Wonders of The Lost Lycian Civilization

[@engineere2865]

Will never forget travelling along that river turning a bend and seeing those tombs for the first time. Everyone on the boat fell silent in awe. Magical experience and Turkey is such a beautiful country. Its shame we never got to visit Ephesus but the journey was a little too long with a young family. Maybe one day. Fantastic video and channel.

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks you. So that shot from the river looking up at the tombs, you've been on that same river looking at the same tombs?

[@maureenjossick429]

@@Street-Gemsthat’s what they’re saying! Must have been majestic!!

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

​@Street-Gems I've been on the same river too! The guide informed us that the tombs were carved from the top going down, using a sort of scaffolding/rope system. It was a great trip/tour!

[@Xevronixussor]

One of the best videos I found on KZbin in recent years. The narration, music, images, the amount of information, the presentation style to make it informative but engaging, all spot on. Congrats!

[@Street-Gems]

Wow, and that is among the best compliments I've received. Thank you! It'll be a while before I release my next one, as they take so long to make, but would love it if you follow me so you get to see future videos. I love enthusiastic viewers like yourself.

[@Agapi-dg7th]

This one is your best coment of this video,,, it is a total misinformation video ,your paid by some organisation to produce such a lame videos, shame on you ​@@Street-Gems

[@Agapi-dg7th]

And your friends are making this coments to suport your videos, this is a well known trick,, you are not the first to do it,, its very old trick

[@Street-Gems]

@@Agapi-dg7th I fronted the cost myself. Not paid by anyone. No agenda here.

[@Agapi-dg7th]

@@Street-Gems where are you from, and what is your name, your real name, none makes videos without a reason, you must have a goal. Make money,get views,nothing to do,smear historic truth,or you are dislexic and ignorant totaly, wich of all are you?

[@DrillingIsPassion]

In all of my live I have never seen better drone footage. The descent down the mountain-side to the pan on the temples was incredible. Absolute Cinema.

[@tolrem]

Noraly [Itchy Boots],the Dutch lady motorcyclist, is going through Turkey on her channel right now.She does amazing drone stuff too and explores awesome man made cave systems.

[@uponeric36]

This work is also extremely powerful and valuable: Drone work on the PYRAMAIDS has already revealed new discoveries within the last 5 years. So for less studied structures, you bet your ass new stuff will be found. Please remember to take clear and scientific photos the best you can along with cinematic shots! You literally can't have enough of this footage.

[@StrayBardArt-offical]

Agreed!

[@Vugen18]

yea that was sexy

[@peter-u8s]

Very interesting historical information that i never heard about! Great editing and a straight to the point video. And good that the tempo is not to fast video as many youtubevideos are today. Yes keep more videos coming!)

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks for this feedback. I'm constantly questioning myself if my pace of speaking is too fast or too slow, or just right.

[@bluesdirt6555]

@@Street-Gems Amazing! This is all new to me

[@marymortimer5037]

I wanted to learn about the Lycians and started to listen to a number of other videos but none were as instantly engrossing as yours. You keep the music in the background and your narrative is skilled and richly informative. I now feel much better informed and am a new subscriber

[@Street-Gems]

Wow thank you for tell me this. I really appreciate it, and the fact that you subscribed. Are you planning to go there? Is that where your thirst to know about them came from?

[@daniellaamit6912]

Your presentation style is beautiful. Your videos are very informative and captivating, while the personal touch makes them stand out from the crowd. Please keep them coming !

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you

[@SamtheIrishexan]

I wouldnt use the word beautiful but I subbed it was good content

[@iigeminiii3754]

​@@SamtheIrishexanthe drone shots certainly are.

[@diecastblast]

Lycian like werewolves?

[@watkinsinc.7147]

I have experienced Turkesh letting me know how te number 13 .. .

[@MG-yi6bx]

Great video, very informative. Keep them coming, love your channel.

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks! Working on another good one now.

[@RJ-go3sn]

Your videos are so appreciated for the information you impart, and also the wonderful videography, so that we may go along with you! Blessings and thanks!

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you. I'm so glad you're enjoying them.

[@becalee33]

Great video! 😊

[@michaelwells6075]

I'm delighted the YT algorithm has offered your channel and this video. As many have said, it is engrossing, informative, and well produced. I've learned a lot in the past twenty+ minutes. Well worth a thumbs up and a subscription. I look forward to learning more!

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you Michael. Definitely check out my other documentaries, and I will have more coming in the future.

[@KimMiceli]

The video was well made!

[@madonebo9249]

I discovered your channel recently, and i just wanted to say your work is very beautiful and you have good editing skills.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you for saying it. I'm really glad you found me then.

[@GrecoByzantine1821]

You are turkified islamised Anatolians, not real Turkish from central Asia. According to professor Celal Sengor: "Anatolians only have 7% genes from central Asia, we are Rums (Greek) Muslims" 🤫🤫😉

[@elise2525]

Very original topic choices, shedding light on little known but fascinating ancient places. I particularly loved the alphabet superpositions to show how it evolved over time and throughout civilizations.

[@Street-Gems]

I love that you're watching all my videos.

[@Agapi-dg7th]

​@@Street-Gemsyou can meet your friend and give her regards ,she is only feet away from you😅😅😅😅 she is one of your best friends isnt she?

[@daveweiss5647]

Another awesome video! Keep up the great work!

[@kayharker712]

Well done - this is truly a remarkable way of showing our past visually and in context.

[@Street-Gems]

Did you know about the Lycians before you stumbled upon my video?

[@kayharker712]

@@Street-Gems Yes, I knew of them, their rock tombs and I suppose that they were a Luwian people, like the Pisidians and Carians etc ... and almost inscrutable to me. However your videos are on a very high level particularly the geographical presentation which has really opened my eyes and mind. By far the best made I have ever seen.

[@kayharker712]

@@Street-Gems Dr Eberhard Zangger's videos on Hittite civilisation are very good, especially the one on their celestial temples. I hope your channel really takes off.

[@Street-Gems]

@@kayharker712 Oh cool thanks for the recommendation, and the encouragement too.

[@Street-Gems]

@@kayharker712 Thank you! I really love using maps because I know that a basic geographical orientation of a place really helps to understand it more deeply.

[@JenniferSturdivant-j3j]

Having just returned from visiting this area in Turkiye your video is so insightful. Loved it. I have been to St Nicholas's church in Demre as well. Didn't realize his remains aren't actually there. Stayed in Dalyan too and saw those rock tombs. Hiked up to Amyntas, saw Patara, Perge, Kaunos, Xanthos. Its so amazing. They teach us in the states about the Romans and Greeks but not about the Lycians which are so much more important I think.

[@Street-Gems]

Wow you've been to a lot of sites! Sounds like an amazing trip. Thanks for watching my video.

[@Isimud]

Its spelled Türkiye - with an ü.

[@JenniferSturdivant-j3j]

@@Isimud I'm aware, just don't always have the keyboard flipped over to Turkish. 😉

[@aloq7446]

Οι λύκοι δεν είναι Έλληνες ρε τρόμπα τις επιγραφές δεν τις βλέπεις;Τα λόγια είναι λόγια τα γραφόμενα μέτρανε

[@spracketskooch]

​@@Isimud It is spelled "It's" - with an apostrophe.

[@ali3ser]

you channel is a treasure.

[@Street-Gems]

Wow a treasure ☺ Thank you!

[@samsmom1491]

I see a lot of similarities with Petra in Jordan. They must have been awe inspiring, and they are still worthy of awe. Beautiful footage. The trail that connects all the sites must be spectacular, as well. I'm running out of adjectives.

[@Street-Gems]

I will make a video on Petra one day.

[@sonnylambert4893]

@@Street-Gemsand the Elora Caves and other carved out rock faces of India!!!

[@anthonyhiggins6342]

I love the way you put these videos together. The information is so on point and presented in a fun and engaging way that doesn't dumb anything down.

[@Street-Gems]

Amazing feedback. Thanks for that. It's nice to know that I execute it in a way that resonates.

[@katharinah.334]

I would like this video 3 times if I could. I lived in Antalya for the last 2,5 years and saw all the places you mentioned in this video. I didn't know much about the Lykian civilization. The ruins look just like Roman or Greek ruins would. I am fascinated. You present it well with the drone footage and the music. Very fitting. I most love the reconstruction images and the precise overlays of satellite images illustrating the moving coastline.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you Katharina. You should watch my video "The Death of a Great Roman City". I do even more of that stuff like satellite overlays and reconstructions.

[@OXKucukoks]

amazing video, LOVE IT SO MUCH! And even currently, Lycia is the best side of Turkiye to have a great holiday experience. I am visiting for years and there is always something new to see.

[@lsb2623]

Holy shit... this video production is wonderful. Great voice, great imagery. Good job and great content!

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks so much!

[@jayozturk]

Best Lycia video I found ! Please make more videos like this . Subscribed!

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks for subscribing. I'm working on one about Ephesus right now. Loved your comment!

[@Perparim-gp1ef]

Hagen Greek mythology hoto german mgejdet shem

[@dawnm1897]

Great job! The coastline of Turkey in this area was gorgeous. One of the nicest places we have ever visited.

[@NikTcl]

Nowdays "Turkey".Tommorow who knows?🤗

[@agnimoraitidi1770]

Greek Asia Minor

[@agnimoraitidi1770]

​@@NikTcl Republic of Hellenes

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Turkey would get a lot more tourism if it wasn't for their politics

[@kerryfletcher8114]

Do countries want tourists? 😂

[@CuddyCud]

Very True…It feels like almost every time I discover a new ancient civilization, it’s in Turkey!

[@jameytechsan7622]

Turkey is a backslidden democracy like the U.S.

[@antonyscitalis9376]

What's the issue with Turkey?

[@couchpotatjack]

They don’t need more tourists from the ruins they have enough with the A1 hair transplants they offer.

[@pascalekaiser1396]

I truly love the way you are able to tell these wonderful historic tales. I m eager to jump on a plane and see this with my own eyes. Thank you very much.

[@Silk-hj5jm]

The southern coast was my favorite part of my solo trip across greece and turkey. fethiye, antalya, kas, demre, kekova, etc. The footages on this video really bring back memories... I hope to go there again someday, with a partner next time.

[@Phileasfogg1]

This is fantastic. Super compelling narrative and I learned a lot!

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks! So glad I could teach something.

[@laurak.donham8374]

Love the visuals.. and amazing how much info you convey in such short video. I was a history major. Wish they taught history like this in school! Thank you!

[@Street-Gems]

Wow what a great comment. Thank you. I think you will love my video called "The Death of a Great Roman City"

[@aloq7446]

Εισαι φοβερος γνωστης της ιστοριας η αφηγηση σου καθαρη χωρις παραχαραξεις.Ευχωμαι να εισαι καλα και περιμενουμε κι αλλα τετοια ιστορικα ντοκιματερ

[@Street-Gems]

Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ. Δείτε το βίντεό μου για τους καλύτερα διατηρημένους ελληνικούς ναούς. Επίσης, το επόμενο σύντομο βίντεο είναι για ελληνικούς ναούς και το επόμενο για τον Παρθενώνα. Θα είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρον.

[@ZoZoCPdaOG]

I went there and walked The Way - I wish you had talked about Pegasus & Homer's Iliad Mount Olympus but good work, the place is so special

[@ethan5719]

Lovely video. Brilliant how everything in this little-known culture is connected to more cokmonly known history to aid understanding

[@PhD777]

Excellent informative video with an amusing ending! 👍🏻🎅👍🏻

[@Street-Gems]

Haha. I hope you listened to Santa and subscribed.

[@nicbahtin4774]

Very good, subscribed

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks for subbing!

[@CrazySandtrooper]

Really enjoyed this. Great job on the information and the beautiful shots.

[@GanzotheSecond]

you can get a bit of everything in Turkey! one of the best place to visit as a history enjoyer

[@Street-Gems]

Agree

[@orkoren2006]

Incredibly interesting video! Let alone I wasn't even aware of this extinct culture and its history.

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks Or. It's a pretty incredible culture that's surprisingly unknown.

[@nicoleorton5299]

You are so good at making these videos and this is exceptional! Thank you so ,much.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you Nicole! I remember your comment from the Greek temples video. You must watch my upcoming video in a couple of days. It'll be one of my best.

[@moonman-by9mo]

To know that one day there will be no remnant of the past just get me feeling this sense of sadness.

[@Baseballnfj]

I think about that all the time. Especially when someone says something like "Their heroism on that battlefield will never be forgotten." Oh yes... it absolutely will! And probably a lot sooner than you'd think!

[@Goodkidjr43]

Not if you are a Christian. This documentary (excellent) describes the explosive (going viral to use a modern expression) growth of Christianity. The sadness which you describe permeates all of Greek Literature and plays. Christianity heals this sadness because of the Resurrection and Life after Death. For a religion/philosophy such as Christianity to take hold, so fast in spite of serious and tortuous persecution, and the Roman and Greek common believe in many gods, says something about the Truth of Christianity. God bless.

[@Baseballnfj]

@@Goodkidjr43 dude

[@Baseballnfj]

@Goodkidjr43 ill never be a Christian because of shit like this

[@devilsadvocate7358]

? What

[@mycofairbanks3321]

The commentary is even better than the cinema. Awesome. Liked Subscribed and Notified.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you very much for doing all the actions. Check out some of my other videos.

[@dukeon]

Great overview of the Lycians. Brilliant use of drone footage (especially that epic, swooping introduction). The music is amazing. Your video editing skills are top notch; I especially love the way the names of places look like they are actually written on the buildings/cliffs etc. Already subbed and now off to check out your other videos!

[@Street-Gems]

Amazing man! This was probably my most labor intensive video. So glad you appreciate my work. It'll be a while till I release my next one, but in the meantime def check out my other ones.

[@pauls126]

Well done video. Excellent narration and presentation. Thank you.

[@RighteousReverendDynamite]

The oldest church hymn in Old English that we know about was about St. Nickolas from 1100s by St. Godric of Finchale. It still used the 2 different letters for hard and soft "th" found in Old Norse-Icelandic. "Sainte Nicholaes, godes drud(th-soft)" . On youtube it is under "Ensemble Sequentia: Three medieval songs by St. Godric of Finchale". One of the larger churches in Amsterdam is the Church of St. Nicholas near the harbor and (somewhat across the plaza and canal from the Centraal Train Station).

[@henrikrolfsen1889]

Thank you so much for these important cultural facts.

[@amde4023]

Great video, and very interesting!! But the St. Nickolas has little to do with the modern day Santa Claus. In Holland and Belgium there is "Sinterklaas". Look it to this please. Thanks. 👍👍

[@erinleilanik]

The footage with accompanying history is fantastic in this! I did my university thesis for my degree on The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, so it was great relive my experience researching Ephesus and hear even more information about Lycia. Such a treat to find this video! ♥︎

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you Erin. Did you already watch my Ephesus series? You must check out the 3rd and 4th videos in that series. I briefly mention the 7 Sleepers in the last one called "The Death of a Great Roman City"

[@erinleilanik]

@ Yes I did shortly after watching this episode and thought it was very well done too! My thesis focused more on the religious emphasis of preserving faith during hardship and mystical aspects of the 7 Sleepers. I only wrote a brief summary of the historical background, so it was nice to watch and hear the in depth historical commentary of Ephesus. I am not religious myself, but I think it is such a unique story as it is one of the few Christian narratives that is also written in the Qur'an, which is why I did my thesis on it. Not many people write or have videos about Ephesus, so it makes me happy when I discover others who have researched the city.

[@Street-Gems]

@@erinleilanik So you're doing a PhD in Religious Studies? Do you think it's possible to summarize in a comment what the significance of the story is? It's definitely a story that stands out. 7 guys who sleep for centuries.....Maybe it's not possible in a single comment, but I'm just curious since you're an expert on it.

[@erinleilanik]

@ Sadly not a PhD for me. The thesis I did on the 7 Sleepers was for my Bachelor's Degree. My professor for my seminar group at the time (c. 2015) required a thesis for my BA, so I do apologize for the confusion matriculation wise. In an attempt to summarize the significance of the story in a comment, my conclusion of the 7 Sleepers is that it is meant to emphasize morally the importance of keeping your faith strong when society is against what you believe. As for the sleeping for centuries part, it can be interpreted as an example for turning inward to deep contemplation and meditation of the soul, and emerging transformed spiritually. In the Qur'an, the story serves as an exemplary act of patience and full submission to 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘩 in the face of uncertainty and the unknown. That would be the more spiritual and mystical interpretation. I think the historical importance of the 7 Sleepers is that it serves as a mark in when Rome was evolving into a completely different version of itself from Antiquity. Especially since the 7 Sleepers emerge when Christianity became the core religion of Rome, one could argue that the 7 Sleepers going into the cave to enter a deathlike sleep signified the end of pagan Rome and the rebirth of Christian Rome: paralleling the Resurrection of Jesus. I had to re-read my paper really quick to try to think of the best way to summarize what I found, but I hope that it helped to answer your question!

[@erinleilanik]

@ Sadly not a PhD for me. My professor at the time (c. 2017) required a thesis in my final class for my Bachelor's. Apologies for any confusion! As for the significance of the 7 Sleepers, my conclusion was that it highlights the religious emphasis on unwavering faith, and not being afraid to look deeply into your own soul. Historically, one could also argue the 7 Sleepers signified the end of pagan Rome and the beginning of Christian Rome: paralleling the Resurrection of Jesus. I hope this helped answer your question!

[@dmd5645]

Sooo good!. I repeat everything that everyone has said here. So watchable!!. Love this!. Thank you!.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you 🙂

[@sherrismith8874]

That amphitheatre! That view of the sea! So much beauty...

[@Ptolemy336VV]

Wonderful Greek history, temples, theaters. Just incredible sights

[@avataraang4649]

True but not exactly. Pelasgians spread across the Aegean and Anatolia and inhabited areas seperately. Greeks were the first pelasgian group to civilise. Other pelasgian groups were the lydians phyrgians thracians lycians carians Trojans and pamphilians. Genetically they are the same as Greeks and the same people but developed differently. The only remaining pelasgian group are the Greeks but the others are just Greeks anyway.

[@ulugbeglu]

They're ancient Anatolians, nothing grek here.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

@@ulugbeglu i think as A Turkish you are by definition already excluded. Turks come from Mongolia 6000km away from the Mediterranean. And the only reason why a Turk would ignore the 90% of historical sitea of the whole of Anatolia being Greek, most cities, many of the biggest monuments, is because you need to sell to yourself how you live in a land where nothing is Turkish to begin with.

[@ulugbeglu]

@@Ptolemy336VV We don't claim that the ancient history that was here before we came (1071), has anything to do with us. I'm very aware of my history and proud of it. Regardless, it is a historical and scientific fact that Lycians were a people of Anatolian/Cretan heritage and were NOT greek. Greeks became a part of Anatolia via invasion and colonisation.

[@lalamla1879]

@@Ptolemy336VV When will the Greeks stop claiming things that are not theirs? The Hellenization of these people does not make them Greeks. The Trojans, Lycians, Phrygians, Lydians, Etruscans, Thracians are not Greeks.

[@5amH45lam]

Fascinating and beautifully produced. Thank you.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you my man. Glad you liked it.

[@sammyrnaj]

I curiously decided to watch your documentary. I was amazed at how similar the Lycians are to our Phoenician ancestry that I could provide you with so much more information. I had to interrupt to send you my substantiated commentary. They are certainly one of the offshoots of the Phoenicians. The alphabet, the mountain-carved structures (Petra), the rising Phoenix, Aramaic & Syriac, seafarers, relentless warriors (Tyre against Alexander & Hannibal against Rome), well-organized, traditional, & the list goes on...we were not conquerors, we were traders-explorers. We discovered Spain to mine silver & mint the 1st coins for our trade. We discovered the alphabet & wrote it on scrolls (ordered from Egypt), but we never wrote our history. We are the most influential yet silent civilization! Thank you for an inspiring video.

[@Street-Gems]

I would love to make a full video about the Phoenicians, but it's difficult to find footage of their sites. Maybe a full video is for the long term future, but I will actually talk about them a bit in my next video, in the next few months. So subscribe to my channel so you don't miss it. The focus will be on a city that was once Phoenician, but today is fully covered up by much later architecture. But I will touch on them.

[@M.Đ-z4u]

😂 it's Greek tribe not Phoenician

[@skeetermaverick1793]

I love how this whole story had a conclusion "with all that being said... Santa Claus is real". 10/10 story telling!

[@user-ok7xs7md3e]

my grandparents are Serbs from the province of Lika in present-day Croatia, where Serbs, formerly Illyrians, have lived for thousands of years. It is incredible how much the folk costumes and folklore of that people are similar to Lycia at that time. If toponyms, folk costumes, the same customs, and the language are not enough strong evidence for today's people, there is no help for us to ever get out of the false history that has imposed itself all over the world. in fact, everything is very simple. ,,Lik,, means charaktere,personality...

[@Street-Gems]

Very interesting. I didn't know there was such a province. But is it written Likia or Lika? I quickly looked it up.

[@ranojutro426]

Exactly, that is today's Serbian people. Those letters are Vinca letters not some Phoenician, Greek then Lycian.

[@ulugbeglu]

Illyrians are the ancestors of Albanians, you guys are slavs. Get real.

[@rudetoy8264]

Amazing exploratory video! Stumble upon your well researched and historical facts intermingle with Lycian civilization created a well made video! You’ve got one subscriber here👍

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you! I'm glad to have you.

[@watchyoutube1268]

Dude, your presentation and storytelling is amazing! watched your entire Ephesus series in one go! Keep doing this please. Love your videos

[@E-Kat]

How do you know this person is a "dude"?😂

[@Street-Gems]

@watchyoutube1268 Hope you get my reply because I just saw this 7 months later. Thank you! I hope you're still following me.

[@ta985]

Really good storytelling, friend! What a good video. I'd love to visit the place. This reminds me so much of Petra. Places like these really make my "wonder how my live could have been there and then" motor run

[@ta985]

(probably not as easy as I have it)

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you so much. Yeah a lot of people mentioned it reminded of Petra. Who knows maybe it came from the same influence. I will hopefully make a video about Petra one day so follow me.

[@ta985]

​@@Street-Gems Subbed, your turn to deliver 💪 best regards

[@georgecrowley6543]

Found my new favorite channel! Great presentation and reconstructions of ancient places. Absolutely hooked.

[@Street-Gems]

Wow new favorite channel ❤ Thank you. My next won't be for a while, but stay tuned.

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Absolutely beautiful. Absolutely beautifully made video too brother.😊

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you :)

[@sylviarogier1]

Thank you! I found this very informative.

[@Street-Gems]

Glad you liked it :)

[@leegarnier9396]

Thank you for posting this. I went to this place around 10 years ago. A guy in Pamukale sold us this trip in the south of Turkey, saying we wouldn't regret it. We arrived in the evening from the north, leaving Capadocia. It was the middle of the night when we arrived in near Olympos. Torchlight lit the last stretch to the camping site. Not sure what we'd find, the next day we were awed by the sight of the beach littered with vines and ruins. After a couple of days we took a cruise westwards. Over the week we stopped over in sea-locked villages, find ancient sarcophagi dotted along the coast and swim in the sea. We set foot on Patara before debarking in Fethiye. From there we continued by bus to Dalaman and took the trip on the river, where the rock tombs were carved out. I had no idea the tombs were part of the Lycian culture. Your video took me on a trip through memory lane. Along the way I learnt many new things that enrich the voyage I made even more. I will show it to my wife, with whom I made the trip all those years ago. Turkey is a beautiful country with such a rich and complicated history. The Lycian coast is still a stand out area and a place I'd like to revisit for a hiking trip. The heat is fierce though. so I'll see if it's feasible.

[@Street-Gems]

Amazing memories you have. Yeah Olympos is so cool with the ruins amongst the forest. I'm so glad my video brought back good memories for you. It's satisfying to hear my work is appreciated. Yes please show it to your wife.

[@R4WB]

You think their scaffolding would have been that unsafe? These were skilled craftsmen, not labourers. Using techniques we still don’t know or understand. These are not people you wanted or could afford to get hurt. Cant just grab someone off the street and be like here is a chisel, go.

[@Street-Gems]

Yeah maybe. I may have been too liberal with my imagination and speculation.

[@Street-Gems]

I want to add though. My assumption is that human life was less valued back then, and they probably used slaves, in which case they really didn't care about them. I don't know if all cultures used slaves, but many did, so I assume the Lycians too. But don't quote me on it.

[@Golfbob]

@@Street-Gemseven if they did, there’s not way a random slave carved such intricate details

[@Street-Gems]

@ That's a good point.

[@outsidestuff4867]

Came to say the same thing

[@mother5823]

Absolutely Amazing!!!!! I encourage people to visit it now.... it will be falling into the ocean in the years ahead as part of gaia's evolution currently walking out God bless you for sharing this beautiful videos Thank u Much light love & respect ❤❤❤

[@SovietK]

wow!!! and i saw lots of beautiful and strange places.

[@MrAdamNTProtester]

excellent video... the Timilli people played a role in our CUSA, in the CHURCH & in the establishment of CHRISTMAS... I am now a BIG FAN of that culture! Thanks appreciate you!

[@Street-Gems]

Hey thanks for the comment. What do you mean by CUSA?

[@Mr.AdamNTProtester]

​ @Street-Gems Constitution of the United States of America = CUSA

[@henrikrolfsen1889]

All of Anatolia, is European, and part of Europe geographically. Anatolia is historically, culturally, and ethnically an ancient part of Indo-European culture and history. You see the hundreds of Greek temples, and theatres! Anatolia is the ancient homeland of Proto-Hellenic cultures: Beginning with the Proto-European Hittites, then by region, Luwians, Lycians, Lydians, Carians, Phrygians, Ionians, Dorians, Trojans, Galatians, Thracians, Mycenaeans, and others, who were the direct ancestors of the Golden Age Greeks. The ancient homeland of the Turks, is Turkmenistan, in Central Asia. Having mixed with native Europeans, many Turks consider themselves European, and I am sure they are right, although Islam has caused much destruction to many of the Greco-Roman historical sites in Anatolia.

[@thomasrobinson306]

Turks are not European

[@Camel1453scio]

@@thomasrobinson306Turks from Turkey only have have on average less than 5% Turkmen DNA in them. Most in the west are ethnically Greek. So a large part of the Turks are in fact of European heritage. But they have been ethnically cleansed by the original Turks into thinking that they are from Central Asia. Plus Constantinople which is in Europe.

[@dooffff]

​@@thomasrobinson306You literally saw greek on a tablet, arches, columns, and amphitheatres in the first minute of this video. What do you mean

[@abdulwahababuhadeed4307]

What about the exact same buildings in Syria Jordan Lebanon and even as far as Saudi Arabia and Libya? Or is it to say that Europeans are better than other people? Because some people adopted some architectural style doesn't mean they are the same.

[@Camel1453scio]

@@abdulwahababuhadeed4307 under Alexander the Great, Greek influence in architecture spread all the way from Greece, to the Middle East all the way to India.

[@elenamarler5084]

I love that this video shows current layout of city and the layout of city back then

[@Street-Gems]

I definitely try to do that as much as I can.

[@Jason-cm6uh]

Building into a mountain like that, you would not build bottom to top, from the face inwards. The excavated stone would destroy the scaffolding during the process. You would build from the top down. Start at the top and dig into the face until you reach the required depth, then excavate downwards. At a point, you'd be standing on the rock you'd be excavating. Like digging a big hole.

[@Street-Gems]

Yeah I think you're right. Two other people made similar comments pointing to that theory. It makes the most sense.

[@sbspassion]

This is an insanely high quality documentary, it's crazy that you don't have more subs. Keep going at it, you'll be growing rapidly for sure!

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you so much! Real compliment. This was the 3rd video in my channel, so I'm still new in the KZbin space. I hope you are right and that my subs will continue growing.

[@rustyshackelford3590]

How fitting it is that St Nicholas (a Lycian bishop) became patron saint of sailing and archery the two things Lycia was known for at least back to Herodotus.

[@Street-Gems]

For sure not a coincidence.

[@ranojutro426]

That is Sveti Nikola Serbian Orthodox. People from Lika today's Herzegovina

[@dondouglass6415]

Great video and I also have to say your presentation style is great.. Huzzah!! 😊

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you, kind sir!

[@Doug-h2z]

Turkey must be the most archaeology rich country on the planet, covering 10K yrs of culture.... Amazing.

[@Street-Gems]

In my opinion it is. I've always thought it's the richest archaeologically.

[@LindaGrey-wm9uc]

Me too... how dearly I would have loved to explore Turkey.

[@Street-Gems]

@@LindaGrey-wm9uc Maybe one day you will.

[@Doug-h2z]

@@LindaGrey-wm9uc For those of us that will never visit Turkey, at least we have great content creators and drones.

[@chrisgriffin4012]

Is that ten million? Are we including dinos?

[@EvolutionaryEnergyArts]

What an incredibly beautiful place!

[@BenjaminIMeszaros]

The graffiti on these incredible sites is so heartbreaking

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

Arabia has almost no graffiti, and petty theft. The punishment is still _Off with Their Hands!_

[@Street-Gems]

I know! I hate it too. It's so ugly on these ancient monuments.

[@ziggystardust1751]

Very good video! Informative and too the point without being overly wordy.Good job.

[@Goodkidjr43]

Thank you for NOT excluding the widespread and powerful impact that Christianity had on ancient cultures. So many "modern" scholars dismiss Christianity as a minor influence when ALL of history says just the opposite. God bless

[@alttabby3633]

* ALL of history > 2k years. The persecution complex is strong in this one.

[@TylerD288]

I greatly enjoyed watching your video, very even-handed, with no apparent bias, very well done. I remember studying the Lycians a bit while getting my history degree almost 3 decades ago, but I remember they were just mentioned in passing while studying Alexander's march eastward or the Roman conquest. I got a much better feel for their interesting culture from this video. Also, of course I've heard of Saint Nicholas, but I had no idea he was from Lycia and how interesting this culture was mentioned in the Federalist Papers!

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks Tyler. I love your comment.

[@TylerD288]

@@Street-Gems 👍

[@MMijdus]

Those coins! ❤ Pity you did not mention how Saint Nicolas from Myra became Santaclaus. It was by the Dutch. Because St.Nicolas was patron saint of Amsterdam, the city of ship builders and sailors. His name day 6 december (mostly celebrated on the evening of the 5th) became a feast every year in which children in Holland were given gifts. He got the Dutch nickname Sinterklaas. When the Dutch founded New Amsterdam (now New York) they brought this tradition to North America. The English speaking Americans pronounced the name as 'Santa Claus' and moved the tradition to the days around Christmas.

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks for that. Yeah I felt that the video was getting too long by that point and getting out of scope of Lycian history. I don't think many people realize what a disconnect there is between the traditional concept of Christmas as a holiday, and Santa Claus who is a completely different tradition. Do you know why the Americans moved his celebration to Christmas day?

[@MMijdus]

@@Street-Gems As far as I know the English had no worshipping of St.Nicolas, so maybe that is why they wanted to connect this tradition to Christmas.

[@Street-Gems]

@@MMijdus Yeah I think you're right. The English had no tradition worshipping him. Maybe that's why it was easy for them to just borrow that tradition and add it to Christmas. Afterall, Santa Claus is associated with gift giving, not the traditional reason for Christmas. If I ever make a whole video about Gemiler Island, I can elaborate on that story and do it more justice, because it is rather fascinating.

[@russell-di8js]

Thanks for such an informative & interesting lesson. Both educational & enjoyable with beautiful film. UK

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks Russel. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@nefertitib4313]

Turkey has a lot of amazing things going on, Ephesus, Cappadocia, Gobekli Tepe, and now this, which I nvr heard before. That in addition to Istanbul (Hagia Sophia, the underground Medusa, some of the most delicious baklava I ever tried that actually tastes like walnuts and pistachios not just sweet 😂) yeah highly recommended!

[@eparris2908]

It's sad knowing that one of the critical foundations of Christianity and home to one of the first churches Apostle Paul wrote and visited (the Book of Ephesians are his letters to them) and the birth of the concept to the trinity, the place of the Nicean council, and the first monasteries (Cappadocian monks) are all occupied now. America was already on the map when the Ottomans invaded and Constantinople became Istanbul by force in 1930. The Ottomans have since invaded into Crete as well. I was heartbroken when Turkey built the dam that destroyed many ancient and Christian sites in the 1980s and they continue their destruction of vital historical sites to this day to bury the facts that anyone was there before them and to destroy Christian and indigenous European sites like the invaders they are.

[@Antaragni2012]

Very well done! Informative, beautiful and some rare analysis like the influence of the Lycia in american voting system! Impressive!

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you! I always try to find the interesting connections to the present. Love the hoplite helmet on your profile pic.

[@Antaragni2012]

@@Street-Gems Thank you!

[@williamcaptain1191]

Excellent video. Just one thing though... Same as with the pyramids, you describe those Lycian cliff facades as tombs! Where did you get that? I personally visited many of them and there is no place for burial, not even placing a body somewhere, since there is literally no room for this purpose. They are face sculptured on the rock, no room behind them. At last, we must stop considering that the ancients were only building tombs and theatres

[@gamingwithhui4707]

the only comment here actually making sense

[@viciousyeen6644]

Maybe he got that from the fact that most other places with such cliff facades are tombs

[@viciousyeen6644]

Also, you can clearly see that some does have rooms behind the facade, so I’d say he’s probably right and you got something mixed up. Maybe some you know are just unfinished ones

[@NcowAloverZI]

what do you think they are

[@shaolindreams]

Great video, nicely done. The ancient Anatolian cultures are fascinating.

[@aloq7446]

Ποιοι αρχαίοι πολιτισμοί ρε μεγάλε δεν ακούς τι λέει ο αφηγητής ένας πολιτισμός ο αρχαίος Ελληνικός πολιτισμός μηπως δεν σου αρεσει

[@shaolindreams]

​@@aloq7446Well there are a few but we are talking about the Lycians here. FYI I'm Greek second Lycians weren't ethnically Greek. I don't just like it brother i love it.

[@ranojutro426]

That is not Anatolian culture it is Slavic, Serbian

[@shaolindreams]

@@ranojutro426 The Anatolian culture is not Anatolian it's Serbian?

[@Terror_Official]

The video is great but I do wish to provide some additional information on the names and words of this culture. The Λύκιοι (Lúkioi̯) is a name given to them by outside sources; supposedly an Athenian Aristocrat "Λύκος" and his people settled there. Their endonym of Trm̃mili (Τερμίλαι Hellenized form, Termílai) was used interchangeably once west Greek settlers had intermixed with them. In the 500-200BCE time period this happened over, the name of Λύκιοι would've been said as Lew-ki-oi with an emphasis on whichever position the acute is placed on (it's differently placed with each dialect of Ancient Greek). It's probably heavily engrained in your own mind because of miscommunication within modern schools, but placing our perceived pronunciations onto external words tends to mispronounce them. They are not Lɪçíans (as you are saying) but rather Lúkions or Lúkioi̯. 13:02 is another example of this, as Μύρᾱ is not Mira in pronunciation (and Ξᾰνθός which would be said as Ksăntʰós). 13:59 is another that sparked my ear. Λητώ (Lētǫ́, lɛː.tɔ̌ː) is not said as Lito, but rather as Lē-táw. This is shown in the Greek name of the sanctuary: Λητῷον (Said as Lē-táw-on). 18:46 is the last I wanted to chat about. It's a nearly globally unrecognized mispronunciation, by external English speaking Christians, that Nicaea is pronounced as Naiçia as you say. This then creates other terms like the Nicene Creed that is said in nearly the same way (i.e. Naiçīn). The city's name was Νῑ́καιᾰ in 301 BCE (Nī́kaiă, or Nǐː.kai̯.a) named after a nymph similar in name to the personified Goddess of Victory, Νῑ́κη (before it was named Ἀντιγονεία). By the time of the first Council it had come to be pronounced as Ni.cɛ.a but with a still hardened c sound (a shift from Voiceless Velar Plosive to a Voiceless Palatal Plosive) that is still present in Greek, not an s or ç one English speakers tend to place on C's (a product of French entering the language). As I said before this is just extra provided information if you ever want to dive into languages of the area and not heavy criticism of anything said here. Most of the names were passable and so I won't remark on them; the information provided is well put together. Thanks for the video.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you. You're Greek right?

[@Terror_Official]

@@Street-Gems Can't say that I am; though an extensive erudite of the area, not only of Hellắs, but Tʰrā́ikē, Anatolḗ, Sakʰartʰvelo, Osetʰi and Hayer too. Two things I forgot to mention in the original: First, the Μύρᾱ's pronounciation was (Mý.raː), said as Mew-rā. The further back you go there may have even been a time it was said as Mūrá (Muː.ra) using ὖ's original sound. Secondly, Λητῷον shows off a feature of early Ancient Greek known as vocalic offglide in which transitions from old sounds to new ones can drop letters that are still included within early lexigraphy. We in theory could write this word in English as Lētâʷi-on or Lētɔi-on, though only in early versions of Greek would the i be said at all. The loss of this letter and placement of Ἰῶτα underneath the ὦ is to show its past sound is now lost. This is present in the name of a Θρᾷξ as well (Tʰrã[i]ks, Thracian). This presents the transliteration individual with a choice of whether to write these as Lētâʷi-on or Lētâʷ-on, and Tʰrãiks or Tʰrãks (Both of which fairly significantly change their pronounciation).

[@elizluv]

Very informative as I study all the classics (Greek in the original texts) Thank you!

[@Street-Gems]

@@elizluv I'm glad you liked my video.

[@naacrinternational6970]

This is an impressive piece of documentary work. I especially loved your transitions between similar photos. And the little move you did around the corner, early in the first few shots. Well done. You are clearly influenced by the masters of the early 13-part documentaries... I am guessing, especially Clarke and Cooke...

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you very much. No I actually have never heard of these film makers. I will look them up. Thank you.

[@Sugas_Girr]

Really great job on this video!!! 🤗 Looking forward to watching many more of your others!!! 👍🏻😉👍🏻

[@Street-Gems]

Awesome! Thank you. I'm glad you found me.

[@SufyMusic]

Sounds similar to a musical mode, Lydian

[@Street-Gems]

Interesting. So there's an actual mode called Lydian? I know of the Phrygian mode. And the Phrygians were the neighbours of the Lydians, so I wonder if there is a connection somehow.

[@SufyMusic]

I was told the modes are named after greek tribes or something, I just know how they sound different with the same notes but a different root note. @@Street-Gems

[@Street-Gems]

@@SufyMusic Yeah I saw an interesting video that talked about the Phrygian Mode, which apparently was originally called the Dorian Mode. The Dorians were a people that settled in Greece during the Dark Age. The Phrygians were from Asia Minot, but I don't know where they came from. The Lydians were also from Asia Minot (Anatolia).

[@SufyMusic]

@@Street-Gems I have a playlist of the 7 modes here kzbin.info/aero/PLhkuLrrggGa0AIpKvyWFNIAm6nGwoYkix&si=11Nw1AYeoi0AgQiZ

[@Street-Gems]

@@SufyMusic Oh cool thanks! I'll check it out.

[@williamlloyd3769]

Learned something new today. Thank you!

[@regardedvelociraptor]

my brother there was no chiseling happening back then. We don't know exactly how lots of these megaliths were made

[@Street-Gems]

I did make some speculations, but if you think that they used chiseling to make statues out of marble, surely they used it on other forms of art and architecture.

[@regardedvelociraptor]

@@Street-Gems Yeah nevermind you're right. the workmanship is just astounding it seems impossible.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

The music is so good and so appropriate. Wonderful video.

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you so much. I put a lot of thought into the music I choose.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

@@Street-Gems I care about the musical background a lot and it was nice to get a little bit of it without interruption at the beginning. Also, your music was not too loud, and that is sometimes also a problem for some people.

[@Street-Gems]

@@annepoitrineau5650 I wonder what you'll think of my next video, coming out in a few days. The song is really good and fitting, but maybe I'm making it a tad too loud, because I want people to notice it. I don't want it to disappear into the background. Feel free to write me feedback on my next video.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

@@Street-Gems I will :)

[@devamjani8041]

Do India next. Lots and lots of wonders that really should be much much more famous but aren't. My suggestions : 1) Ellora Caves, especially the Kailash Temple in Ellora caves, largest monolithic rock cut structure in the world. 2) Ajanta and Elephanta caves 3) Baraber caves 4) Brihadeshwara Temple 5) Beautiful temples of South India 6) Hoyleshwara temple 7) Konark Sun temple 8) Nalanda and Taxaxila Universities 9) Indus valley civilization ( ancient Indian civilization) sitez like Dholavira, Bhirrana, Lothal, Rakhigiri, Harrappa, Mohenjodaro, etc etc etc. Some sites are now in present day pakistan, a newly formed nation, which was formed by partition of India. There are so many more like hundreds of forts, stepwells, etc etc which you can find online.

[@Street-Gems]

Wow that is a lot of suggestions. I don't know enough about India though. I'll see if I can find footage of those sites.

[@Street-Gems]

Where in India do you live? I've been to Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

[@AlexAmit-h8z]

Excellent video with great topic and very professional explanation performance. Wants to see more of them.

[@armadillo9961]

Why do modern humans believe every magnificient structure the ancients left behind are tombs and worship places?

[@alalouis1]

I agree

[@billpaulsen2169]

And what is the value added by all of this sensational sound, music? Seems so theatrical.

[@matildabutler5817]

Because that’s the narrative that we have been fed

[@brianreed5839]

Skeletons

[@juicydangla]

Mainly because it puts them in more of a primitive representation. It takes away from their understanding of science to lable them as just simple worshippers with too much time on their hands.

[@Gracchi]

Great videos, and channel, thx

[@Street-Gems]

Thank you

[@bethbartlett5692]

I believe these have been there, going back to over 10,000 BCE. This site, Petra, and Peru share the "carving of doors that go nowhere". I truly feel they were there when the people arrived. Theres more Ancient to the Ancients in Greece, thats nit addressed.

[@jonathanwalls6760]

Hi! I'm a scholar of Anatolian languages, a bunch of these tombs actually are labelled with the name of the rulers that they were built under, so I'm afraid this is not true! It's an interesting theory though

[@annepoitrineau5650]

With Xmas being so close, I did not want to risk getting no present, so I obeyed and subscribed :)

[@Street-Gems]

Haha I loved this comment! Yes listen to Santa

[@07Hawkeye]

many of these tombs are pre flood later inhabited by greeks then persians then romans and finally greeks and turks again. much like crete, egypt and troy, much of the landscape is faaaaaar older than it appears.

[@user-jv9tg2ef5f]

Great presentation

[@steco8517]

U show roman's theatres as they were Lucian's... That says all

[@stunami979]

Roman theaters does not exist. I’m from Rome they are all tartarian imo

[@Gabby-eu4eo]

I have visited Dalyan every single year but never known the history behind the tombs, very fascinating!

[@razkrat8803]

How awkward & ironic that almost all ancient archeology in anatolia has nothing to do with the modern Turkey. One would feel ashamed & insecure if they were a current day citizen there boasting the ancient culture of their lands.

[@marigard360]

Yes, there weren't any Turks there in ancient times

[@erratic1444]

How awkward & ironic of you thinking the people living in turkey have no ancestral connection with ancient people lived there, and then you probably also think that the turks are mixed with anatolian people and they are hence no turks also. You can't get over with the fact that ideologic, religion or cultural difference doesn't mean they can't inherit the legacy of their forefathers.

[@razkrat8803]

@@erratic1444 Inheriting legacy funny? Mention to most turks that they have Greek Armenian & maybe Persian genes & they'll go making that donkey sign with their hand in disbelief. Let alone the many historical buildings Ottomans destroyed since their inception. Mass delusion & ignorance overrides the modern Turkish culture. Get real.

[@alm5992]

"Culture is never isolated, there is always someone else's influence." Sentinelese: *shoots arrows and spears at you*

[@EnginAtik]

Lycia predates Ancient Greece by many centuries.

[@Street-Gems]

Yes it was called Lukka during the Bronze Age, but it's not certain that they were the same people, as there were many population movements during the Bronze Age collapse, so I decided to leave it out from this video. But then Greece also had advanced cultures during the Bronze Age.

[@beneficent2557]

​@@Street-GemsAny connection to Herodotus' Lydians?

[@Street-Gems]

​@@beneficent2557 No Lydia was an adjacent kingdom, with Sardis as their capital.

[@jonathanwalls6760]

@Street-Gems Actually there is a connection, but it's a prehistoric one! The Lydians and Lycians are both ultimately traced to Luwic populations from further east in Anatolia, but their languages diverged before we have record of them so the connection is quite old and relatively distant.

[@Street-Gems]

@@jonathanwalls6760 Yeah I meant no direct connection. Of course neighboring cultures often have linguistic and cultural connections, but I thought the person asking the question meant a more direction connection, in relation to Herodotus. But I didn't know that the languages diverged before written record, so thanks for that! What's your academic background? You know a lot.

[@heard3879]

Wow, this was a cool video. I didn't know almost any of this. Thank you for making this video!

[@Street-Gems]

Thanks for watching it :)