VOLUBILIS, MEKNES: DID YOU KNOW MOROCCO ONCE HAD THE MOST REMOTE ROMAN CITY IN THE WORLD?
Did you know Morocco has it all?! Seriously! We learnt that Morocco even has ancient Roman ruins from the city of Volubilis near Meknes in Morocco. At one point in time this was a booming city with over 20,000 residents and a city of production in olives and oils.
Incredible to see such history - and not to mention breathtaking to walk through such history at sunset.
Thanks for watching! :)
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Great to see the kids exploring history!
@NHC009
Жыл бұрын
Volubilis my home city
@ivan_ivanov3816
Жыл бұрын
Agree
@General_Static
Жыл бұрын
currently we use blue basalt in the construction of railways, a quarry is in Meknes on the road to Fez
@DamassiTV
Жыл бұрын
Hello Kevin you're here too 😂❤️
@Aghnandelesapaches
Жыл бұрын
Go north
❤❤how are you all ❤❤
Morocco is a land of surprises. It's a land that makes every visitor speechless by its biodiversity, development, modernity, traditions, history, culture and openess
I am sad for Oscar I wish a good recovery insh'Allah it's fun to discover Morocco with you thank you.
@gavinsteiner3759
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your concern, Oscar is 💯 % back up and running now. 😊
It's always a pleasure to watch your videos and you'll always be welcomed in Morocco
@gavinsteiner3759
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for having us 😊 We are returning very soon to keep exploring.
I really like your videos guys .. what a beautiful country Morocco
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Thanks @MrHox it truly is full of surprises!
I notice that the latine word "volubilis" is not easy for you to pronouce. Instead I suggest to use "walili" which is the moroccan Amazigh name. The amazigh people fought against romans for centuries. Thanks for sharing. 😊
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
A great idea! And one we didn’t know either. Thank you for that 😊
Magical city !
Amazing to think of the daily lives of those who lived there. I first visited in 2013. When I returned in 2018 I had the same guide! My son and I explored the ruins at Lexus near LaRache this spring. The Romans were remarkable.
@tayeblayachi3351
Жыл бұрын
Lixus ?
@jadhora3794
Жыл бұрын
Lixus was Phoenician counter, not roman city , historians say Phoenicians found it around 12 centuries BC, even before Carthage, but it seems the village existed before the Phoenicians comes and "founded" the city, still archeologists talk only about 8 century BC!
@stj53
Жыл бұрын
@@jadhora3794 Thank you for the further information
@sterngaz7319
Жыл бұрын
Lixus Berguata sijl massa all It's Amazigh indignous people who was established their own country741. There is no at all what you think or what you call...don't think wrong!
@MariaNI-yf1bz
Жыл бұрын
@@jadhora3794 lixus was a city in ancient Mauretania Tingitana, located in indeed present-day Morocco. The city was founded in the 7th century BC , however not by the Phoenicians but by the Carthaginians. It was an important trading hub for the region. Unlike what is still being presented ancient Carthage and "Phoenicia" are not one and the same. There is actually evidence to suggest that Carthage was predominantly composed of local= North African Berber people. One study published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology in 2017 found that ancient DNA samples from Carthage were genetically similar to modern-day Tunisians and other North African populations, and did not show significant evidence of Levantine or "Phoenician" ancestry. Another study published in the journal PLOS One in 2018 analyzed ancient DNA samples from Carthaginian and "Phoenician" sites across the Mediterranean, including Ibiza and other spots in southern Europe. The study found that while there was some evidence of Levantine(neolithic) ancestry in these samples, there was also evidence of significant North African/Berber ancestry, and that the Levantine ancestry could be also be linked to Jewish populations who were also present in Carthage. So neither Lixus or Carthage was a "Phoenician" city, but rather a diverse (mediterranean) and multicultural (from the western mediterranesn most of the time, see Arish the man of Birsa, strangly named "Phoenician" while his genetic lineage placed him in Iberia) city with significant North African /Berber influence in the basis with cultural ties to and with other mediterranean, incl the Levant, populations..
I absolutely love this beautiful family, so sincere and humble. Thank you for your work and taking the viewer with you to see and discover this beautiful country of Morocco. Indeed, and glad you mentionend that, alot of people have this assumption of Morocco as one giant sandpool with tents and camels. There is nothing wrong with that but its does not reflect the reality of Morocco and other North African countries. Actually has everything; from waterfalls, snow/skie hubs, indeed the mediterranean part and the desert further south. This country has almost all the "climates" or "niches" found in countries like Venezuela, Switzerland, France, Saudi Arabia, Greece. Located in the Mediterranean and be blessed with the Atlas Mountains is the main cause for this. I was reading a while ago that Iberia or Spain in fact is much dryer at this moment than Morocco and some people were "furious" because Morocco was stealing "their" rain, based on the assumption that since Morocco is located more south it should be dryer. Hhhh. That was indeed very funny to read. Ok family, please continue and im very glad to see your precious gifted children are giving the best education as possible to have a fair share of potential education too. Cheers.
The black Basalt from the Atlantic ocean. Harry, don't forget to see Moroccan architecture in Fez and Meknes
Welcome great family to Morocco 🇲🇦 Assalam to you all from Richmond Virginia
Oscar, we had to wait until the end of the video to see you... It's a small wound that I hope will soon disappear, even with those scratches you're beautiful. It'll soon be gone!
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Thanks @MehdiB 😎
Wishing you a very happy tour to Marco
Can't stop smiling while watching your videos guys, keep the great work, and I hope Oscar will be ok
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
Great video! BTW, the hillside village you can see in the background in several shots is the village of Fertassa, which director Franco Zeffirelli used to serve as the village of Nazareth in his 1977 miniseries JESUS OF NAZARETH.
Meknes is an amazing city! Glad you were able to visit volubilis ruins! We use to hang out with an art collector on the road looking at sunsets sometimes and it was beautiful!!
Salam 🇦🇺🇲🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️
اتمنی من الله ان تستقروا بالمغرب بشكل نهاٸي
Glad you made it there! Very interesting place. Love historic ruins. Thanks for showing it, Cath and I hope to do another trip round the North. Wasnt a car park there last we visited! ✌️👍
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Keith! Hope you are both well 😊
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Welcome to Meknes
Make more street food,,markets vlogs ❤❤ always have a great time to see your videos 😊
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Lots more coming up very soon as we get back to Asia next week and planning a few months in South Asia this year!
@MArif695
Жыл бұрын
@@AwaywiththeSteiners that's a wonderful plane please come Pakistan again ❤️❤️❤️
Best family, Best video. Thank you
Great tour around Volubilis ruins, poor Oscar he injured him self, hope he is doing well now.
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Thanks @HilalLazrak he is doing much better now (with just a small scar for the memory!) 🛹 😁
@hilallazrak
Жыл бұрын
@@AwaywiththeSteiners glad to hear :)
نحنو كا مغرب نحبكم كتير إنكم علا راعا
Thanks to you . But I had some information about this palace, Mcenissa. There is an Italian movie that talks about it . Mnisnissa, a Berber leader, is the one who said Rome is for sale, so who buys
Happy to see you there, not far from my hometown (Meknes) If I were there, I would surely invite you. When I was young, I used to bike with my friends from Meknes to Volubilis and Moulay Idriss❤ FYI: volubilis is a school history lab for your kids. Meknes’ my Hometown🥰🇲🇦 Greetings🇲🇦from Toronto🇨🇦
In Walili ( Volubilis); the romans used to produce not only olive oil but also plenty of wine. However in Lixus ( Larache) they used to produce "garum" which was a sauce made up of fermented fish highly appreciated in Rome !!
Hi nice family and thanks for this discription from walili city 👍🌹🌹🌹🌹
Welcome back anytime 😉
Welcome to Morocco
إنها وليلي التاريخية.اظن بانكم غادرتم المغرب❤❤❤❤
When i started to watch your vlogs it was 30.2k subscribers and now it's 70.5k subscribers ❤🎉Congrats on your success 😊💕 Good vlogs as always...!n👏😍
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Aww thank you so much @M.Arif! Your comment has absolutely made our day. Thank you for following us and supporting our journey. We hope to continue sharing the positive sides to travel and each of these beautiful countries and cultures that we learn about 😊😍
@gavinsteiner3759
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your support. Love all the comments 😊
Amazing vlog and beautiful family ❤️
Always beautiful Vlogs 😍🙌 thanks ❤👏
BRAVO !
welcome to morocco,many thanks for sharing your experience
Bravo Nice Salutations
welcome to Morocco
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Bon Rétablissement Oscar we love you!!!
Nice family ..Nice trip and vidéos
I wish a speedy recovery to little Oscar
Thank you
نتمنى لاوسكار الشفاء العاجل
Still with you visiting Morocco from Belgium ❤
أسرة رائعة و أوسكار أروع. و نتمنى لي أوسكار عدم الخجل من الحوادث، لئنه أمر طبيعي و يتعرض له الجميع
Nice
love that
You are a wonderful family love from Rabat.
Poor Captain Oscar, we wish you a good recovery. Steiners family, you are always welcome in the Cherifian Kingdom.
@gavinsteiner3759
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏 and Oscar appreciated your message and says he’s doing great now. 😊
@moroccanempire1613
Жыл бұрын
@@gavinsteiner3759 alhamdolillah, very happy for you Captain Oscar.
Good trip
Vive le Maroc ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘
Oh and regarding your question about the Black Basalt found in Lixus and other parts of Morocco, most likely it came from some volcanic activity in the region, from the Atlas Mountains. The Atlas mountains are a volcanic chain, running through the country, and the basaltic lava flows produced by these volcanoes may be the source of the black basalt. Some researchers also suggest that the basalt may have been transported to Morocco by sea, as evidence of long-distance trade routes in ancient times has been found in the region. But most geologists are not convinced and have rejected this and believe that it may have been formed from volcanic activity in the region and that its unlikely that the basalt was transported by sea,. Tranported or not. The latter,lets say the Canary Islands, is impossible as the distance between the two locations is quite significant, and there is no further evidence to support this theory. Instead, it is more likely that the basalt was formed locally. Extra detail, the black basalt once was used by ancient civilizations in the region for construction purposes, like the (black basalt) temple in Lixus. The temple was likely built by the Carthaginians in the 4th century BCE. In addition to temples, black basalt was also used to create statues, columns, and other decorative elements in ancient Moroccan/Mauretanian architecture, like the Bust of Juba II, King of Numidia and Mauretania Tingitana(present day Northern Morocco)
RV nice 😍
merci pour cette vidéo moi je suis marocain j’ai jamais visité l’endroit J’espère le voir prochainement انشاء الله
I love your vedeo
Merci
Good
Bon rétablissement à Oscar et en espérant vous voir à meknes et à chefchaouen
Morocco always welcomes you at any time We are proud of you and we love you We wish safety to the son of Oscar
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Thanks @Mohammed 😊
Hi my friend I hope you are so happy with you sane in my country Morocco I talk with you in Morocco moll before in H&M
tip top tap.
And you were not far from Zerhoun town, from where 12 centuries of dynasties started; you could see it from there; it s on the top of two mountains
Oscar, harry, 👏👏👏👏
Cheers guys hope osci get better Fast and tell him don't be shy we all fall off from skyboaerd when we were young
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Aww thank you! He thinks that is cool to hear 😎
Have a Luke day. ❤
Thanks for this vlog. This is the only one that shows how hard or easy it is to get there. What if i dont drive and i dont want to join tourist groups. Is there a commute to this place?
@AwaywiththeSteiners
3 ай бұрын
You can get a shared taxi :)
go to al housima Noord of morocco
نتمنا بناء مدينة وليلي مجاورة لمدينة وليلي القديمة على نفس الشكل
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Volubilis...
Hi Harry Hi everybody Quiz for the beautiful family : it was discovered that the oldest known representative of our species Homo sapiens lived about 300,000 years ago. In which country? In which place ? ❤🌹
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Gamin Sarah and Hardy oscar good famille ❤❤❤👍👍👍❤❤❤
👍👍👍his name, walili
At 12:58 it portrays the 12 tasks of hercules i dont remember all of them but i think killing the hydra, the nemean lion, cleaning some stables .... i forgot , ive studied tourism and ive visited that area i remember the professor mentioned that, volubilis is a nice place!
Walilli means in berber language "high montain". Just to complete your information
@AwaywiththeSteiners
Жыл бұрын
Oh thank you! Interesting 😊
@sazasu2518
Жыл бұрын
@@AwaywiththeSteiners 💞👍🤗you Are verry well come.
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Harry 💪Oscar💪
Nice family enjoy life stop war life is too chort. We can not live two time. ❤😢
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azul salutations a vous la famille Kiwi, et bon rétablissement pour Oscar❤️🌹. vous êtes pas loin de ma région le Rif j'espère que vous aurez l'occasion d'y aller bon séjours 🌹♓️❤️🇲🇦🦁. volubillis n'est pas une ville construite par les Romains, la Mauritanie Tingitan a étés occuper par les Romains qu'au 1e siècle après j-c vollubilis date du 3e siècle avant j-c .
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Please correct the information ,Volubilis is an amazigh-city before ,but occupated by roman , So ,The city existed before its occupation
Welcom tou meknes bébé 😂🩸🇲🇦📸
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I love you oscar 😢😢😢😢😢
How are family ❤❤
I love you
Get well soon Oscar, only the brave try and sometimes get scrapes
when you comming back Tirau ??
@gavinsteiner3759
Жыл бұрын
Not sure as yet.
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