What The Barbarians Did For Art: The Huns, Vandals and Goths (Waldemar Januszczak)

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  • @trotterhorsewatsonjr.6668
    @trotterhorsewatsonjr.6668 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    You are what this country lacks in teachers, humour, knowledge, compassion empathy, yes enthusiasm, and teaching! I am old now but being retired and have time to watch this, my world has opened up to unimaginable horizons!! God bless "You Tube"

    • @nak5eno616
      @nak5eno616 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Teaching?! I didn't learn anything about art. Sounds like he's reading directly from Wikipedia. Maybe he should waste less time walking around the woods and actually do some research and tell us more about the actual art.

  • @pilijones4801
    @pilijones4801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I adore the language of the descriptions. The narrative. The way he uses the verve to describe. He’s a marvellous storyteller.

  • @adamcfmacdonald
    @adamcfmacdonald 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    ‘Made by a bloke.. Big Hands.” Love this guy. More videos please.

  • @mishagas3912
    @mishagas3912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Mr Waldemar, you are a genius. Thank you so much for all your films, they are brilliant, entertaining and highly educational.

  • @pasodiufwen
    @pasodiufwen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Far and away one of the most well-educated educators whose knowledge spans a tremendous range of art. What a fascinating man.

  • @jaxellis3008
    @jaxellis3008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Waldemar, thank you so much for this channel. All of your content is fantastic. I've fallen down the rabbit hole and watched almost every single show but I have a soft spot especially for this period which is often so shadowy. And you have successfully illuminated it for me and a multitude of others. Thanks again.

    • @heidimiller642
      @heidimiller642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think we should think of this work as "falling down a rabbit hole." When we spend time watching these videos, we are doing further research into history. The phrase "Falling down a rabbit hole" implies that this work is not worthy of our time, and I do not agree with that idea. As Waldemar points out (putin) in this video, The Barbarians had a bad reputation as being uncivilized. When we spend the time to investigate the Barbarians, we find that this is not true. Who slandered the Barbarians, and why would they? These are valid questions.

    • @heidimiller642
      @heidimiller642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Spokane Diploma Mill, Dixie Randock, 2011 Spokane Review. In light of this situation, I'm even more convinced that we have a responsibility to challenge our teachers. Some teachers got jobs with fake diplomas from this mill.

    • @jaxellis3008
      @jaxellis3008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@heidimiller642??

    • @hoodstrong6980
      @hoodstrong6980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @melly1432
      @melly1432 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heidimiller642 you can fall into good rabbit holes, you know.

  • @cinemafia
    @cinemafia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Love the little black cat joining Waldemar on a walk at 8:17!

  • @StephiSensei26
    @StephiSensei26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Waldemar, you bring light into the Dark ages. Your programs subtly teach and illuminate and your cheeky humor traps the story in our minds and hearts. Bravo!

  • @imsosmart942
    @imsosmart942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The production of these shows, especially this one, is unrivaled! Not a surprise, coming from Valdemar.. But then maybe I liked this episode so much because my name is... Barbara...!

    • @SP_33333
      @SP_33333 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😁👍

    • @junestanich7888
      @junestanich7888 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too!

    • @hogwashmcturnip8930
      @hogwashmcturnip8930 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was BBC production? He is the Presenter?

    • @kidohchi
      @kidohchi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ..I'm sorry, I just can't understand what you're saying?.. ^_,^

    • @michaelaston4503
      @michaelaston4503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@junestanich7888 !00000000000000aa000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000qqq

  • @x7j4
    @x7j4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The guy that makes these ‘films’ is absolutely amazing!! I learn so much from his art history films. My favourites so far have been the series on Impressionists, but all his films are excellent.

    • @hogwashmcturnip8930
      @hogwashmcturnip8930 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well considering someone has simply downloaded them from a proper TV documentary series , no doubt it should be good!

  • @lisawilliamson5012
    @lisawilliamson5012 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Waldemar, we recently discovered you, when I was looking for videos on Islamic architecture. We were enthralled! Your name has now become a household word, like "Which Waldemar documentary shall we watch tonight?" You never dissappoint! Thank you so much. You are so authentic.

  • @jaymo8206
    @jaymo8206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I loved the line..'the fake goths from Cambridge.' Lol. Thanks Waldemar you make art and history, two of my passions, very amusing and never boring.

    • @anthonypulle8039
      @anthonypulle8039 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think he said, fake goths of Camden,an area of London. Tony Pulle

    • @Saffron-sugar
      @Saffron-sugar ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@anthonypulle8039 yes. I am one of those Goths from Camden (earlier in the video, he refers to us as “oily punks with dyed black hair who worship the devil”) and I am not amused.
      You would think a bloody art critic would know about the Victorian Gothic renaissance. All black corsets and funeral garb. That’s where modern goths come from, not the barbarian tribes.
      Either way, what did we ever do to him?

  • @gilberttessier1871
    @gilberttessier1871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Absolutely beautiful Perspectives! Thank you so much, again and again!

  • @urmorph
    @urmorph 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Also, thanks for including the music of that middle-nineteenth-century hun, R. Wagner. He liked gold bling, too. And big brass instruments.

  • @artteachernc9119
    @artteachernc9119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m amazed how each of these are just so amazing. Well produced, well written, a feast for the eyes and the spirit.

    • @hogwashmcturnip8930
      @hogwashmcturnip8930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, because they were produced by the BBC or another major UK station. and someone is cashing in and probably breaking copyright

  • @NancyBiker
    @NancyBiker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    As much as J loved Dr. Schoop I wish Waldemar had been my Art History professor. He makes it all so much more interesting. I would have probably changed my major.

  • @marieelena
    @marieelena 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Love the presenter in this series,he is both quirky and interesting!

  • @granthurlburt4062
    @granthurlburt4062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "WHAT have the barbarians ever done for ART? OK, they did this and that, but apart from that..." Thanks again, Waldemar. Both you and Bettany Hughes are absolutely top of your respective fields. You are both genuinely enthusiastic, never snarky., can be funny, and are wonderfully knowledgeable. We fans of history and history of art are lucky to have you both (I know you two are unrelated, but no one else compares to you two,)

  • @rutbrea8796
    @rutbrea8796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love your narrative. It's beautiful art and well chosen for a video like this. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us .

  • @77heraclitus
    @77heraclitus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Great series of illuminating videos! Love the erudition and wit he brings. Thank you.

    • @melly1432
      @melly1432 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      definition of erudition for those who didn’t know (quite like myself): scholarship; the quality of having great knowledge or learning. Also, what a proper good name to have 😊heraclitus

  • @TorMax9
    @TorMax9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brilliant! There's a little bit of Visigoth in all of us. A golden crown on an adventurous heart.

  • @gretasimmons8987
    @gretasimmons8987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So great to learn something new! They all sound like interesting people, who should not be forgotten! 👍😊

    • @Paeoniarosa
      @Paeoniarosa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, I would love to see him do documentaries on the Ostrogoths and Visigoths. Waldemar is such an interesting story/history teller.

  • @deliafunk9810
    @deliafunk9810 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A most enlightening series, thank you so much, you have changed my life!!

    • @robliefeld2646
      @robliefeld2646 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Changed your life, really? I'd love to know how.

    • @deliafunk9810
      @deliafunk9810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robliefeld2646 Your video gave me insight! Shows how things perpetually rise and fall, same things are going on now, just different names and guises. Your video is very well made, so dense with info, such a pleasure to watch, thanks once again!

  • @melanieohara6941
    @melanieohara6941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Hun Horse Art is magnificent. Watching from Wyoming-Thank You!🙋🏼‍♀️

    • @emsnewssupkis6453
      @emsnewssupkis6453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love how this video avoids the 'rape/loot/burn' parts of barbarian invasions. Pretty jewelry but lots of dead bodies and destroyed cities in their wake.

    • @melanieohara6941
      @melanieohara6941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@emsnewssupkis6453 Still super usetting-for me, anyway. 😫

  • @midnighfairy
    @midnighfairy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love this presentation and the presentateur is fantastic Waldemar is great

  • @m.entera3196
    @m.entera3196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love this series and presenter which is the only reason I watch it. The constant commercials are beyond annoying and disruptive, and after checking into the British network that makes these I discovered it's a corporate entity trying to unseat the BBC's prominence. Another reason to support publicly funded/non-commercial programming. Same quality minus commercial interruption.

  • @gems34
    @gems34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Such invigorating perspectives of art and history watching these episodes has bean a refreshing treasure.

  • @memoi6308
    @memoi6308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These documentaries are awesome!!! Binge watching.

  • @carmencollor1224
    @carmencollor1224 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have no words to describe how fascinating this is. I just feel so grateful I am alive an able to watch such a documentary as this. Thanks so much. We live in a marvelous time, when ao many can partake in such knowledge - I just wish there would be more interest in History.

  • @24NunuGraph
    @24NunuGraph 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Once one listens to his vídeo lectures , one will not forget the subject. Good for my a English too! Thank you for an amazing entertainment. 🇪🇸

  • @frankiescorpio8103
    @frankiescorpio8103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He puts some of the most interesting Art and History programs out.

  • @evertvandenberghe
    @evertvandenberghe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gotta love this view on the past. Splendid documentary!

  • @lordharrington1945
    @lordharrington1945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Outstanding my friend, you bring history alive. Riveting and engaging.

  • @Merrymangos
    @Merrymangos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Another enjoyable documentary by W.J...

  • @Phorquieu
    @Phorquieu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Brilliant interweaving of art and history! Waldemar hath done it yet again!

  • @lesleehackenson7897
    @lesleehackenson7897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great stuff, I have thoroughly enjoyed all your presentations!

  • @Cynsome1
    @Cynsome1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your style Waldemar! Thanks for the excellent videos!

  • @sergiozam2012
    @sergiozam2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos, dear Waldemar. Thanks!

  • @jenniferpeters3702
    @jenniferpeters3702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my very favourite videos of his. 🏆

  • @jumaris28
    @jumaris28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is incredible work
    Thanks a million for your teachings and search
    God keep you blessing with your talent and knowledge !!
    🙏🏼😘

  • @stephanebelizaire3627
    @stephanebelizaire3627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very Good Documentary ! As Good as a University Lecture, Bravo !

  • @bernardojuchembecker3475
    @bernardojuchembecker3475 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am so impressed by this channel. You all do such an amazing job, and the result: I am so much closer to art than before : )

  • @Angayasse
    @Angayasse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    From an eldergoth who loves history and art, respectfully: we are not satanists :) Although I hace slightly expected this to be said. Apart from this, I love this series. :)

    • @Saffron-sugar
      @Saffron-sugar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As an eldergoth myself , specifically a Camden goth, you took his insults with much greater class and aplomb than I did.
      I’m a bit disappointed that Waldemar seems ignorant of the entire Victorian Gothic renaissance period…. But mostly that he called us oily 😂

  • @catherinejohnson2235
    @catherinejohnson2235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW! No words except PERFECT!!

  • @Michael-qv1vb
    @Michael-qv1vb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ve always admired the stories of his life.

    • @MalteseKat
      @MalteseKat 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      why? he was just a little weasel

    • @Michael-qv1vb
      @Michael-qv1vb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MalteseKat who?

  • @mattr2319
    @mattr2319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Can you include a few more adds I can still see some of the video

    • @imsosmart942
      @imsosmart942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You made me laugh!

    • @imsosmart942
      @imsosmart942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know what you mean... But it must be horrendously expensive to produce these videos oh, so I can put up with the ads... But you're right oh, there are a lot of them!

    • @dburgd99
      @dburgd99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@imsosmart942 This wasn't produced by this channel they just uploaded it. The makers of this series get NO money for it. Ad Block highly recommended.

  • @barbaraolson600
    @barbaraolson600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the the wolf neckpiece.'' It worn her Thank you and everyone who works to make and post this video series.

  • @darrenvarley105
    @darrenvarley105 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The narration and editing style of these documentaries are quite entertaining in a borderline goofy kind of way.

  • @seastorm1979
    @seastorm1979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cats always turn up from somewhere! 🐈‍⬛Weird! I love Waldemar´s stout humour and humble enthusiasm😊

  • @rosellaaalm-ahearn1760
    @rosellaaalm-ahearn1760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hey Waldemar, Another thing that you could have mentioned is that the Vandals named part of Spain after itself. The lovely Andalucia is named after the Vandals. Great movies!

    • @marinieves9717
      @marinieves9717 ปีที่แล้ว

      No. Al andalus. From the muslims

  • @joangordoneieio
    @joangordoneieio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was fascinated by their relationship with their horses. In 5th grade I did an entire report on "The Parting Shot" .

  • @JonFrumTheFirst
    @JonFrumTheFirst 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He gets the reference to Germans as 'Huns' wrong. It was the Kaiser himself who told his soldiers to fight 'like Huns.' The Allies just picked it up and ran with it.

    • @hogwashmcturnip8930
      @hogwashmcturnip8930 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He gets a lot of things wrong. Like he says Barbara means Barbarian, when he has himself said it was merely 'foreign'
      In a doc on the Arnolfini Marriage he rewrites the whole painting, with a total story that has no credence whatsoever. All about the 'Bride' being pregnant and dying in childbirth and this being the 'husbands' memorial to her.
      No evidence, whatsoever, Just W off on one of his fantasy trips again.
      Another documentary remade the dress, proved how it was a simple Bling thing, and she was Not pregnant. It was the Frock! But he's a bloke, what does he know about fashion?

  • @P.Galore
    @P.Galore ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great series!

  • @reignsebastian454
    @reignsebastian454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i want to know more about Waldy's sweet gold skull ring. :)

  • @patriciahooks4090
    @patriciahooks4090 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every ," documentary," is magnificent!

  • @keybawd4023
    @keybawd4023 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Waldemar, please don't stop making these amazing documentaries. Your videos helped me to survive Covid lockdown, survive the disease, and come out of it all understanding so much about pictorial art that I had never noted before. I watch and watch again your videos. God Bless you.

  • @karistone1297
    @karistone1297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a decendant of the Wendish people, 'the Vandals', I thank you for correcting this misnomer.

  • @BlueBaron3339
    @BlueBaron3339 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Certainly an upgrade from what my history professor said. "The Goths were fleeing from a tiny, yellowish people!" That was 50 years ago. And you dared not get him started on the Turks. He was a tenured professor at a university many would recognize too. His generation was oddly still grieving the fall of Rome. Thus you can only imagine just how refreshing watching this documentary was for me. Thank you!

  • @Poemsapennyeach
    @Poemsapennyeach 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent and interesting. Thank you for the insight. from K in Ireland.

  • @IMArtisanX
    @IMArtisanX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I would love to see Waldemar do a series on Fantasy and Science Fiction Illustration from the 1700's to the present day.
    What would he think of Frank Frazetta, for example...

  • @Trp44
    @Trp44 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such great work💯💯💯

  • @SamtheIrishexan
    @SamtheIrishexan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love some art history. A pieces history is what makes them valuable.

  • @josephpetrino1741
    @josephpetrino1741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hooray for Adblock!!!!!!

  • @hillarychapman1
    @hillarychapman1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    THe section on the Vandals makes all kinds fo jumps. They are described as "farmers" and then are conquering. The mosaics seem to be attributed o them but it's the Carthaginian artists who were mosaics. The fact that the Vandals and the other barbarians wanted to be like the ROmans meant that the Roman culture was the stronger one

  • @geraldwalker2612
    @geraldwalker2612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He also has this thing this love of maps not just in this episode either great stuff

  • @suegreene1
    @suegreene1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Invigorating but you only touched the tip of the Gothic and Suevi art in Spain without the Celtic Art
    you didn't complete the "Barbaric" in this such a rich patrimony. I'm so interested in the Steppe's
    cultures and Arts modelled around their nomadic or semi-nomadic lives.

  • @helpyourcattodrive
    @helpyourcattodrive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Waldemar is all I need.

  • @YasharelManzy
    @YasharelManzy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are a brilliant and bright star bringing light to our souls. Your voice is better than the narrator of the movie Barry Lyndon.

  • @catsupchutney
    @catsupchutney 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoy all your videos!

  • @themysteriousdomainmoviepalace
    @themysteriousdomainmoviepalace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good name for a band! Geezer and the Vandals.

  • @markscott554
    @markscott554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love his programs and, since I'm not the only one, I guess that's why there's SO MANY ADVERTS! Put 5 at the start if you like, TH-cam, hell, 10, but not 1 almost every minute throughout the bloody show!

    • @TorMax9
      @TorMax9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Get AdBlock.

    • @youcrazycat1
      @youcrazycat1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pay for Premium. It's worth it.

  • @Nighthawk799
    @Nighthawk799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely wonderful!! It's like studying history with a new eyes!. My art professor at the classic lyceum in Italy totally sucked!🙄😗

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Back in the 1960s I was in Honors History. For the Russian History unit we had to choose a republic of the Soviet Union on which to research and report. I chose Kazakhstan in part because of pictures I had seen of the artwork produced by the nomadic, ancestral people of the area.

  • @drintx5734
    @drintx5734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating!

  • @dupesleftrubesright7967
    @dupesleftrubesright7967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2:56 "What Have the Barbarians Ever Done For Us?!"
    Sorry, Monty Python flashback.

  • @nancykopko2832
    @nancykopko2832 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Waldemar is so much better than college art history classes!

  • @cathyerley3057
    @cathyerley3057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aahhh, the symbolism (27:15)! This is the first video of yours I've watched, you're a pretty funny guy.

  • @heidimiller642
    @heidimiller642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There's something Waldemar does not mention. The Greeks called these people "Barbarians" because the Barbarians had no organized military. They would run up, one at a time, and take a swipe at a Greek soldier, then run away. They ran out into the uncivilized forest, where their people made guteral sounds like sheep: " BaaBaa." I learned this in a youtube about Hadrian's wall.

    • @Dunge0n
      @Dunge0n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      'Barbarian' means bearded. They called them uncivilized, sure, but that's all that term meant.

    • @heidimiller642
      @heidimiller642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Dunge0n Thank you for sharing that information. Do you happen to know which language interprets the word Barbarian as to mean Bearded? I've found this to be a common problem. A certain epithet becomes common. When we talk to other cultures about that epithet, we frequently find that this epithet has origins in more than one language.

  • @alanlawrence2954
    @alanlawrence2954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The presenter likes dramatic, scary scenes... I can just hear him thinking, "I hope these barbarian horsemen don't trample me to a bloody pulp..." Then, "Oh well, at least I'll get a hero's send off to Valhalla."

  • @reginald_1458
    @reginald_1458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 10:42 those gold with red stone jewelry look alot like the 6th century merovingian dynasty bee shaped gold treasures discovered at the tomb of childeric in the 1600s.

  • @grazielaalmeida8438
    @grazielaalmeida8438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I found this soundtrack?

  • @IHJello
    @IHJello 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Waldemar puts up some big numbers. Man should proud hes doing his love justice

  • @tennillepatterson5500
    @tennillepatterson5500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Did anyone else notice the black cat walking beside him? Hilarious 😂

    • @marjoriegarner5369
      @marjoriegarner5369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The black cat was very noticeable...I thought it was there on purpose, but then, cats don't often do things that humans want them to do.

  • @lechat8533
    @lechat8533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All your films should be integrated into the curriculum at school.
    If I could I would give you at least a million likes. Thank You so very much!

  • @thomaseriksson6256
    @thomaseriksson6256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He helping mee to understand art as a Landscape photographer.

  • @fondoftheduh
    @fondoftheduh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mind blown.

  • @skyqueen1148
    @skyqueen1148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Visigoths: "You can't miss them, they're the ones without clothes on" !

  • @evamaria6720
    @evamaria6720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Always funny how he explains with his whole body!

  • @xcesar4impx666
    @xcesar4impx666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the amount of useless garbage they try to sell you, in commercials, just to try to watch this awesome series , its beyond annoying

    • @fungool
      @fungool 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      get an ad blocker!

  • @p5rsona
    @p5rsona 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the way he delivers the humour with such a deadpan face is hilarious

  • @lisakilmer2667
    @lisakilmer2667 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One big flaw about the Perspective channel is the fact that the source of these films is obscured. This is a BBC series from 2012. All of the credits have been cut off so that the filmographers, composers and other contributors are dismissed. I don't understand why this is so.

    • @hogwashmcturnip8930
      @hogwashmcturnip8930 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because they want people to think it is Them. People make loads of money from You Tube. This is Bootlegging of the Highest order, because they are conning people into thinking it is W himself, and subscribing. To something that is breaking copyright probably.
      The Honest Vloggers who actually Make their own vids work damned hard for it, and some of them are equal, if not better than the TV productions, because they Really Have studied their subject and are not just prancing around reading a script, that is often incorrect. And they are doing it on a shoestring. .

  • @priscillageluk4611
    @priscillageluk4611 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very beautiful

  • @MrDXRamirez
    @MrDXRamirez 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remarkably beautiful. The Huns had not at all been nomadic if they smelted gold. They had to have a labor-process of converting Roman gold into art objects of gold implying they were settled and the reshaping of the heads, same with ancient Maya, a ritualism implies settlements. The artistry and work itself of the gold cups and bowls are exquisite sights of highly skilled labor implies there was a division of labor that requires settlement. Then there are precious stones embedded in the objects of art requires mining, quarry work, cutting and finishing all by hand manufacture, require the existence of other industries to make the tools the other skilled labors use for their productions. Finally the level of skill itself could not arrive to this stage of production if the culture were a nomadic collection of tribal families for this requires the cultivation of land or food, energy, sustenance, without which the skill level could not have reached.

  • @RoxanneM-
    @RoxanneM- ปีที่แล้ว

    I just learned something new today thanks to Waldemar! I thought those arches came from Islam, never imagined it was the Visigoths who invented them.

  • @clintjohnson2460
    @clintjohnson2460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Magnificent series made unwatchable by the insane amount of ads.

    • @gails6491
      @gails6491 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2nd time around the ads don't play

    • @clintjohnson2460
      @clintjohnson2460 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gails6491 thanks for this tidbit.. We don't get these in the US.. fortunately I've been able to download most of his films on the internet after finding them by accident but I like to share them with others and I will let them know about your life hack on these..

  • @VSNastavnik
    @VSNastavnik 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    51:26 The mausoleum ceiling is 33 feets wide not meters. But still Waldemar is excellent presenter.

  • @Rhoude7695
    @Rhoude7695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent, well-researched, produced, and presented program as usual. Too bad Waldemar's work has to be hacked up by real modern Vandals and barbarians called advertisers. I get one or two sponsors, but ten or more?

  • @stacywestly64
    @stacywestly64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Don't like ads? Use an ad blocker.

    • @RIXRADvidz
      @RIXRADvidz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @DeepPastry
    @DeepPastry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wait, are you saying someone vandalized the Vandal's good name?

  • @thomasjamison2050
    @thomasjamison2050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is a connection of Arianism and the octagon which runs through religious history. Not as meaty a story as this one, but an intriguing one. I also have a pet theory that religion played a vital role in preventing the Romans from developing a lot of technology. This I base on the way that the major religious players relied on what they considered secret technology to promote religious belief. This goes back to at least the Greeks and probably further. Things like Temple doors that would swing open by themselves, fonts that would 'magically' fill at Easter etc. There is probably some of this sort of thing going on even today. At times, and here comes Gibbon again, such technology was notably used to convert the pagans by convincing pagan leaders that the Christian religion was indeed very powerful stuff. A bit like those French magicians pulling off their gig among 19th century Arabs in North Africa. And of course, we shouldn't pass up a chance to mention the usefulness of knowing when the next eclipse was coming. Mark Twain was not the first to latch onto this idea.

    • @Kannot2023
      @Kannot2023 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Christianity was the main religion in Europe since 330 till now. Why it didn't stop later any inventions? They didn't need steam engines because there were a lot of slaves and resources were abondant. The population was low, needs for wood and minerals was low, so they could extract it with human labour

    • @thomasjamison2050
      @thomasjamison2050 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kannot2023 Read Gibbon.

    • @thomasjamison2050
      @thomasjamison2050 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kannot2023 Read Gibbon.