If you want to learn anything about the Roman Empire, Mary Beard is the person to watch. She is MAGNIFICENT. Dr. Beard brings history to life and while she does this, she invites us to question issues of civics, ethics, economics, politics, sociology. I could go on... just watch her.
Apparently not. Winning ancient battles was "strength of numbers, attacking from behind , starving your enemies out and luck"? Caesar COULD have eyes on the entire battle field because they used scouts and runners and well yes those things did happen it's a bit more than that otherwise anyone could do it. Anyone did not............the greats won battles consistently for a reason. Another person with a lot of education and no critical thinking skills it would seem. Caesar(who she's talking about when making that quote) is literally the prime example of winning battles consistently having NONE of those things going for him lol.
Then the dumb comment about the aquaducts..........suggesting they were just pomp and show lol. You have to keep the flow or water at a minor minor pace over miles and miles of terrain since water doesn't flow up hill..........meaning if you across a valley YES you need those huge aquaducts to maintain the flow properly. What a doink lol. The aren't there for show. They didn't have the fossil fuel age to power massive water pumps.
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤
I loved when Dr Beard warned us not to get too smug about Rome and their slaves because WE HAVE INVISIBLE PEOPLE TOO. Brilliant and empathetic! Dr Beard is the best historian!
Difference is we didnt go out and capture them, they came here on their own free will and mostly illegally. No sympathy, only to the Brits they are effectively denying jobs.
Mary Beard is incredible, and thanks to her, I have learned that the history of Rome is endlessly compelling. The colonial-imperial model of empire was perfected in a special way by Rome, and is iterated to this day by would-be conquering entities. It is the context we live in, the water we swim in. Beard’s expert appreciation is such a good education for all of us laypeople.
Taking turns to read lines from a textbook of lies from an egomaniac who loved girls in their summer skirts was less fun than sitting at home listening to interesting people.
I also love Mary's enthusiastic approach as she explains to the viewer while she wanders through time on her adventures, especially in Rome. I replay her programmes at night when my world is quiet. Ancient History was my best subject at school and my inquisitive mind is always on the alert for more learning.
"In the midst of battle, when chaos reigns and fear grips the heart, remember this: the true battlefield lies within oneself. Conquer the doubts, the temptations of weakness, and the tumult of emotions. For it is not the external foe that defines victory, but the inner strength and resilience of the warrior's spirit." - Marcus Aurelius
I’ve watched this documentary so many times that I’ve lost count. Mary has me hooked the whole time! It would be amazing to pick her brain, listen to a lecture of hers in person, she makes learning about Ancient Rome even more interesting and exciting than it already is (to me, at least) 😊 Thank you, Mary
Wish I could travel the sites with her, because so many of the really intriguing places that she peruses are almost devoid of any other people, so she has the place to herself and that seems to lend a sense of discovery to the whole experience. She’d be a fascinating travel companion.
This is by far the best history lesson I have had for a while. Went out for a coffee break half way thu the video and returned for the next 2 hrs feeling refreshed and ready for more. Mary Beard keeps the ball rolling so well, making this 4 hr marathon a pleasure to watch.
I WOULD LOVE LOVE TO MEET MARY BEARD!!!!!SHE IS THE BEST NARRATOR I HAVE EVER EVER EVER SEEN OR HEARD......MARY I NEED MORE STORYS LIKE THIS TO WATCH FROM YOU.....I TRULY WANT TO MEET YOU REALLY BAD....MY NAME IS TERRY AND IM 51 YEAR OLD MONTANA NATIVE!!!
Mary is a real treasure, I was riveted for the entire duration albeit spread over a couple of evenings. So much we need to learn from this story of our ancient ancestors, truly fascinating and illuminated so vlvidly and passionately by Mary. Thank you whomever uploaded this.
One minor contrasting opinion to a statement on Boudicca, perhaps she was a brutal leader because the Romans took everything from her...they flogged her...they RAPED her DAUGHTERS...her own children...this wasn't just leading, it was revenge....perhaps had she won, her leadership would have been different than her revenge. Perhaps, Great Britain would have become something entirely different, sure, but it wouldn't necessarily have been bad... because to Romans were brutal too...never ever forget the slaughter they wrought across some of the largest swaths of the world ...just because they created some good things didn't mean they were good...just because Boudicca was brutal in her revenge doesn't mean she was bad....
No nation, culture, people in history were ever entirely good throughout their history and all have plenty of "evil" deeds in their past. You either have an empire of you're a part of someone elses....and it's never going to be any different.
A four hour preview of what Heaven will be like. In Paradise I shall sit before a giant screen and listen to Prof. Beardsley talk about ancient Rome for Eternity.
One of the best documentary about Rome I've ever watched, thank you! Highly recommend the 1950's famous British travel writer H V Morton's book "A Traveller in Rome", he went deep dive into the eternal city, basically living like a local, sharing its history, architectures, different cultures/people of various neighborhoods, religious insights, & eating at hundred years old coffee/tea shops. I learned so much. Rome really is an unique city that one can travel to so many times yet still finding new discoveries around the corners each time.
Yes. I would love a conversation with Mary Beard and Rhianon Evans. Evans is a professor at La Trobe university in Australia, and she does the podcast “emporers of Rome”.
the UK has some of the best antiquarians in the world: Mary Beard, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Joann Fletcher...superb, each and every one. I never tire of watching their videos (especially Mary Beard's video about Pompeii...mesmerizing!)
The statue of the wolf and the twins appears in many towns and cities around Romania, where I'm from. I never knew what it represented and why it's so prominent, until I randomly came across it in this documentary.
AFTER WATCHING DR. BEARD'S ROMAN DOCUMENTARIES, AND HEARING HER REMARK UPON "Rome's Invisible People", I catch myself wondering about those sorts whenever I stop into A STARBUCK'S or BURGER KING. But if I contemplate my own profession-I am a professional jockey-and a winning one, at that. Last year I finished "in the money"-if not an outright WIN in every race I rode. Would I have been a "Special Person" in Ancient Rome? Or an "Invisible Person"? Not that it bloody MATTERS. lol
Mary Beard is the most clever woman I have ever known on cinema. Such women are rare in life, but truly very special. I enjoy every glimace of her commentary. Very beautiful too. Such a fortuitous find on the Appian Highway. Absolutely fabulous.
Thank goodness the ancient Romans liked graffiti and included so much detail about the deceased on their tombs. Our headstones say little beyond things like "beloved wife" and date of birth and death.
Like so many western historians, Mary Beard stops Roman history from the sacks of Rome and breakdown of the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire was still Roman for many centuries after the fall of the city of Rome.
Dear, viewers, commenters, and readers, After reading someone’s comment where they addressed Dr. Mary Beard and another viewer/commenter as “Bruh”, may I remind everyone to please have more respect for Dr. Mary Beard and others online? Please do not refer to people, especially someone of Dr. Mary Beard’s status and education, as “Bruh” unless they are in fact your “Bruh.” It is egregiously disrespectful and inappropriate. Thank you. P.S. Dr. Mary Beard, This documentary is fantastic! Thanks to watching it, I’m booking a vacation for later this year so my next birthday will be spent in Italy!😽💋💜
Never did I expect the this Roman Empire to include Britain and Israel. I know I should watch this video again in it's entity and I will.... but, I need to get back to the present now so, I expect in a few days? And I must confess I never liked learning about history before so, wow.... thank you so much.... I guess Rome is the answer and certainly what I was missing out on!!
It’s a mystery why Hannibal didn’t push onto Rome when he had the chance. He had conquered throughout Northern Italy and Rome was there like a ripe plum ready to be picked. We might all be studying Ancient Punic History and Language instead if he had!
I love this documentary. I only disagree with one point. Boudica. She wasn't a terrorist. She and her family didn't oppose the Romans until they raped her daughters. They were children. I can see how that would infuriate her and the other native Britains.
I am sorry I had not seen your video sooner. It's marvelous..... truly!!! I'll never forget seeing "Romulus & Remus" for the very 1st time in the Wedding Cake Building. It was just like.....right there. I was amazed. What a 40th B-Day present for myself. The Basilica was tops as well as countless other sights. - Grand Video & yes I have subscribed. Brilliant work. - Much Love Kathryn NYC ♥
Wonderful programme, but Time Team fans will recognize the gorgeous orange pottery as Samian ware, the expensive stuff of aristocratic Roman villas. Given that, this is an enjoyable and interesting commentary.
Extremely interesting and Mary Beard makes that so. But, the bit about the ice from the Greenland, explained as the bubbles were the result of greenhouse gas caused by Rome, doesn't cut it for me. For one, the jet stream and earth rotation doesn't make that a logical assumption. Further, there have been mini glacial periods with the last climaxing in 1875 and warm periods with the last one in the 1400's, a cool period about 500 years prior, another warm period about 500 years before that. At the time Greenland was last "discovered" and inhabited, it was in a warm period sufficient that people came to farm. When it was so "suddenly" vacated, it had become too cold to inhabit. These oscillation of the planet on her axis cause these differing climates and are so far apart and slow in bringing about a change that then seems rapid, affects also lives of living organism, plants and bacteria that end up in water run off causing decay, releasing methane as little bubbles in water that then freezes. To blame a civilization, down wind is ludicrous. If scientists want to go that route, America and Asia would have had more influence on Greenland's ice bubbles. But, it in truth it is likely more the increase in living organism during warm periods that then disappear from existence during mini-glacial periods. Climate does change and it always has but not for the reasons that are currently being used to manipulate economy. The next warm period climaxes in 2396 give or take. We've been warming since 1875.
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤
If you want to learn anything about the Roman Empire, Mary Beard is the person to watch. She is MAGNIFICENT.
Dr. Beard brings history to life and while she does this, she invites us to question issues of civics, ethics, economics, politics, sociology. I could go on... just watch her.
Apparently not. Winning ancient battles was "strength of numbers, attacking from behind , starving your enemies out and luck"? Caesar COULD have eyes on the entire battle field because they used scouts and runners and well yes those things did happen it's a bit more than that otherwise anyone could do it. Anyone did not............the greats won battles consistently for a reason. Another person with a lot of education and no critical thinking skills it would seem. Caesar(who she's talking about when making that quote) is literally the prime example of winning battles consistently having NONE of those things going for him lol.
Then the dumb comment about the aquaducts..........suggesting they were just pomp and show lol. You have to keep the flow or water at a minor minor pace over miles and miles of terrain since water doesn't flow up hill..........meaning if you across a valley YES you need those huge aquaducts to maintain the flow properly. What a doink lol. The aren't there for show. They didn't have the fossil fuel age to power massive water pumps.
She is full of it, talks nonsense at times
@@MrBottlecapBillshe's a feminist,
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤
I loved every thing of my vacation to northern Italy,would emigrate tomorrow if I had the funds.
I loved when Dr Beard warned us not to get too smug about Rome and their slaves because WE HAVE INVISIBLE PEOPLE TOO. Brilliant and empathetic! Dr Beard is the best historian!
Difference is we didnt go out and capture them, they came here on their own free will and mostly illegally. No sympathy, only to the Brits they are effectively denying jobs.
I agree. It's a harsh reality.
yes and we can do a lot better in our own countries for the neediest. WE MUST.
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Mary's enthusiasm for ancient roman history is magnetic, this series has been a joy to watch.
Her enthusiasm and genuine passion for Roman history is such a joy to watch.
Mary Beard is incredible, and thanks to her, I have learned that the history of Rome is endlessly compelling. The colonial-imperial model of empire was perfected in a special way by Rome, and is iterated to this day by would-be conquering entities. It is the context we live in, the water we swim in. Beard’s expert appreciation is such a good education for all of us laypeople.
Thank you History Hit for putting her videos on this site.With one of my favourite historians of all time. I’m a huge fan.❤
She is a gem!
I hated history when I was in school but know as an adult I love history
Taking turns to read lines from a textbook of lies from an egomaniac who loved girls in their summer skirts was less fun than sitting at home listening to interesting people.
I also love Mary's enthusiastic approach as she explains to the viewer while she wanders through time on her adventures, especially in Rome. I replay her programmes at night when my world is quiet. Ancient History was my best subject at school and my inquisitive mind is always on the alert for more learning.
*Brilliant and empathetic! Dr Beard is the best historian!*
I love that Mary wears skate shoes lol 🛹
"In the midst of battle, when chaos reigns and fear grips the heart, remember this: the true battlefield lies within oneself. Conquer the doubts, the temptations of weakness, and the tumult of emotions. For it is not the external foe that defines victory, but the inner strength and resilience of the warrior's spirit." - Marcus Aurelius
I’ve watched this documentary so many times that I’ve lost count. Mary has me hooked the whole time! It would be amazing to pick her brain, listen to a lecture of hers in person, she makes learning about Ancient Rome even more interesting and exciting than it already is (to me, at least) 😊 Thank you, Mary
Yes, an amazing woman. I have only seen it once but shall return for certain.
Well said. I followed after 5 seconds of her speaking hahaha
😅😅😅me to.
@akashicrecords4049
I just looked it up, she was born Jan 1, 1955 so she’s 69.
Wish I could travel the sites with her, because so many of the really intriguing places that she peruses are almost devoid of any other people, so she has the place to herself and that seems to lend a sense of discovery to the whole experience. She’d be a fascinating travel companion.
Artist Graham Hodgson.
I've been a historical illustrator and artist for over 40 years, I love the way Mary Beard brings history to life.
Fascinating! Mary Beard is marvelous to listen to, so knowledgeable and enthusiastic
This is by far the best history lesson I have had for a while. Went out for a coffee break half way thu the video and returned for the next 2 hrs feeling refreshed and ready for more. Mary Beard keeps the ball rolling so well, making this 4 hr marathon a pleasure to watch.
same she taught me more than i learned in school 😂
can i recommend another great channel for you here, covering How Far Did Rome Explore? Voices of the Past th-cam.com/video/R3Ga0ihIov4/w-d-xo.html
I just adore Mary this series just got better and better. So much passion and knowledge and story telling by the fabulous Mary - had me transfixed
You are doing important work making these sorts of educational videos available to the public.
I could listen to her forever. I love this series and my only wish is if she was my professor at some point
I WOULD LOVE LOVE TO MEET MARY BEARD!!!!!SHE IS THE BEST NARRATOR I HAVE EVER EVER EVER SEEN OR HEARD......MARY I NEED MORE STORYS LIKE THIS TO WATCH FROM YOU.....I TRULY WANT TO MEET YOU REALLY BAD....MY NAME IS TERRY AND IM 51 YEAR OLD MONTANA NATIVE!!!
Mary is a real treasure, I was riveted for the entire duration albeit spread over a couple of evenings. So much we need to learn from this story of our ancient ancestors, truly fascinating and illuminated so vlvidly and passionately by Mary. Thank you whomever uploaded this.
Mary I hope your life is amazing, I love all your constant and oozing appreciation + love on these topics . You are a true treasure of a soul
One of my fav docos. Love Mary Beard!
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Mary Beard is the most passionate historian on camera ,snap.
🎯💎🏆 Great insightful & fruitful video 🏆💎🎯
लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु
( May all beings lead prosperous life across Globe 🌍 )
You can’t ask for a better story teller than Mary Beard.
I could listen to Mary's voice all day. She is such a storyteller.
One minor contrasting opinion to a statement on Boudicca, perhaps she was a brutal leader because the Romans took everything from her...they flogged her...they RAPED her DAUGHTERS...her own children...this wasn't just leading, it was revenge....perhaps had she won, her leadership would have been different than her revenge. Perhaps, Great Britain would have become something entirely different, sure, but it wouldn't necessarily have been bad... because to Romans were brutal too...never ever forget the slaughter they wrought across some of the largest swaths of the world ...just because they created some good things didn't mean they were good...just because Boudicca was brutal in her revenge doesn't mean she was bad....
No nation, culture, people in history were ever entirely good throughout their history and all have plenty of "evil" deeds in their past. You either have an empire of you're a part of someone elses....and it's never going to be any different.
Fascinating trek through the Roman "brand"of culture, trade, and conquest.
I love to binge-watch history series! Thanks very much for this.
Warmest thanks for uploading this, I love Mary Beard's Roman documentaries - please add more of them 🙂
What do you like about them?
Wow that is a HUGE statue. Thanks Mary for bringing history & education to us 👍👍✌️
So long I had to watch in 2 takes. I love Rome. I love this lady :)
I love her energy. simply explaining everything
Bruh, that intro was phenomenal!
@@142chrisjake bruh, I’m glad you love it!
Mary is simply amazing. What a lady.
A four hour preview of what Heaven will be like. In Paradise I shall sit before a giant screen and listen to Prof. Beardsley talk about ancient Rome for Eternity.
Excellent, Fascinating Journey and Lessons presented of another time with extraordinary relevance. Well done Mary !
One of the best documentary about Rome I've ever watched, thank you!
Highly recommend the 1950's famous British travel writer H V Morton's book "A Traveller in Rome", he went deep dive into the eternal city, basically living like a local, sharing its history, architectures, different cultures/people of various neighborhoods, religious insights, & eating at hundred years old coffee/tea shops.
I learned so much.
Rome really is an unique city that one can travel to so many times yet still finding new discoveries around the corners each time.
mary beard is an inspiration!!! she rules.
Honestly out of any pop star or movie star I think I’d want to meet Mary beard
Same!
I was just thinking the same thing she would be a fabulous dinner guest no doubt
Yes. I would love a conversation with Mary Beard and Rhianon Evans. Evans is a professor at La Trobe university in Australia, and she does the podcast “emporers of Rome”.
Just a chance to sit and talk! I agree 100%!
Coffee with would awesome
Outstanding thank you watched it straight through even at work 😅
I’m here for the history and Mary’s dope kicks 🤙🏽
She does have some dope ass sneakers👟 tho lol 😂 💯
I have always been fasinard with Ancient Rome. I live in the United States and dream of someday taking a trip to Rome.
You already live here
And it still burns
Save up each year and just go and enjoy Italy
Only like this comment, if you watched the ENTIRE documentary.
I wanna see who ACTUALLY loves History. 🙋🏽♂️
Fascinating video that taught me things I didn’t know about Roman history, well done 🫡
IT'S AMAZING THAT WE STILL USE THE SAME ALPHABET AFTER ALL THIS TIME. times new roman font, and a few others .
Mrs.beard is an intelligent storyteller ❤i enjoy her immensely 👍👏😍
I think this is simply the best video on Roman history I have ever seen!
Diversity is really not new nor is inclusion.
You do.know that Slavery was the
foundation of the Roman economy ?? ......Try to learn more before posting complete drivel !
the UK has some of the best antiquarians in the world: Mary Beard, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Joann Fletcher...superb, each and every one. I never tire of watching their videos (especially Mary Beard's video about Pompeii...mesmerizing!)
Informative and wonderfully done! Bravo!🤗🏛
Mary is just great ❤
Her passion is breathtaking. Staunch British critical thinking--itself gone from this earth.
Mary Beard is the people's historian. Along with Peter Fizsimons and the Holland brothers.
Dame Beard is an extraordinary character and a great source of enlightenment. .
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Hope you and yours have great holidays.
Bet the new year brings you many more treasures!🥂
Thank You Dr Beard. You bring History to life.
Mary is the best!!
Thank you for making this video available. May I suggest to check the audio though which is horribly distorted
Spectacluarly good content. She is a legend.
For some reason I've been thinking about this quite often 😂❤😂🎉
Imagine being the person in charge of that helmet and seeing Mary put it on. Life flashing before their eyes😅
This is a brilliant documentary, thank you.
Just love Mary. She must be in her 80s but she just carries on. A role model for us all.
Not true. She was born 1955
@@delzworld2007 Good God. It must be all that sun.
@@다미최-w5bnot nice to comment on people's appearances
@@jamesculton8058 Quite, absolutely I apologize. I was just surprised.
@@다미최-w5b How might YOU look when you're 68?
Love the channel and LOVE Mary's excitement and take on it. Is there a way to find out which video's she has done on this channel?
Thank the allies of WW2 for not destroying these invaluable places and monuments of our ancient world 🙂🌍
Thank you Prof Mary on shedding some light on. Timgad, Algeria, and the historical notoriety there 2:05:01
"Ready to greet and possibly humiliate you." So, dinner parties haven't changed at all!
😂😂😂
Just a reminder to all the non-bots to ignore all the crazy crypto comments.
I'm here for Rome.
I heard that mrs. Annie Harris will fight your enemies on the battlefield. For a 20% share of the victory spoils, of course.
The statue of the wolf and the twins appears in many towns and cities around Romania, where I'm from. I never knew what it represented and why it's so prominent, until I randomly came across it in this documentary.
AFTER WATCHING DR. BEARD'S ROMAN DOCUMENTARIES, AND HEARING HER REMARK UPON "Rome's Invisible People", I catch myself wondering about those sorts whenever I stop into
A STARBUCK'S or BURGER KING. But if I contemplate my own profession-I am a professional jockey-and a winning one, at that. Last year I finished "in the money"-if not an outright WIN in every race I rode. Would I have been a "Special Person" in Ancient Rome? Or an "Invisible Person"? Not that it bloody
MATTERS. lol
You should make the thumbnail when she put on the helmet.
I love this comment.
@@ashleynicolemercier6784 lol ❤️
Lol yesss
Yes
I wish I had Mary as my history teacher in higschool.
Mary Beard is the most clever woman I have ever known on cinema. Such women are rare in life, but truly very special. I enjoy every glimace of her commentary. Very beautiful too. Such a fortuitous find on the Appian Highway. Absolutely fabulous.
Dan, thank you so much for this wonderful production. I’ve just booked this trip in November. Can’t wait! All my thanks to you!
Geez, how many kids floated down rivers in baskets in the olden days. Like half of ancient heroes took a trip down a river in a basket.
😍😍 Nice video brother ❤❤ thank you so much for shating video ❤❤ a lot of knowledge 😍😍 i really like and watching your video so much
Thank goodness the ancient Romans liked graffiti and included so much detail about the deceased on their tombs. Our headstones say little beyond things like "beloved wife" and date of birth and death.
Like so many western historians, Mary Beard stops Roman history from the sacks of Rome and breakdown of the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire was still Roman for many centuries after the fall of the city of Rome.
I like it.
Dear, viewers, commenters, and readers, After reading someone’s comment where they addressed Dr. Mary Beard and another viewer/commenter as “Bruh”, may I remind everyone to please have more respect for Dr. Mary Beard and others online? Please do not refer to people, especially someone of Dr. Mary Beard’s status and education, as “Bruh” unless they are in fact your “Bruh.” It is egregiously disrespectful and inappropriate. Thank you. P.S. Dr. Mary Beard, This documentary is fantastic! Thanks to watching it, I’m booking a vacation for later this year so my next birthday will be spent in Italy!😽💋💜
Thát sounds great, I visited Milan,lake Como,Florence,Áncona,Monte St.Martino,,and of course Rome.Enjoy!!!!
Never did I expect the this Roman Empire to include Britain and Israel. I know I should watch this video again in it's entity and I will.... but, I need to get back to the present now so, I expect in a few days? And I must confess I never liked learning about history before so, wow.... thank you so much.... I guess Rome is the answer and certainly what I was missing out on!!
It’s a mystery why Hannibal didn’t push onto Rome when he had the chance. He had conquered throughout Northern Italy and Rome was there like a ripe plum ready to be picked. We might all be studying Ancient Punic History and Language instead if he had!
Well, it's not too late for you.
I love this exchange. Thank you 😎
Currently reading her book SPQR. Highly recommend it.
I love this documentary. I only disagree with one point. Boudica. She wasn't a terrorist. She and her family didn't oppose the Romans until they raped her daughters. They were children. I can see how that would infuriate her and the other native Britains.
Very informative! Thank you
If Mary Beard lives another 20-30 years, she could present the autopsy of the American Empire.
Thank you. These videos really help.
Thanks. Always fun to see options.
i came back home from a 2 day camping trip and this was on my pc
great video
So if remus won, rome would probably be called Reme. Lol
Yeah, how high are we? 😂
@EthanBSide .... yes
I am sorry I had not seen your video sooner. It's marvelous..... truly!!! I'll never forget seeing "Romulus & Remus" for the very 1st time in the Wedding Cake Building. It was just like.....right there. I was amazed. What a 40th B-Day present for myself. The Basilica was tops as well as countless other sights. - Grand Video & yes I have subscribed. Brilliant work. - Much Love Kathryn NYC ♥
For the love of everything that is dear to ROME somebody tell me what the music on 39:15 called?
Wonderful programme, but Time Team fans will recognize the gorgeous orange pottery as Samian ware, the expensive stuff of aristocratic Roman villas. Given that, this is an enjoyable and interesting commentary.
Awesome host.
Alex Kingston does a wonderful portrayal of Boudicca
Extremely interesting and Mary Beard makes that so. But, the bit about the ice from the Greenland, explained as the bubbles were the result of greenhouse gas caused by Rome, doesn't cut it for me. For one, the jet stream and earth rotation doesn't make that a logical assumption. Further, there have been mini glacial periods with the last climaxing in 1875 and warm periods with the last one in the 1400's, a cool period about 500 years prior, another warm period about 500 years before that. At the time Greenland was last "discovered" and inhabited, it was in a warm period sufficient that people came to farm. When it was so "suddenly" vacated, it had become too cold to inhabit. These oscillation of the planet on her axis cause these differing climates and are so far apart and slow in bringing about a change that then seems rapid, affects also lives of living organism, plants and bacteria that end up in water run off causing decay, releasing methane as little bubbles in water that then freezes. To blame a civilization, down wind is ludicrous. If scientists want to go that route, America and Asia would have had more influence on Greenland's ice bubbles. But, it in truth it is likely more the increase in living organism during warm periods that then disappear from existence during mini-glacial periods. Climate does change and it always has but not for the reasons that are currently being used to manipulate economy. The next warm period climaxes in 2396 give or take. We've been warming since 1875.
Mary is such a hero of mine, I could listen to her all day long. I went to Pompeii and Herculaneum 2 weeks ago, long long time dream realised it was truly amazing. Mary and Bettany Hughes are brilliant historians. Imagine meeting them 😮❤