What's your favorite Greek temple?

@Latexhandske

4 ай бұрын

Ooohhhh, why don`t you ask me the meaning of life? My heart is at Parthenon, my brian is at Knossos and my soul is in Delphi. But all my ceramic is ICAROS from Rodos ❤

@jperez7893

4 ай бұрын

Artemis. I do wonder though how a temple that big is leveled to the ground. It would probably have taken as much effort to destroy it than build it. What did they do to it

@deanedge5988

4 ай бұрын

Selinunte in Sicily is very beguiling. Not just the remnants of the huge major temples but the cult sites of Demeter and Hecate. All remarkable survivals as the site was abandoned from pre-roman times until the early modern period. It is a very special place.

@martinbassi7457

4 ай бұрын

The Temple of Apollo at Delphi for its importance in the ancient classical world and where it is located which is quite breath taking like Machu Picchu.

@hape3862

4 ай бұрын

The Temple of Aphaia on the Island of Aigina.

crazy to think that most of the Hellenic built cities and temples are actually in the eastern coast of the aegean

@ManuelBravo

4 ай бұрын

That's right, the Ancient Greek world occupied not only present-day Greece, but also Turkey, Egypt, and the south of Italy, as well as well as many other city-states along the mediterranean.

@MattStrand1985

4 ай бұрын

Greek cities as far as Afghanistan

@user-pg1ib2lg2q

4 ай бұрын

There were Mycenaean (and Minoan) colonies in Asia Minor in the Bronze Age. Very, very long history.

@kosmas173

4 ай бұрын

the eastern coast of the meditareanean had been greek for thousands of years until 1922

@PRH123

4 ай бұрын

There are more intact Greek temples in Sicily than in Greece :)

The temple of Apollo at Didyma will always have a special place in my heart. As it was the subject of my first Architectural history and theory essay at uni.

@krzysztofzobek8996

4 ай бұрын

There I was in 2007 and 2013. Only few columns, but Temple ruins magnificent and fantastic.

@seahawk124

4 ай бұрын

@@krzysztofzobek8996 Yeah, that is what I wrote in the essay. Paraphrasing this a lot (it was 20+ years ago) "Due to its unfinished nature and earthquakes only a few full remaining columns survive in the present day."

They are worth visiting when visiting Turkey. There are well preserved Greek temples up and down its coast.

Manuel, I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your videos. It is a good day when I find one posted for us. Thank you for making them.

@ManuelBravo

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

数十年前、私もここを訪れました。なぜ、ここに、こんな巨大な神殿があるのか不思議でなりませんでしたし、内部構造も、その保存状態の良さも、不思議でした。このビデオで少しは理解できましたが、やはり古代の大きな不思議の一つであることに変わりはありません。繊細な装飾と上質な巨大石のスケール感はほんとうに見事です。

There are many beautiful temples from ancient Hellas but after a month ago I have to the the *Palace of Aigai* near the city of Αιγές/Aiges in Makedonia. This was built by Phillip II at the centre of the Makedonia. Alexander started his conquest from this place! You should really come and see it if you can! It open a month ago after 16 years of revocations! It was completely deserted but we found it’s foundations and they tried to reconstruct some of it! It was so huge that it could fit three Parthenons inside of it and still have space!

@annwilliams6438

4 ай бұрын

Wow! That sounds incredible. I hope to be able to visit Macedonia sometime. It is such as a fascinating part of the world.

@GeoBBB123

4 ай бұрын

@@annwilliams6438 You'll be visiting Macedonia in Greece - fyi

@kosmasgvl1615

3 ай бұрын

​@@annwilliams6438Macedonian lands you should visit in Greece is pella the born place of alexander the great

@mileg5723

3 ай бұрын

​@annwilliams6438 ofcourse you can go!!it's in Greece next to Thessalonica!!!!and really it's amazing place!!you can see there even the place where Alexander the Great was crowned as king of Greeks!

@Kolious_Thrace

3 ай бұрын

@@annwilliams6438 it worths a visit! This is the place we’re Alexander crowned King after his father’s death. Near to this place is Vergina, where we have founded the tomb of Philip II, Alexander’s father and you can see his tomb, crown, armour, and various belongings. It’s weird and fascinating to walk on places that “those people” have walked before!

It's absolutely stunning! To think nothing of this scale would be seen again until Hagia Sophia in Constantinople a thousand years later and St. Peter's in Rome a thousand years after that! Amazing!

@John_O_Connor

3 ай бұрын

Only that the Great Pyramids of Egypt were greater, larger, older and are still standing 😊

@thomaxtube

3 ай бұрын

@@John_O_Connorand there’s a pyramid in Bosnia (I’ve had pleasure to visit) 😊 It’s twice the size of Giza, and perfectly aligned and there are 2000 pyramids around the world on specific leylines, so are all these temples - the ancient advanced civilizations of the past - In plain sight - as we collectively learn to drop the old- minuscule- school taught version of humanity’s history and evolution timeline Making room for for a far greater and more ancient understanding of the world we live in. Greco- Romans simply inherited these places from the previous global civilization following in their footsteps becoming more and more material/ deanser, as that was the time of densification of consciousness and our bodies - the pendulum has now changed direction, thus we’re becoming more aware of the spiritual reality and the past that was more connected to its power. civilizations of the past, with their bodies far larger than ours, for which we only have stories of giants and titans/ large bone discoveries and tall doorways of ancient buildings and temples, all around the world, . - left for us to now piece together better understanding of history and evolution. Listening souls evolution from anthroposophical perspective, makes it easier to see it all together as deeper understanding and a living science, that sees beyond the material confines of our upbringing.

@thomaxtube

3 ай бұрын

⁠and there’s a pyramid in Bosnia (I’ve had pleasure to visit) 😊 It’s twice the size of Giza, and perfectly aligned and there are 2000 pyramids around the world on specific leylines, so are all these temples - the ancient advanced civilizations of the past - In plain sight - as we collectively learn to drop the old- minuscule- school taught version of humanity’s history and evolution timeline Making room for for a far greater and more ancient understanding of the world we live in. Greco- Romans simply inherited these places from the previous global civilization following in their footsteps becoming more and more material/ deanser, as that was the time of densification of consciousness and our bodies - the pendulum has now changed direction, thus we’re becoming more aware of the spiritual reality and the past that was more connected to its power. civilizations of the past, with their bodies far larger than ours, for which we only have stories of giants and titans/ large bone discoveries and tall doorways of ancient buildings and temples, all around the world, . - left for us to now piece together better understanding of history and evolution. Listening souls evolution from anthroposophical perspective, makes it easier to see it all together as deeper understanding and a living science, that sees beyond the material confines of our upbringing.

@JoshuaChild84

3 ай бұрын

Pantheon? The Baths of Diocletian? There were definitely some structures prior.

@SpartanLeonidas1821

2 ай бұрын

@@John_O_ConnorWell, the very basic nature of the Pyramid is what keeps it standing. Unless you believe Columned Temples should be more durable design than a simplistic stacked Pyramid? 🤔 Or the Colossus of Rhodes? I can keep the list going 😅

I've been watching you for years Manny and I think you have the best channel about ancient sites on KZread. Very nice!

@ManuelBravo

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you enjoy my videos!

I've visited Greece and some other ancient sites. It's amazing how much rubble there is. I for one would support restacking as many of the old stones as possible, not to fully restore the structure, just to integrate what we have.

@panakoz13

3 ай бұрын

Because of the erosion on the ruble, the process to do this takes for ever. As the builders have to create one of a kind pieces to help them fit i

@Tigs2

3 ай бұрын

A full laser scan of each rock would quickly allow AI to rebuild whatever the remains represent.

@georgetsapekis

26 күн бұрын

@@Tigs2 It's not the lack of technology, rather than the approach has to be as such as to preserve the maximum of what's left.

@Tigs2

26 күн бұрын

@@georgetsapekis 100% agreed George 👍

Never heard about this particular temple before. Thanks from Caracas, Venezuela.

In the island of Sicily there were 2 doric temples, on in Akragas ( Agrigento) and the second in Selinous, that were almost as big. So they could built gigantic temples of the doric style

@LUIS-ox1bv

2 ай бұрын

Correct.

It's always the British museum if your car stereo gets nicked check London probably on display

@decrepitfrogman8814

Күн бұрын

I’m real tired of that populist talking point. I’m not even British, but it’s clear that without the massive curation and preservation efforts of that institution that many important artifacts would have been lost to history or illegally sold to private traders, or literally still just buried in the ground. Archeology is a relatively new field of study and many people frankly didn’t care, or didn’t know about their own peoples history and to this day if it hadn’t been for the early enthusiasm of the west, many of these places would never have been maintained or preserved. Why would the Turks care for Greek history? To many of the Turks the destruction of their history is a symbol of the triumph of their people.

What a great way to welcome the new year! Would have loved to see this temple in its heyday, but thank you for bringing it back to life

@majortom4543

4 ай бұрын

Then, there are people like me who have never set foot on Europe. For unlucky reasons. Im the ONLY member in my Family who hasnt been there. And i feel like an ignorant person for it. I wish i could go back in time and do things differently. But that is not how it works. Right now im debating if i should go on a organizing spree in my room, or go out to the gym. I need both. But which is more important right now? Also its getting kind of late. Gym is still open, but when i come back i will have to go soon to sleep.

@stephenchappell7512

4 ай бұрын

​@@majortom4543 This is not Europe During Roman times Ionia formed the Roman province of Asia

I wish I would have seen this facinating and informative video before I went to Turkey and visited the one standing column that remains of the Temple of Artemis instead. May your travels in Turkey include Troy, the Hittite capital Hattusha, Catal Huyuk and oldest of them all Gobekli Tepe. Not to mention Miletus considered by some to be the birthplace of Greek philosophy.

Since i will never get to see the ancient Greek temples in person..........I did visit the "temple" you showed in Nashville, TN.......it was very impressive and surprised to find it there when i visited the State..........just found your channel and subbed......enjoying the vids...great job...

Detailed closeups, and thorough narration of history and details of the buildings. Thanks.

Very interesting, thanks so much.

The Graeco-Roman civilization is so wonderful. Thank you for this video.

@tilesremapa

4 ай бұрын

This is greek civilization my friend, not graeco-roman

@PlanetIscandar

4 ай бұрын

​@@tilesremapa Also, most if not all Roman buildings were built either by Greek architects or by their students.

@gp123lIlI

4 ай бұрын

@@tilesremapahe said some construction was done by romans in 130ad at 13:25

@user-bc5kq5op8f

3 ай бұрын

@@tilesremapa that's right, I have a question. Why greeks never fought Romans. Never heard of any war of that kind. Unlike they neighbours in the north Illyrians who fought Romans for over 250 years.

@tilesremapa

3 ай бұрын

@@user-bc5kq5op8f of course they fought, but they lost. How do you think Romans conquered the greek peninsula? Using peace?

Thank you Manuel on behalf of all Greeks.

Manuel - Thanks for a fascinating video of an astonishing place! How extraordinary it must have been! Greetings from Crete...

I was in Athens, Ephesus, Miletus and Didyma! There are some truly impressive temples in Ionia. Pergamon is also mind blowing!

@georgekanavaros1842

3 ай бұрын

Yes, Hellenism still lives ........... survived through much barbarism !!!

So many builders would have come and gone building just one of these temples - they should be appreciated much more

It’s great to hear this from someone who understands the architecture and nomenclature of ancient building, thank you.

The culture of Greece is scattered throughout the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Great voice acting and great content! Good luck!

@user-bc5kq5op8f

4 ай бұрын

I thought the same until I gone deeper in history and the so called greeks disappearing the more you learn.

@johnsherfey3675

4 ай бұрын

And all the way over into Pakistan and India.

@hulking_presence

4 ай бұрын

@@johnsherfey3675 wrong. Buildings, archeology? Yes. But not the culture. There's no greek culture left in Pakistan or India. Or even the black sea - greeks in Ukraine and Russia are basically russified.

@user-bc5kq5op8f

4 ай бұрын

@@hulking_presence strange because there are Albanian communities in all those countries you mentioned, but that not surprised considering that Alexander the Great was not greek in the first place.

@kosmasgvl1615

3 ай бұрын

Αλέξανδρος ο μέγας.. Was pure greek macedonian..his father φίλιππος unify Greeks .. I suggest you to read more about ancient greek civilization.. communism didn't work good in Albanian education system 😢

I love greek history 😍

Great job, very interesting.

love ancient european & mediterranean history, thank you

Awesome video. Thanks! Ancient Greece and Turkey must be really cool to see in person.

@user-xt2cr1dy6i

Күн бұрын

Hello friend.What do u mean with "ancient Greece and Turkey"? It's Greece and occupied Greece,which is todays Turkey.The original Turks (less than 10 per cent in todays Turkey Turks r of Turkish dna) came in Asia Minor just 11-12 centuries ago.I don't mean to bother u,but these guys r still causing problems to us.They r TAKERS and nothing is enaf 4 them.NEVER.History is the mother of Knowledge and Philosophy is the real Greek Religion..(GOD BLESS) Apostolis Konstantinou. THESSALONIKI-HELLAS

Excelente video Manuel! Amo la cultura y arquitectura de la antigua Grecia. Haber estado en el Partenón de Atenas ha sido uno de los mejores momentos de mi vida. Gracias a tus videos ahora conozco este nuevo templo que planeo visitar, así como la réplica del Partenón en Nashville.

Nothing can compare with Parthenon nor other Greek or Roman structure. There is golden ratio and other techniques/ technologies which are unique.

I've had the opportunity to visit almost all Greek temples in Greater Greece (Greece, Italy, Turkey) and these videos make me so happy to revisit them all. Awesome information too. Keep up the great work.

Thank you for the video! Just one thought. In the centre of Athens there is some ruins of the temple of Olympian Zeus which was significantly bigger than the Parthenon and the biggest among the temples in Greece.

@LUIS-ox1bv

2 ай бұрын

Correct.

Very interesting. Was not aware of this temple with the 23 semesters of college and all of the architecture history classes I have taken. Glad to have found your informative video. Keep up the great work my friend! 😎

This is one of my absolute favourite Greek temples and you've covered the subject very well🙏

@Aleks._v_en

10 күн бұрын

Not greek !!!

I hope you can also recreate the palace of Persepolis before it got burned

@TWOCOWS1

4 ай бұрын

💕

Gran trabajo, felicitaciones Manuel!

I did not know that there was any Greek temple that was so huge . I am a history buff so I have because of this , I have seen many photos of ruins , including Greek ruins of temples . I had no idea that there were Greek temples that huge , as I already said . I am from Colombia.

Thank you, from a Greek admirer of your channel

Love your content !

Thank you for making such entertaining and informative videos. I would never have even heard of these temples if it wasn't for your video.

Espectacular, no se puede creer el tamaño. Pude estar en el partenon y es gigantesco. No imagino el tamaño de los demás. Gracias por el video ❤

And yet another impressive and fascinating video added to your channel. Thank you for sharing! You produce some of the very best material about past architecture and city planning.

Manuel every time I see one of your videos and hear the explanation I feel a little wiser thank you God blees you

Love your passion for these amazing creations. I've never seen this temple in so much detail and knew so little about it. Thankyou.

Im excited that I am able to see all of this behind your eyes. Your a great explorer; keep it up.

I would much appreciate this video to be in Spanish. It's amazing and I would love to share it with my Spanish speaking loved ones.❤❤❤

Excellent video. One of your best, Manuel.

4:28 Almost twice as wide, twice as long, twice as tall... The Temple of Apollo is almost EIGHT times as large as The Parthenon.

I always learn so much watching your wonderful videos. Thank you!

Thank you for your video ,greetings from 🇬🇷

Please keep teaching us these architectural terms, I love to learn this stuff!

Wonderful tour. Well explained. Really learned & now have further appreciation of the sites. Thank you.

Manuel, you are a good dude. Thank you for producing such quality videos about such great things

So glad I came across your video series. I find them so educational and enjoyable. Thank you for the work you put into them and for posting them.

If you ask Turkish people about the origin of these cities and their monuments, they will say that they are Roman!

@ManuelBravo

4 ай бұрын

Most Greek cities were eventually conquered by the Romans, so there are also Roman remains on them.

@user-bc5kq5op8f

3 ай бұрын

@@ManuelBravo and yet there is no records of geeks fighting the Romans..... Not a single one mmmmmm Very very strange I wonder.......

@Komdwy

3 ай бұрын

​@@user-bc5kq5op8fHuh?

@tonivoul1971

3 ай бұрын

They can't accept the truth the ground they walk was owned by Greeks and not some kind of ancient turkey because turkey was nothing but hordes in central Asia

@CIHANOZEL-ij6vd

3 ай бұрын

We can say greek for ruins only in ionia. Other regions was native anatolians who are efeceted from greek culture

Excellent explanation and video, there so much of the ancient Greek world that we have yet to learn or understand. Thank the gods they were very big in writing and documenting for us and the future generations of humans to enjoy and learn from this great civilization. I am so amazed at how beautifully vast an area that the ancient Greek world occupied..

Watching this really makes you wonder how these massive stone temples got to be in so much damage. Like what could have caused that much destruction to solid stone?

@manifestingcocreator3221

4 ай бұрын

Invaders destroy them very sad

@varana

4 ай бұрын

No invaders. *rolleyes The oracle's importance declined in later antquity, so there was less money to continue building and for the upkeep of the existing structure, especially after the cult of the oracle ceased altogether during the 4th century. Then, the city got hit by massive earthquakes in the 7th and 15th century, destroying the town and the temple. The temple's remains were also scavenged for building materials in later centuries, which is quite normal for sites like this.

@gp123lIlI

4 ай бұрын

@@varanainvader spotted

@98Zai

3 ай бұрын

Almost everything from this time is gone. It's a wonder that anything remains. They used to pulverize and burn marble to extract the lime for mortar in the dark ages.

@3eschmitt

3 ай бұрын

As Christianity became dominant after the fall of Rome there were organized attacks on classical "pagan" art, architecture and literature by Christian zealots. This is a quote from the bible "AND YE SHALL OVERTHROW THEIR ALTARS, AND BREAK THEIR PILLARS, AND BURN THEIR GROVES WITH FIRE; AND YE SHALL HEW DOWN THE GRAVEN IMAGES OF THEIR GODS". Of course the passage of time, earthquakes etc contributed to the destruction but the waves of attacks that Christians launched did immense damage.

I discovered your channel through this video and I am really delighted, thank you for this work.

The Parthenon ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Beautiful video. Thank you for the work! 🤗

Manuel is magnificent! Thanks Again

Gracias por hacer estos videos!! Por favor sigue. Son los mejores en KZread

REALLY WELL DONE! I enjoy your videos for their visuals and your interpretive discussion. Thanks!

@15:49 - you look like the spitting image of young steve jobs! thx for the great and informative video! ☺️

Superlative video and commentary. Many thanks.

I love all your videos, and I always get excited when there is a new one, thank you so much for sharing these wonders, I am a big fan!

I like watching videos that I know are going to be superb before I actually watch it. Your channel makes this possible. Thank you for making this.

Gracias Manuel. Excelente video como siempre, muy didáctico y completo. Mucho éxito.

Very good research. Hard to imagine the construction site to put them up.

What a great video! Thank you so much!!! I love it.

Well done, Manuel. Beautifully-made video!

Your work is commentaeble and as a Eteohellen I appreciate your dedication bringing up my history.

Thank you,for another gem, this beautiful place is going to be my holiday destination this year.

This was super cool. Thanks!

Mind blowing. Thank you.

Excellent quality. Thank-you for a valuable guide to this significant building.

Gosh Manuel your videos are wonderful. They answer questions I'd forgotten, and questions I never knew to ask. I love your work!

Thank you. I’m enjoying your channel. Amazing post.

Brilliant presentation. 🙏 Thank you!

Loved your video, my friend!

Such a wonderful and insightful video

Great Video, thanks

Excellent production! ❤may your greatness remain!

Such a great video, thank you Manuel!! I just visited the Met in nyc this week and saw one of the columns from the temple of Apollo. Unbelievably thicccccc!

Great video. I would love it if you visited Baalbeck

Hello Manuel, excellent job. I am a tour guide from the region of Ephesus and i must admit that your videos are some of the most educative videos available. I would really enjoy to see a video about the Luwians who occupied the western coasts of Turkey before the arrival of the Greeks.

BRAVO, MANUEL!!! Infact: BRAVISSSSSSIIIIMMMOOOO!!!!!

No paro de asombrarme por la cantidad y calidad de restos griegos y romanos que quedan en Turquía. Da para varios viajes sin duda. Ojalá pases mucho tiempo en Turquía para enseñarnos todo lo que puedas. ¡Gracias por tu labor!

thank you for your hard work!

I like your work, thank you for shading light to the ancient world

Thank you for the video.

That was a very impressive video. I have watched many others too!

Your videos are compleatly amazing, thanks i love them

Excellent! Thank you!

My classroom loves your videos!

You always choose such interesting sites, and I always enjoy watching your videos, Manuel. Do you intend to come to England and talk about places like the city of Bath? I hope so.

Fantastic material 😮❤

Excellent, excellent research and video, thanks a lot, I love ancient Greek culture so bad, greetings from Venezuela.

what a fantastic video - i love it i must visit this temple!