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@ 0:45. This is a minor point but still, its disappointing missed opportunity, "The gates of Hades"? Would it be more fitting to say "The gates of Vulcan"? Vulcan is the Roman god of fire and volcanoes after all
When I was there, about 50 years ago, the guide showed the men in our group a pornographic fresco hidden by a curtain. We female tourists were kept away 😂
Really pleased that someone else spotted it. I was scrolling down thinking I was the only one but clearly someone else has good taste. One of slayers best I feel.
Big kudos to the person who made the subtitles. I'm not a native English speaker and watching with English subtitles makes it easier for me to follow what is said (not that it's difficult here, Simon is very easy to understand, but the speed he talks with becomes somewhat tiring after a while), so when the subtitles aren't automatically made I have them on and daaamn that was a treat! :)
I've been fascinated by Pompeii since I was a child, when I found an old National Geographic VHS at the local video rental store. Yeah, I was that weird kid that went straight to the documentaries at age 9 and never cared to stop in the kids' section. I especially loved this episode. Thank you!
I was that kind of kid myself. While other kids between 8 and 10 were watching The Muppet Show, sit-coms and sports programs, I was watching PBS. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Nova and national geographic were my favorites.
I had the National Geographic magazine featuring Herculaneum -- I was fascinated! As an adult, I was able to visit the traveling Pompeii exhibit at a museum. Still fascinated to this day.
I found Herculaneum had more of an impact on me. The preseveration of the moment in regards to a 'day in the life of a Roman' is much more apparent, and it also has far less of a tourist trap feel, in both numbers and inevitable presence of vendors at a World Hertiage site. Both sites are tragic in the extreme of course, I just feel Herculaneum felt more personal.
Been there too. To Y'all, try to give a go to Alexander Dumas fils Fantastic Tales. It will bring back those cherished memories. Still, between Italy, Greece, Palestine and Egypt, Egypt will always be the closest to my heart. Sipping mint tea at the Terrasse of the Cataract Hotel, thinking of Agatha Christie and so many other more recent ghosts of the past, with that magnificent overview of the Elephantine island and the majestuous river Nile, Falouks quietly faring by. (Reading Marguerite Yourcenar Memories of Hadrian while sitting inside his "island library" under a tree, another cherished memory about my italian stay)
Abbey Roadster It’s wasn’t that awfully chilling, but it still connected empathically, especially to the slaves. Rest of the graphic discretions is just Slayer reference.
@Absolutely Fabulous *People who live with trauma and have to endure bullshit for it, you mean? Imagine being a war veteran or someone who have fled from wars and watching something funny, just to hear a gunshot sound affect in the video and start crying, because it might have triggered a memory of a dear family member or pet being shot multiple times. People have always been like this, but some cannot imagine how different people can be until after meeting many who all react to stuff by hiding or shrieking or something along those lines. People don't think that far and it's sad. The only people who are truly snowflakes in a bad way are those who get triggered for others sake when none of the others doesn't mind it, thus having no reason to freak out. Just saying. I'm probably a highly sensitive person with autism who easily empathise with almost everyone in some way or another, but I'm also morbidly curious. Contrasts are fun lmao
I love this new channel!! My daughter and I enjoy watching biographics together, but my 10 year old son loves watching this channel with me. I love that they are learning new things in an interesting way! Great job guys!!!
Roughly 45 minutes away from Pompeii there's a lake called Lago d'Averno; it's considered to be the entrance to Hades, and where Aeneas entered the underworld in Virgil's Aeneid. (Perhaps relatedly, it's also where the Cumaean Sibyl prophesied.) It's also an incredibly beautiful area. My Italian-American friend also told me that her Italian grandmother told her that "Va te Napoli!" is slang for "go to Hell!" Conclusion, Hell is real and it's in southern Italy.
@@Useaname More humane to kill an animal to save a ruin? You need to fix your priorities. After centuries of rain, mud and ash dog urine will do nothing
I spent a day walking around Pompeii on a self guided audio tour. Absolutely Bucket List worthy. The Pompeii riot was an interesting chapter, should have been called the Pompeii Slaughter.
Well covered Simone, my hat is off to you and your team. The research that goes into all of your channels, is second to none, I for one truly feel privileged to have found all of your channels as they are a huge source of knowledge for me on a daily basis. Cheers mate :)
I remember the movie POMPEII when I watched this video, and the people who perished in the end, some laughing in the face of death, others trying to run away and save themselves only to perish as they did so, while others accepted their fates before all were united in fiery death... Thank you for the refreshing take on this part of history, and the place where it all happened. I also had several laughs when the signs outside certain locations were read out.
I hope so . He's the only thing worth watching at the min along with Shane and Ryan from Buzz feed. Don't know what I'd watch with out the three of them
When i was there on spot. I got a feeling that the place is much more important than just one of the archeological sites of Italy. Its special on the scale of the world. Because it has preserved everything how it was 2000 years ago. Usualy time erupts things. People rebuild over. Or just parts are left of the original site. But in Pompei, all was in a time capsule for 2000 years. So you realy see how it was back then. And its amazing. Its a wonder of the world.
Spanning over your various channels, Simon, this is easily one of the best videos you and your colleagues have ever made. I've always been fascinated by the Roman Empire. Multas gratias vobis ago (Thanks to all of you).
As a subscriber to Top Tenz, Biographics, and Today I Found Out, first hit on Geographics. Presentations, supporting illustrations, and (yes) pronunciations keep getting better and better. Keep up the great work! Thank you!
I'm a HUGE fan of everything about Ancient Rome. This was most informative, with Simon's unique touch of humour! I love this new channel!! Thank you guys ❤
Ron Marcinski No rest for the wicked The children of god The final retribution The final curtain torn Within us, the flames of the end “Under a Serpent Sun”
I was touring Pompeii for real as you were making this video, Simon. Your video was much more an effective narration, but I am glad I saw it in person.
@@StaticImage Absolutely! It was right around 11:57. "...caught in a storm of fire and blood, raining from a lacerated sky." I don't know if it's intentional, but I've only ever heard reference to blood raining from a lacerated sky once before.
Well worth a visit. I saw the 1959 Steve Reeves movie as a kid and the thought of this disaster stayed with me ever since. Mind you get there first thing, before the excursion buses turn up, and preferably in the low season. I had the marvellous opportunity to wander its empty streets in clear, windless early morning sun, unencumbered by flocks of other tourists With the pink and purple mound of Vesuvius dominating the skyline. Magic...
ancient Roman fish sauce was called garum. similar to Thai fish sauce. made my own 4 months ago, it's still fermenting but already super delicious! we ate almost half of it already. just wonderful on fries, in soups etc. no wonder they loved it so much. my new fav condiment
So... the Subtitles/Closed Captions were a bit surprising. At 4:47: "...remember to pick up the dry-clean...", and many more. Anyway: Loved the video! Informative fun. Keep up the good work. I really appreciate all your videos.
Please do the Oregon vortex in Gold hill Oregon. It’s a very interesting place. Balls roll up hill, brooms can stand on their end for hours at a time. I think you would do an amazing job of explaining this mysterious place
1:35 - Chapter 1 - The city of pompeii 6:00 - Chapter 2 - Signs of doom 8:10 - Chapter 3 - The fiery wave of death 13:20 - Chapter 4 - Life after the eruption 14:15 - Chapter 5 - The rediscovery 17:45 - Chapter 6 - The meaning of a tragedy
Big fan of the new channel. The format and delivery are always on point, and your narration uses all the key features necessary to hold viewer/ listener attention Simon does it again
I recently made a comment on the biographics page for more videos of places around the world and they made a whole damn channel devoted to this. Subscribed immediately 👍🏻
Thank you Simon. I consider myself a fan of history but each episode leaves me saying “I didn’t know that!” Binge watching, as someone said? YES! During this virus at-home isolation your channel is a lifesaver. No citation available but interesting: two people were thrown against a wall with such force that even the three tiny bones in their inner ears were broken. It’s amazing anything survived at all. The Romans knew how to build stuff.
Listen, bread person was obviously very proud and happy about it. That may have been the first time they ever made bread. And thousands of years later that one simple joyous statement is known to many. I feel you, bread person. I hope your bread was very tasty.
Thank you, another great video really enjoy the amount of research done and the thought and perspective things are presented with. This is proving to be an extremely interesting new series.
There are two great documentaries on YT about Herculaneum and Pompeii: “Life and Death In a Roman Town” with international treasure Dame Mary Beard, and “Herculaneum: The Other Pompeii” with Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill. Definitely worth a perusal. I’d also like to add my request for a Krakatoa or Tambora eruption video, and thank you for all the awesome content you guys produce. Can’t get enough.
Just discovered this channel. I love it! You concise coverage, interesting photos and dry humor keep me intrigued. Going on a binge now… (dang. I hate rabbit holes…) 😂
I live in the US and went there on a school trip when I was in high school. I absolutely loved it and it, to date, it's had the most impact on me than any other place I've been.
"Caught in a storm of fire and blood raining from a lacerated sky." - Simon Whistler "Raining blood, from a lacerated sky." - Slayer Simon is a thrash metal fan, confirmed.
Always been fascinated by Pompeii. The images of the casts are very haunting yet really interesting to me, and the fact they thought to plaster the cavities created by the poor lost souls was an amazing thought to me. Not to mention some areas/buildings being VERY well preserved by the ash itself. Keep it up Simon and crew, these are amazing. (Learning things like at 11:40, never knew the heat did THAT to them..)
I hope you revisit this subject some day. Partly because there's a lot to explore, but mostly because, while a lot of things you mention before and after the disaster are fascinating, you got the disaster itself completely wrong. I'm frankly rather surprised because these videos are usually so good. For one thing, you said that Pompeii was left as a ghost town and was left alone until Naples became popular. Actually, it got literally walked over because the town was buried in the ash. That's literally the most well known aspect of Pompeii; it's why the casts of the bodies were able to be made, so I'm blown away you didn't know that. What isn't as well known is the reason why no one knew where to dig. You see, Pompeii had been a city by the sea. But the disaster was so extreme that it literally moved the shoreline. So when people came back to try to dig up the city, they couldn't find it. It wasn't until the 1700s when diggers just happened upon it. Also, as a side note, the hot gases you describe in the video are what killed the people at Herculaneum, not Pompeii. Their nightmare only began at that point because those gases didn't reach them. Instead, they went through wave after wave of choking dust and heat. The wave that finally killed them basically filled their lungs with cement, and the heat hardened it. So they all literally suffocated in the most painful way possible.
Oh yes, also, the reason why some people seemed to be sleeping when they died is because they were put to sleep by some of the earlier waves that went by. They were made up of chemicals that made people faint, so they were unconscious when the deadly gas rolled in. No one had just fallen asleep during all of this. There was no way they could with all the boulders and rocks raining down on their roofs.
man I always love reading these types of comments years after the fact, zero responses (except for a self response hours after the original comment was made) and zero likes, goes to show your ego reach went unnoticed by literally everyone
@@nicholasbrown668 The "ego reach" is your own, poking fun with an opinion without any regard to the statement itself. I was stating facts. Pompeii is VERY well known for having been buried in ash, and that's why it disappeared. This is beyond dispute, and has nothing to do with anyone's "ego reach." It's literally the first thing most people learn about the lost town. Others not commenting or liking my comment doesn't change that fact. It remains a pity that this show ignored the most famous thing about the subject, and it's a pity that you're more interested in butting in your ego-driven point of view rather than helping support the accurate dissemination of history.
@@jeffmcarthur5617 where did I make a point of view or state a point of view? oh right I never did, you can try and project your warped world view onto me but its not going to work, again that ego of yours is at work
thanks for everything simon! I really appreciate all the knowledge you've brought into my life my G! really appreciate having an outlet for history i can easily digest. only issue is im catching up to the end of your content so im gunna have to wait for more every week lol, time to start chipping away at business blaze ;)
I want to suggest Santorini's eruption but I also would love to see a video about Tambora... I've been able to find very few documentaries about that one.
There is a Tambora video on this channel now (Mount Tambora, the year without a summer). Watched it this morning, I had never heard of it. It happened years before Krakatoa, which is somewhat well known.
"Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit. The island was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred about 3,600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization. " There is a video somewhere on TH-cam that says that the parting of the Red Sea for the Israelites could have been caused by shock waves of this eruption making its way through the earth's crust.
I thank you both for sharing information! Truth be told I have a hobby of watching documentaries in my free time and have studied both eruptions as well as many other topics extensively. I always love seeing Simon take on some of my favorite subjects and there's always a chance that there will be bits of different and fascinating information in a new presentation. That's why I suggested them 😃
Should I be ashamed to admit that I find volcano catastrophes so exciting? On that note, I know you're just getting started with this channel but if I may add suggestions to your historical volcano disasters video list: Mount Tambora!!! Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Laki Mount St. Helens (I guess) These are some of my favorites. I hope your channel can cover these soon! Especially Tambora!
00:27 sorry to be that person, but after a fight that had broken out a few years before in the town, Pompeii had actually been banned from holding any displays or games in its amphitheatre for a number of years at the time of the famous eruption of Versuvius. Also 09:00 the Plinys weren't from or at Pompeii at the start of the eruption. They lived in Naples at the north end of the bay, with Pliny the elder rushing to help a friend before staying the night before trying to escape with the friend and a few others.
It was amazing to see how well everything was preserved, even murals on the walls, seeing the casts of those who passed was sad to see, I had a hard time with the dog casts the most
I vacationed in Rome for a week back in 2016. I visited The Vatican, The Colosseum, Victor Emmanuel II National Monument, The Roman Forum and many other places. On the 6th day I went to Pompeii and spent almost the entire day there. I'm glad I went when I could.
I've visited Pompeii and can't recommend it enough. The human casts are quite somber and sad, it actually feels as a f we walked through time and got a rare glimpse of Roman society.
I’m so depressed right now. I’ve been studying a lot of historical things and I’m realizing life is so sad. I can’t imagine losing my children and having to go through this.
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B.C is more traditional.
@ 0:45. This is a minor point but still, its disappointing missed opportunity, "The gates of Hades"? Would it be more fitting to say "The gates of Vulcan"? Vulcan is the Roman god of fire and volcanoes after all
It’s shit like this that keeps me from subscribing.. and also some other things
Btw its pyroclastic flow, not surge
Thanks for the heads up! Diggin' everything you do! Keep up the enlightenment of the masses. ✌️
A frickin Slayer lyric reference lmao. The last thing I ever expected.
11:58 that's hilarious lol
Glad someone else caught it too
BLEEDING ITS HORROR
Triss Ha! My thoughts exactly
I guess I'm not the only one who noticed...
"Dear Diary, today I made bread" --bored gladiator
It might've been the highlight of his extremely bloody life...
@@tedthesailor172 yeah
I'll bet that was actually slang for some especially kinky sex act. If only Urban Dictionary had existed back then.
And when you read this during lockdown..."Hey, I'm a gladiator whohooo!!!" :P
*"Dear Wall Of Graffiti, today i made bread" --bored gladiator
"On April 19th, I made bread."
Same here, buddy. Quarantine Baking.
" ..apparently they also invented an early version of Trip Advisor!" love it!
I agree, and I laughed out loud at that one. 😆😆😆
Before I clicked on this I thought "I hope he talks about the graffiti"
I wasn't disappointed, this was hilarious 😂
It's Pompeii, that is mandatory
Young Caesars graffiti reads ....I saw I came and I bonked her. 😉
Shows how people weren't too different than they are today. Many of those statements wouldn't be too outside of modern graffiti.
@@Sorcerers_Apprentice or a twitter/facebook post
When I was there, about 50 years ago, the guide showed the men in our group a pornographic fresco hidden by a curtain. We female tourists were kept away 😂
That delivery on referencing Slayer was flawless and brilliant. Metal, history, and some humor. A great combo to getcha pull
Really pleased that someone else spotted it. I was scrolling down thinking I was the only one but clearly someone else has good taste. One of slayers best I feel.
Big kudos to the person who made the subtitles. I'm not a native English speaker and watching with English subtitles makes it easier for me to follow what is said (not that it's difficult here, Simon is very easy to understand, but the speed he talks with becomes somewhat tiring after a while), so when the subtitles aren't automatically made I have them on and daaamn that was a treat! :)
I've been fascinated by Pompeii since I was a child, when I found an old National Geographic VHS at the local video rental store. Yeah, I was that weird kid that went straight to the documentaries at age 9 and never cared to stop in the kids' section. I especially loved this episode. Thank you!
I was that kind of kid myself.
While other kids between 8 and 10 were watching The Muppet Show, sit-coms and sports programs, I was watching PBS. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, Nova and national geographic were my favorites.
Same. I would run home after class to catch National Geographic before my older sister came home and took over the only TV with cable in the house.
I had the National Geographic magazine featuring Herculaneum -- I was fascinated! As an adult, I was able to visit the traveling Pompeii exhibit at a museum. Still fascinated to this day.
I visited Pompeii a year ago. It was both tragic and fascinating. And Naples is such a beautiful place.
Gipsy Danger I was there back in June. I was too tired to explore much of Pompeii after climbing Vesuvius
I found Herculaneum had more of an impact on me. The preseveration of the moment in regards to a 'day in the life of a Roman' is much more apparent, and it also has far less of a tourist trap feel, in both numbers and inevitable presence of vendors at a World Hertiage site. Both sites are tragic in the extreme of course, I just feel Herculaneum felt more personal.
I've been to Pompeii twice, but having seen pictures of Herculaneum it looks way better.
Gipsy Danger I’ve been there too. I walked up Vesuvius and the volcano is now one of the most dangerous volcanoes on earth
Been there too. To Y'all, try to give a go to Alexander Dumas fils Fantastic Tales.
It will bring back those cherished memories.
Still, between Italy, Greece, Palestine and Egypt, Egypt will always be the closest to my heart.
Sipping mint tea at the Terrasse of the Cataract Hotel, thinking of Agatha Christie and so many other more recent ghosts of the past, with that magnificent overview of the Elephantine island and the majestuous river Nile, Falouks quietly faring by.
(Reading Marguerite Yourcenar Memories of Hadrian while sitting inside his "island library" under a tree, another cherished memory about my italian stay)
Finally a channel of my two loves together...history and geography
Oh yeah and Simon too
"Warning, contains graphic material "
Me: Gets more curious.
Abbey Roadster
It’s wasn’t that awfully chilling, but it still connected empathically, especially to the slaves.
Rest of the graphic discretions is just Slayer reference.
Right?!!
@Absolutely Fabulous *People who live with trauma and have to endure bullshit for it, you mean? Imagine being a war veteran or someone who have fled from wars and watching something funny, just to hear a gunshot sound affect in the video and start crying, because it might have triggered a memory of a dear family member or pet being shot multiple times. People have always been like this, but some cannot imagine how different people can be until after meeting many who all react to stuff by hiding or shrieking or something along those lines. People don't think that far and it's sad.
The only people who are truly snowflakes in a bad way are those who get triggered for others sake when none of the others doesn't mind it, thus having no reason to freak out.
Just saying. I'm probably a highly sensitive person with autism who easily empathise with almost everyone in some way or another, but I'm also morbidly curious. Contrasts are fun lmao
Sometimes a pyroclastic flow boils and explodes people's brains. It happens.
he said their brains melted inside their heads and I can’t stop thinking about it 😭😞
I love this new channel!! My daughter and I enjoy watching biographics together, but my 10 year old son loves watching this channel with me. I love that they are learning new things in an interesting way! Great job guys!!!
.. this episode mentions whores. X'D
Roughly 45 minutes away from Pompeii there's a lake called Lago d'Averno; it's considered to be the entrance to Hades, and where Aeneas entered the underworld in Virgil's Aeneid. (Perhaps relatedly, it's also where the Cumaean Sibyl prophesied.) It's also an incredibly beautiful area. My Italian-American friend also told me that her Italian grandmother told her that "Va te Napoli!" is slang for "go to Hell!" Conclusion, Hell is real and it's in southern Italy.
Did you really quote Slayer with the lacerated sky reference?! Most metal geographics yet!!! \m/
It looks like Arnaldo Teodorani is our kind of writer, my friend.
StaticImage And I can’t believe you guys missed the other references to a Swedish Death Metal band of the 1990s ... it’s even in the title 😄🤟🏻
@@arnaldoteodorani277 At The Gates?
@@arnaldoteodorani277 Perhaps the residents of Pompeii were... BLINDED BY FEAR?!
StaticImage THE FACE OF ALL YOUR FEARS, UNLEASHED!!!!!
I laughed and I gasped in horror. Great work.
Edit- *THERE WAS EVEN A SLAYER REFERENCE IN THIS VIDEO. YOU WIN THE DAY, GEOGRAPHICS*
I went there a decade ago as part of a class trip. The stray dogs that made the ruins their home were insanely friendly and cute.
Marcus Zyker were you all-booped-out?
Vassallo Media I wish. My group was weird and didn’t want us to pet them.
Funny enough there was a dog at one of our bus stops that was playing fetch with a rock
@@Useaname Spaying and neutering is humane. Zero population growth.
@@Useaname More humane to kill an animal to save a ruin? You need to fix your priorities. After centuries of rain, mud and ash dog urine will do nothing
Only channel that combines knowledge with slayer references, amazing
I spent a day walking around Pompeii on a self guided audio tour.
Absolutely Bucket List worthy. The Pompeii riot was an interesting chapter, should have been called the Pompeii Slaughter.
« Today, i made bread ! » we are proud of you random gladiator.
Well covered Simone, my hat is off to you and your team. The research that goes into all of your channels, is second to none, I for one truly feel privileged to have found all of your channels as they are a huge source of knowledge for me on a daily basis. Cheers mate :)
Well thanks :)
I remember the movie POMPEII when I watched this video, and the people who perished in the end, some laughing in the face of death, others trying to run away and save themselves only to perish as they did so, while others accepted their fates before all were united in fiery death...
Thank you for the refreshing take on this part of history, and the place where it all happened.
I also had several laughs when the signs outside certain locations were read out.
... And then that one dude rubbing out one last wank before the end. God bless Humanity.
Simon is soon going to take over TH-cam!! I can't wait.
I hope so . He's the only thing worth watching at the min along with Shane and Ryan from Buzz feed. Don't know what I'd watch with out the three of them
@@sharonlock6452 Might I recommend Ozzy Man? He might not make you smarter, but he'll give you a break from all the bad news going on right now.
@@CashelOConnolly Umm, who else would I be speaking about?
I think he already has.
@@CashelOConnolly You leave Simon alone!
When i was there on spot. I got a feeling that the place is much more important than just one of the archeological sites of Italy. Its special on the scale of the world. Because it has preserved everything how it was 2000 years ago. Usualy time erupts things. People rebuild over. Or just parts are left of the original site. But in Pompei, all was in a time capsule for 2000 years. So you realy see how it was back then. And its amazing. Its a wonder of the world.
That was one Hell of an intro, Simon!! Great presentation and very educational!!
Spanning over your various channels, Simon, this is easily one of the best videos you and your colleagues have ever made. I've always been fascinated by the Roman Empire. Multas gratias vobis ago (Thanks to all of you).
Wow, thanks :) :)
As a subscriber to Top Tenz, Biographics, and Today I Found Out, first hit on Geographics. Presentations, supporting illustrations, and (yes) pronunciations keep getting better and better. Keep up the great work! Thank you!
What I wish for is enough alliterations to pad out the video for an 1 or 3 like camelworks here on the tube
I'm a HUGE fan of everything about Ancient Rome. This was most informative, with Simon's unique touch of humour! I love this new channel!! Thank you guys ❤
I love the new channel. I've binged watch every video so far. Can't wait for the next episode!
Wanted to comment few episodes ago but here i really have to say: you're killing it with the subtitles, respect to the subtitle person
The nonchalant Slayer reference was much appreciated!!!
I'm going to assume the At the Gates title was intentional as well. Hats off to all involved!!
Ron Marcinski No rest for the wicked
The children of god
The final retribution
The final curtain torn
Within us, the flames of the end
“Under a Serpent Sun”
I was touring Pompeii for real as you were making this video, Simon. Your video was much more an effective narration, but I am glad I saw it in person.
I caught that Slayer reference, Simon. You clever devil, you.
Outstanding work as always!
Oh woah, I missed it... can you point me in its direction???
@@StaticImage Absolutely! It was right around 11:57.
"...caught in a storm of fire and blood, raining from a lacerated sky."
I don't know if it's intentional, but I've only ever heard reference to blood raining from a lacerated sky once before.
@@StaticImage 11:59
@@tomharris9570 Dude, how did I miss that?! That's awesome!!!!!
12:00
Well worth a visit. I saw the 1959 Steve Reeves movie as a kid and the thought of this disaster stayed with me ever since. Mind you get there first thing, before the excursion buses turn up, and preferably in the low season. I had the marvellous opportunity to wander its empty streets in clear, windless early morning sun, unencumbered by flocks of other tourists With the pink and purple mound of Vesuvius dominating the skyline. Magic...
Pompeii is certainly worth visiting. The vulcanic material preserved the town so well, you could practically still settle in an old Roman home.
Geez, the residents of Pompeii invented Twitter, Tinder and other social media before they became famous.
What is that..
ancient Roman fish sauce was called garum. similar to Thai fish sauce. made my own 4 months ago, it's still fermenting but already super delicious! we ate almost half of it already.
just wonderful on fries, in soups etc. no wonder they loved it so much. my new fav condiment
That was probably one of the best, if not, the best introductions you have done Simon! Fantastically written.
So... the Subtitles/Closed Captions were a bit surprising. At 4:47: "...remember to pick up the dry-clean...", and many more. Anyway: Loved the video! Informative fun. Keep up the good work. I really appreciate all your videos.
That line of nature being swift gave me goosebumps
11:57 that Slayer refence though.
12:03 thanks for the slayer lyric simon, that was thoughtful of you after the graphic nightmarish description of boiling exploding brains.
Please do the Oregon vortex in Gold hill Oregon. It’s a very interesting place. Balls roll up hill, brooms can stand on their end for hours at a time. I think you would do an amazing job of explaining this mysterious place
Glad I found all your channels. When I am working in my studio I can listen and I do not have to watch. Thanks for the interesting information.
You need to do a TopTenz video of the best graffiti from Pompeii!
Great video, as always!
1:35 - Chapter 1 - The city of pompeii
6:00 - Chapter 2 - Signs of doom
8:10 - Chapter 3 - The fiery wave of death
13:20 - Chapter 4 - Life after the eruption
14:15 - Chapter 5 - The rediscovery
17:45 - Chapter 6 - The meaning of a tragedy
Big fan of the new channel. The format and delivery are always on point, and your narration uses all the key features necessary to hold viewer/ listener attention
Simon does it again
Thanks :). Glad you are enjoying it :)
Mr. Simon, your channels are a constant source of information for me however not synonymous with humor, but that "trip advisor" line killed me. 😆
I recently made a comment on the biographics page for more videos of places around the world and they made a whole damn channel devoted to this. Subscribed immediately 👍🏻
Thank you Simon. I consider myself a fan of history but each episode leaves me saying “I didn’t know that!” Binge watching, as someone said? YES! During this virus at-home isolation your channel is a lifesaver.
No citation available but interesting: two people were thrown against a wall with such force that even the three tiny bones in their inner ears were broken. It’s amazing anything survived at all. The Romans knew how to build stuff.
Listen, bread person was obviously very proud and happy about it. That may have been the first time they ever made bread. And thousands of years later that one simple joyous statement is known to many. I feel you, bread person. I hope your bread was very tasty.
The fact that you quoted Slayer just makes me love you more Simon!
"an early version of trip advisor!" for such gems, i always listen in!!! thanks, Simon and whoever your writer is!
Thank you, another great video really enjoy the amount of research done and the thought and perspective things are presented with. This is proving to be an extremely interesting new series.
"... an early version of Trip Adviser." HAHA, priceless!
_5.6 stars_
Four wine goblets outta five.
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Great video, like all your others. Also appreciated the "CE" - AD is so old-fashioned
There are two great documentaries on YT about Herculaneum and Pompeii: “Life and Death In a Roman Town” with international treasure Dame Mary Beard, and “Herculaneum: The Other Pompeii” with Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill. Definitely worth a perusal. I’d also like to add my request for a Krakatoa or Tambora eruption video, and thank you for all the awesome content you guys produce. Can’t get enough.
Just discovered this channel. I love it! You concise coverage, interesting photos and dry humor keep me intrigued. Going on a binge now… (dang. I hate rabbit holes…) 😂
"Raining blood from a lacerated sky"
I had to rewind that just to make sure, very suddle slayer quote. Nicely done
I live in the US and went there on a school trip when I was in high school. I absolutely loved it and it, to date, it's had the most impact on me than any other place I've been.
Simon sir, that was an absolutely beautiful oration!
"Caught in a storm of fire and blood raining from a lacerated sky." - Simon Whistler
"Raining blood, from a lacerated sky." - Slayer
Simon is a thrash metal fan, confirmed.
Always been fascinated by Pompeii. The images of the casts are very haunting yet really interesting to me, and the fact they thought to plaster the cavities created by the poor lost souls was an amazing thought to me.
Not to mention some areas/buildings being VERY well preserved by the ash itself.
Keep it up Simon and crew, these are amazing. (Learning things like at 11:40, never knew the heat did THAT to them..)
I hope you revisit this subject some day. Partly because there's a lot to explore, but mostly because, while a lot of things you mention before and after the disaster are fascinating, you got the disaster itself completely wrong. I'm frankly rather surprised because these videos are usually so good. For one thing, you said that Pompeii was left as a ghost town and was left alone until Naples became popular. Actually, it got literally walked over because the town was buried in the ash. That's literally the most well known aspect of Pompeii; it's why the casts of the bodies were able to be made, so I'm blown away you didn't know that. What isn't as well known is the reason why no one knew where to dig. You see, Pompeii had been a city by the sea. But the disaster was so extreme that it literally moved the shoreline. So when people came back to try to dig up the city, they couldn't find it. It wasn't until the 1700s when diggers just happened upon it. Also, as a side note, the hot gases you describe in the video are what killed the people at Herculaneum, not Pompeii. Their nightmare only began at that point because those gases didn't reach them. Instead, they went through wave after wave of choking dust and heat. The wave that finally killed them basically filled their lungs with cement, and the heat hardened it. So they all literally suffocated in the most painful way possible.
Oh yes, also, the reason why some people seemed to be sleeping when they died is because they were put to sleep by some of the earlier waves that went by. They were made up of chemicals that made people faint, so they were unconscious when the deadly gas rolled in. No one had just fallen asleep during all of this. There was no way they could with all the boulders and rocks raining down on their roofs.
man I always love reading these types of comments years after the fact, zero responses (except for a self response hours after the original comment was made) and zero likes, goes to show your ego reach went unnoticed by literally everyone
@@nicholasbrown668 The "ego reach" is your own, poking fun with an opinion without any regard to the statement itself. I was stating facts. Pompeii is VERY well known for having been buried in ash, and that's why it disappeared. This is beyond dispute, and has nothing to do with anyone's "ego reach." It's literally the first thing most people learn about the lost town. Others not commenting or liking my comment doesn't change that fact. It remains a pity that this show ignored the most famous thing about the subject, and it's a pity that you're more interested in butting in your ego-driven point of view rather than helping support the accurate dissemination of history.
@@jeffmcarthur5617 where did I make a point of view or state a point of view? oh right I never did, you can try and project your warped world view onto me but its not going to work, again that ego of yours is at work
I am NOT ashamed that I wait for new biographies and Geograohics video....
Simon you sure are a genius and nice references😉
I love this channel!! And I could listen to Simon read his grocery list and be interested in what he was saying ☺😍
thanks for everything simon! I really appreciate all the knowledge you've brought into my life my G! really appreciate having an outlet for history i can easily digest. only issue is im catching up to the end of your content so im gunna have to wait for more every week lol, time to start chipping away at business blaze ;)
I never realized how much I didn't know that I didn't know until I started watching your videos...lol! Always very well done! Thank you 😁
I visited Pompeii back in 2001 and it was amazing. Thank you for the video!
I want to suggest Santorini's eruption but I also would love to see a video about Tambora... I've been able to find very few documentaries about that one.
Jacqueline M Soucek both were extremely powerful eruptions, likely two of the most powerful/destructive eruptions in recorded history
There is a Tambora video on this channel now (Mount Tambora, the year without a summer). Watched it this morning, I had never heard of it. It happened years before Krakatoa, which is somewhat well known.
"Santorini is part of the Thira regional unit. The island was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history: the Minoan eruption (sometimes called the Thera eruption), which occurred about 3,600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization. " There is a video somewhere on TH-cam that says that the parting of the Red Sea for the Israelites could have been caused by shock waves of this eruption making its way through the earth's crust.
I thank you both for sharing information! Truth be told I have a hobby of watching documentaries in my free time and have studied both eruptions as well as many other topics extensively. I always love seeing Simon take on some of my favorite subjects and there's always a chance that there will be bits of different and fascinating information in a new presentation. That's why I suggested them 😃
Really awesome video! Keep the good stuff coming.
Glad I'm not the only one who caught the slayer lyrics. Very nice!!!
I legit cannot stop watching your videos.
This is my favourite video so far,some more of the same please....and thanks again SMON..
I just watched the Area 51 video where you referenced Megadeth. Now you're referencing Slayer. Loving these references, keep it up! 🤘🤘🤘
I LOVE your voice! And, the way you talk into the camera! Cheers!
Thanks :)
@@geographicstravel You are most welcome. I call 'em as I see 'em
Just went to Pompeii last week! Really enjoyed the video
Loved the video Simon. Thank you!
trip adviser, yes. also facebook, "i made bread" is very facebook.
Dude that's Twitter.
Great video, I'm excited about this channel
I absolutely love that you quoted slayer:) you're awesome!!!
I am loving this new channel.
Should I be ashamed to admit that I find volcano catastrophes so exciting? On that note, I know you're just getting started with this channel but if I may add suggestions to your historical volcano disasters video list:
Mount Tambora!!!
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Laki
Mount St. Helens (I guess)
These are some of my favorites. I hope your channel can cover these soon! Especially Tambora!
TripAdvisor.. I laughed hard. Loving the new channel just discovered today!, thank you,
Keep up the brilliant work with both channels!
As ideas would Aberfan, Famagusta/Varosha or Xanadu be worth a video?
00:27 sorry to be that person, but after a fight that had broken out a few years before in the town, Pompeii had actually been banned from holding any displays or games in its amphitheatre for a number of years at the time of the famous eruption of Versuvius.
Also 09:00 the Plinys weren't from or at Pompeii at the start of the eruption. They lived in Naples at the north end of the bay, with Pliny the elder rushing to help a friend before staying the night before trying to escape with the friend and a few others.
It was amazing to see how well everything was preserved, even murals on the walls, seeing the casts of those who passed was sad to see, I had a hard time with the dog casts the most
I vacationed in Rome for a week back in 2016. I visited The Vatican, The Colosseum, Victor Emmanuel II National Monument, The Roman Forum and many other places. On the 6th day I went to Pompeii and spent almost the entire day there. I'm glad I went when I could.
So interesting. Yet again. Good video!
I've visited Pompeii and can't recommend it enough. The human casts are quite somber and sad, it actually feels as a f we walked through time and got a rare glimpse of Roman society.
"To the one defecating here, beware of the curse. If you look down on this curse, may you have an angry Jupiter for an enemy." hahahahahahahaha.
I love when you sneak some dry humor in there! lol
Awesome episode thank you so much for posting
I really like that you read some of the stuff from the citizens, probably the first time their voices have been heard since the day of the eruption.
Is that Slayer reference deliberate? Whistler scoring serious metal head points 🤘🏻👿 🤘🏻
thanks for including the graffiti, i love it
Simon you are a brilliant writer and articulate.
Nice SLAYER quote ya snuck in there. Well played.
I’m so depressed right now. I’ve been studying a lot of historical things and I’m realizing life is so sad. I can’t imagine losing my children and having to go through this.
Slayer and a trip advisor reference.... well done Simon.