Why Build Venice?

Venice is one of the most well known cities around the world, renowned for its canals and history alike. Recent floods however have caused many to wonder if it was wise to build a city in the middle of a lagoon, leaving many people, myself included, wondering why did they build a Venice?
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[@dojokonojo]

Italians: Venice, why do you live on an island? Venetians: The spice must flow.

[@Rienneil]

Without Spice space travel will stop! I don't want to lose my powers either!

[@kenji9730]

"The Spice"

[@lightningfletch5598]

Ah, I see that you’re a man of culture as well.

[@aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8]

All hail the Shai-Halud!

[@steyn1775]

The Dutch: nope, your time is over, now it's my time to take the spices

[@dantevortex]

People have been building settlements in the most awkward of places since the dawn of time. I'm pretty sure we will keep doing so forever.

[@oskarpettersson3549]

*People living in Sibir in Russia*

[@BiglerSakura]

@@oskarpettersson3549 Compared to many other regions on Earth, Siberia is a very good place to live. It has lots of resources in abundance: vast territories, wood, game, vegetation, good soils, oil, gas, minerals, ores etc. etc. It may be quite cold in winters, but it's very hot in summers. The mostly inhabited climatic zone in Siberia, along the Transsiberian railway, has weathers about the same as they have along the US-Canada border.

[@satriyanto6741]

it's because those capitals steal all of the best land out there

[@Emanuele246gi]

That'ss not happening anymore because we know where to build and how the soil is made, what happened to Venice is what happened pretty much everywhere in the past because they didn't have the tools to measure the land

[@adityaharryson]

@@Emanuele246gi we're still finding a way how to build a settlements on mars.. I'm not saying it'll happen, what I'm saying is, there is still possibility

[@mathiasoddernicolajsen8454]

“Venice truly *WAS* an amazing city” This man already Living in 2040

[@4mnesia__]

@Mathias Odder Nicolajsen Lol

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@danebradbury5940]

@@Perririri shut up

[@ouicertes9764]

Well now it's filled with tourists and airbnbs, there are hardly any local people living in the old city, they have all been pushed on the mainland or peripheral islands.

[@pierfrancescocusati9619]

don't worry we just built a moving wall to protect the city, the cost was high, mainly due corruption, but at the end it was built.

[@ws5397]

Two interesting facts I learned when in Venice: One major factor in Venice's sinking is that early in the 20th Century, industry around the lagoon began pumping groundwater. The fresh water aquifer extended below the sea and under Venice. Venice was supported partially by hydrostatic pressure in that aquifer. Second: The wood pylons under the city were not only protected from rot in the anaerobic mud, but over the thousands of years have mineralized -- basically, they are turning to stone.

[@satrioekowicaksono7452]

It's only has been there for 1600 years, is that enough for the woods to be mineralized?

[@matteobertotti]

@@satrioekowicaksono7452 "only" for 1600 years lol

[@chicuongvu1806]

nerfshaman no no he is correct since thing take 100000 year to 1 mil year to do something

[@plinyelder8156]

satrio eko wicaksono petrified, not mineralized.

[@logner]

@@satrioekowicaksono7452 youre right, theyre not even buried deep enough to experience any significant pressure/temp. Theyre definately still wet because theyre in a lagoon but in an anaerobic environment so biological decay isnt a significant factor. I highly doubt theyre buried deeper than 10m below the ground.

[@FFieramonte]

As one of the few 55.000 born, raised, and living in this extraordinary place, I want to say thank you for this beautiful video! I loved it

[@patricetan]

how lucky…

[@jout738]

Was Marco Polo so lucky or was the population so down back then.

[@nikolajankovic96]

"We"?? I didn't do nothing, leave me out of it

[@irenelegovic4819]

no, u did everything, ur very much in it.

[@AO00720]

Nikola but why tho

[@alexjgilpin]

I'm pretty sure the video uses "we" to mean "human beings". I'm pretty sure at least 60% of people who watch this video are human beings, and thus the title is correct for them. The 40% who are cats, dogs, and aliens from outer space do have a reason to protest the title of the video, though.

[@sebrands]

Alex Gilpin Yeah but wouldn’t ”Why was Venice built?” be a much better title. So few humans have any connection to Venice.

[@nikolajankovic96]

@@alexjgilpin so you just assumed that i'm human... cries in teddy bear

[@afjer]

So you're telling me that wood pylons stuck in mud for over 1500 years haven't rotted away but are still sinking?

[@DeclinedMercy]

Yes

[@tijmen131]

the mud protects the wood from oxygen so it doesn´t rot

[@wherethefeds9706]

good old slovenian wood

[@aleksjamnik5360]

the wood cannot root underwater due to the harmful fungij(not quite sure if i spell that right not a native) and the instincsnot being able to live under water so the woods cannot be attacked and remain as they do infact are in better conditon then pretty mutch all wood of similar age, but they are still being push down by ever higer weights

[@bocameron4507]

Genius

[@dougg1075]

Just think, back in the day if you wanted to learn this you would have to go to the library and check out several large books and read it all to get the abridged info given here. Let the knowledge flow.

[@molonlabe9602]

Some knowledge with propaganda mixed in. If you can't separate the two, you're a sheep.

[@Isaacreeper]

@@molonlabe9602 i agree with both of yalls

[@obaiahmed3784]

My man really went to Europe and took these bomb pics

[@Sora_Nai]

No he didn't he just got them online

[@matan7899]

@@Sora_Nai he didnt at the end he thanks the patreons for providing his trip to there lol

[@archetype2277]

Lol

[@sinbads]

@@matan7899 your pfp made your comment 10 times better

[@matan7899]

@@sinbads lol

[@ChaseABeasley]

It is a bit shocking to hear no mention of the city's relationship with the Eastern Roman Empire or "Byzantium". It was quite integral.

[@nikolamilosevski6424]

He neglected the Romans totally. Venice is one of the reasons why Roman Empire disintegrated.

[@fabrizioriva1281]

It was the main cause of Eastern Roman Empire final demise (see IV crusade)

[@milesquicumque1098]

Huff_Puff seriously?

[@andreakoeries7230]

Huff_Puff i was wondering where they got all of the wood from

[@fabrizioriva1281]

​@@leonardodavid2842 You ignored my word choice, since I spoke about the final demise. Also many of your many claims are either false or imprecise (Bulgarian empire had been already defeated at that time), and the Empire still had huge swathes of territories in Europe and Anatolia as well. Among the events which led to the end of Eastern Roman Empire, this was a huge event, since there was a before and after. Before the IV crusade, Constantinople was still one of the most populated and richest city in the world. After the 4th Crusade, it was a ghost town. We could say, the IV crusade has been the final hit to the power of Constantinople.

[@ian-hm6cx]

"The city was founded in 421 CE" *We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close*

[@frankieabril2766]

Ian Martinez 420 ?

[@sweatyllama2614]

Ian Martinez wtf is C.E you mean B.C or A.D

[@average5519]

@@sweatyllama2614 C.E. stands for common era or basically the same thing as A.D., it is used by Non-Christians so they don't have to refer to Jesus Christ when they speak. A.D. is the abbreviation of the Latin words 'anno domni' = "in the year ('anno') of the lord ('domni')". While B.C.E. (before common era) is the counterpart to B.C. (before christ). I have absolutely no clue why they used Latin for A.D. but not B.C.

[@Winterfellen]

@@frankieabril2766 no 422....

[@jmdomaniii]

Andy Zhou so they count from Christ's birth but don't refer to it. gee that doesn't sound adolescent or petty at ALL

[@jackcampell6107]

Wait so if Venice wasn’t created, the America’s would’ve been found at a much later date most likely and would be completely different.

[@seanneder5475]

Yeah

[@alvelindell6093]

There were some other ports wich were allowed to trade so most likely not that diffrent it would just be a diffrent italian city that dominated the trade

[@olajong2315]

Not really CC was Italian either way

[@SadisticSenpai61]

Maybe. It's extremely likely that another city in the Mediterranean would have controlled the Spice Trade if it wasn't Venice as the trade had to go through that area to get to Europe. And all it would take is a ruler wealthy enough to fund a mad expedition further west than anyone had ever safely sailed before (that they knew of). Note that the Polynesians and Nordic Vikings had both reached the Americas prior to Columbus's journey (Polynesians heading east and the Nords heading west).

[@SiberianScytheYT]

Not exactly you see, the Ottomans blocked the trade of spices because it was in the Middle East and could easily control the spice trade, Spain and Portugal had to seek other ways, Portugal went around Africa and Spain went west, finding the Americas.

[@guiorgy]

"The choice was easy for most invaders" A certain invader: "Nah, that would be too easy!"

[@luan0020]

@@emilashton5278 Hannibal Barca. The mad lad crossed the Alps with Elephants

[@tacoscatsandmangos512]

@Orlando Rotundo yes he crossed the Alps and went up the mountain with elephants and then down

[@tacoscatsandmangos512]

@Orlando Rotundo from a map I found in wikipedia (which I'll put the link here) it shows him crossing from western Switzerland. And after looking at google maps in that area it's much less mountainous en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal%27s_crossing_of_the_Alps

[@kojeko1211]

@Cogniarius @Cogniarius he didn't go through modern day France into Italy because Romans where having fortresses and prepared defense waiting for him,so in order to avoid fighting that would be not in his advantage he passed in Italy from France into Switzerland and from Switzerland into Italy. You know Romans think on the same way as you that he is going to attack from France and they prepared defense to wait for his attack

[@gediminaskucinskas6952]

@Orlando Rotundo He could have circled around and then used the the usual and easy route. Thats what Romans were assuming too (thinking they would have plenty of time to prepare) but instead he just went straight through Alps with elephants.

[@cheesecakeerwin]

One other important reason for the "sinking" of Venice is the usage of groundwater from under Venice, which has also caused a lot of sinking.

[@MrXxTimmyXx]

this is completely false, show me one valid source

[@cheesecakeerwin]

@@MrXxTimmyXx well I've heard it from a professor specialised in groundwater

[@jamisojo]

It sounds very logical. I imagine it has a large population now, not to mention the toutusts, and that would use a lot of water. And water is clearly making up a great deal of what is underneath Venice.

[@DropBearJroc]

You think the groundwater wouldn't be salty being in a lagoon?

[@cheesecakeerwin]

@@DropBearJroc I wouldn't know that as the mechanics of groundwater formation are not easy and it depends on the local geology what the aquifer is fed on.

[@danieleinternicola398]

4:29 is Monteriggioni, a medieval walled town in Tuscany, pretty close to Siena and very far from Veneto region.

[@sejfzlrrhman]

Ezio Auditore has joined the chat.

[@therafmaster5958]

@@sejfzlrrhman *Ezio’s Family Intensifies*

[@vrgramajo]

Italians: you know what this lagoon needs? A friking city that's it

[@pitmezzari2873]

Not Italians

[@IdRatherNotHaveAHandleThankYou]

How about the Dutch Polders? That could be an intresting video. Just a suggestion.

[@candyneige6609]

Ummmm, the summer vacation start to comme to a close, so you won't have enough time to make a video about the dutch polders.

[@tomvanbeek925]

Also Amsterdam and its sinking will be interesting.

[@PhilippeLarcher]

There are good videos on the topic btw

[@timusmaximus6794]

maybe about the entire province they made?

[@IdRatherNotHaveAHandleThankYou]

@@tomvanbeek925 _more damn dams._

[@neverluckym8728]

8:35 Talks about Spain and Portugal. Dutch ships.

[@TheSpainCarlos]

Well at one point it was all the same country... :)

[@manuelcunharocha8889]

@@TheSpainCarlos Wait, what?

[@MCernoble]

Manuel Cunha Rocha Spain was very powerful

[@TheHadesShade]

@@manuelcunharocha8889 The Hapsburg got a hold of the the netherlands quite early through marriage. When emperor of the Hapsburgs, Charles the Fifth died, his son Filiph the second took over, and he already was the king of Spain. So he inherited all the Hapsburg empire, which the Netherlands was a part of. They rebelled for independence in 1566 which lasted 80 years.

[@CriticalRider]

@@TheHadesShade And I guess we just ignore the Portuguese, which had nothing to do with The Netherlands and was in fact the first nation to navigate around Africa into India and established the trade routes, of which Spain didn't even participate. Yay to the Dutch ships that have literally nothing to do with what's being told.

[@howardvernon2013]

This is a great gold historical nugget of history. The presentation of Venice is outstanding. It covers geology, architecture, pre and post Roman European history, tribal migrations, the motivation to build in a muddy lagoon, and the Venetian economic empire(something I did not know the extent of). All based on salt and spice. Venice had to be a naval power to protect the economic sealanes. Sound familiar? England, Netherlands, US...

[@cosettapessa6417]

So true

[@falconpaaaawnch9334]

"The Roman empire fell due to an influx of foreign refugees." "The venetian people were displaced by foreign invaders and built a new city of venice on an island to protect themselves from foreign invaders in the future" 5 minutes later "Venice is a perfect example of how giving refugees a safe place to live leads to economic prosperity for an entire region" nice 1 m8

[@prepperjonpnw6482]

Lol hahahaha lol I noticed the hypocrisy as well lol

[@munkaccino]

lmao i lost it there too

[@ShadowRULF]

Not to mention hiw they exploited and destroyed eastern adriatic coast

[@thecommunistpartyofvooperi9613]

Sounds like an essay

[@andrewvanorden2336]

You're totally right

[@user-bl1ve4ej8u]

honestly why cant we all go back to the gothic architecture eras.. buildings then looked so much artistic and better than buildings nowadays

[@LuckyBird551]

Not a big fan of gothic architecture myself, I actually like classic chinese architecture. Oh, and Arab post islamic architecture is amazing.

[@xN33Dx]

Bruh no, skyscrapers in modern city shouldn’t even be possible to build with how incredible they look. Population is why we can’t go back as wel

[@gamingchamp6728]

Joshua Miller oh like the futuristic ones?

[@zakaryloreto6526]

Joshua Miller their are plenty of older cities with few skyscrapers that have high population, London and Paris are perfect examples, I don’t think necessarily gothic but later years architecture could fair much better.

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

Yeah, cause real estate prices are not high enough already. Everyone likes a nice castle, but not everyone has millions to spare.

[@msherd130]

I wrote my college thesis on tourism and Venice. I think a video on the phenomenon of overtourism to places like Venice would be really interesting for this channel!

[@Phlegethon]

“Venice truly was an amazing city” guess the guy is saying goodbye

[@abbassabad]

Awesome! Thanks for the great description of all the essentials in a few minutes. This is how history should be taught in schools and colleges.

[@setholson42]

WE? Italians: we’re Italian, not humans

[@MR5er1]

@friendly Jew Roma caput mundi

[@RedStefan]

Pretty sure the Veneti were not Italic, but Slavic.

[@francescoscattolon9695]

RedStefan veneti aren’t Slavic, their language ( Venetic language) is a Latino- faliscan language and it was very similar to Latin

[@RedStefan]

@@francescoscattolon9695 and how likely is that they have a language originating in Rome without assimilation. At that time they were already under Rome rule. And I am just saying what they were originally, Wikipedia says celtic which in that time encompassing a lot of tribes and people in central Europe and beyond who are not connected with language, culture or genetics. So pretty much undetermined, Keltoi is ananother word for barbaric. In Slavic tribes we have Anti the east continental group and Veneti/Weneti/Wendi.

[@30Ravenger]

RedStefan Slavic? Ahahah Slavs were not even in the balkans by the time the veneti were in Veneto. Also Slavs and veneti have evident different racial features.

[@richardsmith2879]

Huge water extraction for the industrial city of Marghera, just across the lagoon, has contributed hugely to the sinking. More than anything else from what I have discovered.

[@spadaacca]

I have a small pineapple. Would you like it?

[@rockturtleneck]

Excellent and fascinating video--I was in Venice for the first time this weekend and was wondering about a lot of the things you answered here. Thanks for posting.

[@michaelscarn5625]

I love how you could have extended the video by 12 seconds for that ad revenue, but you didn't. Mad props for keeping it short and sweet my dude

[@Miquelalalaa]

The Republic of Venice was “an entire European nation”...

[@Bringmeoneofthosechickens]

Wrong I built Venice by myself.

[@aleksjamnik5360]

yeah the venitans owned lots of terrioty for a big part of the medival age and wear often more immportant then a nation like england

[@kelciheit5996]

some cunt One could argue its as if the other European countries tried to capitalize on Venetian success by literally copying it ;)

[@warthoggoulags1679]

@@aleksjamnik5360 not realy they hold a lot of territories at the end of the medieval age and still not a lot their power was totaly base on trade and they were not has strong has england or france for exemple but they were has rich or even more rich than them for a smaler place

[@aleksjamnik5360]

@@warthoggoulags1679 Venice is older then England by a decent while they wear very rich they had lots of soliders and tbh a Italian city state like Genova Venice and Milan wear a lot more power full them early medival England simply duo to development just like main land england was stronger then russia in the 19th century simply duo to it being more industrialised even if Russia was bigger the the English islands

[@surabhi_kumari]

Venice is such an aesthetic, it's beauty is absolutely breathtaking.

[@TheCynicalDude_]

I think you meant to say "Venice has a nice aesthetic".

[@666Kaca]

Smells like shit though

[@holliecleary9066]

If you go in the off season when it's not all that hot you can hardly smell anything

[@cosettapessa6417]

@@holliecleary9066 true

[@priyanksaikia5549]

Suzhou is much more asthetically pleasing than Venice is.

[@Demonsta]

Fantastic video! The visual aids were really well put together and engaging. I'm awful with geography but the map animations made the history easy to understand. Thanks for your hard work!

[@slojam81]

9:15 You got this backwards: the Venetians weren't refugees, they were the original inhabitants of the region forced into isolation by masses of invaders.

[@mamorot7110]

Hey not Offensive ,VENEZIA O VENESIA O VENEZIANI !Venetians????? why T????why s?????Voialtri in inglese ga vi rotto el casso ! Ugnoranti anafalbeti ! Da un venesian ANDE' TUTTI A BRUSCARE L 'ERBA. mA SITO VENESIAN?????? ME SA DE NO !ma farve i cassi vostri no?

[@ahaaha8835]

@@mamorot7110 hey bro dont get mad just cause it's venetians in english

[@mamorot7110]

@@ahaaha8835 ;MI SON VENESIAN ,non romperme i totani ti el to inglese !La prima repubblica del mondo ! ovio! fanculx l inglese !

[@alexandermarquardt597]

Let me help you clear up your confussion: the people living in the Lombardy (lets say around Padua for shits and giggles) had to flee their towns and villiages *WHICH MADE THEM REFUGEEES* inot a lagoon to build a new town, this town is called Venice. You might miss the nuances here so I made it super clear for you.

[@mamorot7110]

@@alexandermarquardt597 Padova non e' in Lombardia ,ma in veneto !vecenza verona padova treviso venezia sono tutte in veneto Lombardia e' un altra regione ! let me help you clear??????primo in iglese ,secondo falso ,ma se non sapete le cose cosa parlate e commentate a fare? cosa centra la lombardia con il veneto apparte essere vicini? Sono nomi propri di citta# e regioni non vanno tradotti in inglese grammaticalmente !No school????? Da venesian ,ma farse i cassi svostri no?

[@sun4502]

How does sewage work in Venice. Also how did it work in the middle ages ?

[@tomasvrabec1845]

It didn't

[@brunoglopes]

Probably it was thrown directly onto the canals. Nowadays, it probably works as a normal city would, the sewage goes back to the mainland to be treated and stuff

[@olbiomoiros]

sundance cassidy sewage systems, heating, running water, existed in the ancient times as well. They weren’t too different from how it is today.

[@ayush21399]

They had poop fight , Whoever's poop was longest and thickest wins and other needs to pick all the poop and throw it in far far land ...

[@paulqueripel3493]

Can't say how the sewage worked but rain water was collected in stone tanks under the squares for drinking. Rain would go down the drains, be filtered through sand and stored ,the wells are still there but are now just decorative.

[@katzlang]

Video: Venice Music: _Rio de Janeiro_

[@spadaacca]

They even have video clips of Rio in this video.

[@ytcgking]

Venice is the most beautiful city I been to. And I been to a lot of cities that are famous for their beauty. It's a one single piece of art!

[@KDH-br6hy]

Mexico city back in the day looked liked that

[@ynntari2775]

Your explanation of the logs below the city combined with the camera's movement makes it feel like Venice shakes like a pirate boat.

[@BraindeadCRY]

Dunno about you lot, but I saw that swamp and just thought "wouldn't it be neat to build a city here?". So we did.

[@martijn9568]

Wrong country mate

[@flagwashere]

@@martijn9568 I suppose you're talking about Singapore?

[@d.dementedengineerc99isurf26]

New Orleans?

[@magnus7684]

4:29 Monteriggioni (pictured) is not in Po Valley! It's in Tuscany.

[@sofijailic8335]

magnus hahahah

[@dr.woozie7500]

AC 2 vibes

[@alfredomoreno5201]

I really like this video, I love learning about places and improving my listening with this video. Thank you very much from Mexico City

[@maureencrawford2275]

Your map and trade route illustrations explained questions I have had for decades. Excellent film!

[@alessioburin2117]

why does everybody forget of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which is the region just on the right of Veneto? My poor region was the entry door for all the invasions you mentioned :( . In fact, the first Longobardian cities were built there. In history, the first line of defence against eastern invdaers was tipically on the border of Veneto and Friulim, and because of that, there are many influences in the culture ofthe region

[@alessandropaleologo1534]

Cemut le bighe?

[@venividivici373]

You mean Julija-Furlanija 🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮?!

[@csweezey18]

People probably forget about it because it's called "Friuli-Venezia Giulia." That's a really long name, you know?

[@cosettapessa6417]

@@csweezey18 just friuli is okay if it requires too many neurons 😆

[@LanieMae]

Anyone watched the full video yet? It’s been 6 minutes

[@Ratchet4647]

Technically some might have as, if you watch at 2x speed it takes 4:30 minutes to watch.

[@ryanlin2974]

In the overhead shot of Venice, that long bridge looking thing is for their high-speed trains. I took one and it was pretty awesome basically going over water for 2 miles. They also launch cruise ships from Venice

[@vikramdharma2958]

Good information. Nice video . Keep it up bro. Good to hear small history of Venice genesis.

[@CharlieSpencers]

“We”. Yeah, and thanks to all those Ugandan warlords, Scottish ice cream van drivers and Laotian fishermen, we couldn’t have created this city centuries ago without you.

[@MrJackAttack-pl9hp]

HAWL don’t bring ice cream vans into this they’ve done nothing wrong apart from keep you cool and collected smh

[@veeno2546]

The ice cream men did nothing wrong

[@cris-oq4po]

^this

[@overbeb]

"We" as in humanity.

[@erik-ic3tp]

Amazing city indeed. I was there back in early July 2017.🙂

[@crazydragy4233]

The editing and shots used are simply sublime!

[@DaimyoD0]

Atlas Pro's production value is incredible, so I'm left wondering why this voice over sounds like it was recorded inside of a cardboard box.

[@Decodeish1]

Same with the uneven music. He's really improved a lot since last year.

[@estebancabrera8625]

Talk about Tenochtitlan, the Venice of the Americas, built in top of a lake, that the spanish ruined filling it with land.

[@Udontkno7]

tea

[@estebancabrera8625]

@Paul Tello I never mentioned Cortes

[@tacoscatsandmangos512]

Yeah and I've heard something similar happening in Mexico City (where Tenochtitlan once rested) is sinking like Venice

[@mariano98ify]

@transylvanian he is right, i dont see nothing wrong there

[@mariano98ify]

@transylvanian no problem mate, but i want to point up one stuff and it is i was speaking about the beaten aztecs, not all the native american, pre-hispanic people, so check your datas

[@digdug1577]

That was a pro video dude. Good job! Fascinating

[@shekharmodi]

Quite an intriguing history! Very well crafted video, like your animations! Thanks.

[@simranvim6997]

man i want to go back to venice so bad! its honestly amazing, the architecture is just something else !

[@wattsparkinson]

As a resident of Venice it was great to learn so much more about this amazing city, thank you :)

[@spadaacca]

RIP.

[@johntyjp]

I was there once admiring a vista, when the bow of a huge tanker blocked the sea view. It came from the mainland oil refinery 😲

[@yoma8798]

6:20 Ragnar Lothbrok : "Tell me more about it"

[@ksleep6088]

Lol

[@davielawrence3773]

Venice is build on German Oaks, which is a very hard and solid wood, known for withstanding all weather conditions for a very long time and preserving itself expecially in mud. Since some of them are rotting now or are instable, you can see everywhere on the side of German forest paths many big straight old oak stems which will be transported to Venice soon 😊

[@KP9393]

"Open borders for everyone!" Really subtle messaging there lmao

[@whydontyouhandledeez]

Yeah I thought the "how creating a safe space for refugees can benefit everyone" part was a little ironic given that Venice only exists because the native Italians were forced to literally live in a swamp to escape the waves of invading foreigners.

[@xollii9593]

I mean yeah, humanitarian compassion is a good thing

[@cris-oq4po]

​@@xollii9593 Not when it's taken advantage of and seen as weakness

[@xollii9593]

@@cris-oq4po here come the reactionaries who dont understand the concept of being nice

[@cris-oq4po]

@@xollii9593 you don't just go ruin your own country for the sake of being "nice". React to your country and traditions being run over.

[@davidtitanium22]

that moment when you came a little late and missed something everyone is losing their heads on... (The title has been fixed by the time i watched this video)

[@ajhare2]

David Timothy P the old title is still visible in my KZbin notifications 😂

[@moanguspickard249]

@@ajhare2 what was it?

[@brunoglopes]

Moangus PIckard apparently it was “Why Did We *Built* Venice”

[@jamisojo]

Humans did build it. There's nothing wrong with the title. It just depends on how you're looking at history. It's a perspective.

[@dwhfatih]

It was really informative, thanks.

[@MrPatspp]

Love the dynamic and the information in your videos. Please make one from Mexico

[@benjaminrufener5371]

When it comes to architecture and art (and food) Italy is number one

[@jedrickorapa1395]

..........

[@human8104]

Dont worry only corona will stay to told the story to pangolin and bat.

[@ryderwilson7955]

you're really optimistic if you think we'll have earth in a million years.

[@jedrickorapa1395]

@@ryderwilson7955 sorry mate

[@ryderwilson7955]

@@jedrickorapa1395 i wonder how much gold would cost if earth survived for an extra million years..

[@Gentleman...Driver]

@@ryderwilson7955 Earth will be still around. Maybe without humanity. In 6 billion years our sun will burn out, and that will be the end of this planet.

[@jorgee2320]

European cities are truly the man-made most beautiful spots in the world. I'm in love with their vibrant architecture, the cities look like those from storybooks. Plus most european cities were built around rivers and canals. That makes them so different from the big, noisy and contaminated metropolis of today. It's so calm and beautiful and such a place full of cultural heritage. Modern architecture will never resemble that of the ancient european cultures.

[@GarretGarlinger]

Awesome video bro! cool to see the History of Venice!

[@morgen_21]

They weren't refugees, they were the indigenous inhabitants of Veneto displaced by wave after wave of foreign invaders.

[@giuliopatruno7849]

Soo the definition of refugee?

[@morgen_21]

@@giuliopatruno7849 I think you're too focused on semantics. The current political implications of the end of the video and my comment seem to have gone over your head.

[@professorracc.9780]

Yeah the whole accept refugees crap at the end was retarded It's not as though anyone lived in venice before they came

[@veeno2546]

Guys, let’s be real here. The Venetians were indeed refugees. They left the Po valley and migrated to the Venetian lagoon to take advantage of the generous welfare system of the lagoon. Free housing, free transportation, free healthcare, allowance , and foodstamps made the lagoon a suitable place to be a refugee.

[@krashd]

Such hate-filled people, if only refugees could displace folks like you lot...

[@officialWWM]

I've always wondered about this. I've been schooled :)

[@TheCharliemike11]

Wow, thanks for sharing

[@gunpowderboardgames]

We just got back, it’s magical and I was wondering how all this was all built. We even found the stone heart, that’s a little quest for you. Thanks for making this great mini doc:)

[@cosettapessa6417]

🥰🥰

[@danielcuevas5899]

Next up: How did we build Tenochtitland ?

[@jamisojo]

@friendly Jew Don't state an opinion if you don't want somebody to disagree with you.

[@jamisojo]

@friendly Jew They weren't sophisticated enough to begin to conquer the entire continent. They were practically hunter-gatherers. Distances would have been much too large without horses.

[@DeclinedMercy]

@Easter Worshipper the Aztec Empire was less than 100 years old when it was destroyed. Tenochtitlan was less than 200 years old. Saying they couldn't defeat the Mayans is a bit of a stretch. They were a pretty new empire that hadn't finished expanding into its own region let alone the Yucatan.

[@aahilshaikh1297]

Got this in recommended after giving an exam on merchant of Venice

[@dinev9]

Very informative and interesting video. Thank you.

[@offtosl33p]

glad i found this video. and now it sums up what found in National Art Gallery Malaysia. Tome Pires once said in Suma Oriental "whoever is Lord of Malacca has his hand on the throat of Venice"

[@timpyrules]

*Venice is builed on millions of underground treetrunks* Amsterdam: "We should hang out sometime"

[@darkalligraph]

Why did we "built" Venice.. Grammar: *Am I a joke to you?"

[@Garbagejuicewaterfall]

Why did you written this comments?

[@darkalligraph]

@@Garbagejuicewaterfall 😂

[@leafpratt]

@@Garbagejuicewaterfall because his life has little structure so he must control grammar

[@ricardomalias]

@DarKalligraph the “did” word doesn’t is enough to make the sentence be in the past ? By I know, in English you don’t have to conjugate the whole sentence Ps: I am no criticizing, it’s a real question

[@konplayz]

Ricardo Malias I am no teacher. But “Why did we build Venice?” is definitely correct. Built is wrong. I can’t tell you why though.

[@allanahbanana3976]

Absolutely fascinating content

[@MissingNumber]

Very informative! I always wondered why they built a city on water.

[@cazek445]

They did the same in the Netherlands with the wooden beams.

[@lcb4449]

I'm from Veneto !!! Cheers from Veneto and Italy in general ! Awesome video !

[@spadaacca]

Veneto should be part of Afganistan. Look it up. One day, it will be.

[@vaughangarrick]

yes thank you I did enjoy this video and have subscribed

[@nellyfigueroa3567]

Thanks for the information. I was always curious about the reasons Venetia was built on the place where it is. and how and why was built there. I was lucky to visit it, Venetia is still a beautiful city. It is also thanks to your story that I learnt that north italian people are blond and have clear complexion compared to southern italian people.

[@anonymanynomsen6034]

“So many tourists!”.. oh how times have changed!

[@joemathew8788]

2:02 if you turn sideways venice looks like thirsty Patrick

[@darththunderstorm6331]

You’re right

[@linuskarlsson9449]

Best video on how Venice beacame Venice I've seen so far!! 🙌

[@bentroy6263]

Very informative Thank you

[@konigkai]

"With all of its accomodations, such as solid ground". Quote of the year 😂😂

[@spadaacca]

I'll show you solid ground.

[@ticket67]

"Giving refugees a safe place to live..." they were't given anything, they made it themselves.

[@cris-oq4po]

and they weren't refugees in a foreign land. They were natives from there that moved to a mud island to save themselves from foreign invaders.

[@mikebronicki6978]

A different meaning of 'giving'. He means it as 'to cause' or 'to provide'.

[@marvinsilverman4394]

@@mikebronicki6978 yeah you're right

[@tylerdurden3722]

The "immigrants" were the Lombards.🤣

[@Gentleman...Driver]

@@cris-oq4po Well, yes. But actually no. Because refugees are refugees, and most likely they will have driven out the people who lived there before. Or those people had to share what they had with strangers. Culture doesnt have any value. Refugees were always seen as a burden, and therefore they were always perceived negative. For example the german and german/russian refugees after the 2nd world war who came from the east. Newspapers were full of bad stuff about how the dirty refugees took away living space and how the locals had to share the little they had with them.

[@krish5554]

Alapuzha the Venice of East. The difference is instead of manmade architecture its full of Nature art. A perfect holiday for a nature lovers

[@mr.f9997]

Your channel is so interesting, glad i found it

[@dantoxism8538]

I can imagine the people after driving the millions of wooden pillars in the mud and building structures on top of them. "Oy Augustus, why in the name of the emperor did we build Venice?"

[@andyfrost78]

did we *built* venice

[@b.griffin317]

"cause there aint no emperor anymore?"

[@b.griffin317]

@@marcisorena9358 good point.

[@Udontkno7]

"I don't know Anatolio, wanna grab some bigoli after this last tree trunk?"

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Venice...when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore

[@johnthebarbarian]

Love the video! Very entertaining and educational

[@BijanIzadi]

Best video ive seen on KZbin in a long time

[@caterinapicco7316]

I love the way you say Veneto, idk why it Just sounds funny and kinda cute to me as an italian 😂 Keep up the good your, live your videos

[@Carbos]

He simply got the rhythmical accent wrong. 😁

[@terrencedouglas375]

When you're byzantium defeating the ottomans but this one dude gotta cause you problems the next 50 years.

[@carteradams43]

either that or the ottomans take them out while you cower in fear in Constantinople trying to build up your army and navy without falling into economic ruin... I have experienced both

[@acorust7439]

Venice has already experienced water that flooded into houses a year or two ago ...... Although there is already a restriction order on the number of visitors, I don't think it will help, it won't stop this great city from plunging into the sea at all

[@platero1993]

Just found your channel and like your narrative and content 👍

[@FCLWappie]

"Spain and Portugal had to find another route for the spice trade" shows boat flying the Dutch flag -_-

[@poankiyu7664]

Countries _like_ Spain and Portugal.

[@rayjrbonniwell9357]

Gekoloniseerd

[@a-drewg1716]

"Giving refugees a safe place to live..." these were native people displaced by foreign refugees (the Visigoths, the Lombard's and numerous other Germanic tribes fled from the Huns) and as a result were forced to find a way to protect themselves.

[@roryedward2631]

Yeah, he says that in the video...

[@ecclesiaandune687]

they're just trying to score political points

[@minirlz]

It had little to do with the Huns. And they were not the native people of the land.

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

But then more refugees kept arriving after the original wave, making the statement true.

[@marc0523]

If you need to leave where you live because someone is burning down your house, you are a refugee, you can be a refugee inside your own country.

[@ruraledition]

Okay I get it. Only people with extensive experience in construction could have possibly built and settled in such an area. The ancient Roman influence is clearly evident in Venice from it's city planning layout to it's aesthetics. So Rome too must have been water logged and it too had it's foundations in trade so the Romans became more ingenious because of the viability of it's location for economy, just like Venice. I'm sure Venice will continue to rise above it's affliction. It's so beautiful. That history needs to be saved at all cost. Inspiration happens spontaneously and Venice inspires. The fact that Murano glass is founded in Venice, is a clue for the fact that Romans used glass. Murus in Latin means Wall. Perhaps the Romans utilised plate glass walls and partitions in their architecture, just as we do today.

[@joshuddin897]

Subscribed. Good content.