Thank you. Wish I knew this when I visited. The crowd around the fountain really got on my nerves. I would have enjoyed the peace and intellectual stimulus of the ruins.
Interesting video, please slow down a bit when showing the beautiful jars and pottery. I would invest in a guided tour if I ever get to Italy so I wouldn’t miss these little gems.
My wife and I walked down those steps and by those ruins shown at 2:53, 4 times a day for a week and never knew the history you shared. I've never enjoyed a city anywhere as much as I did our time in Rome. You can't say you've lived if you've never been to Rome.
The land ancient Rome was built on was very marshy, swamp like and prone to flood. The ancient engineers had to drain the land first before building. Thus when the population declined and unkeep of public buildings and services stopped, the constant flooding brought mud, soil and debris to slowly cover the ancient buildings.
Fun fact: Romans DIDN'T drink stored water nor rain water, they had multiple aqueducts so they didn't need to collect water, for those who couldn't afford the water sevice at home (the fewer), multiple fountains were at these people disposal, that's why they also had the best sewers in the world. What happened after the romans was something totally different that had nothing to do with them, but many teach us "stories" about the romans that have nothing to do with reality, like the gladiator games, even an edict from Augustus banned serious injuries and says that these games are shows, nothing to do with movies like "Gladiator", nobody could have the stomach to watch/hear that kind of violence, real life is not a video game/movie. Deus benedicat tibi.
@@chaws314actually this point has widely been exaggerated and it is heavily analysed today because for lead to contaminate water it must be in direct contact with it, and lead tubes get coated quickly by the minerals that the water carries. Only when the tube is new or if it leaks it is really dangerous. Romans knew about lead poisoning and they used stone and even wooden tubes whenever possible. But if you need pressurized tubes, there was just no better way.
You can access the old aquaduct and the area under trevibftn through a gelato and coffee shop for a few euro. Google Vicus Caprarius....the water city.
I visited this site when visiting Rome, nice and interesting, but this Site is NOT Under the Trevi Fountain. There is no archeological site under the Trevi Fountain. Then again, a visit is still worth it.
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Thank you. Wish I knew this when I visited. The crowd around the fountain really got on my nerves. I would have enjoyed the peace and intellectual stimulus of the ruins.
I was there a month ago. It was so crowded. People were just dropping trash everywhere.
Thank you for this presentation. Planning a trip here and I would have missed this exciting bit of history.
This was very delightful to watch and learn, bravo!
Many thanks!
Interesting video, please slow down a bit when showing the beautiful jars and pottery. I would invest in a guided tour if I ever get to Italy so I wouldn’t miss these little gems.
My wife and I walked down those steps and by those ruins shown at 2:53, 4 times a day for a week and never knew the history you shared. I've never enjoyed a city anywhere as much as I did our time in Rome. You can't say you've lived if you've never been to Rome.
I really enjoy your material. Cheers. ✌️
Much appreciated
KEEP THAT ANCIENT ROMAN EMPIRE HISTORY COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND LONG LIVE THE AUGUSTINIAN THOMIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for this! I'll keep following! SPQR!!
I had no idea thank you for sharing. Why did the ground level rose so much in Rome since the ancient times?
The land ancient Rome was built on was very marshy, swamp like and prone to flood. The ancient engineers had to drain the land first before building. Thus when the population declined and unkeep of public buildings and services stopped, the constant flooding brought mud, soil and debris to slowly cover the ancient buildings.
@@AugustinianThomist That makes sense, thank you! I have been there many times and never thought about it :)
Fun fact: Romans DIDN'T drink stored water nor rain water, they had multiple aqueducts so they didn't need to collect water, for those who couldn't afford the water sevice at home (the fewer), multiple fountains were at these people disposal, that's why they also had the best sewers in the world. What happened after the romans was something totally different that had nothing to do with them, but many teach us "stories" about the romans that have nothing to do with reality, like the gladiator games, even an edict from Augustus banned serious injuries and says that these games are shows, nothing to do with movies like "Gladiator", nobody could have the stomach to watch/hear that kind of violence, real life is not a video game/movie. Deus benedicat tibi.
They brought so much clean water into the cities that their sewers were cleaner than most medieval water sources.
@@Garris_Shrike except for the lead in it which made everyone go crazy which is thought to be a contributing factor in the downfall of Rome
@@chaws314actually this point has widely been exaggerated and it is heavily analysed today because for lead to contaminate water it must be in direct contact with it, and lead tubes get coated quickly by the minerals that the water carries. Only when the tube is new or if it leaks it is really dangerous.
Romans knew about lead poisoning and they used stone and even wooden tubes whenever possible. But if you need pressurized tubes, there was just no better way.
Fun fact, they stored water in case the aqueducts went down
I'm an archaeologist I enjoy your show
Sorry if I missed this, but how does one access the ruins underneath? (There was so much to process in this video that I was a bit overwhelmed!)
The entrance is located at Vicolo del Puttarello, a small narrow alley in front of the Trevi Fountain.
@@AugustinianThomist Thank you for replying! I appreciate that.
You can access the old aquaduct and the area under trevibftn through a gelato and coffee shop for a few euro. Google Vicus Caprarius....the water city.
In Britain, they would look a bit of it and then build over the ruins. Today, even. We need those McDonalds and shopping centers! 5:26
I visited this site when visiting Rome, nice and interesting, but this Site is NOT Under the Trevi Fountain.
There is no archeological site under the Trevi Fountain.
Then again, a visit is still worth it.
If you can handle heat and walking then you should visit a room in August when everyone is on vacation for the month
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Not a water reservoir.
It's very small. When I saw it I was surprised y its smallness. Beautiful nonetheless
Che spettacolo
Those rich people digging for more gold. Have they not got enough gold comodes , gold crosses & kegs of jewels to frolic when they'll on "Smack"!
"Wa-uh"? Do you mean to say "water"?
Shut up😂