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@yorkshirecoastadventures1657 Жыл бұрын
I live on the outskirts of Scarborough. I am within view of the building site that unearthed the unique Roman building,the purpose of which they are not even sure of. There's two main theories,one that it was a temple monastery and two that it was a health spa.These two theories don't seem to fit with its geographical position. I'd be interested to hear your opinion.
@cwwiss1 Жыл бұрын
The wells got contaminated perhaps ? Without a water source a largish town would be uninhabitable . It would also explain why they were filled in.
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@grippingyarnsuk Жыл бұрын
It is amazing that you can go out and make a film as well written, original, entertaining and as well filmed as anything on The One Show or Coast … all by yourselves . Thanks !
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Very kind. Thank you
@royfearn4345 Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing! I had never heard of Calleva until now. Your conjecture about Alfred et al wanting to make Winchester the indisputable capital of Wessex and later all England rings very plausible. It is always the victor who writes the history and the Saxons would be very keen on expunging the memory of Rome with its lasting association with the ancient gods. The Dark Ages is a very interesting time for many, simply because its study requires much intelligent conjecture based on broader known facts. Keep up the great work of springing these surprises on us. Best wishes to you and Rebecca.
@thearmchairspacemanOG Жыл бұрын
You mean *better than* any massively funded TV drivvel. I can tell you why too - Paul and Rebecca don't have an imperial-remnant socio-political agenda to foist upon the populace.
@TheChipmunk2008 Жыл бұрын
the one show is far less professional
@mrjourneyman Жыл бұрын
Really is. And all for free. Most grateful! 🙏
@johnwinters4201 Жыл бұрын
What I find most impressive about that site is that it's just there. There's no ticket office, no visitor centre, no café, no guides. You can just turn up and wander around it. Incredible that so much of the walls survive.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
That's a really good point John
@silveribis55 Жыл бұрын
I know...hate it when the state hands places over to some heritage firm and they put a gate around it and charge you for seeing something that's been there for hundreds, and some for thousands of years.
@_HMCB_9 ай бұрын
As someone who lives in the USA, we have very little preserved history. The old is torn down and much of the old is just non-existent (I would assume unkept wood just rots away). And to top it off, our nation is relatively new. Great show. This is only my second video of yours I’ve watched. You’ve earned a new, grateful subscriber. 🤌🏽
@member5299 ай бұрын
back in the day Reading university ran the largest archaeological dig in the country at the site (I was one of the student archaeologists). Trench was 50 by 50 meters! It ran for many years and during dig season we let visitors in and gave them talks about the work and what they were finding.
@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw5 ай бұрын
I visited Silchester / Calleva Atrebatum years ago. The amphitheatre is even more impressive than the wall. When I visited ( I drove down from west London where I lived) it was near late afternoon or early evening. It was getting dark, and the amphitheatre was quite spooky. There have been stories that it was haunted by the cries of gladiators who died there. Even if you don't believe tales like that, there's no denying the atmosphere of the place. I didn't hang around there long, as daylight began to fade.
@Showsni Жыл бұрын
I remember back when I was at school our Roman Britain teacher was also one of the IT teachers, and one lesson we had to make a website about an aspect of Roman Britain; so somewhere online I had a geocities site all about Calleva Atrebatum, with pages showing the finds from Reading University, etc. I was quite proud of coding the html that let you hover over the modern day map and it would change to the plan showing what it would have looked like in Roman times, all lined up the same.
@robertwinsper7409 Жыл бұрын
If I could have had people like you and Rebecca and Martin Zero teaching me history I'd have probably have taken it as a subject. What you portray is a very real, physical and local history, as opposed to the " Written By The Winners" bunkum with its obsession over dates in history rather than the trends that led to those dates. What you do is truly fascinating, more power to your elbows.
@stepheneyles2198 Жыл бұрын
Too true! I took Archeology to get out of History at school, but have always regretted that as I now know nothing about our (or anyone else's) history! But thankfully we've got people like Paul and Rebecca to help us out of that ignorance!
@worldtraveler930 Жыл бұрын
Keep Up the Good Work!!! 🤠👍
@maverickdisco4036 Жыл бұрын
I walk the walls often, it’s a really peaceful place. The Victorian’s dug the site but they were “less than careful” and destroyed much evidence of the past history. Thank you for sharing this. Excellent presentation. Hope it doesn’t attract too many extra visitors.
@SteamCrane Жыл бұрын
That is a real tragedy, enthusiasm without rigor.
@markwalker2627 Жыл бұрын
@SteamCrane unfortunately the Victorian view of the world from a British perspective had its many flaws..although archaeology and a fascination with our past(dinosaurs Darwin etc) came to the fore they went at it rather like a bull at a gate.
@SteamCrane Жыл бұрын
@@markwalker2627 We are fortunate that they didn't find and trash everything.
@philwildcroft1764 Жыл бұрын
It's interesting that Venta Icenorum, the Roman town near Norfolk associated with the Iceni tribe, is similarly abandoned.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Yup, one of a small handful I guess
@roboellis Жыл бұрын
Maybe it was a deliberate attempt by the Saxons to remove the original centres of power that the Romano British tribes occupied? I'd imagine it would make it easier to subjugate the population, if you erode their identity.
@Joanna-il2ur Жыл бұрын
They moved to Norwich. The capital was in Thetford, which was also the capital of East Anglia.
@juliegale38638 ай бұрын
At one time my father live near there and we would take a walk through the old walls. Always seemed odd to me to think there had been a whole town there. I seem to remember foot path through there. He would have loved this video but he is long gone. He taught me to love history. Thank you for your work to show us our roman history.
@arthurmee Жыл бұрын
Honestly Paul I don't know why the BBC or some other major TV channel don't sign you up as a documentary maker/presenter. The quality of this vid is amazing and your drone footage is the cherry on the cake.
@SteamCrane Жыл бұрын
BBC would ruin it.
@arthurmee Жыл бұрын
@@SteamCrane yeah, you might be right, but Paul would be paid a lot more. 😉
@larsrons79379 ай бұрын
I agree, the whole production is of very high quality, and Paul is an excellent presenter. I just stumbled on this channel after a video with Tony Robinson exploring, and I will rate Paul's work at least as high, or better.
@glynluff2595 Жыл бұрын
The gravestones around the churchyard wall is not uncommon in rural churches in East Anglia as a maintenance aid when many of them have fallen over a long period of years. The grass may then be mowed. Sometimes in city churches where the churchyard is highly elevated this is not uncommon to allow further burial of the dead over the centuries until the churchyard was closed.
@chriswall4795 Жыл бұрын
The gravestones at the boundary may just be ones moved to make space. Often seen in churchyards closed for burial (in some cases to make easier for council mowing!). Example is All Saints', Huntingdon (family church of the Cromwells, incidentally)
@Hairnicks Жыл бұрын
You have certainly got the right format, very professional, absolutlely fascinating, and your joy at being there really came across. That few extras minutes turns your production from a walk to a documentary, don't get me wrong, I loved your past input but this goes to the next level so all credit to you.
@markstott6689 Жыл бұрын
I have to say Paul, this new system of video production is great. Having a video drop out of the blue on a Wednesday was most welcome. Having longer more indepth content really works. I confess i had never heard of the place which is a shame. It's a quite splendid and intriguing abandoned settlement. More of the same is something to look forward to.😊
@williamk9490 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting video. Many years ago (about 57) when I was 12, before computers, sat nav etc. I was in a car with my mum and dad, one very wet dark winter evening, and my dad got lost driving around Silchester and we kept going along very narrow roads and coming back to crossroads to Silchester and Mortimer. We remembered this for years because it took such a long time to find our way back to the main road route. My mother was very interested in history and found books about Silchester, so getting lost around there started a life long interest in the unknown story of the place, which seemed to have been such an important place in Roman times, still a puzzle today!
@frankparsons1629 Жыл бұрын
Silchester would have been walled in stone along with the other cities at much the same time, about the late 2nd, early 3rd century. After a period 4th century stone bastions strengthened the fortifications, as at Portchester, Chichester, York and other cities in Britannia. The consensus is that the plague about 530AD weakened and in some places decimated Roman town populations and people fled and resettled in surrounding rural parts. This evidence and the knowledge of deaths meant that some cities were avoided by the incoming Anglo-Saxons. Certainly it was in some instances some two hundred years until settlements recovered and defences were later to be repaired. At Exeter king Athelstan renewed the defences and built the Rougemont Gate in the late 970s (the fortifications there were strong enough to withstand the Norman attack for 18 days!). Thanks for the excellent information Paul, most absorbing, and having visited this very large site some 15 years ago I must return soon.
@cargy930 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Ditching the need to chase those daft weekly deadlines has definitely paid dividends in the production values, guys. Fascinating topic. Excellent video.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Cheers 👍
@dirksawyer5667 Жыл бұрын
Excellent. The BBC used to do documentaries long ago and no doubt at some expense. Look at what one guy can do with one camera and knowledge of history. The eagle find inspired Rosemary Sutcliffe to write her novel Eagle of the Ninth. Rather fanciful as scholars today would suggest, as the Silchester eagle isn’t military, more likely a civil eagle decorating a room in a public building. Great video. Thank you for your work
@kubhlaikhan2015 Жыл бұрын
Ex-Calleva - made in Calibur. If you catch my drift. The Atrebates were the first and the last supporters of Rome in Britain.
@malcolmrichardson3881 Жыл бұрын
A well-crafted, informative video of a mysteriously short-lived Roman settlement and its pre-Roman origins. Very enjoyable. I can you put a lot of work into this, and hope you do more of them.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Thanks Malcolm
@aleisterpook1730 Жыл бұрын
I'm breathless just watching this. I'd never heard of Calleva but I will definitely be visiting this year. Thanks for this upload.
@frasermitchell9183 Жыл бұрын
We lived at Tadley from 1951 on the estate built for the AWRE, (the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment). Silchester, and Calleva Atrebatum was quite near. Yet it was a completely closed site and whilst one could see some of the walls frfom a local lane, there was no tourist information whatsoever ! I suppose this must have changed some many years later, when I had left home, spent time in the army, then university, and finally career with British Rail. So your video is of great interest ! It does make me wonder what a future archeologist will make of the remains of AWRE a few miles away !
@stephenrandall3551 Жыл бұрын
I lived in Tadley until 2019 and it was open to tourists then and I used to drink in the Calleva Arms pub.
@ianm42yt Жыл бұрын
Most summers, archeologists from Reading University come and dig part of the site. It is great to pop in and see what they have found and uncovered. A couple of years ago they dug the baths in the south-east corner and uncovered some amazing stonework. After the dig, they cover it all over again.
@telx2010 Жыл бұрын
They study hiStory, the past is very different.
@sanderson9338 Жыл бұрын
@@telx2010 wah wah wah the past is history its not complete and its biased but thats what we have
@michaelcato331 Жыл бұрын
Wow, so glad I found this video and you were as blown away as I was when we stumbled across Silchester during a weekend trip to Newbury for my other half's job interview 5 or 6 years ago. Well presented and lots of interesting information throughout- and capped it all off with the amphitheatre that we had our picnic in the middle of! It's even more stunning in glorious sunshine. Just to say, as it is just down the road from where we eventually settled, it's Badbury Rings not Bradbury as you said a couple of times. Liked and well and truly subscribed!
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. Much appreciated
@paulgammidge-jefferson9536 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Very interesting. Headstones were laid around the edge of cemeteries if the graveyard was full - they would reuse the land. Another reason is if a graveyard was reduced in size.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul. New to me!
@gsmith1019 Жыл бұрын
@@pwhitewick Under the Church law gravestones can't be removed (from the graveyard) without permission from the family... Gets difficult to find the family after decades/centuries! The gravestones can be moved, but not removed from site. Using them as slabs/walls etc is the next best thing to make room/tidy the graveyard.
@fabianmckenna81976 ай бұрын
Agreed......... My mother-in-law's cemetery in Scotland was left untended in the run up and during Covid-19 problems with grasses, bushes and trees growing out of control and reaching several feet high. Finally after age and vandalism had taken their toll, the council sent in the strimmers along with a few skips to remove "dangerous" broken gravestones and monuments. A notice was pinned to the entrance advising owners of lairs to either have the stones removed and replaced at their own expense or they would be binned!
@ukeleleEric Жыл бұрын
We used to live not far away in Reading, and I used to regularly drive my bus within half-a-mile of the place. Being a bus-driver meant that I got free travel, so we went there several times with my two boys. It's a ideal place to let them let off steam (running around the amphitheatre, for example).
@stephenrandall3551 Жыл бұрын
I used to live in Silchester Road in Tadley, and when I was there the University Of Reading was conducting a dig for many months in Silchester. Very interesting it was too.
@stephenrandall3551 Жыл бұрын
I also used to drink in the Calleva Arms pub just down the road.
@barryballard1408 Жыл бұрын
Great video Paul. Lots of hard work both researching and editing I'm sure, and it shows. Thanks a lot for this one.
@zanderboy Жыл бұрын
honestly, ive been hooked on your channel for a couple of years now, but the roman stuff you do is next to none. i cant find another channel like it. i just wish there was a channel like yours in the peak district where i live. you are both brilliant on camera and make it look so easy. walking around and getting those shots and talking to camera is DIFFICULT. well done and you are documenting history as you go. perfection
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
More to come and more from different locations. Currently we are tied into school runs but only for 2 more months!
@christophernoble6810 Жыл бұрын
There is a Roman milepost on the Fosse Way near to Ilchester (Lindinae) exact location difficult to describe. The finest example of a Roman road in England is the stretch near Blandford, Dorset which resembles a railway embankment. This has been cut away in sections to reveal its construction the road itself having become grassed over. You simply cannot miss it when passing nearby.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
@@christophernoble6810 Christopher.... please do email me!!!!
@GiacomodellaSvezia Жыл бұрын
The 'problem' with this channel is that it takes away the urge to look further.
@zanderboy Жыл бұрын
@@GiacomodellaSvezia nah Not for me
@peterhopkins7505 Жыл бұрын
There have been lots of finds by locals and a number of villas. Some Villas survived to 1500's The plagues changed everything and ended all communities in the area.
@a11oge Жыл бұрын
A fine video Paul, of our local Roman site. I have visited many times over the years, and it continues to attract me.
@ste2442 Жыл бұрын
Better than anything on the tele this . Better made , better presented and just better full stop . Well done both of you . Ste , Liverpool
@aldozilli1293 Жыл бұрын
Is that the Independent Scouse Republic of Liverpool?
@lesmaybury793 Жыл бұрын
Now that was a great watch. I lived in North Hampshire area for nearly 50 years so the Silchester area is known to me. This video wad petfect to fill in many gaps in mr knowledge of the area. Well done and thank you Paul now yo ahare it 😃.
@roderickmain9697 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating Paul. Love the amphitheatre. I would have said the theatre at St Albans (140AD) was smaller and yet they managed to seat 2000 spectators. How many would you have got in to Calleva's amphitheatre. Whole roman legions at a time, presumeably. Makes you realise there were actually a lot more people around than you'd have thought.
@bradarmstrong39522 ай бұрын
Fantastic, Paul -- thanks for sharing your explorations!
@martinmarsola6477 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for todays video. A fantastic tour into the Roman past. Always enjoy your videos, always intriguing to comprehend. See you on the next. Cheers Paul! 😊
@cropmark114 күн бұрын
It is a shame that you can't go mainstream TV, like on Channel 4 who do a lot of history programmes. After all they did Time Team....your videos are way good enough for them to put out.
@missmerrily4830 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Paul. Loved your tour of the site and all the interesting info. Now inspired to go and see the Silchester collection in Reading museum.
@ArcAudios77 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul, great watch. I live in an old Town with Roman Baths 150 yards from Home. Antonine Wall Build. Facts are the Town is only seen as Roman because it held two Iron Age Hill Forts the Romans had to dominate to take control & develop. This old History is covered rarely - Romans seen to arrive & develop Towns - but really only upon areas already 'thriving' and defended at strength. Facts my Town has spoken to me about, similar to your own work. Regards
@tedangell2352 Жыл бұрын
Such an impressive and professional explanation of Silchester. Many thanks.
@johntheshed1 Жыл бұрын
Went there on school trip in the early sixties when you could buy Roman pottery shards for pence. Have been back many times and am pleased to see such a video . Well done.
@sandrahibbert8982 Жыл бұрын
Just come across this on Utube really enjoyed the history thank you
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@Jimyjames73 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting Paul - If you just walked past it - you wouldn't think it was a Roman wall - just a normal old wall!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂🚂🚂🚂
@stuartthornton3027 Жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic documentary, easily as good as the things I see on Nebula etc. Thank you peeps.
@davidhull1481 Жыл бұрын
“The rain adds atmosphere”- that’s making lemonade out of lemons.
@sianwarwick633 Жыл бұрын
Why weren't you around making these extraordinary videos when I was studying Latin at school ? Really excellent geographical and historical introduction to pre-Roman snd Roman Britain. Thankyou
@Nick-pk4sq Жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching your videos for some time and lurking rather than commenting… but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this. Beautifully shot and narrated. Somewhere that’s been in my list to visit for a while but haven’t quite managed to get there - this has spurred me on to make it so!
@johnjephcote7636 Жыл бұрын
When I was at Uni I saw on a map 'Roman Station'. It confirmed my suspicions that the Romans did invent railways and possibly street tramways.
@shirleylynch7529 Жыл бұрын
So interesting. There is so much history I have never heard of. So thank you for keeping it alive and educating me in my older age. So enthusiastic.
@flipinfish10 ай бұрын
I could listen to your voice all day long. You make the seemingly mundane very interesting.
@pwhitewick10 ай бұрын
Ahh well thanks 😊
@RegebroRepairs Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think you cracked it. Both Winchester and Dorchester are on rivers. And when the Saxons built new cities nearby, like Basing and Reading, they also were on rivers. During the iron age a city needed to be on a defensible hill, so Calleva was in a good spot. During Roman times it needed to be on the crossing of major roads, so it was still in a good spot. But without the romans, the roads would start collapse, and the primary means of communication were the rivers. A trade town, such as Calleva, that didn't have a river crossing? Pointless. It probably shrunk rapidly, and people then just decided to entirely abandon it, and make it unlivable for enemies as well, so nobody could use the fortifications.
@alangates5634 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video, didnt know the area existed looked it up on google maps wow some where to explore my next road trip :-)
@bcoldgoalie Жыл бұрын
The depth of detail you go to find these fascinating places is amazing! I wish modern concrete held up as well as Roman concrete. Lol! Well done. 😊
@andrewlamb8055 Жыл бұрын
That was terrific Paul, brilliant content and lovingly executed. If this is the quality of films after the “rushed” weekly format, just keep going at your own pace! Not sure what you have done with Rebecca in front of the camera, but sure she will be involved soon. Marks out of 10? 10!!! Loved it😁👏👏👏🏴
@ianworley816910 ай бұрын
5km from my home in Alentejo, Portugal are the ruins of Ammaia, a Roman town of 13,000 people. Little remains above ground. The stone was taken to build nearby homes, churches, a cathedral and castles. As yet, only 5% of the site has been excavated, turning up the most amazing tombs, jewellery, statuary and the finest glassware I've ever seen. At a time when in Britain we were using shaved horn in windows, Romans were producing fine, intricate glass jugs one or two millimetres thick. These were found in perfect condition inside excavated stone tombs. Unlike other Roman towns, Ammaia was never built upon, just abandoned where it stood in early medieval times. It's unexcavated remains lie literally at the surface of the fields now covering the site. A small museum is on site. Well worth a visit. Take a picnic. The location, overlooked by the hilltop castle of Marvão is mesmerically beautiful.
@stephencowley8968 Жыл бұрын
You (and maybe a couple of others on KZbin) go that extra mile and produce really professional videos But no matter how well researched and professional the videos are, what shows through is your enthusiasm,your joy of the subject, it is infectious, it is something that was missing from history lessons at school, but that was in the 1960s and knowledgeable though the teachers were there was no enthusiasm, the teachers seemed bored by the subject, and that attitude rubbed off on the pupils, we learnt the data that was needed to pass the exams, and that was all Thank you Paul for a really good, a really interesting video I learnt more in that video than in all the time at school You did the right thing in the way you've given more time for each video Keep up your good and interesting work
@AnneDowson-vp8lg10 ай бұрын
Well, I learned history at school during the 1960s, and I've always found it fascinating, so don't tar all history teachers of that time with the same brush! You were unlucky with your teachers.
@kevwhufc86405 ай бұрын
I love that description of the Catuvellauni, they were a different kettle of fish " I live in StAlbans, by verulamium their primary settlement , just a couple of miles from the wheathampstead oppidum . They expanded very quickly, a lot of archaeologists claim they were one of the last of the belgic tribes to migrate to Britain, but by 50bc were causing enough trouble to attract the attention of the great Julius Caesar,.. He achieved little, he returned, he claims he achieved his goals , but the continued aggressive expansion is all contrary to Caesar's claims.
@WC21UKProductionsLtd Жыл бұрын
Great video, Paul. You must have taken inspiration from our vlog! We did a state of the art re-enactment in the Amphitheatre!
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'll check this out later.
@WC21UKProductionsLtd Жыл бұрын
@@pwhitewick that would be great! It’s in the Roman Gazette playlist and is called: Vanished Roman Town!
@robw9994 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! I’ve visited this place and despite nothing remaining of the town, the walls themselves are impressive, as is the amphitheatre.
@columbus79507 ай бұрын
I’m in that pub, Watching this. The Calleva arms.
@pwhitewick7 ай бұрын
😍🖥
@Onetowatch7 Жыл бұрын
I think that’s one of the best films you’ve made. As one other contributor said, it’s TV quality. Absolutely fascinating. I love the lost station films but sadly there is so much gone when you get to the locations. When you’ve got actual walls and a Roman amphitheatre it just brings it to life. You must be very proud of that production. Congratulations.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@bringingverneyjunctionback9642 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul, great episode. I seem to recall that the north road to Alchester may have been deliberately blocked at some point in/after Calleva's history
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Ooh id be keen to know more.
@bringingverneyjunctionback9642 Жыл бұрын
@@pwhitewick Now that's testing the old memory banks!😆
@bringingverneyjunctionback9642 Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t find it in any literature I have at home. Suspect it may have been from a public info board during a site visit in the 90’s
@Joanna-il2ur Жыл бұрын
The inhabitants of Calleva deliberately dropped a huge object down a well to kill it. Water would have been an issue. A lowered water table did for Old Sarum near Salisbury. In Switzerland the major Roman city of Avenches also lost its water as did the civilian town of Augst- the military settlement had its own water supply from snow melt via an aqueduct.
@makwilson20506 ай бұрын
Lovely work, Paul! I can see that a lot of work went into that video. I’m on a mission - though probably an unattainable one - to get folk to try and also say the name of Roman sites with their Classical Latin pronunciations. You probably already know this, but in Classical Latin an ‘A’ is pronounced as in ‘bat’ and an ‘E’ as in ‘bet’. The ‘V’ is closer to a ‘W’ or ‘oo’ as in ‘wet’. The ‘R’ is rolled on the tongue. This gives a very different sound to CALLEVA ATREBATVM. Keep up the great work! 👍
@paulbutikofer42849 ай бұрын
I liked the comment Paul made about how he'd love to one day come across an old Roman mile marker, because it would acceding more rare to come across a new Roman mile marker. So his goals are at least attainable, it's important to be realistic. Lol
@pwhitewick9 ай бұрын
Fair
@paulperry70913 ай бұрын
"the rain adds to the atmosphere" spoken like a true Englishman! Best wishes from sunny Australia.
@michael7324 Жыл бұрын
Paul, I am so glad I found your channel. This is some amazing content.
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
A pleasure Sir!
@mgutkowski Жыл бұрын
Oh wow! I immediately knew where you were from your mention of Caesar's Belt, because it's mentioned several times in Watership Down. My favourite childhood book and which I've recently re-read to my 8yo son. Other than its description from a rabbit's perspective, I had no idea of the real history.
@felixdm77249 ай бұрын
I live a mile away from Silchester - thank you for giving this lovely place some publicity :)
@loisrossi84114 күн бұрын
Thank you for the excellent tour.
@columbus79505 ай бұрын
Watching this while sitting in my local. The Calleva Arms,Silchester.
@columbus79505 ай бұрын
Second time 😂🤣
@mikepowell2776 Жыл бұрын
Great tour. I wonder if one ( or both) of the refuges in the amphitheatre arena wall was a shrine to the god Nemesis, as has been suggested for similar feature at Caerleon and other sites. Some suggest a shrine to Diana. Great and evocative place, Calleva, possibly because of its abandonment.
@marcdebruin2425 Жыл бұрын
I really love the quality of your recent video’s. I think the change from weekly video’s to the new style pays off. Keep it up! 👍🏻
@richardwhalen46245 ай бұрын
You have brought to life with your passion this wonderful treasure left by those before and in a special way keep unknown persons in our minds. Fantastic job editing this video into in an interesting fabric telling this story.
@mradventurer81046 ай бұрын
This reminds me of a place in the Netherlands where a derelict stone farm shed , perhaps 100 years old, is standing where once a magnificent castle was standing. Its rocks must have been removed to use for nearby houses because only its slight elevation reveals it could have been there. A little sad actually that such history gets lost.
@teutonalex Жыл бұрын
Wells are only filled in to drive people out or else to keep children from falling in. Intriguing.
@stevenparsons5553 Жыл бұрын
Another great video! Always a fascinating watch full of details, particularly like the roman vids (I love roman history)
@janecapon233710 ай бұрын
Very informative. Many thanks for the presentation. I would love to visit that amphitheatre.
@eze8970 Жыл бұрын
Another very well presented episode! Thank you! To find the Eagle had been hidden, & have the wells filled in, seems to indicate 'someone' was trying to erase this large tribal population centre & culture, to make a big statement/revenge etc. Most invaders just took over an area & valuable resources & used it to their advantage, with themselves the top of the new hierarchy. To not use what was there, or the roads seems odd otherwise. Having a 'modern' trackway next to an existing roman road that could be used also seems strange.🙏🙏
@pauledwards43334 ай бұрын
Visited Viriconium in the early 60s, now developed somewhat
@everestyeti Жыл бұрын
Fascinating look at was a large Roman trading settlement, shame the roads aren't better looked after. Mind you taking care of Roads here in the UK isn't one of our strong points. 😂😅
@caberet4 ай бұрын
Hi the gravestones stacked along the church wall were stacked there when the church either wanted to reuse the grounds for new burials or lay the grounds to gardens, its quite a common sight in some very old church yards in and around london.
@stevec00ps Жыл бұрын
One of your best videos Paul! Loved this, thank you :)
@davedave6404 Жыл бұрын
Award winning production Paul and Rebecca (did not see a glimpse of her this time). It's great that you raise more questions, overtime your works will attract attention and received wisdom will provide some of the answers, but mere mortals find this stuff riveting. Love the voice overs too. All that's missing are the tight black trousers. (i will get my coat)
@bobswan6196 Жыл бұрын
Didn't she play the part of Rev Joyce's wife? I don't know Rebecca's legs well enough to recognise her from behind...
@davedave6404 Жыл бұрын
@@bobswan6196 Perhaps you mean Molly/Mary Cotton who qualified as a Dr. It's a long time since I have seem Rebecca's legs (as previously said she usually wear tight black Trousers), perhaps Paul and Rebecca will confirm - but well spotted Bob.
@robertdonaldson6584 Жыл бұрын
I am fiddling "Swinging on a Gate" on my violin.
@brianclarke7169Ай бұрын
In an interesting field of your own, no pun intended. Well presented
@TrevsTravelsByNarrowboat Жыл бұрын
I have been there to Calleva a few times in the past, I have also been in to the church which if I remember correctly most of which is 17th and 18th century that can be seen today.
@StormwatchDruid Жыл бұрын
That was excellent and very interesting. Many thanks Paul. I will have to do some more research so I can maybe visit the area as it is not that far from me being in South Hampshire near the wet bit.
@RangerPaulX Жыл бұрын
Another great video. Many thanks Paul
@bikes_camera_more Жыл бұрын
Most informative, Paul. Thank you. I've lived in this area for 40+ years, have walked the walls many times, and lost count of the times I have cycled along the lanes next to the site. But, I never knew any of the detail that you shared. Thank you again. Oh, there's also a nearby street by the name of Portway. Never knew where the name originated, and it's nowhere near to the Portway!
@StephenDavenport-zqz2ub4 ай бұрын
Silchester was probably abandoned because the wells went dry. The climate was warmer in Roman times. Another great video.
@shawnguy3005 Жыл бұрын
Certainly enjoyed the walk with you today. great video. keep up the great work
@peterw2845 Жыл бұрын
Like the old days,how it used to be ❤, great work Paul,infornative,interesting and well produced,excellent!
@frontenac5083 Жыл бұрын
*Nothing says "I'm sane and I won't murder you" like writing, badly, in all caps and red ink on a piece of plywood.*
@belerophon58784 ай бұрын
Take a creator going fast, catching his breath, a accent and overlay it with awe-inspiring music to let the words be less understandable :)
@daveglover6115 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Paul and Rebecca! I watch a lot of YT that has interest. Yours is certainly one and of huge interest!
@nigeltift6335 Жыл бұрын
One of the best, most informative U Tube videos I have ever watched. Truely a joy to watch & be educated with. I never knew of the place, will find it out now! We forget who we are (without you Paul & Rebecca)
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Our pleasure. Thank you 😊
@NathanBoardman192 ай бұрын
I grew up in that area (Tadley) and I had no idea about any of this. Amazing video
@finneysimon Жыл бұрын
Excellent production. I liked the slide projector audio sound effect, subtle and a harp back to earlier technology.
@ErnstKotze7 ай бұрын
I really love the way you tell the story. The satellite images makes the picture very clear. The movement of the camera while walking nearly gives me motion sickness. Maybe think about getting one of those camera stabilisers with a gyro inside.
@raytheron Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating, Paul! Loved the video. I would dearly love to know what all happened there. Times like these and places like this make me wish I'd become an archaeologist rather than an English teacher.
@pathardage18806 ай бұрын
Lovely presentation as always. Thank you.
@joshweinstein5345 Жыл бұрын
Wow. This is one of my favorite of your videos yet! Such a fascinating, mysterious story and, as always, well told.👍
@pwhitewick Жыл бұрын
Thanks Josh. Very kind. 🙏
@tooyoungtobeold8756 Жыл бұрын
Excellent and interesting video. Lots of research and information. Thank you.