Garrett, this is the most beautiful video you've done. You've become a very good videographer. Most of the time you let the camera linger statically so we can absorb the detail, for instance, of the interior of the Renaissance church in the Frigidarium. Magnificent. Excellent. Very powerful. The sole negative was when you did not stop and linger but rushed through a spot near the end where little could be discerned. But overall, an excellent job of a brief overview of bits of my favorite city. Roma hasn't failed, every time I've been, to make my senses reel.
Love your videos. I’m a US expat who after 32 years in Sweden , moved to Sicily to retire. I’ve always been a history geek, especially Roman history. I’ve spent the last few years visiting as many archeological sites as possible. Especially in Sicily. Of course Rome and the southern regions. Italy is just one huge museum. Next week I will visit Etruscan tombs in Toscana. Keep up the good work and looking forward to new content. 😀
Wow that's a great way to retire, enjoy your history filled retirement sir! What's it like living in Italy? I may do this for the same reason one day...
@@Caesar-ww3yp well, it depends on where you live here. Sicily and southern Italy is crazy. I actually had to bribe a local official to get papers for my residency. And after 3 years , I still don’t have it. 😂
Great overview! Maybe you could do an in-depth video on each of the districts in the future, one-by-one as time and opportunity permit. Surely there must be so much more to show and discuss in each of the individual districts. Great work - I really appreciate it!
Loved this dude, such an enriching format for your videos! I love to feel like Im really exploring with you, love getting to study the details and here everything that I would want to know while I was looking at it.
Next time, you should do the 7 hills! I've looked at many maps of Rome, never figured out what the 7 hills were, there seems to be anywhere between 3 and 10 depending on how strictly one defines "hill" and "Rome", but I've never been able to pinpoint what the canonical 7 are.
I know it's not the same as having a dedicated video and a map would certainly help. Also i'd like to notice that some parts where kind of confusing to me untill i realized that when he is using the selfie camera on the phone (everywhere apart from the Templum Pacis portion) the image is mirrored so you see whoat would be on the right on the left and viceversa. This is especially noticeable where you have views on his back.
Anyway the ancient seven hills were the following: 3:43 - standing on the top of Quirinale (n.1) 4:21 - Here he is standing onthe side of Esquilino more or less where it merges with Quirinale and Viminale (n.2). If you stop the video at 4:30 behind the fountain you see the beginning of Via nazionale. That street essentially goes down to the forum area in a "valley" with the Quirinale hill on it's right and the Viminale on it's left (inverted in the video). 6:24 - walking through Esquilino (n.3). The southernmost branches of Esquilino are also colled Oppio where the domus aurea and later Tito and Traiano thermal baths stood 8:29 - walking through Celio (n.4) 10:58 - Palatino (n.5) behind him (mind that with the rounded edge of the circus you would have the Palatio on your right) 11:25 - standing on Aventino (n.6) 12:15 - View of the forum standing on Capitolino (n.7) to the side of the old tabularium (here as well the arch of septimio severo on the right would be on your left) The city later expanded on the other side of the river and to the north and other hills became part of it.. I think these are the 3 you refer to that might bring the count up to 10. 11:30 - if you stop the video here the dome in the distance to the right is San Pietro while more to the right you can barely see behind the pine tree the Gianicolo Hill (n.8). This is particularly confusing since the selfie camera on the phone is mirroring the image and standing there in real life you would see the Gianicolo on your left. 0:00 - obviously Vatican hill is where the vatican sits (n.9) - Pincio (n.10) is also pretty famous (the one facing Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di spagna to the north-east) but it's not visible in this video. I'd argue that some of the ancient Hills are less visible since they have been built over many times through the history of the city, many slopes where smoothed and buildings sitting all over their sides somewhat hide them. They would have been probably more prominent in anciant times. You can still perceive the fatigue going up and down if you walk through them. I think it's also relevant to note that while now living up or down does not make much of a difference topography would have been much more important in ancient times for many reasons Defense was easier on high ground, floods would hit lower areas, though sewage existed it was only gradually introduced and not at modern scale which ment water would tend to wash down dirt etc, wind on hills woud have brought cleaner air, staying high would have granted more light, you would also have had to consider itineraries more carefully when moving heavy stuff since with no automation going uphill was way more complicate. For these reasons the hills would have probably been a common presence in the mind of the people living there and hierarchy would have been reflected in that with ritcher families building their palaces on the hillsides.
Wonderful. I wish I’d seen all those districts when I was in Rome in ‘75. I didn’t miss the Baths of Diocletian remains though which gave me an inkling of their original splendour. Thanks, Pete. Looking forward to your new book.
Just started getting into roman history and your videos have been incredibly informative. This tour will have to hold me over until I can actually visit Rome one day, thank you!!
Thank you for the tour. The only way to improve this video would be interspersing some shots of an old map showing where you were. I looked it up, for myself.
I loved the way you covered so much content in a relatively short time but you did justice to each area you visited. The church holding the wedding was a highlight. Awesome.
The scale of the "ruins" in and around Rome are truly astonishing. It blows my mind every time I see it but none more so than the shot of the Baths of Caracala (?) towering behind you at 10:14
Great video, as usual... I was in Rome two weeks ago. Man, I wish I could have seen you walking around. Did you get a chance to check out the exhibition at the Baths of Diocletian? It was called "L'istante e l'eternità." I didn't even know it was there, but let me tell you, it was probably the best exhibition I've ever seen. They had bronzes from Herculeum and soooo much more. You would have loved it. Keep up the great content!
One of my more enjoyable experiences in Rome have been churches being used, as the wedding here, for ongoing services to their community. It makes them come alive rather than being yet another monument to glance at and move on.
Thank you for remaining quiet during the ceremony. So many RUclipsrs would have just continued what they were doing with no consideration for anyone else. The church was beautiful, as so much Italian architecture seems to be.
A few days ago I was standing in line at the Albert Heijn [ supermarket ] in Amsterdam West and in front of me in line was a man who looked EXACTLY like you!!! I hesitated for a moment to ask if it was you and that I follow you on YT, but I stupidly didn't. Does this look familiar to you ? 😊
Thank you so much for this enlightening tour. I confess to being ignorant of the total number of regions and am grateful for your information. Always happy to see your posts and wish you well!
I took Latin all four years of high school and when I was sixteen I was fortunate enough to visit many of these places in person. It's been a long time since then, and unfortunately I definitely can't afford to revisit Rome now. Watching this video took me back in time. I felt like I was there, again. Thanks man, I really appreciate it.
My French grandmother was very pretty and immensely vain. A long time ago when she had turned 80 I had dinner at her home and while we were waiting to be served dessert I told her that she looked lovely. "Chéri," she replied, "You are gazing upon the ruins of Rome by moonlight."
IN MY YOUTH I WAS FASCINATED WITH THE CLASSICAL GRECO ROMAN WORLD AND TRAVELED TO AS MANY MUSEUMS AND COUNTRIES AS I COULD MANAGE. NOW, IT ALL SEEMS LIKE A PILE OF EARTH QUAKE AND WARLIKE DESTRUCTION AND DEATH. I SENSE MY OWN MORTALITY IN THE RUINS OF A VANAISHED WORLD.
You're a Celt or a Breton and you've made you're way to Rome. The largest building you've know was either a large wattle and dab round house or, if you were high born a long house, and then you walk into the baths of Diocletian. What are you first words?
i wish this guy was my history teacher
He should be on pbs. This guy is the real deal
My history teacher is as boring as watching water evaporate from a glass but it rambles about some easy topic in a sleep inducing way
I'm waiting for the day some bullshit MBA dean pisses him off and causes him to get on YT full time.
@@shaheenadibi959 preach 🙏🏼
He _is_ your history teacher :) Or one of them, at least. You can always have more than one teacher!
Ancient Rome just came alive in this amazing video. Well done!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This is amazing, missed some gems in plain sight while I was there. Will definitely recognize them when I’m back in Rome.
I've been living in Rome for two years but I still learned a bunch of things from this video. Thanks for the great video
Was happy to see you show Santa Sabina and the Aventine view of the Tiber and City. It's my favorite place in Rome.
Garrett, this is the most beautiful video you've done. You've become a very good videographer. Most of the time you let the camera linger statically so we can absorb the detail, for instance, of the interior of the Renaissance church in the Frigidarium. Magnificent. Excellent. Very powerful. The sole negative was when you did not stop and linger but rushed through a spot near the end where little could be discerned. But overall, an excellent job of a brief overview of bits of my favorite city. Roma hasn't failed, every time I've been, to make my senses reel.
@12:23 "And I'm really damned tired..."
Impressive amount of work amid what must have been a frustrating time working around the tourists.
What an amazing video! Concise, straight the point!
My favourite creator on RUclips. Hands down.
A good example of how knowledge enables perception. Thank you !
Wow, I have enjoyed your work for some time, but I gotta say, your ability to speak off the cuff is absolutely incredible.
Nicely executed video.
TY for sharing it.
Love your videos. I’m a US expat who after 32 years in Sweden , moved to Sicily to retire. I’ve always been a history geek, especially Roman history. I’ve spent the last few years visiting as many archeological sites as possible. Especially in Sicily. Of course Rome and the southern regions. Italy is just one huge museum. Next week I will visit Etruscan tombs in Toscana. Keep up the good work and looking forward to new content. 😀
Wow that's a great way to retire, enjoy your history filled retirement sir! What's it like living in Italy? I may do this for the same reason one day...
@@Caesar-ww3yp well, it depends on where you live here. Sicily and southern Italy is crazy. I actually had to bribe a local official to get papers for my residency. And after 3 years , I still don’t have it. 😂
Awesome. It appears you ad libbed that. If so, I admire your vast knowledge.
It never gets old seeing the Coliseum!
Lotta videos today. Love it!
Loved this tour. It was a miracle you got a sunny day. May has been terribly wet here this year. Love the Clivus Scauri area.
Sweet tour, thank you Dr. 😊
Thanks Garrett. I''ve sen a lot of this, but not all in one day! You have given me additional sites to see on my next visit. I love Rome.
Great video, I definitely need to visit one day.
I went to Rome for the first time last year and I can’t stop thinking about it
Great overview! Maybe you could do an in-depth video on each of the districts in the future, one-by-one as time and opportunity permit. Surely there must be so much more to show and discuss in each of the individual districts. Great work - I really appreciate it!
Thank you. That was really interesting.
That basilica is STUNNING! WOW!
Absolutely amazing video, thanks for sharing
I just found your channel ❤ Please consider going to Albania, Bulgaria and Romania for their little explored ancient ruins and artifacts.
The frigidarium is amazing! It's like another Pantheon plus a lot more - really incredible!
amazing, excited to go visit this summer
You are a fantastic historian & visual artist. I have been to the forum & colosseum but on a whirlwind tour.. Thank you for reminding me to go back.
Loved this dude, such an enriching format for your videos! I love to feel like Im really exploring with you, love getting to study the details and here everything that I would want to know while I was looking at it.
This was awesome, really. Can't wait to go back to Rome again. Thank you !
Actually your entire channel is awesome.
Another great video! I've learned so much from it and all your other ones too.
A great lesson foi history. Thank you for give and let history live form you. 😊
Fabulous programs! Your brain is full of fabulous knowledge.
Next time, you should do the 7 hills! I've looked at many maps of Rome, never figured out what the 7 hills were, there seems to be anywhere between 3 and 10 depending on how strictly one defines "hill" and "Rome", but I've never been able to pinpoint what the canonical 7 are.
I know it's not the same as having a dedicated video and a map would certainly help.
Also i'd like to notice that some parts where kind of confusing to me untill i realized that when he is using the selfie camera on the phone (everywhere apart from the Templum Pacis portion) the image is mirrored so you see whoat would be on the right on the left and viceversa. This is especially noticeable where you have views on his back.
Anyway the ancient seven hills were the following:
3:43 - standing on the top of Quirinale (n.1)
4:21 - Here he is standing onthe side of Esquilino more or less where it merges with Quirinale and Viminale (n.2). If you stop the video at 4:30 behind the fountain you see the beginning of Via nazionale. That street essentially goes down to the forum area in a "valley" with the Quirinale hill on it's right and the Viminale on it's left (inverted in the video).
6:24 - walking through Esquilino (n.3). The southernmost branches of Esquilino are also colled Oppio where the domus aurea and later Tito and Traiano thermal baths stood
8:29 - walking through Celio (n.4)
10:58 - Palatino (n.5) behind him (mind that with the rounded edge of the circus you would have the Palatio on your right)
11:25 - standing on Aventino (n.6)
12:15 - View of the forum standing on Capitolino (n.7) to the side of the old tabularium (here as well the arch of septimio severo on the right would be on your left)
The city later expanded on the other side of the river and to the north and other hills became part of it.. I think these are the 3 you refer to that might bring the count up to 10.
11:30 - if you stop the video here the dome in the distance to the right is San Pietro while more to the right you can barely see behind the pine tree the Gianicolo Hill (n.8). This is particularly confusing since the selfie camera on the phone is mirroring the image and standing there in real life you would see the Gianicolo on your left.
0:00 - obviously Vatican hill is where the vatican sits (n.9)
- Pincio (n.10) is also pretty famous (the one facing Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di spagna to the north-east) but it's not visible in this video.
I'd argue that some of the ancient Hills are less visible since they have been built over many times through the history of the city, many slopes where smoothed and buildings sitting all over their sides somewhat hide them. They would have been probably more prominent in anciant times. You can still perceive the fatigue going up and down if you walk through them.
I think it's also relevant to note that while now living up or down does not make much of a difference topography would have been much more important in ancient times for many reasons Defense was easier on high ground, floods would hit lower areas, though sewage existed it was only gradually introduced and not at modern scale which ment water would tend to wash down dirt etc, wind on hills woud have brought cleaner air, staying high would have granted more light, you would also have had to consider itineraries more carefully when moving heavy stuff since with no automation going uphill was way more complicate. For these reasons the hills would have probably been a common presence in the mind of the people living there and hierarchy would have been reflected in that with ritcher families building their palaces on the hillsides.
Wonderful. I wish I’d seen all those districts when I was in Rome in ‘75. I didn’t miss the Baths of Diocletian remains though which gave me an inkling of their original splendour. Thanks, Pete. Looking forward to your new book.
I think you’re gonna help me with my archaeology exam about these regions !!! Thanks 😊
Interesting and informative tour, thanks for sharing!
Seems you’re super tired by the end. Thank you for the hard work. Great video!
Just started getting into roman history and your videos have been incredibly informative. This tour will have to hold me over until I can actually visit Rome one day, thank you!!
Best video out of the series. Having never been there myself. It makes me want to go even more.
lovely!
I keep finding things out from these, that I didn't know.
great tour thank you
really enjoyed this one. was just at alot of these places and i miss it already !
Fantastic video, I'll be back in Rome in October for just a couple of days, there a few things noted here that I want to visit. Thank you!
Amazing work!
I love these videos, thank you for your effort.
Thank you for the tour. The only way to improve this video would be interspersing some shots of an old map showing where you were.
I looked it up, for myself.
I loved the way you covered so much content in a relatively short time but you did justice to each area you visited. The church holding the wedding was a highlight. Awesome.
You earned your dinner with this one! A whole day!
lovely video, thank you 😍
Stunning!
Please organise tours like this where we can join in person
Wonderful video. Is there any chance you could share the route so we can do this walking tour ourselves?
Thank you for all that you do
It's unlikely I'll ever get to see Rome in person, thanks for posting!
Great tour. God I miss Rome. Well organized.
Great video!
The scale of the "ruins" in and around Rome are truly astonishing. It blows my mind every time I see it but none more so than the shot of the Baths of Caracala (?) towering behind you at 10:14
That was wonderful, thanks.
Great video, as usual... I was in Rome two weeks ago. Man, I wish I could have seen you walking around.
Did you get a chance to check out the exhibition at the Baths of Diocletian? It was called "L'istante e l'eternità." I didn't even know it was there, but let me tell you, it was probably the best exhibition I've ever seen. They had bronzes from Herculeum and soooo much more. You would have loved it.
Keep up the great content!
Great video! Thank you.
6:10 - And to think, they raised the floor by 30 feet
Look at the size of her,coliseum..so cool..
0:59 a nice view of Regina Coeli, the city's jailhouse..
Nicely done.!
Please do more tours like this, it was very informative.
Fantastic!
Great video
It is not common to see the mixture of a poetic sensibility and scholarship. A very interesting visit to the more than ever eternal city.
The baths are still huge! I mean, how big was it….
One of my more enjoyable experiences in Rome have been churches being used, as the wedding here, for ongoing services to their community. It makes them come alive rather than being yet another monument to glance at and move on.
Thank you for remaining quiet during the ceremony. So many RUclipsrs would have just continued what they were doing with no consideration for anyone else.
The church was beautiful, as so much Italian architecture seems to be.
Thanks!
What a gem this channel is, huge fan of your book and other channel
This just makes me angry about all the stuff I missed when I was there for a once in a lifetime trip. Thank you so much!
A few days ago I was standing in line at the Albert Heijn [ supermarket ] in Amsterdam West and in front of me in line was a man who looked EXACTLY like you!!! I hesitated for a moment to ask if it was you and that I follow you on YT, but I stupidly didn't. Does this look familiar to you ? 😊
Thank you so much for this enlightening tour. I confess to being ignorant of the total number of regions and am grateful for your information. Always happy to see your posts and wish you well!
I took Latin all four years of high school and when I was sixteen I was fortunate enough to visit many of these places in person. It's been a long time since then, and unfortunately I definitely can't afford to revisit Rome now. Watching this video took me back in time. I felt like I was there, again. Thanks man, I really appreciate it.
Love these vidssssss
Who cuts your hair? I love your videos!
I would like to visit again someday.
Funny, when i visited the baths of Diocletian there was also a wedding.
I used to have those same sunglasses.
Awesome :D
Cool vid
I was there around the same time. I must have missed you!
Santa maria degli angeli e dei martiri is my favorite church in rome
did you make it rain sestertii?
My French grandmother was very pretty and immensely vain. A long time ago when she had turned 80 I had dinner at her home and while we were waiting to be served dessert I told her that she looked lovely. "Chéri," she replied, "You are gazing upon the ruins of Rome by moonlight."
how many steps total? I'm up for 25k.
How did the ancient romans percieve sun burns?
When you gonna host trips?
That was the orphanage of Rome at the very beginning, in a part of Trastevere not so visited.
Just when you think the perfect man doesn't exist, you go on a tour of the 14 regions with Garrett 😅
You were exhausted at the end of the video. The eyes say it : )
"Spina" sounds like "spine". Looks right too.
I think it's the Oppian hill.
IN MY YOUTH I WAS FASCINATED WITH THE CLASSICAL GRECO ROMAN WORLD AND TRAVELED TO AS MANY MUSEUMS AND COUNTRIES AS I COULD MANAGE. NOW, IT ALL SEEMS LIKE A PILE OF EARTH QUAKE AND WARLIKE DESTRUCTION AND DEATH. I SENSE MY OWN MORTALITY IN THE RUINS OF A VANAISHED WORLD.
You're a Celt or a Breton and you've made you're way to Rome. The largest building you've know was either a large wattle and dab round house or, if you were high born a long house, and then you walk into the baths of Diocletian. What are you first words?