered state of mind and each design and symbol and the backstory. when understood one can appreciate better of what was going on during the times when they were built. Hal Saflieni, like several other temples here in Malta and Gozo, were only discovered in in the 18th 19th century. They were found buried. Hal Saflieni has not been fully explored. I hope have been of some help. Feel free to fire out any questions within the subject.

[@jordan.0191]

This is true mysticism, scientific too! Something that only yourself can either observe or simply ignore.

[@maryrowe3981]

The wrap-up puts me in mind of the “ST:TNG” episode where Captain Picard is captured by an ancient, lost civilization’s memento mori.

[@youwillneverguess]

The phrase "Awe inspiring" always reminds me of a Mel Brooks joke. Awww.

[@Potkanka]

That was so fascinating! My main thought during the watching of this video was wondering how come I've never heard of it before. Thank you for all the information :)

[@ehzmia]

"Nonsensical units", there is that BB sass I love.

[@esti-od1mz]

Really fascinating. Since Malta and Sicily always have had ties, it is not hard to believe that the ones who built these structures were probably sikanians, or related to them

[@janeking118]

I grew up living on a sail boat,our winter base was Manoel Island in Gzira, Malta,loved the history,the people are the friendliest and it's awesome to see a part of its history featured on one of my favourite channels. 👍❤️

[@artofmaryanas498]

I'm from Malta and I'm fascinated by our local archaeology, it's lovely to see our country's ancient culture being covered in videos like this and given the attention it deserves! Also, I've been to the Hypogeum and the acoustics are really something otherworldly, so worth the hype. Thank you for this video!

[@agateplanet]

Malta is a magical island. Will never forget that place. Valletta, Citadel of the Knights of St. John and the Grand Harbour. It's alive with history. A beautiful place. A formidable fortress.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

Interesting

[@carmelpule8493]

Not a bad coverage of our old impressive Maltese history, but rather than showing the charming face of the commentator, this video could have been filled with the tons of old buildings we still have in Malta and Gozo. They are impressive indeed. All that added to our spectacular bastions which kept out the Turkish Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1565 and the underground paths and water reservoirs under Valletta, and the shelters in which I lived in 1940- 1945 to shelter from Adolf Hitler Bombing us would have added to the richness of this historic video, Also the man mentioned was not "Zamit" but he was " Sir Themistocles Zammit". Thanks to the presenter of this video,, it is much appreciated and Malta is grateful and greatly appreciates your effort, Thanks once again.

[@wesley907]

I just visited Malta in Nov. The Hypogeum was a fantastic visit. So happy to find this new video. Geographics rocks! Thanks.

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

My favorite flavor of Magic Spoon is the Fruity. It’s like eating Fruit Loops but without guilt.

[@themalteselady]

Hello from Malta! Thank you for featuring our temples on your channel! :)

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

Being picky here: You said "light years ahead of it's time"....... please note that a light year is a distance, not a time duration.

[@hyperspacejester7377]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Impressively pedantic... except the part where you're acting oblivious to colloquialisms!

[@renaissanceredneck3695]

You do realize this is a phrase that has been around for probably decades? "Light years ahead of..." This or that. And yes I've heard this exact phrase more than once, from more than one person it is what is known as a mixed metaphor.

[@resileaf9501]

There comes a point where distance is a unit of time.

[@etzool]

This is a consistent issue with this guy and/or his writers (who generally produce utterly fascinating videos). Don't be put off by the negative responses; a channel that's attempting to inform people should provide accurate content, period. I'm not saying everyone should be perfect all the time, but this kind of commentary should absolutely be present and is an opportunity for improvement, and it's counterproductive to argue otherwise.

[@markdturnock]

@@etzool dude, the original expression is MILES ahead, a unit of distance, just like light years. It's also a pretty regularly used expression. Maybe try reading a book one day?

[@cherylrayes8015]

More great stuff, thankyou. Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎅

[@hansspiegl8684]

A wonderful documentary! Especially thank you for the commentary - wise words! ♥️

[@josephschembri4811]

Thank you for putting this video together. You covered a location which was pretty much next-door to the place I spent my early to mid-twenties.

[@charlottefogg8710]

Wonderful episode. Thank you.

[@thecliffdweller1212]

I visited this site in the 70's on an archeological tour. I've been talking about it ever since and NOBODY had ever heard about it before! "Draw a line from Malta to Lampedusa. Call it a radius." V ~Thomas R. Pynchon

[@todgumtau4639]

how did they see to make it why is there no smoke evidence?

[@UKinQ8Gaming]

Happy christmas simon to you and your family. Hope you have a great new year. Thanks for helping us through 2021

[@MatCumb91]

As a Maltese, that 'stone ocean' comment hurt :( But happy to see some recognition of our history. (you need some fixes on the names though :P)

[@MrEricleblanc26]

The aliens sure were busy back then. 😆

[@stalker-anoniem3515]

Merry Christmas Simon! 💋Xoxo from the Netherlands.

[@helexable]

was happy you commented on the conspiracy's. was trying to find a video of someone singing in the hypogeum and its was impossible to wade through the river of bullshit videos about it to find a real video

[@Thirza.]

Thanks to your ad, I have put Magic Spoon on my list of 'crap that nobody should ever buy'

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@youtube-handle-are-a-joke]

I never understood people who think anything advanced in the ancient times must be extraterrestrial. Like a civilization capable of traveling light-years in space ships come to earth to carve rocks by hand.

[@ajstevens1652]

Exactly. And the only so-called "evidence" of these extraterrestrials having visited, are these rock structures, with nothing significantly complex to accompany them (such as spacecraft, advanced metallurgy, weaponry, etc.)

[@youtube-handle-are-a-joke]

@@ajstevens1652 not even some kind of tool that they could have forgotten. In their head it's like they're like : Hey Zork what you doin' this weekend? I'm flying to Earth to build a couple of pyramids, and you? Oh I'm going to Earth to probe a guy...

[@jimmyzbike]

Oooo a great one this time. Thanks

[@kayaaastone]

i love this video but the way he pronounces Żebbuģ and mgarr is so funny LMFAOO great video tho

[@SHAd0Eheart]

Fascinating topic, to bad you don’t show most of things you talk about!

[@matthewjeffery3686]

Lovely content and a nuanced presentation while still decrying the conspiracists. This is the content I come here for. Thank you.

[@shemanicmaid]

I visited this place and it was mindblowing!

[@joetriccas]

I’m fairly sure back then there was a land bridge connecting Europe to Sicily, Sicily to Malta and also Africa. The higher ice content meant there was no Atlantic inflow into the med and it was much lower

[@joseffthomas10]

It’s funny how you mentioned the Heaven’s Gate Cult, because I literally just finished watching that before you name dropped in this video.

[@francisfischer7620]

Wow! Wow! So absolutely fascinating!! Once again, you and your crew have done a stunning job. Thank you all!

[@ДарьяКантемирова]

Right now in Malta looking for educational videos about Hypogeum and the first video to come up is from Simon! (I only watch the true crime show normally)

[@scottnunnemaker5209]

If you were to really think about it, most things humans do are pretty cultish.

[@drgunnwilliams8239]

~0.44 Simon admits he doesn't know something. 2wks from now: We get a mega projects video!😉🤣

[@michaelpeciak8980]

I do love Simon's digs on the imperial measurement system 😅

[@MikeGill87]

I had a chance to visit most of the Maltese neolithic temples over the weekend. Though I deliberately skipped the Hypogeum - 35 EUR is a truly disgusting price to ask for it and I didn't have time for everything anyway. I'm sure it's fascinating though, but I find the actual temples above ground more interesting than tombs. Malta is a fascinating place.

[@robertwalker-smith2739]

I can imagine that seafood was seen as a daily item, making it less suitable for ritual sacrifice and/or ceremonial feasting.

[@bearcubdaycare]

The age, and proximity to Africa, makes me wonder about the possibility of a connection to people living in the Sahara in the African Humid Period.

[@Rashi88]

It is important to know at what moment in history Malta subsided and ceased to be a link between Sicily and North Africa.

[@--enyo--]

Someone needs to make a Call of a Cthulhu scenario involving this.

[@MrVellj001]

As one of the followers of all your channels I am pleased to see my home country featured here. Yes we have some of the richest history in all the world it us all around you , every where you go.

[@0ldFrittenfett]

For Christmas: Cereal with Bailey's.

[@nickpowell5337]

that BOI simon

[@infinimetrical]

Anyone ever have that feeling when you see images of places that you can feel being there like it was new?

[@365aqualife8]

Thanks from Malta 🇲🇹