Loved the video! Always heartwarming to see the connections and meanings that people hold for the archaeology in their own corner of the world. As a landscape archaeologist, I can attest that it also can be rewarding to go off of the main site a little bit, armed with a local area survey map, a notebook and a handheld GPS unit, and discover all of the hidden and otherwise forgotten places in the countryside that would have been associated with such an important place as Selinunte - the quarries, the ancient field boundaries, the extant rubble and foundations of farmhouses and villas, natural springs, hidden caves and perimeter defenses, etc. Makes me want to visit Sicily!
I went here when cycling around Italia on my bicycle...this was one of my favourite places..no tourists and so tranquil, just the weight of the waves and the history wash through you. I also had to sleep rough in one of the temples in Agrigento as there are few hotels and campsites in Sicily..at least for my budget.
This was a great video, it brings me back to the time I visited Selinunt. I would really love to see more videos about archeological sites such as this one.
Yes, you are truly from the amazing place and I'm always glad to visit your island and talk with its inhabitants. In Sicily I however only have visited the long-standing rivals of Selenunte - Elymian cities i.e. Mozia and Segesta (well, Erice too, and most of all Erice but it's a different type of experience=)) Hopefully will be able to go there too probably even next year.
wonderful video! Bringing a group to Sicily in October for 5 days--trying to decide what to see in a country so rich in history is almost impossible...esp when you are staying in Palermo...temples a must see-Selinunte and Agrigento at top of list.
Speaking of Sicily, there is an excellent lecture on its WW2 battlefields, but if I may suggest, a local giving short tours of them on his channel, would be excellent too. For there is only one...
My ancestors are German and native American (Cherokee). I would love to visit Germany and see the those beautiful ancient buildings. Sicily looks beautiful, I've never even been out of my country (or even all that far from my state) but traveling the world and seeing these historical sites is one of my dreams. (Now I have somewhere else to add Sicily)
megaton you have great content and I am a subscriber. from my understanding southern Italy including Sicily known to us Greeks as Sicilia was colonised by the Greeks not conquered. now you haven't said that they conquered. but when you say my ancestors looking at these people coming from ships is saying to me you don't quiet understand who your ancestors were. they were indeed Greeks mixed with the indigenous to Sicily, not one or the other they didn't simply vanish metatron. the indigenous were clearly underdeveloped compared to these Greeks hence why the buildings are all Greek from 2000 plus years ago. from my understanding of Greeks is they love to travel abroad and settle in different lands. those who settled in Sicily forgot of their origins in mainland greece and hence became Sicilians. they still spoke Greek believed in the 12 gods and lived in the Greek culture just like the rest of the Greeks did.
Metatron, I have discovered a website that you may already heard of called "armor venue" and I noticed they have a few types of frog jousting helms! I know this is your favorite kind and they are pretty hard to find so I wanted to let you know!
"What it meant for my ancestors to come into contact with one of the greatest civilizations, the Greeks..." Well, wasn't Eastern Sicily Greek-speaking until early modernity? In that case, a good number of your ancestors (at least paternal) are probably among those Greeks.
Probably you mean the Calabrian language which is extremely close to Greek. Calabria is in southermost of mainland Italy. I don't know if there are calabrian -or griko- speakers in Sicily.
Yes, there is Griko still spoken till this day in Calabria.(and still sung in songs in Apulia) However, Eastern Sicily was at one time Greek-speaking as well. It is not clear when it disappeared from Sicily, so perhaps my quote about early modernity (16th Century) *may* be off by 300-400 years. Nonetheless, the Greeks and their language were in Sicily until the high Middle Ages, and if I am not mistaken, certain areas demonstrate a Greek substratum, showing language shift from Greek to Sicilian/Italian in the past.
not all of them, but some are. They were in close contact, so there was a lot of mixing. But there were Italians who were decidedly un-Greek as well. A lot of people lived in Italy from a very early date, as it is very rich and arable land.
This was a great video, it brings me back to the time I visited Selinunt. I would really love to see more videos about archeological sites such as this one.
Loved the video! Always heartwarming to see the connections and meanings that people hold for the archaeology in their own corner of the world. As a landscape archaeologist, I can attest that it also can be rewarding to go off of the main site a little bit, armed with a local area survey map, a notebook and a handheld GPS unit, and discover all of the hidden and otherwise forgotten places in the countryside that would have been associated with such an important place as Selinunte - the quarries, the ancient field boundaries, the extant rubble and foundations of farmhouses and villas, natural springs, hidden caves and perimeter defenses, etc. Makes me want to visit Sicily!
I went here when cycling around Italia on my bicycle...this was one of my favourite places..no tourists and so tranquil, just the weight of the waves and the history wash through you. I also had to sleep rough in one of the temples in Agrigento as there are few hotels and campsites in Sicily..at least for my budget.
This was a great video, it brings me back to the time I visited Selinunt. I would really love to see more videos about archeological sites such as this one.
Yes, you are truly from the amazing place and I'm always glad to visit your island and talk with its inhabitants.
In Sicily I however only have visited the long-standing rivals of Selenunte - Elymian cities i.e. Mozia and Segesta (well, Erice too, and most of all Erice but it's a different type of experience=)) Hopefully will be able to go there too probably even next year.
wonderful video!
Bringing a group to Sicily in October for 5 days--trying to decide what to see in a country so rich in history is almost impossible...esp when you are staying in Palermo...temples a must see-Selinunte and Agrigento at top of list.
i was there last summer, visiting the temples! i like the way you speak about our ancestors as i am from santa elisabetta.
Nice island man im from Malta and I visit Sicily every 3 months its a very beautiful island and a very rich culture,Mantenere il buon lavoro
Very beautiful and a very profound message at the end.
oh that is so beautiful
man that video was amazing dont know what to say you are one of the most amazing youtubers have a happy new year and everything you wish
+Alexandros grivas I apprecaite your kind words my friend and I am glad you liked this video :)
Those amazing Greeks are still there...
Speaking of Sicily, there is an excellent lecture on its WW2 battlefields, but if I may suggest, a local giving short tours of them on his channel, would be excellent too. For there is only one...
My ancestors are German and native American (Cherokee). I would love to visit Germany and see the those beautiful ancient buildings. Sicily looks beautiful, I've never even been out of my country (or even all that far from my state) but traveling the world and seeing these historical sites is one of my dreams. (Now I have somewhere else to add Sicily)
ezio307 Yes please come and visit Sicily, and Europe in general is full of historical sites :D
Metatron
most of the places I want to see are actually in Europe. mostly battle grounds of ww2 and some older sites
Thats amazing video! You should be hire by a Cultural Tv company or something. So much talent
Nice video! you touched me! Ah, where are those Greeks of the past now.. :/
ShaNagmaImmuru I am glad you liked the video my friend :D and thank you for watching ^^
ps: I am sure they are there, in your heart somewhere
We can fairly easily understand the calabrian idiom. As a linguist you get what that means.
Some make TH-cam videos and call themselves metatron
Loved it! Maybe for your next traveling video you can go to Sardinia! xD
Very beautiful place. :)
CowLunch It is indeed :)
megaton you have great content and I am a subscriber. from my understanding southern Italy including Sicily known to us Greeks as Sicilia was colonised by the Greeks not conquered. now you haven't said that they conquered. but when you say my ancestors looking at these people coming from ships is saying to me you don't quiet understand who your ancestors were. they were indeed Greeks mixed with the indigenous to Sicily, not one or the other they didn't simply vanish metatron. the indigenous were clearly underdeveloped compared to these Greeks hence why the buildings are all Greek from 2000 plus years ago. from my understanding of Greeks is they love to travel abroad and settle in different lands. those who settled in Sicily forgot of their origins in mainland greece and hence became Sicilians. they still spoke Greek believed in the 12 gods and lived in the Greek culture just like the rest of the Greeks did.
Metatron, I have discovered a website that you may already heard of called "armor venue" and I noticed they have a few types of frog jousting helms! I know this is your favorite kind and they are pretty hard to find so I wanted to let you know!
Jake Gurfinkel Thank you very much I appreciate the thought I will have a look :D
1:16 #emotional
Isnt Sicily not considered fully part of Italy. Like Cataluña, Scotland or Wales.
"What it meant for my ancestors to come into contact with one of the greatest civilizations, the Greeks..." Well, wasn't Eastern Sicily Greek-speaking until early modernity? In that case, a good number of your ancestors (at least paternal) are probably among those Greeks.
Probably you mean the Calabrian language which is extremely close to Greek. Calabria is in southermost of mainland Italy. I don't know if there are calabrian -or griko- speakers in Sicily.
Yes, there is Griko still spoken till this day in Calabria.(and still sung in songs in Apulia) However, Eastern Sicily was at one time Greek-speaking as well. It is not clear when it disappeared from Sicily, so perhaps my quote about early modernity (16th Century) *may* be off by 300-400 years. Nonetheless, the Greeks and their language were in Sicily until the high Middle Ages, and if I am not mistaken, certain areas demonstrate a Greek substratum, showing language shift from Greek to Sicilian/Italian in the past.
I fucking knew you were Sicilian! I can always pick a Sicilian out in a crowd of Italians. *pumps fist*
Binged video 95
Italians are Greeks that went east.
You sure about that?
not all of them, but some are. They were in close contact, so there was a lot of mixing. But there were Italians who were decidedly un-Greek as well. A lot of people lived in Italy from a very early date, as it is very rich and arable land.
This was a great video, it brings me back to the time I visited Selinunt. I would really love to see more videos about archeological sites such as this one.