How the Roman Colosseum Was Built

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One of the world's most notable feats of architecture is the Colosseum in Rome. Opened in 80 CE by Emperor Titus, this massive structure existed solely to entertain the masses with gladiator fights, animal skirmishes, and, at some point, miniature naval conflicts. While it only took the Romans less than a decade to construct the Colosseum, careful calculation and planning were required. Architects and workers put extensive thought into every detail, from the amphitheater's architectural symmetry to its complex underground maze of corridors and capstans.
For centuries, we have tried to imagine what occurred in the Colosseum, fleshing out a gory fantasy in film and media. For instance, the movie Gladiator, for all its inaccuracies, attempts to create an image of how Romans lived and fought. What we don't see is the grueling work - typically done by enslaved people - it took to put on one of the Colosseum's gruesome shows. Like sex in Ancient Rome, gladiator fights were about power, both of the Roman empire and of individuals. The complexity and grandiosity of the Colosseum's construction helped to assert that power all the more.
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  • @snodrod420
    @snodrod4203 жыл бұрын

    It's so damn cool that they straight up flooded the inside for mock navel battles. God damn the Romans where awesome

  • @gannonfrank

    @gannonfrank

    3 жыл бұрын

    the wanted to showcase the best and their huge power what better way to do that then hosting a naval battle inland and having crowds of people watch for fun

  • @marting1984

    @marting1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's most probably not true that the romans flooded the colosseum. There exists No physical evidence of these events but only for the writings of 3 ppl. Cassius Dio and Suetonius. I'm not sure how concrete we can be about the naval battles at the Colosseum. We may need to be skeptical of this part of the Colosseum.

  • @ukeyaoitrash2618

    @ukeyaoitrash2618

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marting1984 didnt i see the actual system displayed in a tv documentary?

  • @KadruH

    @KadruH

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Triage Ministries man, thats how it was back then, every large societies had slaves and elites. all of the bad stuff that happened to our ancestors made the world as it is right now, so be thankful.

  • @vm360fly

    @vm360fly

    3 жыл бұрын

    were

  • @imaEATkitkat
    @imaEATkitkat3 жыл бұрын

    I'm always learning something from these videos. If only high school history was like this

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    If only...

  • @tomlewis5542

    @tomlewis5542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Keyword being high

  • @dingovory

    @dingovory

    3 жыл бұрын

    High school history IS like that, but you're not Italian, so your history class probably won't delve deeply into it; the same way it won't talk about how the city of Port Royal in Jamaica sank to the bottom of the sea after an earthquake, but Jamaicans do learn that. There's more history than people realize, and it would take more than four years of high school to learn even 1% of it. That's why these vids are so appealing, because they talk about something foreign and unfamiliar, but they don't construct a historical narrative like a high school history class would. These vids are mostly good for random facts that you'll so happen to know.

  • @spetterman2916

    @spetterman2916

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Lawtrina Kerkula Yes some of them may be pedophiles or are doing other illegal or fucked up things. However to link.it to being the work of Satan and other constructs of humans that are not true e.g. conspiracy theories. It is insanity at the highest degree.

  • @lalehiandeity1649

    @lalehiandeity1649

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dingovory Going off my own experiences in high school, they don’t really do a good job of teaching history. They tell you the what, but not the why. The why would necessitate teaching about the individual people who shaped history and their life stories, which is something they don’t bother to teach in high school.

  • @mkptrsn
    @mkptrsn3 жыл бұрын

    For centuries the Colosseum was an overgrown garden filled with local and exotic plants, many species brought there as seeds in & on the ancient wild animals. I heard over the centuries unique hybrids developed. There’s artist depictions online from the the 1700-1800s. Italy cleaned it all up because the plant roots were destroying the structure.

  • @earlrobinsoncrewse82

    @earlrobinsoncrewse82

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting!! Sounds like you have an idea for a follow up vid.

  • @English_MoFo

    @English_MoFo

    3 жыл бұрын

    During the dark ages it was used as a dump.

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    The North African elephant went extinct because of the amphitheater

  • @kingroyalgaming6122

    @kingroyalgaming6122

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Triage Ministries I believe all western history should be preserved

  • @MrBottlecapBill

    @MrBottlecapBill

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Triage MinistriesYou know Jesus was the old world's version of the SJW right? Just saying. ;)

  • @thejudgmentalcat
    @thejudgmentalcat3 жыл бұрын

    "And you thought student loans were a pain" - savage, WH!

  • @Mohawks_and_Tomahawks

    @Mohawks_and_Tomahawks

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Lawtrina Kerkula STFU

  • @infernal..
    @infernal..3 жыл бұрын

    And they didn't even have forklifts.

  • @trav-c137

    @trav-c137

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Lawtrina Kerkula stfu

  • @trav-c137

    @trav-c137

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lawtrina Kerkula I’m well versed in the shroom game. But you Q worshippers are so annoying. Not everything is a conspiracy....

  • @clayton9341

    @clayton9341

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lawtrina Kerkula birth Controle and the empowerment of women is one distinct difference between western civilization vs a third world shit hole. Keep your misogynist comments to yourself.

  • @othellmartin6302

    @othellmartin6302

    5 ай бұрын

    Or Bulldozer or cranes

  • @sky95ish
    @sky95ish3 жыл бұрын

    I'm an architecture student and even the modern buildings don't amaze me as much as the Colosseum. A wonder indeed!

  • @marusdod3685

    @marusdod3685

    2 жыл бұрын

    is it taboo in your industry to build buildings that don't look like utter shit nowadays?

  • @marcovanbastenfa7357

    @marcovanbastenfa7357

    Жыл бұрын

    They had help 😉🙌 I am a structural engineer with tgeir crude tech no way they could build it 😉

  • @italianlifestyle7911

    @italianlifestyle7911

    Жыл бұрын

    They sure were!

  • @bangbangrogers2750
    @bangbangrogers27503 жыл бұрын

    "Men will literally learn everything about ancient rome instead of going to therapy"

  • @jppalm3944
    @jppalm39443 жыл бұрын

    We can't build a bridge that last 50 years without it crumbling

  • @JeffersonSteelflexx

    @JeffersonSteelflexx

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can but I’m just built different

  • @snakeblade97

    @snakeblade97

    3 жыл бұрын

    They also haven't been driving 50 ton trucks on it everyday

  • @jppalm3944

    @jppalm3944

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@snakeblade97 true

  • @Novusod

    @Novusod

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@snakeblade97 There is a Roman bridge (Römerbrücke) in Trier Germany that 1800 years old. It survived both world wars and modern traffic still drives over it.

  • @MrBottlecapBill

    @MrBottlecapBill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Literally every major bridge near me is well over 50 years old. I don't know what you're talking about.

  • @camfarenheit71
    @camfarenheit713 жыл бұрын

    The colosseum is in my top ten places to visit. I’ll get there one day..

  • @champslim

    @champslim

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was really cool but I didn't get to go inside. It was closed.

  • @TengkuAmier

    @TengkuAmier

    3 жыл бұрын

    You should its amazing

  • @salinagrrrl69

    @salinagrrrl69

    3 жыл бұрын

    CV19 gotta clear l hope soon.

  • @dianeleach9097

    @dianeleach9097

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ive been Rome 4 times! The 4th time ..was only last week! And my first time in the colosseum! To try and imagine those times of people passing through the arches...going up the steep steps! You look into the underground part and try to imagine the fear of the prisoners..caged animals..etc..it really captures your imagination One day I hope they build a replica..like they have done with the Globe in London!! What a great feat for modern architects and to walk into a working colosseum...for maybe olympic games and film sets.

  • @tomlewis5542

    @tomlewis5542

    3 жыл бұрын

    We're all rooting for you

  • @Novusod
    @Novusod3 жыл бұрын

    The Colosseum is not actually named the Colosseum. It's real name is the Flavian Amphitheater. The name Colosseum comes from a nearby 100ft statue called the Colossus of Nero.

  • @alessandrocapozzi946

    @alessandrocapozzi946

    3 жыл бұрын

    Non esisteva più il colosso di Nerone, alla sua morte il senato romano decreto' la damnatio memoriae

  • @jasondifelice1559

    @jasondifelice1559

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alessandrocapozzi946I don't understand what you said but my father is from Abruzzi and Italian is such a beautiful language. I need to learn to speak Italian some day!

  • @robmartin217

    @robmartin217

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jasondifelice1559 me too....Abuzzese

  • @scottcrosby7643
    @scottcrosby76433 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been to over 50 countries and the Colosseum is my number one favorite site of all.

  • @davidpanton3192
    @davidpanton31923 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: the Colosseum wasn't called the Colosseum by the Romans. It was the Flavian Amphitheatre.

  • @vespasianflaviustheemperor7901

    @vespasianflaviustheemperor7901

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @wirroam

    @wirroam

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Lawtrina Kerkula What?

  • @UnchainedAmerica

    @UnchainedAmerica

    3 жыл бұрын

    Colosseum is a term we associated with the building despite the name changes.

  • @psychokinrazalon

    @psychokinrazalon

    3 жыл бұрын

    During the lifetime of the Flavian dynasty, I believe it was just called the amphitheater, and Flavian Amphitheater was adopted by later generations.

  • @droostale2520
    @droostale25203 жыл бұрын

    Do the Catacombs of Rome

  • @xxitsherbertxx4659

    @xxitsherbertxx4659

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @Stowneyo

    @Stowneyo

    3 жыл бұрын

    what

  • @Bevity

    @Bevity

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jamie Morgan Oooh a sass bag!

  • @Bevity

    @Bevity

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shoocleasius O’Neil I did them, but there were no skeletons, it was still cool though. I missed out on the Paris catacombs with the bones because I wasn't allowed to bring my backpack with me and they wouldn't watch it for me, so I was right there but couldn't go in.

  • @Stowneyo

    @Stowneyo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Bevity no you didn't

  • @bobbyhullfan1077
    @bobbyhullfan10773 жыл бұрын

    I have an old book that has a first hand account of a guy who went to see the gladiators. He wrote a letter to his brother telling him of the days events. He describes the crowd around him, the vendors, the colorful cloth they used to make the place look nice. He watched a sweet young woman he knew, who that morning cried because she saw a bird die, turn savage when the galdiators started fighting, she was taken in by it all. The show also had animals, parades, all kinds of events. They painted elephants and hippos, if I remember right. Wierd stuff. After a fight there was a crew who wore some kind of mask that represented death. They came out and killed any fighters who wounded but were not dead yet. They smashed their skulls in. They spread sand over the blood before the next event. After it was over the writer cursed the barbaric Romans and never wanted to see another show like that again.

  • @JustMyMadness

    @JustMyMadness

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’d love to read it. What’s the title.?

  • @gooblinslayer5702

    @gooblinslayer5702

    2 жыл бұрын

    whats the book name or letter?

  • @afellowamericanafellowamer5317

    @afellowamericanafellowamer5317

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gooblinslayer5702 I don't remember at the moment. I like the obscure, off the grid writers. Some of them were one hit wonders. I just moved, that book is packed away. I'll look for it when I unpack but that's going to be a while. I'll get back to here and post. We both might have long white beards by then, I have a lot packed up but its all off the floor on pallets.

  • @gooblinslayer5702

    @gooblinslayer5702

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@afellowamericanafellowamer5317 haaaa ok. Well if you ever do I would love to know.

  • @jeffersonott4357

    @jeffersonott4357

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@afellowamericanafellowamer5317 I been waiting 6 weeks… what’s up? Hahaha. Kidding.

  • @emems6620
    @emems66203 жыл бұрын

    As an Italian and history lover, I always like to hear how people pronounce latin words compared to the original sounds lol

  • @evvec1490

    @evvec1490

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Adam O nice

  • @ilaydaozsan8737

    @ilaydaozsan8737

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nobody knows how latin was pronounced

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ilaydaozsan8737 Incorrect

  • @evvec1490

    @evvec1490

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Adam O Why you go to German?

  • @evvec1490

    @evvec1490

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Adam O Lol

  • @SamadhiWorld
    @SamadhiWorld3 жыл бұрын

    The cement's essential ingredient, not mentioned, was "ash from Mount Vesuvius" that strengthen the concrete so much, it could harden under water, as evidenced by the huge bridge over the Rhine.

  • @donaldfschiff1229

    @donaldfschiff1229

    3 жыл бұрын

    Waterproof concrete was a foundational Roman engineering innovation. Their whole aqueduct system depended on it.

  • @thewatcher5271

    @thewatcher5271

    3 жыл бұрын

    I Thought Mount Vesuvius Erupted In 79 A.D. One Year Before The Colosseum Was Completed.

  • @jamesmoss3424
    @jamesmoss34243 жыл бұрын

    The Roman Colosseum is a legend in Italy. 😀👍🇮🇹🇺🇲

  • @SpearFisher85

    @SpearFisher85

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Adam O I hear it wasn't super popular with Early Christian's 🙄

  • @GoogleUserOne

    @GoogleUserOne

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hear there is a tower in Paris that is pretty famous too.

  • @jamesmoss3424

    @jamesmoss3424

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GoogleUserOne it is famous. 😀👍

  • @jamesmoss3424

    @jamesmoss3424

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SpearFisher85 I agree.

  • @tomlewis5542

    @tomlewis5542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing to be proud of

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena3 жыл бұрын

    Such a great feat of architecture and engineering at a time technology isn't advanced as today

  • @joshuatraffanstedt2695
    @joshuatraffanstedt26953 жыл бұрын

    I wish there was a way we could time travel to see significant events in human history. The construction of the coliseum, Egyptian pyramids, ancient Greek structures, pyramids of Mexico and South America, Stonehenge, etc. That would be bad ass. Even seeing medieval castles being built would be fantastic. Can you imagine all of the information and technology thats been lost throughout history?

  • @kylenewsome8439

    @kylenewsome8439

    11 ай бұрын

    All the history we know, here on this here ball we call earth.

  • @richardque4952

    @richardque4952

    9 ай бұрын

    What about the great wall?

  • @TheBlacGhost2093
    @TheBlacGhost20933 жыл бұрын

    The colosseum, The mother of all arenas. 🏟

  • @ianma4150

    @ianma4150

    3 жыл бұрын

    i forgot that emoji exists

  • @tomlewis5542

    @tomlewis5542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Whatever

  • @spaceman081447

    @spaceman081447

    3 жыл бұрын

    @El Negro Fantasma RE: "The colosseum, The mother of all arenas." Not exactly. The Hippodrome of Constantinople, built by Constantine the Great, was larger, both in its capacity and the amount of land it covered. a = Semimajor axis (half the length) b = Semiminor axis (half the width) π [pi] = 3.141592654 A = area of ellipse Colosseum Length =189 m a = Semimajor axis (half the length) = 94.5 m Width = 156 m b = Semiminor axis (half the width) = 78 m A = πab A = (3.14)(94.5 m)(78 m) A = 23,157 m² Capacity = 65,000 Hippodrome of Constantinople Length = 450 m a = Semimajor axis (half the length) = 225 m Width = 130 m b = Semiminor axis (half the width) = 65 m A = πab A = (3.14)(225 m)(65 m) A = 45,946 m² Capacity = 100,000 References: (1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum (2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodrome_of_Constantinople

  • @tedhursh7672
    @tedhursh76723 жыл бұрын

    As a contractor, I am totally amazed at the construction of Rome........they developed "hydraulic cement", that could be poured under water.....Amazing feats of construction

  • @atompunk456
    @atompunk4563 жыл бұрын

    That's some impressive architecture from ancient times I find it hard that something as complex as the colosseum didn't collapse on in itself in the few years it was open

  • @ghostface3655
    @ghostface36553 жыл бұрын

    What a great video! Thank you! One of the few videos on YT that I wanted to continue.

  • @Divasuzyq
    @Divasuzyq3 жыл бұрын

    I visited Rome and The Colosseum about 17 years ago. Absolutely awesome. I’ll never forget it. Glad I took lots of pics.

  • @Lee.Higginbotham
    @Lee.Higginbotham3 жыл бұрын

    One of the most impressive things about the Colleseum is its still standing!! And to see it in person is something spectacular!! I was there late 80's. It was November cloudy drizzling rain. No crowds. Easy in. Rome is a great city to explore!!

  • @jow.6605
    @jow.66053 жыл бұрын

    What amazes me is how the architects and engineers were able to calculate the dimensions of the building, how much stone to get, how thick and strong it had to be, with just technology like an abacus. How do you do math with Roman numerals?

  • @IJustFiguredThisOut

    @IJustFiguredThisOut

    Ай бұрын

    They didn't actually write down calculations, doing long division or multiplication the way you are thinking using Roman numerals. MMMMDXXIV / LXXXVII = LII, yeah that would be a nightmare. I mean I could be wrong. I'm sure there were some idiots at the time that thought they knew everything that would do that. But from what I understand depending on what needs to be calculated, there are different ways of doing it, but the more common way at the time would have been using something called an Abacus. It is a device that looks very similar to a child's toy we have today, with 10 rows/rods representing each number, and beads/balls you can slide back and forth on each one of those rods to calculate things. Some of them are different from each other to be able to do different types of calculations. This device is actually still used even today all over the world for a variety of reasons, but it's not something that most people today would ever have the need to use.

  • @CashelOConnolly
    @CashelOConnolly3 жыл бұрын

    Wow the last time I looked you had just over two thousand subscribers now it’s over two million. Remarkable and well deserved 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @vickilindberg6336
    @vickilindberg63362 жыл бұрын

    We don't have cable TV so programs like Weird history are a true joy. Thank you

  • @TheGoodMMADog
    @TheGoodMMADog3 жыл бұрын

    This is the best channel in KZread, humor, history, perfect video length.

  • @YoreHistory
    @YoreHistory3 жыл бұрын

    I was able to make a trip back in 2008 where I traced the northern and eastern extent of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent...the Colosseum was simply amazing. Standing there I could imagine the generations of Romans and others who sat there and watched games, entertainment etc...actual people that lived out there short or long lives. Amazing.

  • @Fullyloaded_00

    @Fullyloaded_00

    6 ай бұрын

    Was it cool, or did you hear any great stories or legends?

  • @morrisyarnell6083
    @morrisyarnell60834 ай бұрын

    Having seen the colosseum in person what impressed me the most was the size of it. Just climbing from bottom to top is an adventure in heart rhythm. Seeing it makes one profoundly small in comparison. Great video, informative.

  • @KyleThill
    @KyleThill3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making that available to us. Very enjoyable and educational.

  • @WILLIAM1690WALES
    @WILLIAM1690WALES3 жыл бұрын

    A word to the wise after being there several times if you plan to visit don’t just turn up on the day book ahead it saves a lot of time and hassle..

  • @tomlewis5542

    @tomlewis5542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah no thanks

  • @SK22000
    @SK220003 жыл бұрын

    I bet seeing a fight was amazing and gruesome at the same time

  • @ambermaccraig7316
    @ambermaccraig73163 жыл бұрын

    Subscribed! Please make new ones about Egypt and Rome. Thank you, your channel is awesome!

  • @clayreibafarshan6883
    @clayreibafarshan68833 жыл бұрын

    Suddenly I have the urgency to watch "Il Gladiatore" once again

  • @larueboysproductions3448
    @larueboysproductions34483 жыл бұрын

    Bro it’s so good it’s not even weird anymore

  • @massimo.f1973
    @massimo.f19733 жыл бұрын

    Amphitheatrum Flavium The name "Colosseum" only spread in the Middle Ages, and derives from the popular deformation of the Latin adjective "colosseum" (which can be translated into "colossal", as it appeared in the Early Middle Ages among the one or two-storey houses) or, more likely, from the proximity of the colossal acrolithic statue of Nero that stood nearby.

  • @marsbit1711
    @marsbit17113 жыл бұрын

    i’ve been watching your channel since you covered the radioactive boyscout. love your videos!

  • @donovanreimer2324
    @donovanreimer23243 жыл бұрын

    This is a really nice video. Smooth and easy to watch.

  • @chrisdooley6468
    @chrisdooley64683 жыл бұрын

    Watching it in documentaries and on YT here it’s very different to seeing it in person. Much isn’t open to the public anymore and one thing that struck me was a definite sense of just how many tens of thousands of people and exotic animals died in front of you when on the stage level. It’s actually kinda sad but certainly the engineering involved is mind blowing.

  • @sheliadavid9933
    @sheliadavid99333 жыл бұрын

    Please Do a video on the Dust Bowl and the struggles it contained during that time period!

  • @arnaldorentes5371
    @arnaldorentes53713 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, lots of information I didn't know! As a contribution, the upper floors were built with tuffa, porous and light volcanic rock, saving the foundation loads.

  • @frankholt4325
    @frankholt43253 жыл бұрын

    A great video the Colosseum is on my bucket list.

  • @AppalachianHistoryDetectives
    @AppalachianHistoryDetectives3 жыл бұрын

    I’m an Architect and we studied this building while in University studies. One interesting tidbit was how it was paid for. Jerusalem was sacked in 69/70 AD and the Temple Treasury was robbed of its Gold which was substantial to pay for it. It may not have paid for all of it but certainly a great deal of it.

  • @robmartin217

    @robmartin217

    2 жыл бұрын

    Judea capta....Judea is crushed...

  • @bloomingaccents
    @bloomingaccents3 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are great, I just wish they were much longer. We love ancient history. How about the mostly unknown islands of Greece? Follow the path of Odysseus

  • @majaldinho
    @majaldinho3 жыл бұрын

    You guys are increadible. . I just loved it.. Keep on going.

  • @AllSingingAllDancing
    @AllSingingAllDancing3 жыл бұрын

    I loved this one! Do you have one about the acropolis? Thanks for another great video.

  • @zach7193
    @zach71933 жыл бұрын

    Impressive feat of architecture. One of the wonders of the world. Reminds me of the Gladiator. With all its glory.

  • @penguin44ca
    @penguin44ca3 жыл бұрын

    All i know is that it wasn't built in a day!

  • @kaidenellingson5314
    @kaidenellingson53142 жыл бұрын

    By far my favorite KZread channel - maybe make a video on The Van Halen brothers ?

  • @stephendowling6200
    @stephendowling6200 Жыл бұрын

    Great informative video!! Thank you!!

  • @beaudaniel1370
    @beaudaniel13703 жыл бұрын

    1:15 wtf is that? looks like 14th century not 1 century?

  • @FagnerDeschain

    @FagnerDeschain

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeap, it's the wrong picture for sure.

  • @Drpepperspray1010

    @Drpepperspray1010

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine having a job all about history and you can’t even tell the difference between 65 and 1500 ad

  • @gustavfrye2736

    @gustavfrye2736

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Drpepperspray1010 I'm pretty sure he knows, I just dont know why he put it there

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gustavfrye2736 I think so too, it is quite hard not to know the difference between Medieval and Classical art whether you like history or not.

  • @FagnerDeschain

    @FagnerDeschain

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Drpepperspray1010 There's no need to be disrespectful. It's a minor problem and anyone could have done the same.

  • @poopycarrot
    @poopycarrot3 жыл бұрын

    Talk about Hagia Sophia!! It’s so gorgeous and it has such an interesting history.

  • @martinpope3835
    @martinpope38353 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate this video...very interested in this subject. thanks.

  • @Charles-if9bw
    @Charles-if9bw3 жыл бұрын

    Great video! But when's the next time line?

  • @cryptoenthusiast724
    @cryptoenthusiast7243 жыл бұрын

    ''Weird History'' you inspired us to create our KZread Channel!🙏

  • @sergoldenhandthejust1495

    @sergoldenhandthejust1495

    3 жыл бұрын

    good luck with the channel and ill def throw you a sub ;)

  • @ghostface3655

    @ghostface3655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Subbed to you, gonna binge watch some videos today!

  • @dustyyshellz1320

    @dustyyshellz1320

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought toptenz did??

  • @luggnutgaspar757
    @luggnutgaspar7573 жыл бұрын

    Travertine is soft and easy to shape with a hammer chisel. The dust and pebble left over probably became a component in the cement. I was a marble shop journeyman, this is my guess. This was also used to fill in the natural holes in Travertine. Being a light beige color it probably was cooler than any alternatives. Limestone is also a good choice seen on Corfu Island in the Kings castle there and the fort built by the Venetian Italians during their conquest of that island.

  • @AndriaBieberDesigns
    @AndriaBieberDesigns3 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos!!

  • @atylerpearce
    @atylerpearce Жыл бұрын

    I see this for the first time next week!!! Much excite!

  • @unspeakableexperiments7699
    @unspeakableexperiments76993 жыл бұрын

    Could you do a video on the history of the Original World Trade Center (The Twin Towers)? I think it would be a fitting tribute to the storied history of the buildings, considering how the month of September is nearly upon us.

  • @Tyler-xe1es

    @Tyler-xe1es

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is a bad topic, could easily sink a channel. To many politics and skeptics on what really happend with that crap show that cost so many lives.

  • @apex8573

    @apex8573

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Tyler-xe1es if it’s the truth and the history of the event. And how would it sink a channel just because they did a video that some people wouldn’t agree with. Come on it might be a hard topic but it’s your history should we just forget that history because it’s a “bad topic”.

  • @robmartin217

    @robmartin217

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@apex8573 Thank you....exactly the way these idiots are removing statues...ie...confederacy, Columbus..etc....

  • @insertname1014
    @insertname10143 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been there. Always wondered how they made it. How could it be so big, grand and tall with the modern equipment we have today?

  • @user-ge4uk9ui8y

    @user-ge4uk9ui8y

    3 жыл бұрын

    roman apartament buildings were up to 9 stories tall

  • @manuelvalencia2204
    @manuelvalencia22043 жыл бұрын

    Great facts on this, keep it coming!!!

  • @TonyFreeman-LocoTonyF
    @TonyFreeman-LocoTonyF3 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @salinagrrrl69
    @salinagrrrl693 жыл бұрын

    The Col was a well known type of structure. It was simply a theatre plan minus the stage, SUPER SIZED & mirrored.

  • @spiderlime
    @spiderlime3 жыл бұрын

    i wonder just how much could the viewers see in the higher levels, and how much time and effort it took to climb all those stairs...

  • @Wallyworld30

    @Wallyworld30

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's not any different than nose bleed section of sports stadiums today. If anything they would have a better view than we get today.

  • @ewor99
    @ewor992 жыл бұрын

    nobody knows how the tartarians built these amazing buildings, they were way more advanced than us

  • @asullivan4047
    @asullivan4047 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting & informative. The toilets although crude added the Midas touch to the completion of the colosseum.

  • @whimsymaker
    @whimsymaker3 жыл бұрын

    I agree.....feature the catacombs

  • @Foose3535
    @Foose35353 жыл бұрын

    I love this guy giving us all wonderful beautiful history videos. Bless this man we must protect him at all costs.

  • @jakehewitt2697
    @jakehewitt26976 ай бұрын

    Cool video. I did want to know the actual techniques of construction though. Like how did they build the frame and how did they pour the cement etc

  • @BrittneyStarling
    @BrittneyStarling3 жыл бұрын

    I really love this channel

  • @ISGBaby
    @ISGBaby3 жыл бұрын

    All of it. I liked all of it the most.

  • @RickClark58
    @RickClark583 жыл бұрын

    I am curious as to why the Romans never invented steam engines. They had all the components they needed to do so, but never did. If they had, we would all be speaking Latin right now, and without a dark age, we would probably be working on a mining ship in the asteriod belt. The movie Aliens would have been Roman Centurions instead of Marines. :)

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    The same reason Russia and Austro-Hungary opposed it: a bunch of workers in one place and a bunch of people out of jobs would cause instability and the erosion of the economic and political power of the elite.

  • @CamAlert2

    @CamAlert2

    3 жыл бұрын

    They "had" steam engines (see aeolipile), however it was seen as nothing but a novelty and was of no practical use to anyone. Not enough investigation and experimentation was performed I suppose.

  • @RickClark58

    @RickClark58

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CamAlert2 Those weren't steam engines just novelties as you say. They knew steam produced work, they had piston technology and could transfer energy via a drive train yet never put it all together. Seems odd to me.

  • @Saiko586

    @Saiko586

    3 жыл бұрын

    They never invented stirrups which would make much easier manouverability of horse riders... but you ponder how is it that they never invented steam engine

  • @RickClark58

    @RickClark58

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Saiko586 Because they had all the necessary components to make a steam engine. The Romans were very good about innovating from existing technology. It is just curious that they never put the pieces together. It would have been a huge military advantage and of course could have ushered in the industrial revolution 2000 years ago.

  • @philhewett1601
    @philhewett16013 жыл бұрын

    Concrete...awesome stuff and more ancient than most folks are aware of.

  • @freejay3
    @freejay33 жыл бұрын

    Well edited ... made it interesting

  • @death541000
    @death5410003 жыл бұрын

    EARLY!!!! Love it!!!!

  • @alienalchemist
    @alienalchemist3 жыл бұрын

    4:44 That's where Narancia got impaled.

  • @angelplays4247

    @angelplays4247

    3 жыл бұрын

    Noo don't remind me

  • @trevorlahey8489
    @trevorlahey84893 жыл бұрын

    Can your next video on the Roman Empire be about the concept of Roman citizenship: the benefits, duties and powers associated with it, as well as the various ways to obtain it? Such as the concept of obtaining citizenship through military service as you mentioned in this video. It'd be interesting if you brought up the story of St. Paul, who avoided being tortured by a centurion by the grace of his citizenship. It'd be great to see an in-depth video on the topic.

  • @barankhodadi1695
    @barankhodadi16953 жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the music that starts at 4:55 it had been used in previous videos of this channel! Please does anyone know?

  • @gltchy971
    @gltchy9713 жыл бұрын

    Waiting for timeline 1985.

  • @rudevalve
    @rudevalve3 жыл бұрын

    Certified Gold!!!!!

  • @lorinedrow8150
    @lorinedrow81503 жыл бұрын

    Im glad i subed ive learned so much..

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner10 ай бұрын

    A+ video! So fascinating, what a glorious structure! I am going to check to see if they sell model sets for it (like model car sets).

  • @sergoldenhandthejust1495
    @sergoldenhandthejust14953 жыл бұрын

    If I could choose to live in any time period as a rich and powerful man, I'd definitely choose ancient rome!

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    I suggest absolutist France as there you had the most power. Just hope it will be during the early 18th century before the Revolution.

  • @Darvin-Hams-burner-account

    @Darvin-Hams-burner-account

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Vrangelrip how would life be in that peroid?

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Darvin-Hams-burner-account good as long as you're rich

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    @The Nova renaissance there was much better technology during the 18th century. And you were more likely to die of assasination in the Middle Ages than the Age of Revolutions.

  • @Vrangelrip

    @Vrangelrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    @The Nova renaissance I guess

  • @kandikoatedvegan9165
    @kandikoatedvegan91653 жыл бұрын

    @WeirdHistory I would love to see a vid of the construction of Stone Hinge.

  • @Vonavi
    @Vonavi3 жыл бұрын

    Been there , still the best thing I've seen in my life . You have to visit it !

  • @ukeyaoitrash2618
    @ukeyaoitrash26183 жыл бұрын

    They just reopened the circus maximus as an opera house as well! They said it "took a few weeks" to make it ready to serve as a huge (they needed something big enough to allow for physical distancing thats why) modern opera theatre, but considering its like 2000 years old and also build to be a racing circuit, I think thats pretty damn impressive!

  • @masterbruce556
    @masterbruce5563 жыл бұрын

    What happened to the 1980's videos?

  • @WeirdHistory

    @WeirdHistory

    3 жыл бұрын

    Coming back this Sunday

  • @masterbruce556

    @masterbruce556

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WeirdHistory Oh awesome. Can't wait.

  • @tomlewis5542

    @tomlewis5542

    3 жыл бұрын

    They called and wanted them back

  • @jameshartwell4345
    @jameshartwell43453 жыл бұрын

    Chariot set = jet set.

  • @kalashrestha3251
    @kalashrestha32512 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video

  • @hollynelson4850
    @hollynelson48503 жыл бұрын

    incredible ancient works of that magnitude All though slave build the dimensions and along with the arrangement of pillars and seating arrangement carefully thought of. Unfortunate that the architect remains unknown. But aside from that fact being able to flood and drain the floors for deferent events is amazing. Great film and documentary thank you Signed Kevin Wise

  • @sergoldenhandthejust1495
    @sergoldenhandthejust14953 жыл бұрын

    The 3 dislikes are most likely middle school kids that don't understand yet how entertaining history really is :'( they will one day, they will one day!

  • @danieltadros3262
    @danieltadros32623 жыл бұрын

    When Rome fell in 476ad the knowledge of how to make concrete was lost for about 100 years.

  • @apex8573

    @apex8573

    3 жыл бұрын

    You think that’s bad when they fell the world lost indoor plumbing. And that shit was lost for over a thousand years. Imagine what the world would be like if they didn’t lose it.

  • @danieltadros3262

    @danieltadros3262

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@apex8573 You do have a point. Indoor plumbing as we know it today didn't exist until the late 19th century. I am very grateful for indoor plumbing.

  • @nikhilstephen6177
    @nikhilstephen61773 жыл бұрын

    Thanks this helped me with my assignment

  • @Somedayillmakeahistoryvideo
    @Somedayillmakeahistoryvideo3 жыл бұрын

    I'd actually love to see a video about the construction of the theodosian walls of constantinople. Been kinda obsessed with the byzantine history lately.

  • @mipralco
    @mipralco3 жыл бұрын

    How about BC and AD ditch the woke Common Era

  • @charlynegezze8536

    @charlynegezze8536

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, all eras will be "current" or "common" or whatever that nonsense is supposed to mean. Get rid of it! So confusing.

  • @druidriley3163

    @druidriley3163

    3 жыл бұрын

    The BC and AD are being ditched. Civilization moves on. Don't be a snowflake.

  • @cammacgregor9354

    @cammacgregor9354

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@druidriley3163 LOL...you don't even know what a Snowflake is...a Political Correctness turd. Wake up, boy

  • @yaranov5214
    @yaranov52143 жыл бұрын

    Waiting for timeline 1985

  • @honestmarc
    @honestmarc3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent channel

  • @michaelhowell2326
    @michaelhowell23263 жыл бұрын

    I was watching a show on the Coliseum and it was said the Naval Battles actually only took place a few times early in its life. All the locker rooms and cages under the stage made it impossible after installation.

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