The Horses of St. Mark's Square Explained

[@cycloneweaver]

Thank-you fur a easy to understand history of these horses. The first time I saw them was in1975 and they were outside and looking pretty beat up.

[@nlbhaduri]

Best explanation of the Quadriga I have heard yet!

[@daisyrushton1574]

Fabulous stuff as always! Was it a very hot day when you filmed?

[@AmorSciendi]

Hah yes...

[@mx500a4]

Awesome presentation!

[@DCCrisisclips]

yes but Constantinople was the roman empire. Venice declared independence by sacking Constantinople and stealing it show yes it's called stealing.

[@antiyobaz1695]

yess you are right ,those horses are belong to İstanbul - Constantinople

[@theYungOldBoi]

​@@antiyobaz1695 no. They belong to the Orthodox Church of Constantinople

[@1805bbd]

@@theYungOldBoi stfu its roman empire

[@caniblmolstr4503]

These horses were part of the Trajan's column (Rome). They were then relocated to the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Then to Venice? Then to Paris and back to Venice.

[@Neat_profile]

@El Dimos Karam 1204

[@antiyobaz1695]

these horses never been a part of Trajan's column..they were looted from İstanbul in 1204 crusade invasion by latins

[@dannyf2336]

Apparently they are from Chios, according to Byzantine sources then looted from Constantinople

[@marcelfil]

what do you think of electronicos fantasticos

[@moretti316]

The horses which, like many other works of art, were looted by the crusaders from Constantinople after the fall of the city in 1204 during the 4th Crusade are considered works of classical antiquity which have even been attributed to Lysippus, the famous sculptor of the 4th century BC.

[@sandercohen5543]

They sure were passionate about art back then :P

[@jasonvandervelden9383]

Ancient greek sculptures?

[@aliataciciek]

Those horses should be back in Constantinople in my humble opinion.

[@AmorSciendi]

A city by that name doesn't exist anymore.... As far as I know, Istanbul has not asked for them back.

[@jennifergreen4515]

Mark antonys special horses

[@clivesmith9377]

Only in Art the looters are allowed to keep the loot.

[@alphonsobutlakiv789]

So did they steel artifacts because not only was that the point of the church, made of stolen parts, but also because they figured constatanopal was going to fall to islam, so they like, well, better the church have this stuff, so this may of been to repay and save the artifacts, save, not steel.

[@antiyobaz1695]

those horses were stolen by crusaders in 1204 from İstanbul by latins ! 😡🇹🇷🤔

[@juniorjames7076]

Kolay gelsin!