Rome, Italy 1940 in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added

[@NASS_0]

Which city would you like to visit in 1940?

[@hooligansmonzanitrogaia1167]

ROMA!

[@CA-xr9de]

Marseille

[@nameaccgooglesuraccgoogle6759]

Milan - Italy Paris - France London - England Thanks

[@MAGNETO-i1i]

Tokyo

[@199gSauerkraut]

Ulan Bator

[@CanalDesenhando]

I walked all over that amazing city for 7 days, 12km a day, visiting everything I could and eating a lot, my favorite city in the world.

[@farmyardflavours]

I want to go there !

[@loreCarbonell]

Obrigado, amigo. Come back here when you want, you're always welcome

[@francescomordenti8080]

Thinking that 2000 years ago a person in Rome could see most of the monuments that we see today just blows my mind

[@ChiliM4n]

Not quite. Most of the monuments were built during the renaissance. But impressive nonetheless.

[@antoniousai1989]

Not at all. Most of that stuff is more recent

[@themaskedman221]

@@ChiliM4n "The Renaissance"? That's an un-historical term my friend.

[@stefanoballiero8319]

@@themaskedman221 Why? do you think that 2000 years ago the Romans defined themselves as the ancients who lived in the year zero? or that those who lived 1500 years ago were considered medieval? Or the Baroque? the renaissance is a term that has been used by historians to define a historical period full of innovations, probably soon historians will use a similar term to define these last 50 years of revolution in your silicon valley when everything will end. they called it renaissance ( reborn ) because for 1000 years humans have not been able to build things like those of ancient rome, the knowledge and technology had been lost. the phantheon is still standing today after 2000 years (it never collapsed) but only in 1400 someone managed to build a dome of that size (santa maria del fiore), hence the term renaissance, what had been lost had been recovered, it was a new beginning.

[@themaskedman221]

@@stefanoballiero8319 "Historians" use no such term my friend. Not on the 15th & 16th Century. The terms are "Late Medieval" and "Early Modern Period". The "Renaissance" is a myth.

[@societyofsin]

The architecture of these very old cities never ceases to amaze me. Great work as always, NASS

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@flanker0ne]

Rome is not old, it's ethernal

[@modernwarrior24]

People say that its trying to hard and that modern buildings are better wtf

[@THOUGHTCRIME_No1]

I would not call a city which is probably not older than 600 years “eternal”. In particular since most of the buildings which can be seen in this picture are certainly only 100-300 years old.

[@PierPier-fl3yn]

Torna a scuola @@THOUGHTCRIME_No1

[@HairBilly]

L'Italie, le plus beau pays d'Europe...mon avis ❤

[@massimominardi8323]

Grazie amico!

[@ibrahimeljemli3822]

1940 war die beste jahr

[@jaengen]

La France est belle aussi.

[@silvanapagliarani8831]

Grazie!😊

[@gearedtogame13]

3:35 The equestrian statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius at the Capitoline Hill looks majestic.

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

In Florence there’s a statue of a Medici sitting by his horse. Florentines immediately quipped “tired from his journey, Cosimo got off his horse and sat on his ass.”

[@gearedtogame13]

@@JodyOwen-we6oo 🤣🤣 It must be uncomfortable and painful sitting on the horse continuously in the same pose for all those centuries.

[@antoniousai1989]

Fun fact, that statue was saved by the popes because they thought it was Constantine and not Marcus Aurelius

[@gearedtogame13]

@@antoniousai1989 Yes, that is true.

[@MartinQ-bl6co]

Was in Rome 2 months ago, Rome is one of the cities in the world that you must visit at least once in your life, truly amazing place.

[@anthonyclarke5579]

The Trevi fountain is the most beautiful man made creation ever. View in the twilight of an evening with your partner, your shared lives will change forever. Just stunning from every angle.

[@eneafinch8895]

this might be true if it weren't absolutely packed to the brim there at just about any time of day now lol

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

Ernea I never understand why people go to Rome in summer. It’s uncomfortable in heat and crowds. And it’s twice the price for everything. In October the weather is cool but reasonable, crowds are much lower and the prices are lower, as in spring up to about April. While Christmas Eve at midnight every bell from hundreds of churches welcome Christmas with a good minute of joyous sound, it’s otherwise not my favorite Christmas destination. That said, tourists are lazy. Everywhere. While they’re sleeping in and looking for an American breakfast at their overpriced hotel, hitting the streets is pleasant in Rome or Paris or Prague or…. I only once encountered unpleasant crowds at the Trevi because I go at night after eating dinner or before 10 AM. Any time after 7 PM a walker has much of the city to themselves. It’s frankly magical.

[@followyourdreams8673]

Wow, never seen Rome so quiet instead of thousands of tourists. Would love to go back in time and visit.

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

Go in November or March. The weather is acceptable. It’s far less crowded and it’s less expensive.

[@thesenate8268]

I wouldn't. They would send me straight to concentration camps lol

[@alessandroalcibiade6718]

well ... there was also a war u know... :D

[@VinyZikss]

the irony

[@tejubud]

​@@alessandroalcibiade6718 Nazi occupation

[@annemcdonald5602]

It's good to see that the basic bones of the city haven't changed - great video!

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

It bc was amazing how much I recognized given the 80 years passed. It’s a lot more restricted, understandably for preservation, now. The Forum gets more fenced off every time I visit, for example. In 2005 you could walk under the arch by the Coliseum and as you pass into the Forum itself. Both are fenced now. You could climb the tower in Trajans Forum. You could walk through part of the Roman Forum at night- a truly incredible experience I’m glad I had. However they find new things every year and Rome remains one of the world’s architectural and artistic treasures.

[@torom86]

Italy is a paralyzed country, which is a good and a bad thing at the same time. Almost nothing ever changes here.

[@nikooalessi201996]

Fantastico documento storico; grazie per averlo pubblicato.

[@jamesclark7266]

Bello. Been to Roma 3x. Worth the 24 hours to get there from Downunder. Italy is so beautiful. Heading back in 2026.

[@loreCarbonell]

You're welcome in our city!

[@CFS1822]

No, Rome became a shithole.

[@masatsune3493]

Great, I just live in Munich and been there only once. But will come back for sure too.

[@robertreggione7427]

Italian craftsmanship and artistry at its finest.

[@richmck007]

Oh my word. Today, SUNDAY is Palm SUNDAY and I am watching this video with information of how they prepared for just such a day! HAPPY EASTER TO ONE AND ALL. Ciao!

[@enricobarigazzi798]

I've found out this channel for 2 minutes circa and i've fallen in love with it. Great work.

[@arjivar]

I visited this wonderful city in 2011. Not much has changed. I love it.

[@Lutz_Wig]

It hasn't changed in 2000 years ;)

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

Rome as it is today is largely a result of the Renaissance and Mussolini. The layering of ancient to more modern is fascinating. It will always be my favorite city in Earth. There is a lot remaining of Ancient Rome both immediately and when one goes into basements and under churches etc. bBit the ground level is between 15 and 25 feet above Rome before it fell. (Look at the Pantheon. It had a series of 8 steps to get from ground level to the portico. Walking behind it you can glance down. into original ground level, easily 12-15 feet from modern road you are standing on. ) And Both and the street layout are either built on top of or replacing Roman with Renaissance. Until you get to the Forum area where Mussolini carved a massive swath out of Ancient Rome to build a modern 4 lane road and the eyesore that is the Piazza Venezia and Alter of the Fatherland. Granted Roman’s did know enough to build their modern business and banking center outside the historic heart., as did Paris. Thank God. Not complaining. Rome is beautiful, engaging, cheerfully chaotic and filled with millennia of cultural treasures.

[@Lutz_Wig]

@@JodyOwen-we6oo as a Roman i approve this description, Mussolini's biggest project was the E42 exposition, today that massive district is called EUR and it's located in southern Rome, it holds the banks and companies' headquarters that you mentioned before

[@albibozzi88]

Unfortunately a lot is changed

[@loreCarbonell]

A lot changed since 2011. Trash and wild boars everywhere, garbage people from outskirts, etc etc

[@sirchadiusmaximusiii]

The world has devolved.

[@GastonCrumpler]

It's way worse when I'm from

[@XerxesGammon200]

Rome was and is beautiful. That particular city hasn't devolved. If you meant Los Angeles and New York, then maybe 😅

[@user-es3dr5xk8f]

wtf happened to our culture

[@ejajafrozarb]

​@@XerxesGammon200 For tourism it's better today, fewer cars and more areas that can be visited

[@3sotericCompassionist1976]

Most definitely degeneration is the norm. ALL BY DESIGN.

[@Antagraber]

Grazie per questo video!! Some of the scenes were recorded in 1940 Eastern time as people are buying palm leaves for the "Domenica delle Palme". Amazing views, people, and Italian style (clothes, cars, ...)

[@MegaTechno2000]

People don't buy palm leaves for Palm Sunday you take one for free right before the Mass starts. At least that's what it's like for us Catholics in the United States. I've never heard of having to buy Palm leaves for Palm Sunday.

[@NASS_0]

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[@johnstrawb3521]

Imagine having this as the fabric of your daily life. Passing the Colosseum on your way to work. St. Peter's in the distance as you go out for bread, cheese, meats. Trajan's Column visible from the coffee shop...

[@GastonCrumpler]

Thank you for uploading this, I wasn't born yet, but you might see me at some point in the video. I was also in Berlin when I was in this era

[@АлексейП-п4и]

Так не видно ни чего, за что Like???

[@girlfriendofnone]

Great upload again. 👍But are you sure it's 1940? The war had begun and I doubt the italians would lit up Colosseum during that time when most of Europe was blacked out in fright of bombing. But hey I wasn't there so ...

[@videovedo36]

​@@girlfriendofnone Italy only entered the conflict in 1940 (June). I guess these images are from spring or early summer, but it's more probable they are from different periods before 1940.

[@Syren232]

Beautiful beyond belief. Roma Aeterna.

[@Ciccio1979rm]

Quant'era bella Roma mia a quei tempi... pagherei oro per vivere anche un solo giorno in una Roma senza il traffico di oggi.❤

[@proarte4081]

Non c'era traffico perché all'epoca moltissima gente si spostava col trasporto pubblico o a piedi o in bicicletta....basterebbe riprendere queste buone abitudini e il traffico scompare.

[@MikeyD22]

A huge thank you for sharing this incredible video!

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@kennethnero2011]

Italy 🇮🇹 in the 40s

[@zainnf826]

I would love to see a side by side view of the original with this, Great Job!

[@quercus5398]

A live museum,what treasures!

[@edombre4637]

looks wonderful, clean, organized, elegant people, all Italians, with none of the filth, crime and chaos that cultural diversity has brought to not just Rome but the whole of Europe in recent years

[@claudiamarianidamato9499]

I agree

[@loreCarbonell]

This is a based reply and the truth no matter what other people (mostly zoomers) will reply to you

[@AlexanderLittlebears]

That’s because there still was Il Duce

[@seandelap8587]

Around about the time that Italy entered WW2 but Rome as a city was mostly spared any damage mostly because it was the seat of the Vatican and its historical architecture afforded it extra protection that even the allies weren't willing to bomb such a majestic place

[@HANKHILLFORTXGOVERNOR]

Think again. Ww2 was a tug of war between varying versions of socialism for control of the vatican..

[@HANKHILLFORTXGOVERNOR]

Holocaust vs holodomor..

[@cantrait7311]

It was the seat of western civilization Which the communists wanted to destroy

[@williammontana3895]

Incredible clarity of images after your remastering. Nice architecture in Rome. It's hard to believe Europe would be at war shortly thereafter.

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@389383]

Already at war.

[@williammontana3895]

@Will Law That's right 1939, my mistake.

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Thank Hitler for that. It only takes one.

[@claudiocappelli9308]

@@williammontana3895 L'Italia entrò in guerra dopo, giustappunto nel 1940 ...

[@kennysherrill6542]

Amazing history, sad the war was about to blow up and the people we see were going to suffer. Thanks for the video and your hard work in bringing this to us.👍❤️🇺🇸

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@Marengo1800]

Abbisinia in blood, blood fasist

[@europainvicta3907]

This looks post war. Probably late 40s. There is no sign of fascist flags, signage, symbols. No uniforms.

[@loreCarbonell]

Yeah and your army did literally war crimes bombing historical sites (you torn down the medieval Cassino abbey, for example)

[@themaskedman221]

@@loreCarbonell Let's not go there. Italian war crimes in Africa were horrific, and never prosecuted.

[@jorgeoliver3016]

Gracias por tus vídeos en color, son muy interesantes. Saludos desde España. Jorge.

[@davidduxbury7530]

Fantastic, fascinating and thank's for sharing it!!

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

This is amazing!

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@Djalma_O_Mago]

my city in 1940, beautifull!! thanks!

[@MrIceTeaz]

Wonderful work

[@NASS_0]

Thx ;)

[@chrisbarbaz5287]

Toujours magnifique !

[@NASS_0]

Merci 😊

[@nickg1895]

Crazy to think I visited this place while it still looks incredible and very similar over 80 years later.

[@ThinkingCrypto]

Amazing!

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@lindabenstead6672]

Thank you for this beautiful video! ❤

[@SonnyCorleone-tg1ik]

Nass, Another fabulous upload. At 1:37 I can almost see Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastoianni in movie scene by fountain "La Dolce Vita". Plus at 2:50 that's not enough ice cream for that kid! LOL. Thanks for spoiling us with your great videos!😊

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@loreCarbonell]

We were into WWII and in the 6th year of an international embargo, the boy was lucky to find actual gelato and not a surrogate

[@SonnyCorleone-tg1ik]

@@loreCarbonell Ok, Thanks for educating me with your reply. Much appreciated. :)

[@loreCarbonell]

@@SonnyCorleone-tg1ik after our conquesto of Ethiopia in 1936, the League of Nations gave us an heavy economical embargo. That was the start of our downfall and the main reason of our weakness in WWII

[@SonnyCorleone-tg1ik]

@@loreCarbonell Thanks for the information, I did not know about Lore Carbone. And I am into history too.

[@mr.rey51]

ciao Italie !! magnifique que du bonheur

[@alessandrodelmonte5765]

ROMA era più bella di oggi. Meraviglia!!

[@Zaiiaz_]

So beautiful

[@user-es3dr5xk8f]

this channel is blessing

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@frederick06bigbrain48]

Che belle le Fiat topolino, a mio parere è una delle auto più iconiche della storia italiana😊

[@anteuzel5324]

GREAT VIDEO SUPPER NASS BIG SUPPORT FROM CROATIA

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much my friend

[@blayth5582]

it's amazing to see how my city has been so different and still remain the same today

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

I don’t live there, though I do hope to on retirement. But it was fun for me to place what I was seeing from my visits, imagining where the camera must have been to get that perspective. I liked that the police officer had as much control over traffic in 1940 as they do today!

[@gielle61]

Actually at least some of the footage must be earlier than 1940. At min 7:45 from the aerial view you can clearly see that the construction for via della Conciliazione - leading from river Tiber to St Peter - hasn’t started yet and it started oct 1936.

[@jacopomagaraggia1883]

Bravissimo!

[@alessandro-alex144k]

0:36 - Fiat Topolino ? Forse il filmato è composto da parti girate in anni diversi .

[@stefano9853]

@@alessandro-alex144k Perché? Nel 1940 le Topolino, cioè le 500 A, esistevano già. Dal 1936, per l'esattezza.

[@alessandro-alex144k]

@@stefano9853 perché in una parte del filmato si può vedere una Roma pre-1936 , ma in altre c'è la Topolino , prodotta dal 1936 . Quindi tutto il filmato è stato girato nel 1940 ? No ! .

[@stefano9853]

@@alessandro-alex144k Pre-1936? Non lo avevo notato. Da che lo arguisci?

[@fckeu88]

«Roma divina, a te sul Campidoglio, dove eterno verdeggia il sacro alloro, a te, nostra fortezza e nostro orgoglio, ascende il coro. Salve Dea Roma! Ti sfavilla in fronte il Sol che nasce sulla nuova storia; fulgida in arme, all’ultimo orizzonte sta la Vittoria.

[@marden888]

awesome video editing.

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@cantrait7311]

Beautiful thanks for posting your video

[@shamahh3736]

Thank you for your channel ❤ it’s real painstaking work.

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@shamahh3736]

@@NASS_0 🙏

[@fortiterinresuaviterinmodo5549]

Che pulizia, non si vede una cartaccia in terra, neanche un mozzicone di sigaretta.

[@rominasalvioli]

Quando visito Roma mi emoziona sempre ,la citta' eterna ❤

[@kakkinspro]

Our grandparents' parents certainly lived a life in a time of war.

[@richardsmith579]

There really is some wonderful photography there. As for the history, we’ll, they weren’t to know; I felt sorry for those sailors as much as anyone else.

[@95MAFS]

Thanks for this excellent material.

[@alessandrofilosomi6034]

Molto bello! Grazie!

[@DoctorGorbon]

This channel is a cautionary tale to our future generations….we Have devolved

[@VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS]

Wonderful video! Thank you! Grazie!

[@charlesmorello5641]

2:56 even if cars were starting to take place, it's soo nice to watch and listen rome with basically no noise from the hectic traffic

[@carlos.a.vcarvajal6119]

Great video...Thanks for sharing.....

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@cesarebonetta7481]

it was so beautiful and clean. Now is reduced as a garbage can.

[@STEOORUS]

Roma caput mundi ❤

[@joserobertosilva1040]

Roma cidade eterna

[@panzer5698]

im Italian and I am so happy that Rome did not had the history of warsaw, been there and the city was literally burn to the ground, they managed to rebuilt only the main square that's all, everything else is made from steel and glass.. One interrsting thing the piazza del popolo at 5:47 was built 50 years before, is crazy to see how the marble is more white! thats so increddible, also never knew that un the cupola of saint peter they used real candles that's crazy!

[@morcinklass7680]

l love Italy ❤❤❤

[@ЬмпгльтДшпммча]

это бесподобно....

[@farmyardflavours]

Beautiful. Thank you ❤

[@JohnShinn1960]

Thanks Nass! 🤠👍

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@gfr73]

The city was much cleaner and the pavement was way better than now. Other than that, excluding cars and people's clothes, it's all the same like now

[@bruceshaw2402]

I've been to Rome a couple of times and nothing seems to change, the police man on traffic duty was typically Italian , ( grand gestures ) but the drivers didn't appear to take a blind bit of notice of him 😂, it's a great city .

[@giorgiotommasini6828]

It's called "The eternal city" for a reason😉 ciao!

[@STEOORUS]

"Typically Italian..."😑

[@STEOORUS]

@@giorgiotommasini6828 Roma caput mundi👍

[@mousers83]

This footage certainly pre-dates 1936. You can still see the Spina di Borgo neighborhood which was demolished that year

[@rinosorriento4489]

Fantastic testimonial...Thanks

[@bergrugu]

Nobody was in a rush, how peaceful

[@rosa4ka]

Bellissima Roma ,Italia e molto bella ,la mia casa ,,👍🌹❤️🕊️

[@matteoclementi]

Defined so different compared to today. What a great thing so see a slice pf daily life of people from 100 years ago (+\-)

[@darkelf7385]

Чистота и порядок! Нет граффити. Нет негров. Нет уродливых зданий из стекла и бетона!

[@arkan4736]

più bella, più sicura, più pulita

[@MrWolf-xk8sl]

The eternal city ❤

[@michealhaskell7258]

Thay did have 16mm clockwork cameras in 1940 - as this is remastered in 60fps it looks good!

[@liviob.7209]

Beautiful Roma ! Thank you !

[@vika0194]

If only cameras existed for longer. Would like to see the 1400’s-1800’s

[@sapiate971]

Last days of peace!

[@francescogiuseppe5124]

Strade pulitissime. Adesso anche i cinghiali si lamentano della sporcizia

[@pipas2025]

Wow Tartaria used to be so nice

[@Ukraine-is-Corrupt]

Has anybody noticed that you don't see the buzzillion tourists on the street like you do today ? I realise it was wartime, but even so, people didn't travel like we do today. In those days, even the language was much more localised than it is today. I know this because my parents migrated from Italy to Australia & they brought their Venetian Dialect with them. In fact, the Venetian Dialect is more at home in Australia nowadays, than in the Veneto region ! .... A request to NASS --> It would be great if you can scrounge some footage from INSIDE the Colosseum. My understanding is that it looked very different decades ago, compared to today. At one point in the recent past, the Hypogeum (the basement) was completely filled with dirt. I saw a late 1800's, early 1900's picture of it

[@stephenbaseby4897]

Remarkable how unaffected Rome remained only 3 months (easter) before declaring war on France and Britain (June), and when already engaged in war in Africa. A few sailors among the crowds, no effort to protect from are raids, nothing much to reflect what was going on around the country. Either Mussolini was confident of staying out of the European theatre or was badly prepared.

[@eyejswije8860]

Street scenes so vivid, you forget for a moment it's over 80 years ago

[@alessiocataldi2434]

ah che bello , quando la guerra non era arrivata dentro casa

[@Gian-xs6kd]

Che meraviglia. Roma Caput Mundi.

[@LMHSim]

Thank god it didn’t get flattened in ww2

[@javierjahonar3241]

Fantastic, thank's for sharing it😃

[@NASS_0]

thank you

[@BOZ_11]

wonderfully remastered

[@NASS_0]

thank you very much

[@luigimagistri]

Quanto sei bella Roma La citta piu bella al mondo che fa invidia a tutti

[@andreadalcanto1553]

Probably in these videos there's my great-grandmother who was in Rome exactly in 1940, but I'll never know

[@rioclaro997]

Rome is the same now, and also 2000 years ago

[@nomecognome1798]

Many thanks😊

[@WendyWilliamsLiving]

Beautiful!!! 💕

[@jaceymartin4739]

Wow...just wow! And filmed while Italy was under Musolini.

[@389383]

If he had played his cards right and stayed neutral he could have outlived Franco.

[@videovedo36]

​@13 ti auguro di vivere a lungo e poter fare un bel viaggio nel tempo e goderti tutto ma proprio tutto quel bel periodo sotto il grande condottiero. Compresi i bellissimi anni di guerra che iniziavano al tempo di queste riprese. In bocca alla lupa!

[@loreCarbonell]

@@videovedo36 grazie!

[@aquilaitaliana9312]

​@@videovedo36 ti auguro prole transessuale e meticcia e che tu e quest'ultima possiate mangiare insetti. #Progresso

[@frederick06bigbrain48]

​@@videovedo36 penso lui intenda prima della guerra...nei 16 anni prima

[@goldenage]

I love the gelato cart with the donkey :)