Priceless Ancient Sites Destroyed by War

[@Sideprojects]

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[@mikenco]

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[@chefhannibal]

There might be a market for the ones you got on atm Simon. It's 2023, and theres alot of phreaks out there

[@--enyo--]

The ads with used ones are for the only fans. This is meant as a joke, but there probably enough crazy fans out there to make it viable.

[@Sweetums-benni]

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[@RobBritts-ux9iy]

​@@chefhannibal😊

[@QBCPerdition]

Historical sites destroyed during warfare is bad enough, but the intentional destruction of these places just makes me sad and angry all at once.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

Especially when done in the name of religion.

[@danielinthewolvesden]

Still going on.

[@Mecha82]

@@Pushing_PixelsConsidering that both Christians and Europeans have done they share of that they don't have reason to act like they are better than middle eastern muslims.

[@gatarooshghangurde7305]

Exactly, pains me to say this but countless such architectural pieces were deliberate destroyed during the medical period in India, some if which include the Somnath Temple, Nalanda University and irreparable damage to countless other temples.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

@@Mecha82 Well, better in the sense that they went through the Enlightenment Period; developed a more robust and diverse approach to philosophy; created secular, pluralist, democratic societies, and aren't still stuck in a medieval mindset. Of course, there's extremists in all religions, and there are probably Christians who would like to destroy stuff they think is heretical. But they generally aren't going around killing everybody who contradicts them or criticizes them, or apostates, or just people of other religions because jihad, and they usually don't get to run whole countries, so better in that way too.

[@hannahp1108]

The destruction of Palmyra is truly truly devastating, the history lost was so unique and priceless

[@pigdroppings]

No mention of the Allies( British) bombing of the ancient city of Pompeii. The Allies dropped about 400 bombs on Pompeii.....apparently afraid that 2,000 year old Romans would rise from their graves and attack the Allied forces.

[@AlexDMusic93]

I know nothing can replace the splendor of the original Parthenon, but there’s a full-scale replica that was actually directly cast from the original pillars located in Nashville, Tennessee. It even has a full-scale replica of the statue of Athena inside. It’s definitely a cool thing to see in Nashville and I highly recommend checking it out!

[@brendano4196]

What's this place called?

[@namae6637]

I was just thinking I could do with a holiday, where might I find this place?

[@forgotten_islander4530]

It’s called “The Parthenon”😂 just google Parthenon Nashville and you can’t miss it.

[@janinebarry2694]

Might as well take others history when you lack your own.

[@thunderstrucktb4758]

@@janinebarry2694 Aww someone has an inferiority complex.

[@laurenneblett986]

My husband and I went on a tour through Belgium over the summer and stopped in Ypres. We went to many graveyards, memorials, and the remnants of a trench. The most moving was the Last Post ceremony still held in Ypres daily. The gate was undergoing restoration, so I'd like to go back some day

[@black_hand78]

That was a German flag Simon not a Dutch flag lol.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Dutch, Deutch, Simon doesn't know the difference.

[@fpl_djhammer]

DUTCHLAND

[@freedomgoddess]

DUTCHLAND, DUTCHLAND, SPEAK IN IRISH I DON'T THINK YOU COMPREHEND THIS IS REALLY OUR LANDS _FLAGGE_ AND WE COME FROM THIS BACKGROUND: SPEAK IN IRISH, WRITE IN GERMAN CALL OURSELVES DUTCH, BEING AUSTRIAN (DUTCHLAND, DUTCHLAND WE'RE CONFLICTED BUT WE STILL HAVE AN ANTHEM) x2

[@mattflores1051]

I was wondering if anyone else caught that 😂

[@danielriley7380]

@@freedomgoddessis that meant to make sense?

[@plomox1234]

Just saw the Parthenon this summer. Absolutely stunning and so much bigger than I thought it was. A hell of a hike up to it too makes you really feel like you earn the sight

[@spankflaps1365]

The Parthenon was literally the most beautiful building ever, so somebody filled it with gunpowder, and it went bang.

[@jonnywatts2970]

Nah Indian temples are the most beautiful by far.

[@Shoelessjoe78]

​@@jonnywatts2970nah Notre Dame Cathedral blows them both out of the water.

[@YusufGinnah]

@OP You obviously don't understand what literally means...

[@zanespencer1577]

It was probably the most water proof. Gotta keep that powder dry.

[@burbanpoison2494]

​@@YusufGinnahyou literally don't understand what obviously means.

[@britbongtankie]

Several of Japan's most famous castles were rebuilt from scratch after being totally destroyed in WWII

[@EmmanuelBrito]

That’s why they forgot they were attacked by nonblack people ? 🤔⁉️

[@josefstrauss9017]

Same like Dresden, I like that they tried to rebuild it and didnt plastered it over with commie blocks.

[@serj3564]

Pearl Harbor also was rebuilt after was bombed by non whites

[@codymobley2723]

The fuck are you saying

[@julianaylor4351]

Not unlike Warsaw Cathedral which was bombed by the Germans.

[@Spiritus_Invictus]

@1:06 DUTCH?! That's a German flag! Rookie mistake, editor, rookie mistake.

[@Junyo]

A mistake that basically invalidates everything in the rest of the video. If they do their research at this level (even getting a flag completely wrong) then the rest of the video must also be full of errors.

[@josefstrauss9017]

@@Junyothat’s a bit harsh, the rest of the video was pretty much spot on

[@black_hand78]

@@Junyohis editor for this one video could speak multiple languages and have simply accidentally spelt “Dutch” as “Deutsch” which would have brought up a German flag. Fyi Simon has more than 1 editor and writer.

[@heikos4264]

@@Junyo i am german and i didn't find that mistake very funny, but nonetheless, black_hand is right, the one that put the german flag in the video is the editor, it is no.3 in the chain and he/she has nothing to do with the research/script. Somewhere, on one of the channels there is an old video in which Simon explains their workflow.

[@thelordofcringe]

​@Junyo you're not the sharpest tool. Visual editing is the very last step of a video. Tossing in tiny details like a flag is the last step within the visual editing. This is the standard for almost every single channel on the internet.

[@markvincent9098]

Our Archaeo. Society did a magnetometer survey of the site of a long barrow here in the UK. The barrow was still visible in the 1930s but was bulldozed during the construction of a D Day fighter base for the USAAF. At the time, one of the local historians asked the Officer in charge if he was really going to destroy the barrow, to which he replied "Don't worry, we'll put it back after the war!"

[@josefstrauss9017]

The ones wich saddened me the most were the destruction of the Fossils of the Aegyptosaurus and the Pleasure Palace Boats of Caligula during WW2, such a waste 😕

[@MLPIceberg]

Wasn't there a near-complete (and the only one) skeleton of a Spinosaurus somewhere in Egypt too? I don't know about the location, but the fossil that was almost complete, I know was blown to smithereens during WWII by the Germans (Axis Powers).

[@pauls5745]

I was very sad to find out many castles weren't crumbled by time, but destroyed by warfare in relatively modern times. 500+ yr old structures gone, turned into unrestorable piles of rubble

[@MGPRaleigh]

Well, in all fairness warfare is what castles were designed for

[@michaelgallagher3640]

All castles should have been blown up before they were finished. A Monarchy of any kind should be dismantled piece by piece. That goes the same for any church or religious site, the church tricks simple minded people out of their $, the Monarchy flat out steals it.

[@julianaylor4351]

Interestingly, Hasting Castle in Sussex in England, was not destroyed by cannons during the English Civil War. It had large parts, fall off the cliff it stands on, into the sea, during the late middle ages, during a large storm. Which is why it's a ruin.

[@ThisGuy-wr2yh]

People suck

[@benrockefeller6334]

It's really the "modern" part that's the worst. Castles were built for warfare in an era that has long passed into memory, yet some people, by negligence, recklessness, or anger, refuse to let that memory live on. Grand structures built to last forever, turned to dust by idiots who see their own foolish ambitions as superseding the last remnants of the cultures of the past.

[@Ezzaroonie]

In expanding its iron ore mine in Western Pilbara, Rio Tinto blasted the Juukan Gorge 1 and 2 - Aboriginal rock shelters dating back 46,000 years. These sites had deep historical and cultural significance. And they were authorised to do so. Different kind of war, different kind of ruin. Significant history and culture still lost forever

[@ihavenocluewhatimdoing8189]

1:07 lol simon… that’s the German flag… 🇳🇱 the dutch and the ol’ VOC mentalitie

[@thalastianjorus]

I love how the video, being out for 7 minutes, already has comments congratulating it on how good it was. An 18 minute video.

[@vengenceismine]

thats tech of the day for you we watch things so much and so often , we watch it at light speed .... or youtube's algorithm is dying a slow death and nothing you see is as it seems or represents reality in anyway . youtube has been dying a slow death for a long time now this is just more proof of that.

[@jrmckim]

Lol lots of people have it on 2x speed, I guess

[@magnificentfailure2390]

Patreon

[@lewisgriffiths9928]

Nah - some of us tick it to ensure we don’t watch it again!

[@NoNameNoFace-rr7li]

clairvoyants

[@jonnywatts2970]

It's sad what people do to other people.

[@joknaepkens]

The 'Dutch' flag on time stamp 1.06 is the German one ;-)

[@mikeschmidt91]

Well…at some dark point in history the Netherlands had been part of Germany for a while…or the 3rd Reich. So, technically… 🤷‍♂️ but yeah, the flag is still wrong 😉

[@jrmckim]

My grandfather was in the battle of Monte Cassino and saw the church being bombed. He was a lineman in the Signal Corp and was shot twice in the right shoulder and arm.

[@zarasbazaar]

My husband's father was at Monte Cassino, too. He operated a flamethrower and managed to not be injured.

[@SunflowerHeliotrope]

I remember hearing about Palmyra’s destruction on the news and was horrified. Seeing the pictures again now, and learning more about what those lying, cowardly, duplicitous b@st*rds did to it, I admit I audibly gasped several times while watching this video. Just horrible. And these same “people” did the same thing to Nineveh, Babylon, and other sites in Iraq and Syria, places of great cultural and historical significance…I hope archaeologists can repair those places, too.

[@jonnywatts2970]

How do you lose a 38 foot statue? You don't. You destroy it.

[@MusicalRaichu]

was it a statue of a centipede or something?

[@ZachBurns-gu9zk]

Statue of Athena. 38 feet tall gold plated. Never seen again after being moved . I bet it “fell off the truck “ near some kings palace or the Vatican somewhere

[@jonnywatts2970]

@@MusicalRaichu 😂😂 good one!

[@TheJimNorth]

Lost underneath the cushion of the sofa so it was…

[@ajstevens1652]

Probably looted during the Crusader sack of Constantinople, assuming the Byzantines hadn't already destroyed it.

[@andrewashby70]

So that statue of Athena went missing in Constantinople during the crusades, has anyone thought of just checking in the British museums basement? Might be worth a check.

[@Nightdare]

Try the Vatican Vaults first

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

Let's see. Ah, here's the ark of the covenant, and the holy grail. Goddamn brits.

[@rokulus7910]

@@pikachuchujelly7628 Fools. Bureaucratic fools.

[@pigdroppings]

There is a full sized reconstruction of the Parthenon in Nashville, Tenn, USA The Nashville 100% scale model is made from concrete, and has a full sized model of the statue of Athena clad in 8 pounds of gold.

[@channeljunirave]

One of my favorite subjects, there are so many things we’ve lost due to sometimes senseless and necessary violence and we’ve got to make sure to try our hardest to not let them vanish from history..

[@ravenhill-the-hospitaller-1968]

this makes me so fkin angry, like those ancient sites in iraq which were destroyed.

[@baconmumblesbaconcrunched181]

Thank you Sideprojects team

[@Gentlecolt]

Seems about what i'd expect from humanity, yes.

[@kubin226]

most of warsaw after ww 2, although most of it was rebuild still there are some places that doesn't exist now, for example the Saxon Palace

[@ProbablyNotLegit]

Yeah, unfortunately the communist government at the time wasn't interested in palaces; more concrete

[@maxsmith8475]

I wrote about Palmyrene destruction I think two years ago for an assignment. I was really impressed with their distinct style and was sad to hear so much had been destroyed. Luckily some of it has been digitized and scanned at of U of M

[@Greendyes_E]

1:06: "the dutch" **shows german flag**

[@mikeschmidt91]

Awesome 😂👍

[@thethoughtsofmoz5948]

How many channels is Simon on? There has to be clones of him in a wear house that just talk for hours just recording script after script until the editor finds KZbin gold. This sounds like the start to a good movie. The editor running the Simon’s would be an evil empire using KZbin ad revenue to pay for their world domination. Please someone make this, I would watch it thanks

[@ArcAudios77]

Thanks Simon, appreciated. 👍

[@theawesomeman9821]

Don't forget that the temple in Jerusaleum was destroyed by Roman soldiers

[@stevenleslie8557]

Before that, the Babylonians destroyed it.

[@niceonechief6302]

This video will physically make me unbelievably angry idk if I can watch it. There is no bigger crime than destroying the history of ourselves

[@ltcinsane]

I kind of wish the world had been able to fund the full restoration of the Syrian site. If possible rebuild it to what buildings were like before they became ruins .. if for no other reason than to give on huge middle finger to isis.

[@jasondiggs6740]

Daesh, do not call them ISIS. ISIS is a Kemet Goddess that represents Healing and Magic.

[@ericdandron2016]

Isis destroyed something that was older than their damn religion like WTF. Palmyra and the Parthenon were beautiful structures that we can't get back.

[@mvb88]

I'm sure that was to provoke anger so the other side would fight. I'm assuming your talking about the structure that was built into the side of the hill. I get if it was a accident but that was deliberate.

[@taiyabmahmood8274]

Oh no, not unlike what the Americans did in Iraq and Afghanistan(!)

[@mvb88]

@taiyabmahmood8274 still banging on about that. That's so 1980s. Might as well be complaining about Hitler. It's only been 90 years since he was voted in, but hay. Let's keep complaining about something that happened nearly 100 years ago.

[@The_Hagseed]

"The British, French and Dutch...." Shows the Union Jack, the French flag, and...... a modern German flag......

[@allmodescrew5548]

Great vid Simon it’s so sad seeing all the destroyed history was looking for a video that compiled destroyed historical monuments and other historical things it’s a punch in the gut like melting down old silver coins

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

Imagine fighting a war to get a country addicted to drugs.

[@JimmyJamesJames-n6e]

Ya, the UK has been the worst thing to ever happen. Even today it's just garbage that thinks it's gold

[@kalakhatta8652]

Wow his pronunciation during nalanda bit was just outstanding 😂😂😂

[@JeeVeeHaych]

I was quite amazed by his pronunciation of 'Lakenhal' being so accurate, very un-Simon-like 😂

[@AtheistOrphan]

The recovery and subsequent WW2 destruction of Roman Emperor Caligula’s ships in lake Nemi makes for fascinating reading.

[@Hypogeal-Foundation]

You are an orphan for a reason...

[@AtheistOrphan]

@@Hypogeal-Foundation - Thank you for replying to my comment regarding Caligula’s ships. The reason is because both my parents were killed. Anyway, what’s that got to to with my comment and the topic of the video? Please explain in detail. (Bearing in mind that KZbin states that comments should be ‘polite and on-topic’). I look forward to reading your detailed explanation of how your reply relates to the subject. (KZbin moderators may also be interested in your initial reply, I’ll let them know).

[@chrismeadows5119]

why is this channel SO LOUD good god

[@smalltime0]

1:07 while "the Dutch" have used those colours in flags before, I'm pretty sure thats the modern German flag - the Austrian flag (one of the factories) was at the time horizontal black and yellow - but not a tri colour.

[@hm5142]

With nuclear weapons and sea level rise from global warming, I don't expect a lot of the historical fabric of the world to survive beyond the next couple of hundred years.. Makes you proud to be a human.

[@flfar3445]

I love syria 🇸🇾 and its history. Its so beautiful but sad. But ill tell you the people are so nice and emotionally strong

[@littleman8674469]

I got distracted by Simons yellow sock 😂

[@bbotelhoHI]

Fun fact: when my Chinese family moved to the kingdom of Hawaii, they paid their farmhands in opium from time to time.

[@gatarooshghangurde7305]

The loss of Nalanda Mahavihara is one of the largest loss to ancient indian academics. There are also some records that khiljis forces were defeated by King Prithu who came from what is today the State of Assam.

[@frankreads8618]

At least there is a replica Parthenon, complete with giant Athena, in Nashville, TN!

[@ryank5424]

I wish success to those willing and able to restore these sites

[@tyblorp585]

Awesome! I suggested this idea on the isis video released four days ago. Im sure its been in the works before then, but quite literally the video Ive been waiting for! Love it!

[@charlesrivers7111]

Surprised you didn't include the library of Alexandria. When it was burned, we don't even know what knowledge we lost.

[@johnn9977]

Good information 😊😊

[@abialo2010]

you didnt even mention there is a 1 to 1 replica of the Parthenon in Nashville Tennessee built in 1897. they even have a 42 foot statue of Athena

[@EAcapuccino]

15:30 - This 1 especially 🙁 Such a big loss

[@22espec]

Mount Casino should be in this list

[@brandonford8092]

Chinese "Junks" Not "Junkers" 🤷 This is the second Simon video that I've heard this in

[@Wasteland88]

They might as well have been called hunks of junk considering how poorly they did.

[@qui-gonjake2212]

I'm surprised that the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria didn't make the cut

[@marcbeebee6969]

1:07 is german flag and not dutch boys. We are your neighbors 😅

[@memofromessex]

To note, it was the French troops who looted the Summer Palace and the British partially destroyed it after the Chinese had taken some hostages. It was further destroyed by the Chinese.

[@stevenleslie8557]

I think the burning of Persepolis by Alexander was a huge loss

[@Zed-fq3lj]

And Troy by the Greeks

[@beride]

On the Parthenon topic, fell a bit short not mentioning further damage by Elgin removing the Marbles.

[@jamesmccullough5812]

As an American: A lot of times I think about the multiple atrocities Britain did during the time of conquest and lust for power, and I think to myself "how absolutely horrific! How could anybody ever do that? What a horrible display of power and lust for more...... What an absolute disregard for human life" ... But then I think about how children are supposed to supersede their parents..... And America totally has done more than our fair share of these things...... We may just well be the worst two countries to have ever exist

[@ianblake815]

I would really love to see a movie about the Opium Wars.

[@pigdroppings]

Franklin ' Drug Money' Roosevelt was the grandson of Delano. Delano made a fortune shipping Opium from Afgan to China during the Opium Wars. Sooo...Roosevelt was the grandson of the worlds greatest Opium runners.

[@dearthditch]

Was that the Dutch flag or the current German flag?

[@aanchaallllllll]

0:30: 💣 Warfare has resulted in the destruction of many priceless ancient sites around the world. 3:54: 🏰 The Western Powers attacked the Qing Dynasty and burned down the Old Summer Palace, looting ancient treasures and artifacts. 7:33: 📚 The video discusses the rise and fall of the Khwarazmian Empire in Central Asia and its impact on the Nalanda University. 11:40: 🏛 Ancient ruins, such as the Menin Gate Memorial and the Parthenon, have withstood the test of time and war. 15:30: 🏛 The ancient city of Palmyra in Syria is a rich archaeological site with artifacts dating back to the Neolithic period. Recap by Tammy AI

[@ssmurf2990]

1:06 would be nice if you could...

[@Yupppi]

You kinda don't wonder why China/asia would hate western states and specifically brits and americans. They unfortunately have all the right to do so and let's be fair, for the same reasons other European states should as well based on the modern Europena values. Not that other European nations were spotless though. What I don't understand is how religion can be so hateful that a lot of great monuments of time have been destroyed because of religion.

[@sinakeyhani929]

Palmyra wasn’t destroyed by warfare but with sheer stupidity similar to giant Buddha statue in Afghanistan.

[@dalemaree7022]

What have I missed? Where is the Casual Criminalist? I'm having withdrawals. 😭😵‍💫😭

[@shinkicker404]

The destruction of Palmyra ticks me off the most, the others they happened long ago and could almost be forgiven to ignorance. Palmyra though, was just religious lunacy taken to eleven.

[@chrisp308]

Yeah that was totally a Dutch flag they're good job 🤣🤣🤣

[@goranurengard]

It was one of my relatives, a Swedish field marshal and mercenary, von Königsmarck, who commanded the army who laid siege to Athens and managed to blow up Parthenon.☺

[@hollydavid69]

Simon, why aren't you on the other channels anymore ??

[@toscanini1957]

I thought you would mention Cassino in WW2

[@julianaylor4351]

Interesting historical fact ; the sender of the British Navy, during the Opium Wars, was the notriously jingoistic British Foreign Minister Lord Palmerston, later Prime Minister, whom the cat, from the Foriegn Office, who was bested by Larry the Downing Street cat, was named after.

[@ilonabaier6042]

sorry maybe I missed it but did you mention the ever so ancient Budda statues which were pulverised in Afghanistan about 20 years ago?

[@Wasteland88]

He already made a video mentioning that one.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:35 - Chapter 1 - The old summer palace 2:25 - Mid roll ads 3:45 - Back to the video 5:30 - Chapter 2 - Nalanda mahavihara 9:20 - Chapter 3 - Ypres ; Belgium 12:00 - Chapter 4 - The parthenon 15:25 - Chapter 5 - Palmyra PS: How ironic...Karl on Geographics has made a video talking about the British museum and it's controversial pieces taken under shady circumstances . And then we have this !

[@thespyderwithin]

Ypres is named in another book. Ypres, Love. Lolz

[@gooma7942]

Christians destroying the temple of Artemis not only once but twice is such a travesty

[@BuddhaAfterDark]

i cannot tell if Simon is the worlds greatest trololol or a complete genius so i choose both :D well done sir, well done

[@terryshrk]

The Opium Wars rival the cruelty the British Empire displayed in India

[@arcturionblade1077]

British Imperials were a bunch of bellends.

[@jontaedouglas7244]

Not really, addiction isn’t really comparable to dozens of famines that killed 10s of millions

[@fosterfuchs]

Why are the snow flurries added to the footage?

[@TeunSegers]

You showed the German flag when saying "Dutch"... seriously!? 1:05

[@Hobbes4ever]

Ubisoft did a great job reconstructing the Parthenon in AC Odyssey

[@gareth461]

Never heard passchendaele pronounce so uniquely

[@russrh]

Love the way you pronounved Passchendaele

[@harmo2502]

Let’s fucking go I needed to find something to watch immediately

[@wtfpwnz0red]

1:06 when the voice says Dutch but the screen shows Deutsch 😂

[@bertgernaat4746]

Change the Dutch flag in your "summer palace" item, you show the German one.

[@raymondcoventry1221]

I like these channels and the content but I have to say I despise your thumbnails. At least there is no red circle or arrow but do we really need Simon making reaction faces? It makes the channel look like clickbait. There are many, many excellent historical and trivia channels that refrain from this practice.

[@themarcai6394]

This. Just this.

[@pavlebrkic8223]

Blame the youtube algorithm, they are just playing the game, these types of thumbnails have shown to be the most appealing to the yt algorithm.

[@raymondcoventry1221]

@@pavlebrkic8223 nonsense

[@oliverlaw02]

The British destroyed the Benin wall which was 3 times longer than the Chinese wall.

[@danielinthewolvesden]

Well, the allies also shelled Ypres.

[@MrKen-wy5dk]

The underwear commercial is over at 3:46.

[@georgepapatheofilou6118]

Thanks to fate Pantheon ain't been subject to boom boom

[@childstarabdulahad5324]

You forgot about the kanishka stupa and taxila university bruhhhhhh

[@chadwahl9085]

Hey Simon, please stop with the fake snow/dust overlay on the videos. It makes your videos look cheap.

[@David_K_Booth]

It's a watermark: if anyone publishes a direct copy of those scenes on their own channel, he's got _prima facie_ evidence they've stolen it.

[@0Zolrender0]

fails to mention the Allied fire bombing of old German cities like Dresden in WW2 which levelled them.

[@Kerosene.Dreams]

Even if I weren't a pagan, this would greatly disturb me. But since I am, it breaks my heart.

[@ResolvezDubstep]

Bruh i'm from Ieper (Ypres) never thought i'd be seeing our city on here :')

[@BlakeBuchanan-d3k]

Always love watching your channels, keep up the good work.