The Catacombs of Milete
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Just outside the ancient Roman city of Milete on Malta, were these catacombs. Today they are known as 'Saint Paul's Catacombs'. I give you a quick tour, and then play some creepy music, which is probably inappropriate. I dare say the stuff the Romans played down there was much jollier.
A couple of the shots in this are actually of a different set of catacombs very nearby (those with the amber lighting).
More videos from Malta to follow.
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The Catacombs of Milete
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"A short but hygienically significant distance" - that's going on my next restraining order.
"A short but hygenically significant distance" are nowadays 1,5 metres, or 5 foot
That was good. :D
Next?? 😂😂
Lloyd does the impossible and makes the pictures from his holiday interesting.
Course the chisel work would be rough if it was done whilst the workers were plastered.
It looked a bit like you were stalking that woman. This made me laugh.
dave epsin Rape isn't funny. Rape will never be funny.
Oh my god!!!!! aAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Dx
Usammity One can stalk people for other reasons. Like if there is no lurking allowed, one might have to stalk instead.
id rather creep
7:00
Before: Oh, that looks interesting. I'd like to go there.
*Spiders*
After: Maybe not? Definitely not.
Why not? They can't do you any harm
@@ieuanhunt552 thank you, this is the first time any arachnophobes have ever heard this! that completely changes everything!
That creepy music segment was actually quite creepy.
thecookieeater It's actually two pieces of creepy music playing at once, for extra creep.
Lindybeige what pieces were playing? I felt like I heard parts of it before, but can't place it for the life of me... heheh, the life of me... in a tomb... *shudders*
thecookieeater I expected creepiness. I watched. I was pretty disappointed. At the end of the video I got back, opened a new tab in browser with Batok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta III (Shining's soundtrack, moment with the two girls in the corridor), and played again. Yep. Creeps and goosebumps this time.
Lindybeige It felt like a music from the game Diablo
Lindybeige It reminded of evil temple music from Neverwinter nights.
last time i went into some catacombs i was attacked by several level 3 kobolds
josh buckers Warcraft 3 reference?
Gotta watch for them Kobold Archers
I hope it's a D&D or BG reference lol
Kobolds are actually where the word 'Cobalt' comes from
Look, if there's no undead then this can hardly be considered catacombs.
Scrub Wave Yeah, and not a necromancer to be seen.
Scrub Wave Also, there ain't no burning torches clinging to the walls.
Iron Pirate Ha this video reminded me of Dark Souls too if that is what you're referring to
Hayden C
Yeah, Dark Souls invented necromancers in catacombs.
What?
This can't be a real catacomb. No torches.
Or undead minions.... lol
Or giant bowls of fire
Id like but you know 69
One of these days, Lloyd is going to include a Jumpscare in one of these videos, and when he does, I'll be ready!
Nata Otum Sazac No you won't.
:)
Oh how you couldn't have been more right
wow there is so much content on this channel from over the years. fun to find little gems like this one that are less popular than the million-view selection
Lloyd: "and here you can see..."
Me: "no you can't!"
-adjusting brightness and contrast... -
"all right, carry on, sorry!"
I love your sense of humour, lindey. Always on point and we'll delivered
Your remarks on the conditions of the catacombs made me realize just how many priceless pieces of history has gone missing without us knowing it...
༼ つ ◔Д◐ ༽つ Spooky pregnant ghost! Spotted at 6:55!
Bold move mate, never assume someone's pregnant.
Lmao
I love your videos so freaking much! Auto-liked!
Mongis Lort Auto-liked for me too!
1:40 The Roman equivalent of pouring one out for your homies.
I've got some film on my computer of neolithic, bronze and iron age tombs I visited in southern england. I haven't done anything with it so far. This video gave me a boost. Thanks.
Maarten Maesen The celts couldn't have made very big tombs, couldn't they?
This kind of video is one of the reasons why I love Lindybeige.
One thing that I notice about everything in the catacombs is that they are carved out at the scale of human energy. Whereas today, were we to take the same approach, we with our petroleum and electricity based machines would have likely created large rooms, hallways and entrances. One can tell that human energy must produce results differently, leading to narrow entries, wide but low, or small arched window-like openings. Crudeness of work aside, we see very simple solutions to achieve specific goals.
The creation of these catacombs, in reality, likely took years of human effort to produce, and probably in increments. I'd be very surprised to learn that they were planned out, rather than merely extended by need and convenience.
Francis Roy How long did they take to build? Don't we have building plans today?
My human energy turns to farts.
Awesome video as usual. I try to visit all the archaeological sites when I travel but are often disappointed with the amount and quality of information about them available. You are slowly but surely fixing this.
Would you ever consider visiting Georgia? There is alot of ancient ruins/castles/churches etc. there, my uncle is a guide and he knows alot of stuff if you are interested.
***** I'm not sure I like the idea of time traveling alots. We should wipe them out before they cause a paradox.
***** Any where particular that you'd recommend?
***** I want to see the world. Unfortunately, there is an awful lot of it.
***** That doesn't sound like Atlanta to me.
Doc Riedenschneider
I recommend hiring a driver/guide (guide is nice if you are a group) in the capital who can get you around the country and visit places like tusheti, kazbegi, kahketi, vardzia (many more) etc.. The capital is nice but nothing special really, so id stay there for some days at most and then go touring the countryside wich is really nice and unique to the rest of europe.
Interesting stuff. Reminds us all that what's buried now, is tomorrow's loot too.
You're so brave Lindy!
I could never go in there with all the spiders about...
Awesome video my friend !!! :)
9:00 PM, dark outside (with no lights in the room), and I am watching Lindybeige for some relaxing, informative videos: suddenly, he cues music as he walks through catacombs. :(
I was totally expecting Lindy to pull a jump scare on us, it was surprising that he did not.
I can almost hear John Rhys-Davies yelling "Lindy!"
:D I'm surprised that you get fairly stupid or irrelevant comments. I really enjoy that your videos are unique an consistent in style and always informative. Keep posting them!
Oh wow, a Lindybeige video I hadn't watched before!
Lindybeige: Can you imagine fighting goblins and kobolds with your war scythe(!) in that kind of catacombs! ;-)
Great video Lindybeige! There's a very interesting stone door in those catacombs, which hinges on stone protrusions situated at the top and bottom of the panel, and interestingly it also has a recess which (I was told by the curator) once took a bronze lock. Pretty sophisticated I thought. I can send you pictures of it if you wish.
It took me a while. But now I'm finally watching.
I was convinced Lloyd was going to pull a jump scare where he turned his camera around and said 'Beige'.
another masterpiece! thanks for showing us the world!
Actually started to get to me at a point.
Fantastic tour Lindy, thanks for taking us into the Catacombs of Milete! I was wondering though, considering how small the complex is, can we assume that many of the bodies which were originally interred there would get swapped out after a set period of time? So that wealthier and more recently deceased individuals could have their time in the-land-without-the-sun as it were?
I think i may be able to define Lindybeige's channel... "distracting students of archaeology from assignments to watch videos concerning what they should be writing about"... better than getting lost on tumblr i suppose... i should probably do some work now harhar!!
Lindybeige has such a good community. 800 likes and no dislikes! Wow!
Absolutely entertaining and historical, Bravo good Sir
You need to direct an awesome historical anime or movie
I almost didn't give this video a thumbs up but then he played the creepy music and finally it was fine.
Was this a natural cavern which got widened and worked on, or did they actually chisel out all that stone?
Great video as well.
CapnHolic It isn't natural. The stone is fairly soft, though.
I went there. Intriguing and eerie place. The head recesses are an interesting feature. Similar things can be seem in some medieval stone coffins.
Go down there with a bunch of smoky torches and foam weapons and do a D&D-based LARP, yeah!
sae1095hc Curator is like, "Okay, time to leave."
Bitch.
Been there as well. I found it quite fascinating.
Yo Lloyd, you should have a video about music in the middle ages post 1000 AD. Like, village songs and stuff, not just the church stuff. Surely, their was more than just church music, there must have been rural songs, especially when there was a lack of recorded history - songs were supposed to help people remember stuff.
There's songs sung in villages in africa that are isolated from the rest of the world, so there had to be something back then.
Also, what kind of instruments did they generally use? What would it have sounded like?
You're pointing to the root of the problem yourself:
village songs weren't recorded. The scribes, all clerks with a very Christian education (and indoctrination!), mostly if not exclusively concerned themselves with the "higher" types of art.
I should point out that since this video, the catacombs shown here have been extensively renovated and 7 other large catacombs have been excavated and opened to the public. You should revisit the site if you ever come back to Malta :)
You should crowdfund your "expeditions", have people chip in. And in return you could make more of those wonderfull, funny and enlightening documentaries.
Do you think, that you as a professional, would get access to the Catcombs under Paris? I would love to see them in a video like this.
may I ask the title of the creepy music?
I'd love to use it as soundtrack for d&d sessions.
I saw a dining area in the catacombs in rome
Where might I find a copy of that map at the beginning? Seems highly serviceable for a dungeon crawl.
Oh My God! You should have put a screamer at the end of the spooky music.
mikenayeli Lloyd jumping into camera, with his scraggly hair.
Geez, if some supernatural entity or horrid abomination were to attack you down there, getting out of the way or running away wouldnt have been an option... Btw, where to get the creepy music? I enjoyed it, I bet it'd make some horror games abit more unnerving if I used that as bgm! ^.^
can you post a link to the map you displayed in the beginning? nice informative video BTW
Xfluffymonkeyx I did an image web-search for "Saint Paul's catacombs Malta map" and there it was.
Lindybeige thanks!
Thank you for sharing
What the blinking flip?!?
The country of Georgia is very cool, I highly recommend Vardzia, and Svaneti. The country is called Sakartvelo in Georgian, if that helps clear up the name confusion.
That creepy music sure is creepy
Why are you traipsing around Skyrim irl?
Mike Hatley Not Skyrim.
The stone is too light, and the overall-feel is off.
And Lindy wasn't attacked by draugr either.
Hammerfell, or maybe the desert-part of Elsweyr more is far more like this place, I'd wager.
IF they even have catacombs in those cultures.
RuSosan
Retextures FTW
Mike Hatley
Not if they're lore-breaking.
Mike Hatley No, I couldn't. There was a sign saying "Strictly no traipsing".
RuSosan How do you judge how light stone is? Hell, how do you even know what kind of stone is used in skyrim? Granite? All kinds of rock could've been used, y'know (so long as it puts up to weather, logically).
Holy crap it's a tourist!
Dipteric: Having a double row of columns.
I know this comment is old af, but Lindy was most assuredly referring to diptera, i.e. insects with two wings (like flies and the like).
5/10. Not enough jump-scares but a healthy amount of beige - IGN
Lindybeige What song is used at thr end of your videos. It sounds very Victorian.
I'm not claustrophobic but I think I would feel damn incomfortable down there, even without the creepy music.
Have you ever considered producing documentaries?
This reminds me the last tombs levels of arxs fatalis game
@5.33 that's a holder for tools :)
7:36 scared the wits out of me
I like the idea that people once went:
"There are caves down there with lots of dead people. What do we do?"
"Chuck the dead out and herd animals in the caves."
"Right-o!"
looks like the inside to yoda's home. "good food, good food"
6:16 swear to god i pooped my pants thinking that was a head on the left side
1:40 sure it's not just waste managment?
"Ooh! those guests from Sardis make quite the mess, don't they?"
"Yes.. Are you done tidying up the dinner table yet, love?"
"Yes, let me just plash some water on it and I'm done."
The chisel is rough because... well... they had limited lightsources back then... and no lampholders untill they carved one... :)
HistoricaHungarica "Fuck, Publius! Quit stepping on the candles."
wow, 1180 likes and not a single thumbs down! Now THAT is quality!
More of thish!
Also, you can go to Gori and see the Stalin museum, in his home town.
Probably worth mentioning these are catacombs e.g. multiple sets of caves not just a single cave some were specific faiths others mixed...
That person messing with their phone....I was so scared I sharted (a little).
Tombs and spiders go together, thematically. Normally they'd be filled with the dead, and flies like the dead, while spiders like the flies.
Hey Lindy! I know you love Historical Fencing and all, and if you're still in Malta, we have a HEMA club in Floriana, under the St.Publius church! Mondays and Thursdays from 6:00 - 9:00, if you want to come. We'd love to have you! c:
TheObzfan Thanks! I was in Malta for just over a week. It will take me many months to edit all the footage I shot there.
What is the name of the creepy music soundtrack ?
Hmm, neither tight dark places or dead people really scare me, but big cities do. I'm starting to think I might be just a little bit strange.
A banjo would have been even more creepy.
The lighting made this quite painful.
So how's creeping around in the dark?
"what the blinking flip is that"
wow thanks for the vid
Imagine being the unlucky soul who fell down one of the skylights. At least they wouldn't have to take you far.
I was a little disappointed that you played the music and didn't resume talking until the end. lol
What sort of people would have been burried (catacombed?) there?
would this mean that in games and other psuedo-realistic fantasy worlds, the catacombs would be much more decorated and full of trinkets and other gifts for those passed? Because if so, I feel as though many of them have fallen victim to seriously inaccurate representation. I guess one must also factor in graverobbers and other looters though.
How did they see to carve all this? Loads of oil lamps and candles?
+Generality Yes. Many of the skylights were since sealed as well. There are holes in the walls for lamps.
Geralt of Rivia was good friends with Nenneke High Priestess of Melitele. I wonder if Sapkowski got his ideas from here?
5.30 in:
Weren't physicians and surgeons very distinct professions for most of history, including the classical period?
Here did all the bodies go :o??
The bodies were never removed. They just haven't been put in yet >:)
Why have all of the bodies been removed?
Mhm. I'm not 100% sure about the pronunciation, since there are no more ancient Roman citizens alive. But I believe that the G in the word _refrigerium_ has the same sound of the G in the English word _refrigerator_ (which, again, comes from the Latin vocabulary).
Always curious to hear a word you've read in your head one way for so long pronounced differently.
It makes perfect sense though, tomb - catacomb.
GigaBoost No, british are just weird.
Lovely
Where the “ritual meal” was consumed.