The Real Reason why there is almost Nothing left of Ancient Rome!

[@Maiorianus_Sebastian]

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[@deanbarton8960]

Could I ask if you know of any good sources for information on the Roman Repblic/Early Roman Empire?

[@emetahava]

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[@georgedoolittle9015]

Biggest reason the Ancient City of Rome basically became uninhabitable were the Pontine Marshes #pontine_marshes were not drained until just prior to World War 2. There was no more important job for a Roman than to get the hell out of Rome something the Ancient Romans did very well actually ultimately seeing themselves as *"Greco-Romans"* actually or ahem *"always in need of some education"* ahem. Eventually they became so educated they moved to present day Istanbul/Constantinople in Turkey thus causing Ancient Rome to effectively become abandoned for well North of 1000 Years if not far longer😊😊

[@brandonjade2146]

Its kinda impressive how fast this channel grew by covering such an obscure topic

[@Nozylatten]

I'm not sure ancient Rome really is so obscure as you think.

[@brandonjade2146]

@@Nozylatten no, the fall of rome is the main topic he discusses and that topic is fairly obscure in the KZbin history community

[@GHST995]

There is a little Empire in all of us.

[@TheGggg321123]

I’ve been thinking on the fall of Rome since I was a kid. I wanted to know how to tell when things are breaking down.

[@russell3521]

A lot of people have been waiting for a based, pro-pagan hostorian

[@danhworth100]

This makes so much more sense than just sacks and time and neglect.

[@nessbri]

Thanks!

[@Maiorianus_Sebastian]

Hello Sir, and thanks a lot for your kind donation, I really appreciate it a lot :)

[@borisgeorgiev8535]

Thank you for the wonderful video, Maiorianus! It was very interesting! One thing I just realised is that the strongest earthquake in 1349 is just a couple of years after the Black Death hit Italy. Imagine living in Italy at that time.I now can understand why works like Dantes Inferno were written back then.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Read Boccaccio's jaw-dropping account of the Black Death at the start of his DECAMERON!

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

All his videos are a 'must see' for anyone figuring out how ancient Rome mirrors today!

[@josephpiskac2781]

Thank you for another wonderful presentation.

[@davidefinessi1723]

Maioranus, first: I am very glad I have found this channel, I love your content! Second : If by any chance a centurion will listen to your "gratias ago TIBI, amici" he might point a gladius at your throat and make you write the "VOBIS" 100 times on the walls of your city.. Just wanted to prevent this awkward situation from happening.

[@acgsamson6934]

So excited to watch , love your content - keep up the good work:)

[@lesliea7394]

Absolutely fabulous and thought provoking. One wonders that if there had been no earthquakes or fewer of them or ones with lesser intensity, how much of the ancient city of Rome would still be with us today? And, when will Rome see another earthquake?

[@morenofranco9235]

Thank you, Maiorianus, for anther remarkable documentary on Rome

[@eduardogutierrez4698]

A collab between you and The Historian's Craft would be epic

[@C_B_Hubbs]

Yes, or with Told In Stone.

[@vitorpereira9515]

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos: "Aliens." Edit: Seriously now people. The fall of the western Roman empire was a number of factors that contributed to its downfall. The debasement of Roman currency to pay for a large army, increased reliance on Germanic soldiers, corruption and the numerous civil wars led to a point of no return where Rome's downfall was inevitable. No state can handle that.

[@FandersonUfo]

🛸👽✨

[@ne0nmancer]

A bad succession policy also, every time an emperor died you flip a coin to see if there was gonna be a civil war or not because people didn't like who the emperor picked as successor. Also it's kinda hard to believe the Emperor has divine authority if any random schmuck can become one.

[@vitorpereira9515]

@@ne0nmancer This is why the eastern Romans had so many civil wars and coups. The medieval Romans, much like the ancient Romans, never created rules of succession for the office of the Emperor (Βασιλεύς). Despite the fact that dynasties did exist and that being born in the purple was considered prestigious in Roman’s last centuries, the Romans never recognized the principle of royal blood because they retained many characteristics of a semi-republican system like sedition and rebellion kkkk

[@neilmclachlan3931]

Also, the eastern 'half' of the empire had always been the riches, effectively it had subsidised the west of the empire, and the city of Rome, so when money got tight, the east was ok, the west fell apart.

[@vitorpereira9515]

@@neilmclachlan3931 Not to mention they were the end of line of the Silk Road.

[@snotnosewilly99]

The great and beautiful monuments in Rome, built with column and beam construction, would have been very susceptible to earthquake damage. While the Pantheon, made of solid concrete, was mostly undamaged. Much of the Palatine Hill walls made from concrete also remain.

[@paulcapaccio9905]

Bravo another fantastic study

[@heatherjones6647]

All I can think of the images of destruction in Turkey and Syria. This series of earthquakes must have been devastating.

[@massimosquecco8956]

Great Job in this video: I ve found meaningful information already in the first video I've watched in your channel. Congratulations

[@TWOCOWS1]

I missed your videos. Thank you for making and posting.

[@vicentegarcia3972]

Could u do a video about the Theodosian Renaissance and the brief revival of classical art?

[@MikBezh]

Very impressive and informative videos, get my compliments, Gratias tibi valde

[@mattclements1348]

Love ur content

[@niallgerardjosephoconnells7097]

Thanks for sharing. Congratulations. Appreciate your output kind respect. Kind regards Niall O'Connell Dundalk, Ireland.

[@generationclash5004]

Brother, our native Dacia 🇷🇴 had an earthquake yesterday!

[@FandersonUfo]

an earthquake still beats a horde of Huns

[@georgepapatheofilou6118]

And yet the Pantheon still stands to this day .

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

For now...

[@SeanHH1986]

it was arguably much better maintained through history than most classical buildings

[@SeanHH1986]

but they weren't rocket scientists so it's still very impressive it stands as it was today

[@ecurewitz]

It was converted to a church, so the locals continued to care for it and make necessary repairs when necessary

[@snotnosewilly99]

The Pantheon is made out of solid concrete. Most of the great and beautiful monuments were column and beam structures, which were very prone to collapse from an earthquake.

[@michaelporzio7384]

Two factors in the demise of a city, destruction and decay. Destruction can be rebuilt, many times better than before (how many times have London, Moscow and Tokyo been devastated and rebuilt?) Decay is when the socio-economic means to do regular maintenance and repair destruction no longer exist. Detroit was never hit with bombs or a natural disaster, the economic basis to maintain it went away.

[@omar-eduardobarriga1856]

I'm a 28 year old man who works out frequently and that considers himself a "manly guy" but this video almost put me to tears. Islam is my religion but I feel so attached to Roman history that if it wasn't for my faith I would swear by my life that I was a Roman in a previous life. This was painful to watch 💔 ROMA INVICTA

[@SpaceMarine500]

You may still have had a Roman ancestor or a few

[@omar-eduardobarriga1856]

@@SpaceMarine500 well, in Mexican so my ancestors were from Hispania. More than Likely there's Roman Blood in there 🦅

[@m.cl.ballista4642]

My nationality is Greek, but I consider my self Roman. Roma, is the best thing that happened to all nations achievments: she gave stability, security and opportunity to them, by making them part of the greatest State the humans could ever have. Rome, is an Idea above all..And it's values apply to every individual. Let us serve the Aeternal Rome.

[@nedludd7622]

"Manly" people don't have a religion.

[@jamesofficial6829]

When it comes to the city of Rome or Constantinople hearing about how they fell makes me cry. I swear too I was a Roman in a previous life. Those two cities look like heaven on Earth. How I wish I could live in the strongest times of the Roman empire in any of those two cities and have a wonderful life with a beautiful wife and having children. 😭😭💔💔

[@yaizudamashii]

it's very interesting to imagine that antiquity landscape was still in place up until 847. That time is safely into the Middle Ages.

[@robbillington1982]

The exarch had only fallen in 751 and Constantinople was the rightful heir of the greater empire

[@fkr9032]

Who's the artist of the illustrations at 2:46? They're so good.

[@edoardodipaolo370]

They are from Trajan Market’s museum in Rome

[@Uhtred-the-bold]

Alfred the Great and his father would’ve traveled to Rome 5-6 years after the 847 quake. I wonder if anything is mentioned about it by them?

[@bioliv1]

Please add still subtitles🙂

[@C_B_Hubbs]

Were most of these earthquakes localized to the Latium region of Italy? Or were they big enough to affect other parts of the Mediterranean and cities like Neapolis, Ravenna, Mediolanum, and even Sicilia, Carthago, or farther places like Greece, Hispania, etc? Are there records of other cities being affected by earthquakes at the same dates?

[@steakinbacon8593]

Man imagine growing up while the old capital of Rome was still grand and beautiful. But by the time your an old man the city has begun to crumble beyond recognition despite attempts at repair. Must have been depressing knowing the city has clearly seen better says that it would never see again until thousands of years after the empire completely collapses.

[@estherbrummel5173]

I always wondered if the Roman language changed during the time of the Roman Empire. It baffles me to think that for over a millenium this language contained its original form. But then again, this would be in true Roman fashion (reverense for the old).

[@StrangeFruit-my4yv]

The original Romans spoke Latin, but Greek was also a common language.

[@briancyr9673]

I share your fascination with Rome the city as its transformation over the centuries progressed. I’ve been actively searching for a model of the city that displays the physical changes over the centuries. Please if anyone knows of such project, send a link my way. Thanks in advance!

[@robbillington1982]

None but there is the topographical history of Ancient Rome 📖

[@palacehaunter5442]

Maiorianus voice is legendary

[@lovebaltazar4610]

he must be german right?

[@palacehaunter5442]

@@lovebaltazar4610 I thought he was Nepalese?

[@lovebaltazar4610]

@@palacehaunter5442 you're joking right? xd

[@TheLastTocharian]

@@palacehaunter5442 Nay, he obviously is roman.

[@carlosfilho3402]

Congratulations For This Video.

[@flyingisaac2186]

I suppose the ending of its status as Caput mundi with all the resources that flowed that way. Its later existence as an East Roman periphery largely relying on heavily taxed local resources or as the Republic of St Peter also relying on local resources, pilgrim income and the occasional interest of Carolingian and Holy Roman Emperor could never hope to make good the damage of the plague of Justinian and his wars, altho the former was not his fault, just the name given. After that was Lombard invasion. It would take some centuries before a reasonable number of aqueducts were reconnected. Yet Romans seem to have treated their old monuments with a reasonable respect, altho lime burners and builders needing spolia did damage. Yet laws were not ignored. The structure of the fairly mysterious concrete Pantheon (the dedication to all gods isn't that clear) was respected until 608 and mostly afterwards, altho Papa Barberini should have found his bronze elsewhere. Again thanks for your careful consideration of every aspect of the question of Late Rome and obviously the fine visuals too.

[@champisthebunny6003]

One thing I feel worth pointing out. Maiorianus talks about our 'superior' record keeping tech and how it outclasses anything the ancients had. This is true, but in a very narrow sense of the word. 'We' cannot, and do not store information 'forever'. Digital information is in reality, very fragile and delicate. Optical hard drives, or any digital storage medium, have very limited shelf lives by any measure, let alone historical terms. Let me put it this way, if the ancient world kept records the way we do today, we would know absolutely nothing at all about our past history. It all would have decayed into garbage bits of 0's and 1's within a couple decades, at most. We often bemoan the lack of official records from the past, lost to the ravages of time and negligence, accidents, vandalism etc. This is quite true, but we have something, and it has lasted far in excess of what even our best digital tech is remotely capable of. When we can no longer maintain the 'web' as it currently exists, w/e we have committed to it in terms of our memories and records, will die with it, and be lost permanently. There is very little 'backup' for the web-world, outside of what physical books and records still exist. Or put yet another way, Rome even in its decay, was able to leave us something in terms of records, poor as they were compared to earlier times.

[@tobygoodguy4032]

Well ... finally, someone puts things into perspective. Given the regularity, how prepared is modern Roma to all this mess? (I hope they're using steel in their concrete/masonry buildings.) 🤠

[@ommsterlitz1805]

it's the base that matter for earthquakes not much the walls

[@johnconnery1939]

Wonderful

[@cjraymond8827]

Yes, earthquakes were bad, but if looters hadn't plundered the iron clamps over the years, then those earthquakes might not have taken down the Colosseum's wall at all. So, it was, shall we say, a combination of natural disasters and human pillaging?

[@snotnosewilly99]

Those were probably bronze clamps, as iron would rust. In the reconstruction of the Parthenon in Athens, they connected the parts with iron rods and clamps. The iron rusted, swelled and broke the marble parts, as rain water can soak thru the porous marble and rust the iron.

[@moriko07]

Are you sure of what you say? ;) Almost nothing was done, mainly the marble statues were dismantled to reuse the materials, yes, but the rest was updated ^_^ or buried, in fact every time you dig here in Italy you find buildings and monuments... Rome is always there . The structure of the oldest cities is exactly that of when they were founded. In Scotland they found a Roman road of the main ones built in four layers for example. And of course then... the desert takes, but sometimes it gives back... look for the video *The BEST Preserved Roman Colony in the World* from the *Street Gems* channel ^_^ Thank you, it's nice to see that we still talk about Rome every now and then. ^_^

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

I wonder if someone ever did a compilation of descriptions of Rome in writing over the centuries.

[@danielradu3212]

Seriously, Rome had gulags (damnatio a metalo), secret police (pretorian guard), a massive security apparatus in the provinces, huge budgets for propaganda and a state-enforced personality cult. The empire split because no leader could ever hope to unite all those different ethnicities into one united nation. The Hellenes, Hebrews, Samaritans, Assyrians, Berbers, Albanians, Armenians, Basques, Celts, Coptic Egyptians and Arabs are still separate nations after centuries of Roman rule.

[@RPe-jk6dv]

sacks and the city.

[@pukalo]

I thought for sure this video was going to be about Justinian.

[@reeyees50]

Justinian, the cause of the catastrophes of the time according to procopius

[@kaloarepo288]

When the great Anglo-German composer, George Frederick Handel, as a young man lived in Rome in the early 1700's the city was hit by a long series of earthquakes that went on for months that shook and rattled the city causing deep fear and apprehension among the people. You need to realize that many cities within a two hour drive from Rome have been repeatedly devastated by major earthquakes like l'Aquila, the capital of the Abruzzi region hit by major earthquake about 10 years ago that killed hundreds and devastated major buildings.Also in early 1900's city of Avezzano not very far from Rome was totally destroyed killing tens of thousands -I believe the whole city virtually sank into the ground and disappeared! The greatest natural catastrophe ever to hit the western world was actually the Messina and Reggio Calabria earthquake and tsunami that occurred in early 1900's and that probably killed close to one hundred thousand people. Yes Italy is earthquake central.

[@billmiller4972]

Using SQSP as abbreviation of "Squarespace" is a neat idea. Vide quid ibi fecisti

[@00martoneniris86]

What if constans 2 survived What if the Romen Empire was never split in two What if the western Roman Empire survived in Hispania

[@reeyees50]

The old rome that we see today is reconstructed in part. However, today rome is more populated than ever in its history

[@carlosfilho3402]

It's Tragic This Destruction in Syria And Turkey And ALL Your Historic Legacy.

[@gardenlizard1586]

Fires that devastated Rome (as all ancient cities) throughout its history would be a cause of collapse of buildings. No doubt fires played a big part after earthquakes.

[@josephwarra5043]

Aliens

[@kerneywilliams632]

Just read Fate of Rome, by Kyle Harper. It concentrates on climate and disease as contributing factors. Highly recommended.

[@galshaine2018]

The human imagination is usually captured by the concepts and images it absorbs from the “feed” of popular media - movies, games and comic booked - today. Statues, paintings, theater - in the past. And due to various matters these focus on very specific lessons and actions. Like man made wars or disasters as reasons for decline. Actually earthquakes should be natural “candidates” (or suspects) for devastating one time events with long range consequences as they create an immediate damage and shock, without preparation or any atmosphere which allows societies to mobilize towards a reaction and therefore restoration. A highly sophisticated city, and thus also economy, political system and culture, would inevitably develop into an entity containing “luxury” - which is a definition to any service or product which is not a necessity in a rural society. These are all supported by expensive infrastructures: Aqueducts, wide stone bridges, suage, drainage canals (preventing swamps from being created), roofed huge markets and courts, public fountains and bathhouses with complicated pipeline, paved roads suitable for rapid driving by carts - and also city walls. An earthquake damages the above in ways which makes it very expensive, and demands huge political power, to fix. And you need just a semi weakened entity to reach a point where post earthquake they would hardly have the manpower to fix the walls and possibly bunch of main bridges. Or a Temple/Church - which is more about Propaganda. In absence of luxury such as baths, fresh running water or Basilica for commercial uses - able rich people or traders, with connections and “savings”, will leave to competing cities. Thus further weakening the city they left. Its a self feeding cycle of decline. Very often seen by archaeologists excavating provincial cities which suffered huge damage by earthquakes. You can just “feel” how in the passing month people lost hope - and eventually left elsewhere. Some of these cities have previously recovered 5 times from wars or fires. But not once they became dependent on the Roman pattern of prosperity.

[@Maiorianus_Sebastian]

Nicely written ! Yes, that captures the essence of why Rome was allowed to decay.

[@danielradu3212]

The answer is simple. Rome fell because it failed to assimilate its conquered people. With the exception of Western Europe and Romania where the Romans did some serious genocides (Caesar in Gaul, Pompei in Hispania, Trajan in Dacia), few if any civilization they encountered assimilated into the Roman people. If a shared architecture and artistic style could be a proxy for a united people, then there shouldn't' have been any war in the Holy Roman Empire. Tertullian still considered himself a Poenicum inter Romanos three full centuries after the Third Punic War. The Roman Empire was a never-ending Syrian Civil War. Monuments are not a proxy for peace, as Napoleon himself built a lot during his tenure as Consul in Paris before 1812.

[@johncarroll772]

Had to switch off this advert

[@snotnosewilly99]

It is the main reason this channel exists. No money, no channel.

[@emetahava]

fck the ads

[@muiscnight]

We should cancel earthquakes

[@HannahHäggAutisticTransWoman]

12:15 To note about that the 618 ad earthquake in city of rome happened when eastern Roman empire (Byzantium) had control of the city, the eastern Roman was in the middle of a war with the Sassanid Persians who had invaded Eastern Roman empire (byzantium) and occypied Levant, Palestine and Egypt for a time during that war. The Byzantine - Sassanid war was between 602 to 628. Eestern Roman empire would ultimately be successful in defending itself from the Sassanid Persians, the city of rome would still be quite damaged after the 618 earthquake since they couldn't focus on repairs for the city of Rome. Another thing is that the Eastern romans (Byzantines) had lost a lot of men and the war against the Sassanids was very costly for Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium).

[@leonarddixon152]

Yeah people would've believe rome wpuld end up in ruins of history n todays nations better learn from ancient rome.

[@rsp7029]

Uhhhhh churches?

[@t.wcharles2171]

Churches , fortresses , houses , roads anything that needed stone really.

[@markfeldhaus1]

So you're saying the fall of Rome is the earth's fault.

[@StrangeFruit-my4yv]

The buildings is what he is talking about, not the Empire.

[@NaskoČašić]

Nenad. Lykoc. Ta. Genba. Isemat.

[@fortunatusnine2012]

🤔👍👍

[@Uhtred-the-bold]

Detroit looks that way after 60 years of democratic rule. 👍 solid job

[@emetahava]

Rome destroyed the Temple and City of Jerusalem, Israel, karma paid you back Rome......

[@emetahava]

Syria is not Rome.....

[@auggieeast]

You'd think that your interest in Rome would give you some insight into the fact that every civilization created its own religion which is relevant to that civilization, but not universal to everyone at all times. It's the same with Christianity and Islam. Only tunnel vision can make you think that Islam is the exception.

[@StrangeFruit-my4yv]

'The Real Reason why there is almost Nothing left of Ancient Rome!' Are you unable to read what this video is about?

[@emetahava]

Jerusalem still exists, Judaism and Christianity still exist.

[@emetahava]

@@StrangeFruit-my4yv No he's woke.

[@NelsonDiscovery]

It's hilarious that there is an earthquake that killed thousands of pampered community-entitled normal people while you are working on a video about earthquakes LMAO You really have a great sense of humor.