Yes I believe that's what attracted Saint Paul to go there, because it was such a large city for his time. It had all the amenities and had a large population to find converts, so a good place to set up shop. I address all that in my next episode on Christian Ephesus, so stay tuned for it!
Roma il più grandioso e glorioso Impero della storia; Roma ha conquistato, dominato, costruito e CIVILIZZATO; la grandezza, la potenza, la magnificenza, lo splendore e la GLORIA DI ROMA EST AETERNA, ROMA INVICTA ET LUX MUNDI 🦅💪
I've been to the major Roman sites of the Italian peninsula but it still fascinates me how these cities much farther east could be on the same level as the ones closer to the capital. I have to say that videos like this help us keep our minds curious about humanity's history and wonders - Istanbul is already in my bucket list and I guess that Ephesus comes next now.... Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you. However I would say that Asia Minor, Turkey today, contained many more impressive Roman cities than in Italy. Simply by the fact that they were already great Greek cities which were then Romanized. So the Romans simply had to upgrade them, on top of the greatness that was already there. I will make more videos about such cities in Turkey in the coming years. Thanks for you comment. I hope you get to go to Turkey one day!
@@Street-GemsIn witch sense they Romanized that's a false statement? All the Greeks that become Christians become Romans and the pagans remained Hellenes in the name
@@LondonPower Romanized before Christianity. Meaning the Romans had an influence on the people they absorbed into their empire. So if a society starts developing Roman customs, then they are being Romanized. But it can go the other way as well. The Romans were influenced by the Greeks and other cultures.
@@LondonPower For sure, but when any culture is dominant, it tends to rub off on others. Just like American culture rubs off on other countries. So customs get adopted and mixed, as a general rule. A Mcdonald's in every European city is Americanization.
The visuals in this video are creative and impressive, a breakthrough in Ancient History presentations. You manage to achieve an interesting and clear understanding of the players of those magnificent times. I am looking forward to watching the third episode for a rounded picture of this city.
Another great video. Hoping this channel grows because the videos beyond informative and the graphics showing old and new. Just the whole production. A++. Awesome video
Are you American or simply someone speaking American English and probably jewish?? I normally steer clear of American docos because they usually "silly"....probably as a result of the poor public education system.?
Said i watched this video, but forgot to comment!. Absolutely LUV the entire production. The graphics specificall, love the morphing from then to now and back again. Really brings the current ruins into clarity. Looking forward to seeing the "Christian Ephesus" video!.
👍!!!. Saul's transformation into Paul by Jesus Himself is a story all it's own. But to see and visit the place Paul actually walked, and RAN for his life, is close to seeing the Jerusalem of Jesus' time. Ephesians, Paul's letter to them as well as his letter to the Romans are the two parts of the Bible, among others, that I can hear Jesus actually speaking to me. Places like Ephesus bring into sharp focus the fact that only Jesus matters. After all , it is called "His-tory". His story. We ARE His story. We've always been His story. All of creation is. And Paul's letter to the Ephesians is his teaching them how to follow Christ. I'll look for that video!!.
@@dmd5645 I think you'll like that video. I don't get into the scriptures, but talk about the traditions and what we know of the history. To make it easier on you, here's the link: th-cam.com/video/-8OjwLOPZQc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=05nDLLXiHPg0mhqP
Thank you! This particular video was going nowhere for months, then 2 weeks it got a lot more exposure, so I'm happy it reached people like you and didn't "go to waste", because I put in so much hard work into this video.
This video is exceptional in the genre of history channels on TH-cam! The use of maps and graphic reconstructions of the cities you present and what they might have looked like as you give a tour of what it looks like now, makes your videos stand out and exceptional. Also, the comparison to what was going on in other parts of the Mediterranean and modern satellite images makes your channel stand out! Most of the time on history channels you may get a nice tour of what it looks like now and an explanation of what it looked like, but nothing of the graphics and maps and satellite images that you use. Thoroughly enjoyable! I rarely comment on videos, But your channel has everything that I have asked for from other channels that present history. I Subscribed of course months ago. Thank you for this real treat and pleasure.
Wow! I'm so glad I read your comment. I almost missed it as I didn't get the notification for it. Thank you so much for the overflowing compliments. I'm really glad you're enjoying my content. I wish I could publish videos more frequently. My next big video will be amazing, but won't come out till July. Again thank you for appreciating my hard work and passion I bring into my videos.
Thanks Matt. I love it when viewers like you appreciate the details. Check out some of my other ones. I think you'll like "The Death of a Great Roman City".
I've been there and walked those ruins, and had no idea of the scale and grandeur of that city. How does your channel not have more subscribers? This is top quality stuff.
Thank you for the compliment! I started this channel a year and a half ago and only have 10 main videos, so it takes a while. You should totally watch The Death of a Great Roman City. It's about the end of Ephesus. Very fascinating story.
This video blew me away. Very inspired to visit this great site now. What software do yuo use to create your 3D models of ancient citys? They must take you ages! Keep up the good work
Thank you so much. For the reconstructions, I actually hire artists to make it for me, or use things that they already have. Hope you get to go visit there some day.
You have really clearly explained the structure and geography of the city. Much better than most. Very interesting. Keep up the very good work! Thank you.
I spent a day in Ephesus about 10 years ago. I didn't see the Hippodrome or the Agora, but saw everything else that you mentioned. The walk down the hill from the entrance has one fascinating thing after another, with the facade of the Library looming in the distance. The Temple of Artemis is little more than parts of two columns at this point in time.
Really cool video! One thing, though: Octavian didn't "called himself Augustus" - that was a title given to him by the Senate, and incorporated in his name as an agnomen. A bit like "Caesar" was in every Emperor's name, even after the fall of its dinasty with Nero, or when a given commander or Emperor conquered a tribe or confederation of tribes, he was given the title of conqueror of those people, and incorporated also as agnomen - as in Gallicus, Dacicus, Gallaicus, Germanicus, etc.
If they ever reconstructed an ancient Roman city as depicted here and other locations from antiquity, it would surpass the beauty of any modern city in existence today.
Excellent video! If you can re-title this video, "Ephesus - The City the Romans Got as Gift" it will get more views; especially by those interested in Ephesus, Ancient Greek cities, culture and architecture as well as the New Testament and related theological studies and archeology.
@phd777 Wrong. 🤭 No, not all, they who build E-Fes-on they was hyllines (hyllirians, helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy. 👋🏻
@@Street-Gems TH-cam just deleted a long comment I wrote. I mentioned certain far right tattoos I had. And how I’ve changed politically. And how the current situation with the orange guy in America make me mad.
Excellent explanation, Clear and precise. Really enjoyed the over lay of cgi when walking/flying over the ruins not enough docs this. And i love the drawn depictions! Subscribed
Augustus called himself Julius Caesar and maintained the trappings of the existing form of government. He didn't crown himself as Emperor Augustus. He held the office of consul, and by that time the system was so broken and dominated by the office that is equivalent to president (not king), that we retrospectively regard it as the beginning of the imperium. The office of "emperor" really means the heir of the private estate of Augustus, and it doesn't become a true state office until it passes out of julio-claudian hands.
It’s also notable that Augustus unified the power of the popular assembly onto himself, as well as the imperium proconsulare maius, that allowed him to legally control most provinces and armies.
Princeps was his title, the First Senator, and the name of the state was the Principate (Principatus). This is where we get the words Prime, Principle, Prince, Principality, etc.
@@LordTelperion true, that was another office he held, one that might be roughly equated to speaker of the house in our system. The fact that a junior senator was named "president" *and* "speaker of the house" (and chief justice), for life, is exactly what I mean when I say the system was totally broken. The title of Princeps was not something new created for the new "Emperor." It was a pre-existing office, meant to be the most senior member of the Senate. Like just about every other title of significance, they simply gave it to the guy who was dominating them. All of the checks and balances of the Republican system were defeated, but nobody called game over. We call it the Principate at that point. The Princeps still called it a republic and pretended he was letting the Senate do stuff.
You can say what ever you want about the ancient Roman times, but they understood to impress its people and build these huge cities. People still gets excited to this day. What an impressive art they made and what a magnificent engineering structures they built! Worth to preserve and worth to enjoy
@@Street-Gems The quality is outstanding! This is how it's done, it's mezmerising. Compared to the dramatized TV "documentaries" with the reused shots and effects. Once again, outstanding work!
12:49 You know, even though it isn't perfect, I feel like the Hippodrome in Ephesus is kind of better preserved than the Circus Maximus in Rome and the Hippodrome of Constantinople.
Yeah I actually agree with you. Circus Maximum is completely gone. Just the field maintains the shape, and in Constantinople is built up and surrounded by so many later buildings. But the hippodrome at Ephesus doesn't even come close to the level of preservation of some other hippodrome at other sites in Turkey.
@@Street-Gems But at least you can ENTER Circus Maximus in Rome, while the Hippodrome in Ephesus for some ridiculous reason is closed to the public. Also, the obelisks of Circus Maximus were moved somewhere else. One Obelisk, called Obelisco Flaminio, which is now in Piazza del Popolo, used to be a part of the dividing barrier (spina) in Circus Maximus. The Hippodrome of Ephesus could have been a public park too. And, the Hippodrome in Constantinople has its obelisks STILL within itself. The Hippodrome in Caesarea is also incredibly well preserved.
@@LeoKentric2017X-bx7tn I know why it's closed. Apparently there are structural weakness on the west side of it, the part that's vaulted. I guess they don't want people falling and getting hurt. You should watch my video on Caesarea. It's the 2nd video I published on my channel.
Most people wonder how Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius were able to communicate with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. The reason is that Greek was the language of the high society and being able to speak Greek was considered posh in ancient Rome and Cleopatra, being of Greek-Ptolemean root not only spoke Greek, but several other languages as well.
@@Street-Gems She spoke 9 languages including Latin, but probably to impress Cleopatra Caesar and Antonius probably used the posh Greek to communicate with here, which was her native language. To her Egyptian subordinates she spoke Coptic (the ancient Egyptian language) fluently. It seems she was so good in speaking languages she hardly needed interpreters when foreign ambassadors visited her. A true and clever lady indeed.
🤭 @@pharmacist5884 Wrong. No, not all, they who build E-Fes-on (-us) they was hyllines (hyllirians, Helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy. Even Qe-Leu-Patra (Cleopatra in latin) she spoked hylline languages (hyllirian, helline) 👋🏻
There was also massive inland sea that stretched from Ak -Yenikoy through Sercin , Bagarasi right through to Pamakkale and Colossae . How many ancient sites are discoverable on them old banks . The drive from Efes to Pamukkale is awesome . There is an old Roman city in Pamukkale . Amazing grave yard .
In the history of the world, many countries have been uprooted from many places. If you had been men and warriors, you would not have been expelled. Even in what is now Greece, the Ottomans ruled for 500 years.😅
@@Baryshx Nations come and go..And have their ups and downs Greece had warriors such as Leonidas and Alexander the Great.Greeks proved their manhood for thousands of years. Certain generations proved weak and decadent. Easy times produce weak men. Greece is no exception in that rule.
Well these two monuments would have been built when they were not the same political entity. And then different kingdoms would have absorbed what was already there, like the kingdom of Pergamon. But yes that whole area was very rich in general.
I genuinely didn't know that it was a city 😮 Like, i knew that The Artemisium was built there (multiple times) but a city is not mentioned I thought Ephesus was a region of Ionia. Of course to build such a great wonder, you need a relatively large workforce in a workable distance but it never clicked. I honest to God thought Artemis' temple was in a very rural isolated area. It would fit her aesthetic
They haven't even unearthed 10% of Efes yet . It will take another 500 years at least to discover the full city . Same with gobekli tepe , there are hundreds of them monuments there .
Έφεσος / Efesos was a Hellenic🇬🇷 city. Romans adopted the Hellenic civilisation and culture. So, everything they built was inspired by our culture and architecture.
Marvellous! How much they already had there - seems like we all fell back into dark ages, and had to re-invent everything again. The Romans and before them the Greek, had a civilization equal to what we have - or better ! Can architects and builders still make these wonderful buildings? without cranes? (of course, as stated, they had slaves, free labour) I regret not having been to Turkey, probably will never make it.
Wrong. 🤭 No, not all, they who build E-Fes (-us) they was hyllines (hyllirians, Helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy. 👋🏻
Wrong. 🤭 No, not all, they who build E-Fes (-us) they was hyllines (hyllirians, Helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy. 👋🏻
Not to nitpick but giving rome kingdom in a will is a common, cheap and "honorable" way of absorbing kingdoms and tribes. In this way king can rule as long he is alive and his family usually retains some power and money. It is pure economics to give favorable terms to a ruler to settle a war right now. There was nothing free about it.
yeah I used more relatable language on purpose. I know it's not exactly free. Rome had to win over allies. That didn't come for free. But I said in a way that's contrary to the main way in which Rome acquired territory (ie. conquest)
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This really puts the Biblical Book of Ephesians in perspective. This place was a huge metro city back then. Never knew this city was so big!
Yes I believe that's what attracted Saint Paul to go there, because it was such a large city for his time. It had all the amenities and had a large population to find converts, so a good place to set up shop. I address all that in my next episode on Christian Ephesus, so stay tuned for it!
Exactly; the same way self-righteous corruption has continued to infect the major cesspools of todae!🎉
Roma il più grandioso e glorioso Impero della storia; Roma ha conquistato, dominato, costruito e CIVILIZZATO; la grandezza, la potenza, la magnificenza, lo splendore e la GLORIA DI ROMA EST AETERNA, ROMA INVICTA ET LUX MUNDI 🦅💪
Crazy how many places like this are scattered around Anatolia and the Balkans. Some known and some lost forever.
the Greeks of Anatolia are not given enough spotlight in general.
I've been to the major Roman sites of the Italian peninsula but it still fascinates me how these cities much farther east could be on the same level as the ones closer to the capital. I have to say that videos like this help us keep our minds curious about humanity's history and wonders - Istanbul is already in my bucket list and I guess that Ephesus comes next now.... Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you. However I would say that Asia Minor, Turkey today, contained many more impressive Roman cities than in Italy. Simply by the fact that they were already great Greek cities which were then Romanized. So the Romans simply had to upgrade them, on top of the greatness that was already there. I will make more videos about such cities in Turkey in the coming years. Thanks for you comment. I hope you get to go to Turkey one day!
@@Street-GemsIn witch sense they Romanized that's a false statement? All the Greeks that become Christians become Romans and the pagans remained Hellenes in the name
@@LondonPower Romanized before Christianity. Meaning the Romans had an influence on the people they absorbed into their empire. So if a society starts developing Roman customs, then they are being Romanized. But it can go the other way as well. The Romans were influenced by the Greeks and other cultures.
@@Street-Gems Its not true /Romans never try to Romanized the Greeks they give them freedom and the rigth to preserve their lunguage and customs
@@LondonPower For sure, but when any culture is dominant, it tends to rub off on others. Just like American culture rubs off on other countries. So customs get adopted and mixed, as a general rule. A Mcdonald's in every European city is Americanization.
Excellent graphical representation
Thank you
The visuals in this video are creative and impressive, a breakthrough in Ancient History presentations. You manage to achieve an interesting and clear understanding of the players of those magnificent times. I am looking forward to watching the third episode for a rounded picture of this city.
Thank you. Part 3 will come sooner than this one came.
Another great video. Hoping this channel grows because the videos beyond informative and the graphics showing old and new. Just the whole production. A++. Awesome video
Wow A++ that's a real compliment. Thank you I'm really glad you're enjoying them.
Are you American or simply someone speaking American English and probably jewish??
I normally steer clear of American docos because they usually "silly"....probably as a result of the poor public education system.?
Said i watched this video, but forgot to comment!. Absolutely LUV the entire production. The graphics specificall, love the morphing from then to now and back again. Really brings the current ruins into clarity. Looking forward to seeing the "Christian Ephesus" video!.
Amazing. I love your comment. The Christian episode is ready.
👍!!!. Saul's transformation into Paul by Jesus Himself is a story all it's own. But to see and visit the place Paul actually walked, and RAN for his life, is close to seeing the Jerusalem of Jesus' time. Ephesians, Paul's letter to them as well as his letter to the Romans are the two parts of the Bible, among others, that I can hear Jesus actually speaking to me. Places like Ephesus bring into sharp focus the fact that only Jesus matters. After all , it is called "His-tory". His story. We ARE His story. We've always been His story. All of creation is. And Paul's letter to the Ephesians is his teaching them how to follow Christ. I'll look for that video!!.
@@dmd5645 I think you'll like that video. I don't get into the scriptures, but talk about the traditions and what we know of the history. To make it easier on you, here's the link: th-cam.com/video/-8OjwLOPZQc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=05nDLLXiHPg0mhqP
@@Street-Gems thanks so much!!.
Loved the clarity and pace of this. Thank you.
I like your username. Is it a reference to Gulliver's Travels? Clever.
Had the pleasure of visiting this past summer. Completely blown away.
I was at Ephesus this summer, and this was amazingly well explained and detailed i learnt and got to visualize so much more then when i was there!
Amazing! Now you have to go back 😅 I have 3 other ones on Ephesus if you wanna go deeper.
Your integration of renders/visualizations has to be the best of any history channel on youtube... and I've seen a LOT
Thank you! This particular video was going nowhere for months, then 2 weeks it got a lot more exposure, so I'm happy it reached people like you and didn't "go to waste", because I put in so much hard work into this video.
@@Street-Gems You can tell. Your vids are the best. Understand so much more about life during Reigns of Greece and Rome.
@@annestabile6361 And your comment is also the best 🙂
This video is exceptional in the genre of history channels on TH-cam!
The use of maps and graphic reconstructions of the cities you present and what they might have looked like as you give a tour of what it looks like now,
makes your videos stand out and exceptional.
Also, the comparison to what was going on in other parts of the Mediterranean and modern satellite images makes your channel stand out!
Most of the time on history channels you may get a nice tour of what it looks like now and an explanation of what it looked like, but nothing of the graphics and maps and satellite images that you use.
Thoroughly enjoyable!
I rarely comment on videos,
But
your channel has everything that I have asked for from other channels that present history.
I Subscribed of course months ago.
Thank you for this real treat and pleasure.
Wow! I'm so glad I read your comment. I almost missed it as I didn't get the notification for it. Thank you so much for the overflowing compliments. I'm really glad you're enjoying my content. I wish I could publish videos more frequently. My next big video will be amazing, but won't come out till July. Again thank you for appreciating my hard work and passion I bring into my videos.
@@Street-Gems Totally agree with godisgooey. Wish I'd seen these when teaching Ancient Civ. last year. Will definitely use this year.
@@annestabile6361 Oh wow where do you teach? And the class is ancient civilization?
@@Street-Gems In Oregon. Yes. I teach from Mesopotamia to the enlightenment, China, African Kingdoms and India. Great video again.
@@annestabile6361 I'm excited if you actually will show my videos to your students. By the way I'm in Vancouver, Canada.
Fantastic video, love this stuff. Well explained and nice pacing.
Thank you!
Even as a ruin this city is absolutely stunning. Thanks for an excellent video.
Thank you. Yes it is stunning.
I like how you combine narration of history with geographic context. Something that readers have to do in their mind. ❤
Thank you! I love geography and feel that its inseparable from history.
This is a wonderful channel for history. Thank you.
Thanks Jun. Where in the world are you writing from?
Hello, thanks for sharing this very good video.
I just discovered your channel, and I'm very impressed by the quality of your editing, and your attention to detail. Keep it up!
Thanks Matt. I love it when viewers like you appreciate the details. Check out some of my other ones. I think you'll like "The Death of a Great Roman City".
I've been there and walked those ruins, and had no idea of the scale and grandeur of that city. How does your channel not have more subscribers? This is top quality stuff.
Thank you for the compliment! I started this channel a year and a half ago and only have 10 main videos, so it takes a while. You should totally watch The Death of a Great Roman City. It's about the end of Ephesus. Very fascinating story.
Herrliche Geschichte, prachtiger Vortrag!!! Ich bedanke mich sehr bei Euch.
Danke. Ich freue mich, dass es Ihnen gefallen hat.
Wonderful and informative video of a very unknown site. Thanks.
Excellent content. Awesome stuff man. Thanks so much for the effort and putting it out there.
Thank you man. This particular video was going nowhere, then it started spreading so I'm glad it reached people like you.
Was really fortunate to visit here a few years ago when the kids were small! Such a magnificent city, even in ruins!!
Did you recognize it from the thumbnail drawing?
This video blew me away. Very inspired to visit this great site now. What software do yuo use to create your 3D models of ancient citys? They must take you ages! Keep up the good work
Thank you so much. For the reconstructions, I actually hire artists to make it for me, or use things that they already have. Hope you get to go visit there some day.
Thanks!
Thanks, Jordan, for a commentary that is actually pleasant to listen to - a rare thing in this digi-false age.
Thank you! I actually wasn't super happy with how my voice came out in this video, but I'm glad you still found it pleasant.
You have really clearly explained the structure and geography of the city. Much better than most. Very interesting.
Keep up the very good work!
Thank you.
Thanks a ton
I spent a day in Ephesus about 10 years ago. I didn't see the Hippodrome or the Agora, but saw everything else that you mentioned. The walk down the hill from the entrance has one fascinating thing after another, with the facade of the Library looming in the distance. The Temple of Artemis is little more than parts of two columns at this point in time.
Yeah the hippodrome is closed off to the public. No one is allowed in there. Too bad. You must have walked past the agora though.
What a stunning video! Thank you so much!
Thank you 🙂
Really cool video! One thing, though: Octavian didn't "called himself Augustus" - that was a title given to him by the Senate, and incorporated in his name as an agnomen.
A bit like "Caesar" was in every Emperor's name, even after the fall of its dinasty with Nero, or when a given commander or Emperor conquered a tribe or confederation of tribes, he was given the title of conqueror of those people, and incorporated also as agnomen - as in Gallicus, Dacicus, Gallaicus, Germanicus, etc.
Ok interesting. Thank you for the correction.
This content is sheer pure gold
Thank you my friend
Excellent, excellent work!
Thanks Donald
Best video on Ephesus I’ve seen!
Thank you. You must watch the last one in the series called "The Death of a Great Roman City". One of my best.
this is a gem of a channel. im not even much of a rome nerd or history nerd at that and i still find this stuff to be amazing
Thank you! If I can win over people who aren't super into history, then that's very rewarding. I'm glad you enjoy my channel.
nice video, it gives me the good feeling of those old, solid history documentaries but there is nothing old fashioned about the production at all.
Thank you. I try to keep it fresh.
Great video!!!
Nice video 👍
If they ever reconstructed an ancient Roman city as depicted here and other locations from antiquity, it would surpass the beauty of any modern city in existence today.
Without a doubt. It would also become the world's greatest theme park 😄
It’s an awesome place to visit. It’s well preserved and the local people are very friendly. It’s one of the best trips I’ve ever been on.
MAGNIFICENT! THANKYOU
Impressive work! Ephesus as well!
Thanks John
Underrated channel
Excellent video! If you can re-title this video, "Ephesus - The City the Romans Got as Gift" it will get more views; especially by those interested in Ephesus, Ancient Greek cities, culture and architecture as well as the New Testament and related theological studies and archeology.
Hmmm, I'll consider it. Not a bad idea.
this title is funnier
@@through-faith-alone Haha thank you. But @PhD777 inspired me to rethink the title, and I settled on this one.
@phd777 Wrong. 🤭 No, not all, they who build E-Fes-on they was hyllines (hyllirians, helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy. 👋🏻
Interesting. This is well produced, excellently written and great storytelling
Thank you!
İts an amazing video. Congrats. Bravo
Thanks Taylan
Wow. Great channel
Thanks!
Sorry about the Christian joke. I am myself lol. I just like making jokes at my own expense but realise it was bad Taste.
And I absolutely love all of your videos.
@@Insectoid_ which Christian joke? I'm not Christian, but it's ok. I make fun of myself all the time haha.
@@Street-Gems TH-cam just deleted a long comment I wrote. I mentioned certain far right tattoos I had. And how I’ve changed politically. And how the current situation with the orange guy in America make me mad.
Excellent explanation, Clear and precise. Really enjoyed the over lay of cgi when walking/flying over the ruins not enough docs this. And i love the drawn depictions! Subscribed
Amazing. Thanks for subscribing! The drawn illustrations are by Balage Balogh.
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Augustus called himself Julius Caesar and maintained the trappings of the existing form of government. He didn't crown himself as Emperor Augustus. He held the office of consul, and by that time the system was so broken and dominated by the office that is equivalent to president (not king), that we retrospectively regard it as the beginning of the imperium. The office of "emperor" really means the heir of the private estate of Augustus, and it doesn't become a true state office until it passes out of julio-claudian hands.
It’s also notable that Augustus unified the power of the popular assembly onto himself, as well as the imperium proconsulare maius, that allowed him to legally control most provinces and armies.
Princeps was his title, the First Senator, and the name of the state was the Principate (Principatus). This is where we get the words Prime, Principle, Prince, Principality, etc.
@@LordTelperion true, that was another office he held, one that might be roughly equated to speaker of the house in our system. The fact that a junior senator was named "president" *and* "speaker of the house" (and chief justice), for life, is exactly what I mean when I say the system was totally broken. The title of Princeps was not something new created for the new "Emperor." It was a pre-existing office, meant to be the most senior member of the Senate. Like just about every other title of significance, they simply gave it to the guy who was dominating them. All of the checks and balances of the Republican system were defeated, but nobody called game over. We call it the Principate at that point. The Princeps still called it a republic and pretended he was letting the Senate do stuff.
This is a lesson with relevance to today's politics.
You can say what ever you want about the ancient Roman times, but they understood to impress its people and build these huge cities. People still gets excited to this day.
What an impressive art they made and what a magnificent engineering structures they built!
Worth to preserve and worth to enjoy
Indeed they were good at it. Masters.
Fantastic job! 👏
I will binge all your videos.
That's an overload of history 😁 I'm glad you discovered my channel.
@@Street-Gems The quality is outstanding! This is how it's done, it's mezmerising. Compared to the dramatized TV "documentaries" with the reused shots and effects.
Once again, outstanding work!
@@pellman87 Wow thank you. I really take your compliment to heart.
Thanks!
Thanks Nick!
Another great video. Keep them coming .😎
The words "running water" and "central heating" for something from 2000 years ago, still absolutely blows my mind.
You deserve being well rewarded for such great and hard work. I loved this video as well!! 🎉😅🇧🇷
Thanks again Andre. I like that you notice that amount of work that went into it.
binging all your vids!
That's an overkill of history haha. I'm flattered you're binging on them.
Excellent video.
Thank you.
it is a crime to not show Rome in red on maps
12:49 You know, even though it isn't perfect, I feel like the Hippodrome in Ephesus is kind of better preserved than the Circus Maximus in Rome and the Hippodrome of Constantinople.
Yeah I actually agree with you. Circus Maximum is completely gone. Just the field maintains the shape, and in Constantinople is built up and surrounded by so many later buildings. But the hippodrome at Ephesus doesn't even come close to the level of preservation of some other hippodrome at other sites in Turkey.
@@Street-Gems But at least you can ENTER Circus Maximus in Rome, while the Hippodrome in Ephesus for some ridiculous reason is closed to the public. Also, the obelisks of Circus Maximus were moved somewhere else. One Obelisk, called Obelisco Flaminio, which is now in Piazza del Popolo, used to be a part of the dividing barrier (spina) in Circus Maximus. The Hippodrome of Ephesus could have been a public park too. And, the Hippodrome in Constantinople has its obelisks STILL within itself. The Hippodrome in Caesarea is also incredibly well preserved.
@@LeoKentric2017X-bx7tn I know why it's closed. Apparently there are structural weakness on the west side of it, the part that's vaulted. I guess they don't want people falling and getting hurt. You should watch my video on Caesarea. It's the 2nd video I published on my channel.
@@Street-Gems Oh. Well, it's understandable then.
Most people wonder how Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius were able to communicate with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. The reason is that Greek was the language of the high society and being able to speak Greek was considered posh in ancient Rome and Cleopatra, being of Greek-Ptolemean root not only spoke Greek, but several other languages as well.
Do you think she also spoke Latin though? She was a monarch in an increasingly Roman world. She must have also spoken it. Just my guess.
@@Street-Gems She spoke 9 languages including Latin, but probably to impress Cleopatra Caesar and Antonius probably used the posh Greek to communicate with here, which was her native language. To her Egyptian subordinates she spoke Coptic (the ancient Egyptian language) fluently. It seems she was so good in speaking languages she hardly needed interpreters when foreign ambassadors visited her. A true and clever lady indeed.
@@pharmacist5884 That's fascinating. How do they know this about her? Accounts by contemporary historians saying this about her?
@@pharmacist5884 Very interesting. Thanks for that.
🤭 @@pharmacist5884 Wrong. No, not all, they who build E-Fes-on (-us) they was hyllines (hyllirians, Helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy.
Even Qe-Leu-Patra (Cleopatra in latin) she spoked hylline languages (hyllirian, helline) 👋🏻
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Thanks for watching. Is this Russian?
@@Street-GemsIt's serbian
@@LeoKentric2017X-bx7tn Thanks I wasn't sure. TH-cam translates comments in other languages.
2:17 that has to be the coolest ampitheater ive ever seen. carved right out of the side of a mountain
I agree. It's out of a movie or something. so steep.
I really enjoy the overlays of CGI in real imagery. Bringing the past to life on present-day locations.
Thanks Franco. I definitely put a lot of effort into matching the reconstructions with the modern shots.
There was also massive inland sea that stretched from Ak -Yenikoy through Sercin , Bagarasi right through to Pamakkale and Colossae . How many ancient sites are discoverable on them old banks . The drive from Efes to Pamukkale is awesome . There is an old Roman city in Pamukkale . Amazing grave yard .
Great graphics.
Been there and enjoyed it greatly. Just wish they would have let me fly my drone and take some cool videos.
Yes I'm very well aware of the restriction. That damn airport.
Love your work!
Thanks Nicholas
Top Notch - thank you
Thank you!
This is one of most ancient GREEK colonies of Ioinia. Greeks were uprooted in 1922 AD from this place..
I know. But the Romans did control it and embellish it.
Very sad they got pushed out in 1922
In the history of the world, many countries have been uprooted from many places. If you had been men and warriors, you would not have been expelled. Even in what is now Greece, the Ottomans ruled for 500 years.😅
@@Baryshx Nations come and go..And have their ups and downs Greece had warriors such as Leonidas and Alexander the Great.Greeks proved their manhood for thousands of years. Certain generations proved weak and decadent. Easy times produce weak men. Greece is no exception in that rule.
But?
"taken for a large church not far from here" - Justinian building the hagia sophia moments
thanks great job
Bravo!
Well made video.
Excellent.
Been there. Awesome place.
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and Artemis temple were in one kingdom? Oo jeez, that was a very rich kingdom
Well these two monuments would have been built when they were not the same political entity. And then different kingdoms would have absorbed what was already there, like the kingdom of Pergamon. But yes that whole area was very rich in general.
I genuinely didn't know that it was a city 😮
Like, i knew that The Artemisium was built there (multiple times) but a city is not mentioned
I thought Ephesus was a region of Ionia.
Of course to build such a great wonder, you need a relatively large workforce in a workable distance but it never clicked.
I honest to God thought Artemis' temple was in a very rural isolated area. It would fit her aesthetic
Cool I'm glad I could teach something. Yes a large city indeed.
9:28 hmm the Flower of Life
Very interesting video! I hope to be able to visit Ephesus myself soon!
I hope you do. Now you're armed with the historical background.
What is the bg music?
They haven't even unearthed 10% of Efes yet . It will take another 500 years at least to discover the full city . Same with gobekli tepe , there are hundreds of them monuments there .
Έφεσος / Efesos was a Hellenic🇬🇷 city. Romans adopted the Hellenic civilisation and culture. So, everything they built was inspired by our culture and architecture.
Check your DNA you are not ancient Greek, so you also adopted ancient Greek culture... or Ameircan culture lately to be correct
@@trexeyesonly55modern Greeks are the contemporary descendants of ancient Greeks, that is true as it has always been
they didn't just adopt it, they were of the same culture, also comments shut up
@@ezrafriesner8370 we are not just descendants of the Greeks but also of the Hebrews unlike you
@@through-faith-alone I’m literally Jewish 💀 but also you’re gonna have to back that claim up buddy
Wow what a Movie Theater!😊😊
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great
Who founded this City?
The Greeks
Marvellous! How much they already had there - seems like we all fell back into dark ages, and had to re-invent everything again. The Romans and before them the Greek, had a civilization equal to what we have - or better ! Can architects and builders still make these wonderful buildings? without cranes? (of course, as stated, they had slaves, free labour) I regret not having been to Turkey, probably will never make it.
Wrong. 🤭 No, not all, they who build E-Fes (-us) they was hyllines (hyllirians, Helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy. 👋🏻
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You have an Ephesus! It came free with you empire!
It was a promotion lol
Awesome
Did they escivated that seaport bay ? There is a ton oh stuff perfectly preserved in that mud !!
I'm sure there's a ton of treasures in there! I don't think they emptied it.
AMAZING
Wrong. 🤭 No, not all, they who build E-Fes (-us) they was hyllines (hyllirians, Helline) populations who spoked their over 20 different dialects, the grai-koï they lived only in some tribal areas in southern Italy. 👋🏻
Man why can't Assassin Creed just visit the Roman Empire and make the true Roman RPG experience already?
Ephesus is fantastic of course but if you go to Turkey don't miss Aphrodisias, it felt like a hidden gem to me.
I haven't been but I agree with you. I want to make a video about it one day.
All cities should be free, that’s the default. A city is the property of the people living in it.
cool
I know it's Ephesus somehow.
Then you are correct sir. But did you write the comment before watching the video?
This City looks like it was Troy.....
I was just here. It looks just like the video. Well worth the trip.
Not to nitpick but giving rome kingdom in a will is a common, cheap and "honorable" way of absorbing kingdoms and tribes. In this way king can rule as long he is alive and his family usually retains some power and money. It is pure economics to give favorable terms to a ruler to settle a war right now. There was nothing free about it.
yeah I used more relatable language on purpose. I know it's not exactly free. Rome had to win over allies. That didn't come for free. But I said in a way that's contrary to the main way in which Rome acquired territory (ie. conquest)
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