The Rise of the Roman Empire (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans

The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.
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[@lenjames]

Who loves history as much as me. Its amazing to find all these great things from the past

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Historic and cinematic gold. We are grateful to the professionals at NG!

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This is to show how ancient technology are much better and advanced than we ever imagined,thanks Natgeo

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Drain the Oceans episodes are always fantastic.

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@@NatGeo Where would you put all that water?

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[@dreejz]

I think about the Roman Empire for at least five times a week, thank you Nat Geo

[@Chaselife]

Let me get this straight you think about the Romans daily, EXCEPT on weekends?

[@dreejz]

@@ChaselifePresumably like most men, I wouldn't exclude the weekends, because sports reminds us of gladiators and tactical battle maneuvers

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[@guslevy3506]

I think often about how Alexander the Great could have lived longer and established a good succession plan of power. This would have stopped the power vacuum that existed once he died young. The Roman Empire would have never had the chance to grow as they did since the Greeks - and the Persians who were defeated by the Greeks - would have limited their power. What would the world look like today had Alexander lived to be closer to 60yo rather than 30yo?…

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I grew up reading articles on National Geographic magazines (my dad was a subscriber) and books about shipwrecks and sunken places. Drain the Oceans series rekindled that childhood interest, this time on screen. Thank you NG! Looking forward to more informative content from your channel.

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Thankfully, Nat Geo hasn’t sold out the the non-history wackos, like on the ‘History’ Channel. Quality programming still survives here.

[@karenroot450]

I think this was very interesting and informative. Taking ashes to make concrete for in the ocean is brilliant thinking. Too bad it didn’t last very long. Thanks Nat Geo

[@brinydemon0321]

Now i can think about and watch about the Roman Empire at the same time!

[@TheDummy9537]

1. How long did Rome dominate the Western world? 2. Rome was the world's first what? 3. What was the key to the Roman Empire? 4. What did the Roman Emperors need in order to hold on to power? 5. How far is Rome from the sea? 6. According to historical texts, the mouth of what river held the Roman Port, Portus? 7. How far from the coast of the Mediterranean is the six sided 80 acre lake that appears to be manmade? 8. When was one of the vessels dated back to? 9. What other evidence was found not far away from the wooden boats? 10. What are marine concretions? 11. Why couldn't the River Tiber be used for ocean going vessels transporting goods to Rome? 12. What are the sides of hexagonal basin? 13. How many vessels could the great basin hold? 14. What surrounded the hexagonal lake besides warehouses and harbor offices? 15. What was the shipwreck off the coast of Spain, near the city of Alicante, named? 16. What was the shipwreck's cargo? 17. How big was the shipwreck off of Alicante? 18. What was being carried in the amphorae? 19. What were the ingots on the shipwreck made of? 20. What did the mark IMP on the ingots indicate? 21. When were the coins stamped? 22. How much of the great fire of Rome destroy? 23. What does Nero's palace, Domus Aurea, mean? 24. What sank the shipwreck off of Alicante? 25. What did the Romans call modern day Israel? 26. What is a sure sign that all the rocks on the ocean floor are manmade? 27. How many acres did Caesarea Maritima Harbor span? 28. What unusual mineral was in the sediment from the time of the harbour? Where did it come from? 29. What did this mineral allow the Romans to do? 30. What could have caused the harbor to collapse?

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@youngsixty7395 --- Unless you are a True Native American. How did you get here?

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Wow! Amazing documentary. Thanks to National Geographic Team.

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Thanks for watching!

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Always have an ear for history and it is much more exciting to watch now that NG has this drain the ocean! It feels like you travel back in time. I am so amuse!

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i learn and practice english with this kind of documentary. its amazing how this people create all those thing

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Rome , always fascinating about its history and architecture… My favourite historical city

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Learning history is such finding a new world. Thank NG for documenting this outstanding documentary

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Persian empire is a very important part of history. A documentary showing its greatness would be an important addition to this channel

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Ancient empire...fascinates me a lot😃

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Im very interested of fall Roman empire and crucial reasons of that act. Thx!

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The Roman's took technology to another level.... Thousand year later... The Americans took technology to another level...

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This is an amazing video! Thanks!!

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Thank u National Geo

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It's so cool imagining them having warehouse jobs like we do.

[@AncientWonderX]

The secrets of Roman success are not just found in their physical structures but also in the way they assimilated and managed diverse cultures. The artifacts unearthed speak volumes about their diplomacy and cultural integration.

[@JaneH3675]

It was by force; not simple integration.

[@Pranav_Bhamidipati]

​@@JaneH3675 The only thing they forced was membership in the empire, i.e., taxes. All provinces were left alone otherwise, i.e., vis-a-vis culture, religion, jurisprudence, governance, etc.

[@saxxon9003]

I've been around fishing boats, sailboats, and others since I was old enough to walk. Fishermen and sailors over history have put lead, rocks, or other heavy objects as low as possible in the boat along the keel to help balance the boat or provide ballast. If you look at US Coast Guard charts, you will see areas marked "Dumping Zone." This was used to dump ballast before taking on a cargo. A ship "in ballast" means it has no cargo, only the weight along the keel to keep her upright. This may have been an imperial ship sent to fetch cargo to bring back to Rome, but this is just my speculation. What is clear from the evidence provided is that she was hit by a sudden gust of wind causing the cargo to shift, the next gust, with no counterbalance caused the vessel to ship water and slide sideways under the sea to rest on her starboard side.

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Profound analysis and seems to be informative...tq

[@historychannel365]

As always, I appreciate your insightful and helpful videos.

[@cyrus446]

you guys should really do this drain the ocean thing on the bermuda triangle

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Thank you for podting love it so kuch

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Lovely and interesting

[@Provocateur193]

Sound effects a bit much - spoils the very interesting content. I know the constant repetition is designed for TV ad placement but seems as if theres not enough content or they assume people watching will not recall the last bit before the Ad.

[@steingat]

Hexagons are the bestagons

[@pyarahindustani8553]

Love NatGeo. ❤ Time to make hollywood movie " The Rise of Rome".

[@karenlynne6200]

If we could travel back in time, ancient Rome would be my 1st choice. Highly recommend 1950's British travel journalist H.V. Morton's book "A traveller in Rome", revealing the unknown sides of the ancient & modern city, it's architectural, religious, cultural, historical facts, plus some local food & drinks at hundreds years old shops etc. Enjoy Rome like a local, discovering something new during each visit, that's the charm I love about this eternal city...

[@dadgarage7966]

This is fascinating on its own. The melodramatic music and extreme enunciation are a bit much. Roman infrastructure ruins? Found near . . . ROME??

[@kingjoe3rd]

How has the sea level not risen back to its Roman era heights? Also, shouldn't it have gone in the opposite direction? Have the ice caps gained more mass in the past two thousand years? With this climate subject, a lot of things don't really add up.

[@stevenzilinsky9121]

Shouldn't there be some historical written record of a canal system used to ferry grain shipments from the coastal waters to the city of Rome? It seems to me it shouldn't be that big of a mystery.

[@patriciar3780]

I love thses videos but I wish they would ease up on the sound effects. Face it, the people who watch them are intelligent and very inerested in the content. NG doesn't have to make them into psuedo block buster action movies. You got us hooked Give us a little peace to think about what we just learned. No explosions or slashing noises. The sound efffects are just a bit much especially if you have to use head[hones. Thanks.

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Epic. Proud nerd.

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Roman engineering is so advanced.😱😱👏👏👏👏👏

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I think Romans and Muslims are going to have a strong treaty in this era.

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No, they weren't.

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[@scorpion19142001]

NG -- Has some very fascinating subject. We could drain the large bodies of water, where would you put it?

[@sumitraiyani2099]

If ever time travel would be possible i would love to see the Roman Empire functioning

[@paulachisholm6227]

I believe among the hungry were giants, also

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

I would love to know if any of the amphorae still had liquid in them. I really wish I could get the information on the exact examination of the Garum. What fish, what herbs if any, what other additives. It is fish sauce and not really any different than what the Thai use.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Absolutely!I can tell you it's fish and in a part of the peninsula some people still eat that.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

Ceasarea Maratima. Where did the rocks the made the breakwaters and other needs for a great harbor come from? How did they bring in that much rock from their site?

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Saluteee~ -DK ❤

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Not just the country but world 🌎

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Can you guys do Port of Sungai Batu, Ancient Kedah. They supplied most of the world's processed iron during the same period

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Nat Geoo 😃

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I often think about the Roman Empire⚔️

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i think about the roman empire everyday

[@michaelbrace3652]

Did the sea drop from its levels 2000 years ago. If so why are we currently so afraid of the sea levels rising. Surely they are just returning to previous levels?

[@dadrumors]

nice

[@13orrax]

and the timer in my brain resets

[@jmwilliamsart]

Why didn’t the boat turn back into port when the storm approached? Or for that matter why didn’t they remain at port and wait out the storm before setting out to sea?

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idk

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is good

[@robbier3661]

excellent documentary ..but how come rome never recover from its demise .. as super power ..please investigate...

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Winners win

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when you don"t sleep at 4 am just want to watch some video

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cant believe this is free

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Do you get free internet service ?? Nothing on the Net is ''really'' free.

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i can watch this on my data and not get charged, you may ask, how?, my dad works at a telecom company (which i will not disclose) and i get 50 gb per month for free. @@MrMambott

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Amazing Documentary

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0:35 Oh yeah New Intro

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Do you know the movie in "The Core" Rome Destroyed

[@angelitabecerra]

2:31 Rome isn't the World's first Super Power. You're neglecting many African Empires, plus Ancient China, along with ancient Middle Eastern Empires. All that were as great, or greater than, Rome

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Hello there,. :D

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Pleasee make a documentary on Indian Empires too like ASHOK THE GREAT, HARSHA, GUPTA era ❤️🙏🙏🙏

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All roads lead to Rome

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Si. La verita.

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😮

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🙏🏻

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how come u guys never do this "drain the ocean" off the coast of Gujarat and Tamilnadu in India? try........

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That's why mussolini want to be the next ceasar, but he failed😢😂

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Whats Why ??

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[@juozassakavicius4726]

150-300mln tonnes? obviously it must be for entire empire+animals feed. population of rome empire at its peek 59-76mln. so 150/59=around 2.5 tonnes for each person a year

[@FurkanTopal]

The title should have been different. It's an overstatement in my opinion. I came here for swords, wars, blood, debauchery, strategic geniuses, diplomacy etc. On the 10th minute, I was bored and gave up.

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Sir dose any buddy discovered great roman North army commander maximus grave

[@SiddhatthaBoy]

👍

[@Davemmmason]

Shallow water ports

[@sarcasmo57]

So you say all this was built in just one day?

[@scorpion19142001]

"No"! Yesterday! Or was it last week, month, last month, maybe the beginning of this year? I know they did build something?

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Where do the riches come from?

[@MrMambott]

From Slaves of course 🙄

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Cause dem take you thing and gone

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

Imagine what the world would look like today if they had electricity.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

Rome is no where near the sea, why empty the sea to tell Roman empire history???

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Having you ever been in Roma???

[@MrMambott]

To tell a Slither of Roman history that may have been confusing to some people, I thought that would be obvious, I thought that the narrator explained it clearly enough

[@dannysanders9338]

I thought Egypt was first world power. 😊

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On it make you know how people feel about you

[@jeff__w]

Somewhat breathless account of Rome using the Mediterranean to transport grain, lead, and hydraulic concrete, marred by some curious omissions. We get the core taken at Caesarea Maritima with a rule beside it 40:55 but why not have a shot of the core with the approximate _dates_ of the variations? And we get shots of the “drained” constructed harbor 38:24 and CGI reconstructions of how Caesarea Maritima might have looked 39:12 but we never get overviews or overlays of the two so we can see how the remains today and the reconstructions fit together and how they are situated in the surrounding area. And I understand that the series is called _Drain the Oceans_ but, after a while, even within one episode (and certainly over several), the whole pull-the-stopper-on-the-Mediterranean footage wears a bit thin and, honestly, I just want the facts, not the special effects.