Secrets of the Acropolis | Blowing Up History

[@syedalihassan8349]

This is absolutely magnificent! While many civilizations at that time were just emerging out of the dirt, Greeks had already built such fortified structures which put even the modern engineers in awe! Simply OUTSTANDING!

[@MadKingOfMadaya]

*_You should see Persepolis around one or two centuries older than the Parthenon and twice the height. Some modern historians are arguing wether Persian engineers were sent to Greece to build these temples of worship as to show, not only their acceptance but encouragement of different religions and cultures and as a gift to Greece perhaps in order to convince them to join the Persian empire_*

[@davidedbrooke9324]

There are some stunning remains in Sicily as well!

[@ellas9206]

@@MadKingOfMadaya Rubbish. As for modern 'historians' = woke clowns

[@awsomeboy360]

I'm pretty sure there were many other civilization that built structures before the Greece. Where do you think Greece got inspiration for their colums? The Egyptians, etc.

[@chrisuk1000]

Don’t think so

[@amossutandi]

The Parthenon doesn't look like that because it was withered by time, but because people destroyed it. The most damage was probably done by the Venetians and Turks when Athens was under Turkish occupation and the Turks stored gunpowder in the Parthenon that blew up when it got hit by the Venetian besiegers. And in the 19th century the British bribed the Turks so they could loot the remaining Parthenon, sawing off sculptures and marbles, destroying irreplacable cultural heritage in the process, to bring it to Britain. Britain now refuses to return the Parthenon marbles, now renamed Elgin marbles to honour the person who looted this for Britain, claiming that the looting was a creative act and that they are legally bound to not return it to Greece, because according to British law, these Parthenon marbles are now property of the looters and the looters do not want to return the Parthenon marbles back to Greece...

[@盧璘壽로인수]

the Parthenon is not a plant that it "withered"

[@samtheclam7869]

Britain refuses to return anything bro, even artifacts from Ancient Egypt. Egypt has been asking for it back but yet they refuse

[@amossutandi]

@@samtheclam7869 yeah, they just make up arguments. like the treasures from the summer palace they destroyed and looted in china.

[@nicklomas181]

as a Brit, I am very ashamed of this :(

[@seanmcguire7974]

I'd love to go back in time, just to observe them building sites like this. Just amazing

[@Ifeelmylegssubtely]

its lost knoledge similar to ancient egypt they somehow cut stone blocks with ease

[@seanmcguire7974]

@@Ifeelmylegssubtely but even castles n manor houses too tho

[@AllanScott28]

The closest I’ve got is assassins, Creed Odyssey ! They nailed Athens ❤

[@rickybobby5907]

All i have to say having been there with my wife is when you are there and looking at it you are just in awe of how massive everything is. Not only is the Acropolis amazing but there are like 30 different temples and squares within walking distance. Hadrians wall was amazing along with hades temple. Man was Greece amazing. Must see for any history lover

[@rickybobby5907]

Hephesus temple sorry. Not hades

[@mohamoodabdirisak8749]

People say we are advanced now ,but look at how many ancient buildings are there that were constructed and designed with no help from super computers and machines that lasted centuries.

[@shashvat3722]

The entire british museum is basically an active crime scene - john Oliver

[@twstf8905]

Ba dum dum PSSSH 🥁

[@jscorpio1987]

A showcase of thievery.

[@shashvat3722]

@david edbrooke-coffin lol. Stay home stay safe.

[@esdeath5952]

@david edbrooke-coffin no they weren't, I live in Greece and I know better than you. They just paid to get them from the Ottomans back then and of course those Ottomans died when others found out what they did. The marbles were stolen end of discussion.

[@shashvat3722]

@The Bushwacker can't believe brits here to defend their ancestors. It's official that Britian has stolen a lot artifacts and also refused to return. Try reading articles on these topics. Famines in India Jallianwala massacre

[@leonvlahakis2829]

Empires will come & go but the Greeks & the Acropolis will stand the test of time ❤

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Breaks my heart that the Venecians and Persians destroyed it so utterly!

[@sofiaoikonomou2243]

The Turks and British weren't very kind either ...

[@woodduck2178]

It was actually the British who did the most damage as they fired upon it in war.

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

@@woodduck2178 During world war 2?

[@sandeshsetru]

Background music is so loud that we can't hear the commentator

[@Max0800]

You

[@augmentedkeys5971]

The drama music - theatrical is unnecessary and annoying. To me...

[@evelyngray4804]

If women ruled the world there would be no wars. Just a bunch of jealous countries not talking to each other. Hi Do you intend to laugh so hard ? Then search this on google "makemelaugh8282" or "make me laugh 8282"

[@FacePalmTheWorldArmy]

thats because its the only part where real facts are being taught. basically, they cant cut these pieces even today and when they do manage to, its at a rate of about 1 every 2-3 years. lol

[@markomib]

@@FacePalmTheWorldArmy cite source for your claim

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

Give back the marbles.....be classy Britain and be Great again !

[@CaptainHarlock-kv4zt]

Zeus's watching.....

[@Tatsigr]

Γλυπτά ειναι φίλε, τι μάρμαρα, η αξία του μαρμάρου είναι 0..

[@elina1341994]

@Catherine H. If you were born in ancient Greece, you would be in Kaiadas now. You are so lucky that nowadays we don't throw idiots like you in there.

[@Panos-wg2zl]

@@Tatsigr πολλές αναπαραστάσεις έχουν σχεδιαστεί πάνω στα μάρμαρα. Δεν έχει σημασία το υλικό, αλλά ότι οι αρχαίοι ημών πρόγονοι τα ακούμπησαν και δημιούργησαν...και πρέπει να επιστρέψουν

[@Antilogos.N]

@Catherine H. Θά σού έλεγα κορίτσι μου τί νά κάνεις αλλά σάν γυναίκα σίγουρα θά τό κάνεις ,εκτός κι άν είσαι.......,ίσως όμως καί νά είναι τό αρχαιότερο επάγγελμα !

[@truthteller50]

This would have been a great video if the music/sounds didn’t over power the narrator in key parts. Not sure if that was discovery or the uploading to KZbin, but if was frustrating!

[@1specialchild]

foreground music and background narration

[@flochosen]

I feel you

[@meghontrip]

Exactly.

[@twingzable]

Going to Athens in May!!!

[@solunaqua3475]

Eli P Went to Athens a few years ago. Watch out for all of the people trying to give you stuff and take your money. They’re very persistent.

[@larkygeorgopoulos2641]

@@solunaqua3475 And not one of them is Greek.... Fact

[@solunaqua3475]

Larky Georgopoulos Correct.

[@larkygeorgopoulos2641]

@@viktorfaucon533 Oi... My comment was intended to clarify that if you come to Athens and get hassled, as was stated in the initial comment, then it will not be by local Greek people. This is the truth and in my opinion needed to be said. I don't want potential visitors to think Athens is about getting ripped off and scammed by Athenians. Hence my viewpoint. Your reply displays your uneducated ignorance of which nothing positive will come. Your open invitation to this beautiful, troubled, and despite everything, tolerant nation has been revoked.

[@Goleminho4]

@@larkygeorgopoulos2641 rekt

[@hellenespirit6009]

We are still here and if its gods will,will be here for ever.Ζητω η Ελλας ζητω το εθνος

[@johnhumko9448]

@The Bushwacker bruh 😂 ... Nailed it

[@hellenespirit6009]

@Homer Antoniou 1st yes , and 2nd its an expression as well and ty for ur wish

[@mikekous9632]

The symbol not only for Greeks but all over the 🌍🌍🌍 ❤❤❤Parthenon

[@johnhall3867]

There was a carved statue of Athena from an tree that the ancient Greeks had no idea where it came from on the Acropolis. Just one of the ancient mysteries. That was one of the reasons they made the Parthenon. If I'm not mistaken, the wooden Athena burned from a lightning strike in the early 7th century bce.

[@Evagelopoulos862]

Δῐῑπετής Αθηνά = Diipetes Athena =myth says that the wooden statue flew on the Acropolis from god DIAS her father.This statue was preserved at Erechtheion ,near by Parthenon.

[@papertoyss]

Note that in this part of the documentary is not being mentioned that the actual reason the Parthenon was erected, wasn't exactly to celebrate Goddess Athena, ruther than to celebrate the victory of free men (Athenians) over an invading army which aimed to enslave them and Greece as a whole. That's what make this building so remarkable. On its frieze (which has been stolen by the British and is being kept in the British Museum to this day) there are depictions of free men, not of Gods and Goddesses.

[@twstf8905]

Omg I wish I could hear a WORD the narrator was saying! The over-dramatic theme music is oppressively overwhelming lol it's excruciating!

[@aristonia1991]

get some headphones and you can.

[@stevenlaxton3618]

If the theme music in this 8 minute video that you didn't have to watch..if that's such a massively terrible part of your day that you find it "oppressive overwhelming" than boy would I love to trade work days with you hahahaha

[@rldn1]

I can hear just fine

[@zochiang]

You need to go check up your ears or upgrade your device!! I hearing it just fine from my phone

[@Carl_Cornelius]

If this video was made by History Channel expect Aliens made it.

[@rhearizwana5043]

Hahah so true

[@paulmitchell9349]

And they say yes

[@rozenemit3226]

that's bcoz they are fcking crazy at it! lol

[@universe2252]

Not Alien bro but "Pelasgians" (the Albanian race of antiquity)

[@gabrielgarcia7554]

Albania is responsible for being the bedrock and foundation to Western Civilisation, and for that we are deeply indebted.

[@Test4Echos]

I wish the music was louder, I can still hear the narrator in some parts.

[@danielahutyrova6925]

🤣

[@olbiomoiros]

Ummm, it makes sense to find an older structure below the Parthenon. The acropolis used to have a Mycenaean settlement on it.

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΜπολέτης-τ1ε]

Well, not exactly. The Acropolis has been built 3 times. The one we have today is the third, around 500 B.C.

[@innosanto]

@@ΠαναγιώτηςΜπολέτης-τ1ε but still, Athens existed since Mycenean times that is not false. But under this acropolis is probably the previous one.

[@TheSixStringGuy]

"How did the Greeks transport the 10 ton Pieces of Marble?" Aliens....

[@goldieyesgods]

👽👍

[@LecherousLizard]

If I were to go about the information in this video... yes, aliens seem like the most logical explanation.

[@videomaker1964]

Aliens is the easiest explanation / Truth is hidden from all these propaganda bastards / i have in my hands a very old book with all these methods of transportation / cutting the marbles / lift them with special cranes / i will try to scan the book and create a video

[@kokwengleong2303]

Dramatic representation, but not much information. Classical western media.

[@StephenMortimer]

Good point !!

[@wfcoaker1398]

What did you expect from an 8 minute video clip? An archaeological dissertation? Ffs!

[@viktorfaucon533]

ClASsic WeStrN MediA LulL STUPID SUB HUMAN

[@Aggelostououranou]

I agree with the Dramatic representation but I thought it had quite interesting information too. What else did you want?

[@innosanto]

you mean classical american stuff. The english make great documentaries. The Germans French, Italians, and generally Europeans as well. Americans enjoy the hollywood effects and sound effects and such things these days.

[@spacedoutorca4550]

Wonder when you’ll give back what you stole from it.

[@augmentedkeys5971]

It's not "stole." It's stolen.

[@viharsarok]

@@augmentedkeys5971 Actually, it indeed is "stole."

[@harpseal9234]

What did they steal?

[@npazinas]

@@harpseal9234a countrys heritage

[@andrewh5457]

@@zoeapostolidou3964 rescued more like,

[@chronopouloskostas8087]

BRING THE MARBLES BACK HOME! ELGIN STOLED THEM. NO EXCUSE! BRITAIN DO THE RIGHT THING AND HISTORY WILL MENTION YOUR NAME TOGETHER WITH THE GLORY OF THE MARBLES FOREVER. BRING THEM BACK!

[@Headoffury]

Why the focus on UK? The whole world has piece of Greece, what is it specifically about the marbles that's enthused you?

[@georgcorfu]

@@Headoffury Because they are votives, part of the Parthenon, that's why

[@mikeg5336]

@@Headoffury Have you thought much of what you've written? They are part of an ancient temple. Not an individual statue for example.

[@Headoffury]

Yes it was my thought processes that allowed me to lose my question

[@innosanto]

@@Headoffury The Parthenon marbles are butchered from the monument which is the greatest symbol of ancient Greece. The symbol is butchered. after all half of the statue complex was butchered and half stayed and it doesn't make sense in parts it is a total scene depicting the war of gods and titans (the surrounding complex, as for the front and back statue complexes it is again scenes depicted) , with half the scene in England and half in Athens it is doesn't even make any sense as it is. And after all it doesn't make any sense when butchered from the building. Even if it cannot know be placed back on the building anymore, at least the statue complex completed again can be placed next to the Parthenon, observing the building, and after an hour or two hours the complete scenes. And after all it is stolen there was never permission from the Ottomans.Also was butchered and very badly treated and cut by Elgin. It has nothing to do with London anyway, London didn't even exist when it was built in Athens.

[@crittert7828]

Hopefully this will be continued, very interesting🎈

[@ohsillybeans]

I feel like they would have rolled the stones up on rollers. Still amazes me how they built all these beautiful structures.

[@shardug]

I've been there, truly one of the most amazing places to visit.

[@mokhtarzaaraoui1258]

I love Greece ancient history

[@antoniovillatoro9944]

I don`t know why people don`t like this kind of stuff

[@seatleon7368]

It is a huge difference when you see ancient buildings in Rome and false ancient building in Athene. It's not matter to like or dislike, it comes from the fact that Roman antic building have a long tradition and own history, in this case we have fabricated history from 1830 to nowadays. You can charm people who doesn't know the past but you cannot cheat the people who are educated with the knowledge of the past and knowledge of buildings material. It's so horrible for the person who deals with historical research especially when it recognizes a salt coated marble which is produced over a period of time who determines the age of the building and a marble that is set less than 150 years on soil without foundation. I personally like the ancient buildings who still held the ancient in themselves which are held in the original version but this violent method of rewriting history, NO, anyhow thank you for your advice.

[@matt_fs]

@@seatleon7368 You seem like one of those low IQ folk. The parthenon is far from a 'false' ancient 'building' you troll. Greeks pioneered this type of architecture and it is still being replicated millenias later.

[@truthteller50]

Because most people aren’t interesting in learning anymore. It’s not fun or exciting. 😡

[@TMPOUZI]

@@seatleon7368 your comment is clearly idiotic

[@giwrgos_perdi]

@@seatleon7368 You lack basic knowledge of mainly history and science. Study, for the sake of God.

[@Robert89349]

I'm I the only one that noticed that Greeks and Spaniards have the same accent when speaking English?

[@impossibroo]

Robert On the Surface/Hearing it for the first time: Yes, but the more you listen to both accents, the more you realize that there are some differences. I love spanish and greek language.

[@markanthonypenaflor7481]

I have noticed it too, years ago.

[@sUbScRiBeRswItHoUtvEdEo]

Yes we had a Greek math teacher and I always thought she was South American or Spanish by her accent until I asked her and she told me she was Greek

[@amicableammonite3724]

Greek and European Spanish have a very similar set of sounds haha When I was growing up in Athens, I'd often catch snippets of conversation between Spanish tourists and it would take me a second to realise I couldn't actually understand them because they weren't speaking Greek :')

[@sofiaoikonomou2243]

Not really.I love spanish , and it does have similarities to Greek , but no. We Greeks have a completely different intonation when speaking English...

[@ziggy2shus624]

The Parthenon was in very good condition until the Italians blew it up in 1687, which turned the great structure into a pile of ruble. People were robbing the little bits and pieces when Lord Elgin acquired some for the British Museum. The Parthenon was built in about 10 years, and they have been rebuilding it for 300 years. Make work project.

[@elbmw]

Actually the Italians did not blow it up. The Venetians had barricaded themselves in the Acropolis, besieged by the Ottoman Turks and used the Parthenon as their ammunition dump. It was a Turkish cannon ball that hit the Parthenon and exploded the ammunition within it. The Parthenon was not completed for many decades. The current restoration project is also only a few decades old but progress has been slow for several reasons. 1) The Archaeologists and restoration experts are having to be extra careful not to damage the existing structures. 2) Work is slower as the original architect Phidias employed hundreds of persons for the project. All in all there were thousands of people involved in its construction. 3) Current works have sometimes been stalled as it was hoped the the UK would return the sculptures as it is difficult to reconstruct the building to its original specification without them. May I suggest you fact check?

[@AALavdas]

@@elbmw Fact check is a good idea, indeed. The story about Turks and Venetians is true, but the Turks were inside, and the Venetians outside. Both are to blame: the Turks for storing ammunition in there, and the Venetians for bombarding it. Current works have been going on for over 40 years (not....300, as ziggy2shus wrote). We agree that they are very careful and meticulous -- basically they are putting every possible fragment back in its place. But their progress has nothing to do with the sculptures. Even if they are returned, they will go to the museum. Here is the explosion story: www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/parthenon-blown

[@elbmw]

@@AALavdas You are indeed correct regarding the explosion but would it not be better to put them back on the Parthenon? Little point in taking them out of one museum to put them in another, albeit a much nearer one as the argument for their return would be much stronger then.

[@kresimirmilisa5560]

very extraordinary monumental structure built at that time.

[@joellelittle9510]

Going there in a few weeks!!!

[@afrooba]

Joelle Little enjoy your trip🤗

[@cht4263]

Proud to be Hellen (Greek)

[@jeroenvanbroeckhoven149]

Chariton Tassis proud to not be in a finacial crisis

[@spicyLEGO]

@@jeroenvanbroeckhoven149 OMEGALUL

[@giwrgos_perdi]

@@jeroenvanbroeckhoven149 Proud not to be in a moral crisis instead:)

[@adityaguru6654]

Your cities and some philosophers are mentioned in our ancient Indian texts, Greece is mentioned by the name of Yavan, Alexander is mentioned as Alekshandra, even the daughter of one of the Greek king in Persia named selucus nicator's daughter married our Indian king named Chandragupta Maurya. Her name was Helena.

[@pop-n-rock]

@@adityaguru6654 that's nice, the past connects us

[@violetseraphina3653]

If you put earbuds or headphones in, it sounds like a movie theater.

[@anitaboodram5660]

Great documentary

[@Naskicha781]

It really blew up

[@MotivatedProgress]

Learn to edit the music to be lower than the speaker so we can hear what they are saying.

[@xoxo.graced]

Had to do this for school :)

[@bruceburns1672]

If it was not stuck up on that mountain it would of been plundered for every bit of marble for other constructions like all the Roman Buildings all over the Empire , so we are very lucky to have what is there as humanity are so destructive , how could people in the past be so irresponsible with that ancient building is beyond belief , but if you look at Western society today , one half keeps it going while the other half bleed it dry and try and tear it down .

[@Anonymous_UserOrNot]

The real question is: Do you want to be known as the thieves of civilizations? Get the Acropolis' marbles back.

[@Ecclesiastes11718]

Persians,Turks,British ,Germans , all of them passed and try to ruin it and it's still standing. It's very existence is a definition of what Greece is

[@superscope1996]

A wonder of the Ancient World? Yes. Not one of the "Seven" often listed though.

[@parvezanwar1040]

So much love for this city

[@latish8355]

Acient greek history is very wise and great 💞💞💞💞💞

[@AK-op4be]

Oh WOW, thats so interesting that theyre trying to restore it & using a different color to show what parts are new!! so cool ✨

[@patricialam9637]

With time, the white newer patches of marble you see in the columns of the Parthenon should age and look similar to the clay colour.

[@a.robertoacevedomartinez2609]

I guess our intuition is just at a lower level now just open your mind and change the way you think. Much love from Mexico!

[@dee-emcuizon2650]

I love the visual effects but the music is painful and loud. Had a hard time understanding the narrator. 😏

[@antonispapadakis9330]

The background music is so loud, we can't hear the narrator.

[@frederikhauff9129]

The retaining wall beneath the pnyx is supposed to have been another inspiration to develop the akropolis, as it predates it and also dwarfs the building techniques of the rest of it.

[@telsurrey1]

Struggled to stay to the end because of the noise from the background music and special explosive effects.

[@tsapi7]

We all know now where Nike got the name.....

[@Gigi-us4jk]

From the word Νίκη = win . I don't get it. For fun I checked google translator, the first translation is win and the second is nike. Way of hilarious!!!

[@falling_banana]

is there a longer version of this vid?

[@alexanderthegreat3]

is their a longer version of this doco

[@geosnooker2000]

I'm watching it right now on the Science Channel. I came here to watch it without the commercials interrupting every freaking 3 minutes, but all I can find is this 8 minute video.

[@juanmaldonado4657]

good video

[@14funkmaster14]

look at what it takes to do this stuff today and people really think this was done with hand tools.....smh that's mainstream science for you.

[@Aggelostououranou]

And what was it done with mr?

[@autistiumhydroxide3614]

@@Aggelostououranou Ancient aliens...

[@Aggelostououranou]

@@autistiumhydroxide3614 LOL

[@JMRabil675]

@@Aggelostououranou It was done with simple machines

[@rickybobby5907]

Athens was named after Athena. The old story is there was a contest between Athena and Posideon for naming rights of the city. Posideon brought the sea to the city and Athena brought the city Olives and Olive trees. The people thought the Olive trees were the better of the two so they named the city after Athena

[@Will-Parr]

Excellent

[@LimYangJunn]

Discovery has the Micheal Bay of sound editing

[@Avalonsarrt]

Doesn't this need a part 2?

[@Tatsigr]

Stands *THE* landmark of western civilization.

[@lucienreyes9]

....awe inspiring..

[@gwinnet3142]

Thanks 🙏

[@kealani6535]

Good information. Background music is unnecessary, and it's way too loud.

[@n.p.2572]

this is greek history and not british why I always must listen how they see and explain my history when thiς was build anyway you not even exist, this is the appreciation of the to the greek's grabing they culture like Lord Elgin did

[@Aris6546]

Lord Elgin destroyed the temple and the acropolis. These belong to the Greek people. Their story is what would happen if some Greeks or Germans, for example, took armor kings arthur or english knight to their own museums and said we will not give them back. Lord Elgin is a pirate and a thief. The Ottoman The empire had nothing to do with the history of the Greek people. All the documents are fake, they made them just to say that they are theirs now. They are not protected by the English, they just destroyed a history of thousands of years. He left the temple exposed to the weather. Nobody has the right to keep them and say that he protects them from the moment he has done some damage by removing them.

[@alexandrashomali6668]

We love Edith!!

[@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND]

It's time for the British to give the Marbles back. They can make perfect copies of them to keep in their museum.

[@Live1402]

That is where real architecture began

[@dilipaweeratunga]

Greatest achievement at the time, for those who have not seen any other thing.

[@JeraldSabuM]

I'm in Athens now...yeahhh ♥️

[@ekfylobifteki]

💛💛

[@resonant_theories]

Oh yes, the Parthenon. Could it be that this is not the original structure? It is the one that was created during the Athenian "Golden age" but that hill was sacred for many milleniums before. Some archeologists or some people do have trouble understanding that the locations pre-existed as important in the minds of people. The monuments came after. So below this structure exists the older temple, and below that one it is probable, that one or two more may be found (or what is left of them, if anything is left).

[@victorast]

Perfect video... Though decrease or remove that background music

[@chouxcream2716]

@6:47 Question, what is the animation called when the building blow up into sections? I want to search it on the internet, but I have some trouble about the keyword. Please help

[@dhtelevision]

Mochamad Ridwan Pratama It’s for historic reasons so they show how it was built

[@logiic8835]

DGJ P he’s asking what the animation is called.

[@johnabraham1754]

exploded view

[@chouxcream2716]

John Abraham Thank you so much

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Tacky Animations

[@abmtrend3531]

Looks like "Scary movie"

[@nickbrickyt9715]

i live near the partenon

[@MrVisionImpactz]

Parthenon*

[@techstepman]

i grew up looking at it from my balcony

[@qwerf1897]

Me to, I will leave Amsterdam for Athens upcoming Saturday. When I look from my whirlpool on the roof, I see the Parthenon. I've seen a lot, but this country is the most beautiful on earth, in all aspects. The best people you've ever met. God bless the Greek citizens!

[@arkir2015]

Where can i watch the full?

[@alexhayden2303]

Just my audio? Background drowns out some narration.

[@HERMMSSAAVEDRAJR]

GREAT HISTORY

[@OdysseyBill]

This video ends up promising for another part to follow. So... what happened next? :)

[@mauricioiaz.1044]

THE CITY IS NOT CALLED ATHENS IT IS CALLED ATHENA UNTILL TODAY

[@4ur3n]

thanks for your input

[@soltea7926]

Do your research, loads of people on here blaming us Brits for ruining it, the ottomans turned it into a mosque, used it as a gunpowder store and it exploded, blowing the roof off, an Italian ripped half of it down trying to take the sculptures back to Venice, yes a nobleman from England took some but at least it's in a museum for everyone to see and not blown to bits, but then again everyone blames us for everything because we were one of the most powerful empires to ever exist

[@seanmcguire7974]

Where's the whole documentary at?

[@StrawB0ss]

I thought "blowing up history" was a reference to what the Turks did.

[@eugeniagenevieve9285]

Italians

[@techstepman]

@Buj Ozborn I dont think so. Ottomans were muslims. Anything not islamic was either assimilated or destroyed. The ottomans tried hard to assimilate the greeks into islam and they were successful with a part of the population, the rest prevailed cause they went to hidden schools at night, those that were caught lost their heads (im talking about male children cause you can imagine what happened to the girls). The ottomans were barbaric...their genocides are well known. Also they used to raid greek villages and take baby boys and raise them as soldiers to be used against greeks and anyone else who wouldnt accept islamic ottoman assimilation...kind of like the borg. Theres even a story about how a mother that had twin boys managed to hide one and the ottomans took the other....years later the two brothers met in combat and were shocked that they had the same face, one fought for greek independence and the other was a Janissary...Dont you think that the Janissary method of "recruitment" was barbaric? Theres even an old tradition to dress male toddlers like girls ...thats how brutal the ottoman practices were ... i have seen photos of my father being 3 yo wearing what appears to be a girls dress...and he was born in the 50's! Imagine having your son taken away so that one day be send to behead you! The shock was so hard that it became a fucking tradition to hide boys so they wont be taken! I have a big list here of some very interesting and original barbaric acts the ottomans did. I can go on and list all of them here. It would be wise to also refer to those turks as ottomans....modern turks are their descendants but they are not the same barbaric ppl as in the past...i hope. If you dont think that the ottomans were not barbaric then im scared to the thought to what you would consider barbaric. Your standards for barbarism must be pretty brutal. Your definition of barbaric is wrong...you probably got confused and used the wrong word. The reason why greeks are considered awesome is because no matter who tried to destroy them they prevailed and kept their identity.

[@Daniel180387]

wooow rebuilding it waow - go on guys, you will have my donation if i knew how

[@hydrogen5540]

LMAO !

[@truthteller50]

Go to Nashville, TN and see the thing fully built with Athena inside. Been there for decades. Will look much better than the Frankenstein-building they are making.

[@_stefan7589]

@@truthteller50 They aren't making any building, just maintaining it.

[@glorious_help]

NICE

[@wouterpaap9343]

Pompeous presentation, many the same images, little information, too loud music and a cliffhanger without any clue where to find more information. Worthless. As far as the Elgin Marbles is concerned, it was good that they were preserved by the British at the time. But now it's time for them to go back to where they belong, like all art treasures from the rest of Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and so on.

[@perrie77]

only 7minutes 59sec. Why??????.... also Background music is so loud that we can't hear the commentator

[@perrie77]

I know they are only clips but I would like them to be longer

[@sewdvs666]

I found what I believe is an entrance to what ever it is below this I have pictures. It is yet to be discovered. What ever it is that I found might change everything we know about this.

[@alexandert696]

How high

[@devinreese1397]

They got beautiful stone such as this and then painted it.

[@vashantir]

I'm assuming by now they are done? Where's the update?

[@andrenewcomb3708]

I live in the southwestern United States of America. There's a village nearby called, "Elgin". I think it very wise and kind of Britain to have rescued the 'Elgin reliefs' & associated art. . .from pollution, vandalism, black market, seismic, and political intrigue (military arsenal during war). And they still exist. If you look at the Vatican you can see what pollution does. Because "Elgin" has been a neighbor in my thinking for more than 50 years, the Acropolis is something I've thought of from time to time. So glad to see restoration of the Acropolis. Marshal Tito's death has brought much distress to the region. . .Yugoslavia, Ukraine, Greek refinance, political upheaval, etc.. Turkey, Crete, Cyprus, Palestinian, Egyptian, and more. The stress brought by trying to assert Olympian possession of heritage . . . the Olympics. Make exact copies and keep originals protected from various elements . . . as they are now.

[@giorgosdroso3441]

I'm from Hellas and I can't speak English very well but I'm try to explain to you something that your people don't get.Our civilization made these statues and temples for Hellas.Their roots lie deep beneath the Hellenic soil and your ancestors came here and destroyed them.It's not yours to dictate what you are going to do with them its ours.If we want them to get burnt under the Hellenic sun we will let them burn. Make choices about your own history ιδιοτη.

[@atenasdenis]

giorgos droso I’m from the Caribbean and named after the Greek goddess Athena (Atenas in Spanish).The entire world has been influenced and admirers Greek history. We also believe that the marbles should be returned! Good luck, Atenas

[@nathan_d1859]

Well what's the answer? Is it the original what's underneath it? Where can I find the rest of the video?

[@OfficialDidier]

I think the Acropolis is an ancient megalithic structure that was built by an ancient civilization before the Greeks.

[@p.k.1904]

Apollo355 where tf did you get this from?

[@asicdathens]

There was a previous temple burned to the ground by the Persians. The fire was so fierce that the marble deformed from the high temperature. This material was used by the newer builders as a foundation for the new temple.

[@cognitivedisability9864]

@@asicdathens athens\acropolis according to ancient historians was a mycenean 'palace' or settlement. also the athenians were ionians, not "athenians" as a race or people. the spartans and others were dorians, ancient invaders(maybe part of the old "sea people" that invaded or imigrated in the bronze age 'dark age") anyway the ionians saw themselves as the original greeks(sort of) and even had laws against allowing dorians into certain holy places and more. one good source for alot of this: histories by herodotos

[@iPediainteractivebooks]

Efstathios Dimopoulos that is accurate

[@theowlfromduolingo7982]

Who did the mix of this video? The music is way too loud

[@georgeevangel4292]

Parthnon was built in 9 years but they have been rebuilding it past 30 years with computers Go figure

[@elbmw]

Phidias used thousands of persons to complete the project. The current restoration is taking a lot longer as I think there are only a few people involved in the project.

[@stretch54]

They are using the existing pieces found on the ground, not just making new from scratch like the original project. . 100,000 pieces and each one only fits a certain spot. It's a huge puzzle to put back together.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

To think that just 100 years ago it's still intact lol

[@paulmayson3129]

No, it is in much better condition now compared to how it was one century ago. Just see the paintings of artists who visited Greece in the 19th century. The Parthenon was essentially reassembled, as most of its pieces were all over the place

[@shani9092]

I m in acropolis ... now.....

[@CatWith-AHat]

Can we discover how to mix audio first

[@nekk74able]

In fact it was the treasury of Athens in a common view

[@Gigi-us4jk]

it can be that the Parthenon wasn't the original temple or that there was a previous temple there. Also, if on the Pentelikon marble you use certain chemical substances it can shine again. We do that in older houses where at least one part of the house has this type of marble as flooring. But those chemicals unfortunately they are too corruptive to use on the Akropolis marbles.