Thank you all for the great and inspiring comments. I truly appreciate all your support, feedback and views. If you would like to support this channel by making a financial donation, please use the following link: www.paypal.me/ProWalks Thanks again!
My desire to walk these streets myself almost overwhelms me but it’s not likely I will ever get the chance, and so for an unnarrated stroll thru the ruins I can almost smell the dust and imagine myself there before the eruption. Thank you for this video.
Hey, you are very welcome. You can can do it though! Getting to Italy and over to Pompeii might just be easy than you think. If you have any questions about it just let me know. I have a newer walk of Pompeii by the way on my channel.
Their mastery of masonry is so elevated at this time in history as to be divine. As a life long stone worker, tile setter, using wet mortars,plasters, old world technology I have infinite respect and am humble before them. That city was surely an optic jewel, thank you.
Wonderful Video. Thank you. Have been to Pompey in 2019 but only saw a fraction of what you have showed. Made the mistake of not going on an organised tour, and as for the heat-
This is my favorite of the series. So many surviving murals and beautiful mosaics in their original settings. Thanks for this good recording and notations.
Hey, Thanks. I appreciate that. I've been there many times now and each time I see something I didn't see on my trip before....or a new exhibit is open. I have a couple more hours of Pompeii video to get posted up so I hope you see something new in those too. Thanks for watching!
Superb documentary. One of the best ( 6 parts included ). No superfluous narratives which only obfuscate the enjoyment and understanding of Pompeii itself. This respectful silence enhances the mystery and dreaming-like quality of the city, tragically destroyed that Aug. 24, 79 of our era. The brief written narratives welcome. They are more than sufficient. Also the absence of people is ideal. Their presence is an abomination and a profanation to the city. … p.s.- Mihi Priapis statua mentula rigida maxime placuit.
These walking tour videos are the greatest I've ever seen. I've must have watched them all a hundred times. Thank you so much for doing this...wonderfully done!
PROWALKS ...... no problem ..... thank you Sir for your hard work ..... more videos like that ...... I love ancient ROME .......... there is a lot of walking + that's why I call hard work ...... thanks again
What a wonderful tour! Almost like being there. It is a looooong way from my home in Pennsylvania!! Thanks very much for posting, and I liked and shared your series.
Did you see my new 2020 Pompeii walk? It is 5 hours long and covers the entire area...mostly. I also went back to Pompeii last month and filmed a new walk of it all empty. When I walk into the Forum, I'm the only one there.
Excelente documental de Pompeya y sus construcciones enormes,elegantes que nos habla de la ingenieria y tecnicas romanas hacia en siglo I de nuestra era.
!que buen paseo¡ me encanto el silencio, el poder caminar solo con el ruido de tus pasos.. yo iría hablando con los muertos..de todos los vídeos que he visto el tuyo me permitió gozar pompeya en toda su magnitud! Felicitaciones ¡
More rooms with paintings great to see the homes such luxury for a some.Pompeii such a great find for most people to view today.more renovation to come wish researches well.Section of ruins liked most thanks.
Such a lovely video! Thank you so much for sharing this important piece of the world's past...and not "spoiling" it with music, as another commenter stated. Really awesome vid--thanks again.
SOY DE MÉXICO Y DESPUES DE MI CULTURA LA ROMANA ES DE LAS QUE MÁS AMO. A DIOS LE DOY LAS GRACIAS POR HABER CONSERVADO ESTA HERMOSA CIUDAD, PARA MI ES LA CUNA DE NUESTRA ACTUAL CIVILIZACIÓN. MUCHAS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRNOS TAN HERMOSAS TOMAS A DETALLE, PARA QUIENES COMO YO NO SABEMOS SI ALGÚN DÍA LAS VEREMOS EN VIVO.
Great videos. Thank you so much. Seeing bits of Pompeii I never saw on my two visits on consecutive days. On day 2, the wife and daughter went up Vesuvius while I plodded gamely around the streets of the runined city. This is so much cheaper and better, and without the battering my ankles took from the paving stones
Thank you. I have always wanted to walk the streets of Pompeii however I don't think I will get the chance. I do like your style but I would have liked to see all of the rooms in the buildings you entered to really see how they lived. Was there a kitchen in the small fountain house? Or a "bar" at the pub?
YOUR WORK IS AWESOME! Prowalk Tours, indeed very PRO, it's like visiting the places, you take the time to show us, and even better, most of the time, NO TOURISTS! haha keep going mate!
House of Vettii MUST BE THE TOP PLACE IN POMPEII, so far.....after all this place is surrealistic and deeper than mystery.....especially in 15:06, this room is haunting.....
8:39 So historic. So beautiful. My favorite part is the soldier staring at his own reflection in his shield in the lower right center of the mosaic. I wonder why they chose the battle if Issus, where Alexander didn't ultimately win, instead of Gaugamela where he did?
Hey, you're very welcome! I have a lot more walks to get posted up.... Including about 2 more hours of Pompeii. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
BRILLIANT!! Iwonder why some tour guides dont take you to that part, that beautiful house..those painted walls! I wish I saw them when I was there! A good excuse to go back!!
Because what you don't know, you won't miss. I think they would rather talk for 15 minutes at each location. It's tiring to actually walk all around Pompeii.....and they aren't interested in a workout. :)
Ive been to pompeii. it is breathtaking and didnt have enough time due to the schedule of the tour to see everything. Glad I could experience again at home :)
What a stunning City.Must have been Beautiful in it's day.The people were ahead of their time with Architect and all the water works. Do you get a vibe or a feeling when walking the grounds?
I don't know if a get a vibe necessarily but your mind does wander about what it must have been like.... Buying bread from a bakery, going the the bath house, etc.
A full day is all you need but it would be helpful to have a map and planned route because it is really easy to miss an important house or street and just wander aimlessly. I can post up a map and link to it in the description if that would be helpful.
A lot of it went to Museums but I think a lot were taken early on. I'll do a walking tour of the museum in Naples...if I can...so you can see what they have there.
Would have enjoyed the series much better had you not just walked by practically everything without turning the camera. Its like you pretty much only filmed the pathways and roads.
It is enough here to mention the verse in Surat Yaseen, which perfectly describes the type of Punishment Allah (Subhanaho W Ta’ala) afflicted upon people of Pompeii, and no human during the era of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) could imagine: “And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] [making them stones] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.” - Surat Yasin, verse 67 The removal of Pompeii from the face of the earth by such a disaster was not purposeless. The historical records show that the city was exactly a center of dissipation and perversity. The city was marked by a rise in prostitution to such an extent that eventually the number of brothels was not known. Male organs in their original sizes were hung on the doors of brothels. According to tradition, rooted in Mithraic belief, sexual organs and sexual intercourse should not be hidden but displayed openly. (Archeologists first excavated the city during Victorian times, shocked by the open sexual perversity of the people, a secret museum was formed to house some of the artifacts found. These included many falic symbols, images of homosexuality and even bestiality This aspect of the event shows that the disappearance of Pompeii was similar to the destructive events mentioned in the Qur'an, because the Qur'an particularly points to "sudden annihilation" while relating these events. For example, the "inhabitants of the city" described in Surah Yasin died all at once in a single moment. The situation is told as follows in the 29th verse of the Surah: "It was no more then a single mighty blast, and behold! They were (like ashes) quenched and silent." In the 31st verse of Surah al-Qamar, again the "instantaneous annihilation" is emphasized when the destruction of Thamud is recounted: "For we sent against them a single mighty blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle." The death of the people of Pompeii took place instantaneously, just as the events recounted in the above verses. Lut (Arabic: لوط, ) known as Lot in the Old Testament, is a prophet of God in the Quran. ... He was sent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah as a prophet, and was commanded to preach to their inhabitants on monotheism and the sinfulness of their lustful and violent acts. The Quran states that Lot was a nephew of Abraham who had been sent to the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah as a prophet after migrating to Canaan, but he was rejected by the cities' inhabitants. One day, a group of angels visited Abraham as guests in order to inform him of the fact that his wife Sarah was pregnant with Isaac. While there, they also told him that they had been sent by God to the "guilty people"of Lot to destroy them with "a shower of stones of clay".Lot and those who believed in him, were to be spared, but his wife was to die in the destruction, with the angels stating that "she is of those who lag behind".The Quran also draws upon Lot's wife as an "example for the unbelievers" as she was married to a righteous man but refused to believe in his message and was thus condemned to Hell. The people of the twin cities transgressed against the bounds of God. According to the Quran, their sins included inhospitality and robbery ,they hated strangers and robbed travellers, apart from other mistreatments and rape. It was their sin of sexual misconduct as well which was seen as particularly egregious, with Lot strongly chiding them for approaching men with sexual desire instead of women.Lot exhorted them to abandon their sinful ways, but they ridiculed him,and threatened to evict him from the cities.by saying that this man wants to be 'Pure' . Lot prayed to God and begged to be saved from the consequences of their sinful acts. Then two angels, disguised as handsome males, came to Lot. He became distressed due to his powerlessness to protect the visitors from the people of the cities.The cities' residents demanded that Lot surrender his guests to them.He pointed to his daughters for his guests, but unlike the Judeo-christian beliefs, Lut offered them for lawful marriage after conversion to Islamic monotheism, as pious and pure alternatives to their unlawful wishes, and perhaps a source of guidance,but they were unrelenting and replied "we have no need of your daughters: indeed you know quite well what we want!" The Quran remarks "they moved blindly intoxicated in the frenzy of approaching death". The angels then revealed their true identities to Lot, and told him that they had been sent by God to "bring down upon the folk of this township a fury from the sky because they are evil-doers".They advised Lot to leave the place during the night and not look back, informing him that his wife would be left behind on account of her sinful nature. Keeping his faith in God, Lot left the cities during the night with his believing family members and others who believed in him. When morning came, God turned the cities upside down, and rained down on them stones hard as baked clay,putting an end to the lives of the people of .(POMPEII)
It really pisses me off that excavators (were they archaeologists?) back then were just hunting for specific things and reburying the damn place, and not even putting material back where they got it from. So disrespectful.
Well, back in the day, they were basically just treasure hunters...but, what can you do? There is still more to excavate and they are doing a much better job now.
Thank you all for the great and inspiring comments. I truly appreciate all your support, feedback and views. If you would like to support this channel by making a financial donation, please use the following link: www.paypal.me/ProWalks Thanks again!
My desire to walk these streets myself almost overwhelms me but it’s not likely I will ever get the chance, and so for an unnarrated stroll thru the ruins I can almost smell the dust and imagine myself there before the eruption. Thank you for this video.
Hey, you are very welcome. You can can do it though! Getting to Italy and over to Pompeii might just be easy than you think. If you have any questions about it just let me know. I have a newer walk of Pompeii by the way on my channel.
Their mastery of masonry is so elevated at this time in history as to be divine. As a life long stone worker, tile setter, using wet mortars,plasters, old world technology I have infinite respect and am humble before them. That city was surely an optic jewel, thank you.
Thank you for posting this. As a person who is wheelchair bound, I would have never got to go on this tour. Everything was just simply fascinating.
Wonderful Video. Thank you. Have been to Pompey in 2019 but only saw a fraction of what you have showed. Made the mistake of not going on an organised tour, and as for the heat-
This is my favorite of the series. So many surviving murals and beautiful mosaics in their original settings. Thanks for this good recording and notations.
Glad you enjoyed it. I went back a few months ago when it was all empty and filmed another tour. Haven't had a chance to work on that one yet.
enjoyed very much - can't wait to revisit Pompeii in the fall.
Beautiful 👋 👋 👋
👍👏 Дзякуй за вiдыё
There are not more beautiful music than the sound of your steps!
So relaxing!!!!
Phenomenal footage! Shows you how very selective they are about what goes in history books etc! Thankyou so much for this wonderful tour.
Que bonito video, muchas gracias
i have been to Pompeii - but your videos are much better than what i saw and experienced :D ! very detailed ! great job buddy !
Hey, Thanks. I appreciate that. I've been there many times now and each time I see something I didn't see on my trip before....or a new exhibit is open. I have a couple more hours of Pompeii video to get posted up so I hope you see something new in those too. Thanks for watching!
Superb documentary. One of the best ( 6 parts included ). No superfluous narratives which only obfuscate the enjoyment and understanding of Pompeii itself. This respectful silence enhances the mystery and dreaming-like quality of the city, tragically destroyed that Aug. 24, 79 of our era. The brief written narratives welcome. They are more than sufficient. Also the absence of people is ideal. Their presence is an abomination and a profanation to the city. … p.s.- Mihi Priapis statua mentula rigida maxime placuit.
These walking tour videos are the greatest I've ever seen. I've must have watched them all a hundred times. Thank you so much for doing this...wonderfully done!
Thanks Pro Walks for showing us these beautifully painted houses. I loved the intricacy you have shown us in the close ups of the art work.
Hi Donna, yeah, they're pretty amazing. It's fun to walk around there and imagine what once was.
Thank you ..... thank you .... thank you ..... again for a great walk around Pompeii ..... thank you for hard work ( walk ) .....
Hey, thanks again! I'm glad people are finding something worthwhile in the videos!
PROWALKS ...... no problem ..... thank you Sir for your hard work ..... more videos like that ...... I love ancient ROME .......... there is a lot of walking + that's why I call hard work ...... thanks again
+ProWalks great history.great job.great video.awesome.stunning.thank prowalks.
come to my country.
sleep in the room free.only the ticket.
This type of punishment mentioned in Quran. Qur'an says that burning materials (fuel ) of hell are Men and Rocks.
I have goosebumps watching this video,so beautiful, how it must have been in its heyday.
Yeah, the more I pause to learn what I am looking at the more amazed I am.
Thank you friend for the tour. I wish I could visit in person. It made me long for my Latin. And thank you for not spoiling it with “music”.
You're welcome. No, I don't think I'll be adding music anymore. :) I have a better microphone now that can deal with wind better. Thanks for watching!
What a wonderful tour! Almost like being there. It is a looooong way from my home in Pennsylvania!! Thanks very much for posting, and I liked and shared your series.
I just cannot express how much I love these videos.
Did you see my new 2020 Pompeii walk? It is 5 hours long and covers the entire area...mostly. I also went back to Pompeii last month and filmed a new walk of it all empty. When I walk into the Forum, I'm the only one there.
Excelente documental de Pompeya y sus construcciones enormes,elegantes que nos habla de la ingenieria y tecnicas romanas hacia en siglo I de nuestra era.
!que buen paseo¡ me encanto el silencio, el poder caminar solo con el ruido de tus pasos.. yo iría hablando con los muertos..de todos los vídeos que he visto el tuyo me permitió gozar pompeya en toda su magnitud! Felicitaciones ¡
More rooms with paintings great to see the homes such luxury for a some.Pompeii such a great find for most people to view today.more renovation to come wish researches well.Section of ruins liked most thanks.
So beautiful and sad at the same time hope all those that lost their lives are at peace ... Thank you ProWalks for the tour awesome.
I have another hour and a half of Pompeii video to post up but just haven't had a chance to get it edited. Hopefully i will soon.
Such a lovely video! Thank you so much for sharing this important piece of the world's past...and not "spoiling" it with music, as another commenter stated. Really awesome vid--thanks again.
Thank you for this video ...I'm probably would be watching it for months wat a place.....
Thanks for watching. This summer I plan on posting up the rest of the Pompeii walks. They are a bit old at this point though. :)
SOY DE MÉXICO Y DESPUES DE MI CULTURA LA ROMANA ES DE LAS QUE MÁS AMO. A DIOS LE DOY LAS GRACIAS POR HABER CONSERVADO ESTA HERMOSA CIUDAD, PARA MI ES LA CUNA DE NUESTRA ACTUAL CIVILIZACIÓN. MUCHAS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRNOS TAN HERMOSAS TOMAS A DETALLE, PARA QUIENES COMO YO NO SABEMOS SI ALGÚN DÍA LAS VEREMOS EN VIVO.
Great videos. Thank you so much. Seeing bits of Pompeii I never saw on my two visits on consecutive days. On day 2, the wife and daughter went up Vesuvius while I plodded gamely around the streets of the runined city. This is so much cheaper and better, and without the battering my ankles took from the paving stones
House of the Vettii is awesome 🤩. Thanks for sharing your experience 👍🏼
Me gusto todo el recorrido de Pompeya !!, gracias por la caminata en virtual!!.
Hi, you are welcome! I have much more Pompeii video to post up so I hope you come back. Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I have always wanted to walk the streets of Pompeii however I don't think I will get the chance. I do like your style but I would have liked to see all of the rooms in the buildings you entered to really see how they lived. Was there a kitchen in the small fountain house? Or a "bar" at the pub?
YOUR WORK IS AWESOME! Prowalk Tours, indeed very PRO, it's like visiting the places, you take the time to show us, and even better, most of the time, NO TOURISTS! haha keep going mate!
House of Vettii MUST BE THE TOP PLACE IN POMPEII, so far.....after all this place is surrealistic and deeper than mystery.....especially in 15:06, this room is haunting.....
These are some of the best virtual trouble videos out there excellent job
Thanks Brian. I'm trying to make each one better than the last. Any feedback is appreciated.
Thank you for your Videos. You can see it Was a beautiful place.
This was such a great series!
8:39 So historic. So beautiful. My favorite part is the soldier staring at his own reflection in his shield in the lower right center of the mosaic. I wonder why they chose the battle if Issus, where Alexander didn't ultimately win, instead of Gaugamela where he did?
Thank you again for that wonderfull trip, and this is very amazing to be live with you. I an not able To stop:)
Hey, you're very welcome! I have a lot more walks to get posted up.... Including about 2 more hours of Pompeii. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
@@ProwalkTours ok Thanks i 'm gonna follow toi!!
This was really quite relaxing. thanks for the tour
BRILLIANT!! Iwonder why some tour guides dont take you to that part, that beautiful house..those painted walls! I wish I saw them when I was there! A good excuse to go back!!
Because what you don't know, you won't miss. I think they would rather talk for 15 minutes at each location. It's tiring to actually walk all around Pompeii.....and they aren't interested in a workout. :)
@@ProwalkTours haha yes I guess so!
Pompeii gyönyörű. Októberbe készülök.
*Truly Divine!* - *Thank you!* 🖤🖤🖤
There will be a new Pompeii walk out this weekend.
@@ProwalkTours *Yay I'll be ready!* 😉
Excellent! Well informed. Good research. Very enjoyable to watch. Thanks!
Thanks...I've learned a lot doing this. I think I could probably give a pretty good tour of Pompeii at this point.
I think so too.
That was awesome, I hope to go there one day!
Hey, Thanks Brett! Working on the next one right now.
Beautifully captured. Thank you.
Ive been to pompeii. it is breathtaking and didnt have enough time due to the schedule of the tour to see everything. Glad I could experience again at home :)
uma das séries de videos mais corretas que já vi: sem música de fundo, apenas com som ambiente e boa informação.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I have a new Pompeii walk posted up. It shows much more. ruclips.net/video/sUYJ8LbF1Ys/видео.html
Looks like one very large maze
parabéns e obrigado pelo trabalho excelente.
Thank you for the tour. I really enjoyed it!
Thanks for your job and for sharing your experience.
Wonderful presentation. Thanks 🙏
Já estive em Pompeia mas não vi tudo o que você mostra,muito obrigado♥♥♥
wow that tomb, i wonder whats inside
What a stunning City.Must have been Beautiful in it's day.The people were ahead of their time with Architect and all the water works. Do you get a vibe or a feeling when walking the grounds?
I don't know if a get a vibe necessarily but your mind does wander about what it must have been like.... Buying bread from a bakery, going the the bath house, etc.
Thank you for the nice video.
Beautiful
Muito bom,amei
Re: 12:20 ancient Romans used to do that too? I thought it was just me!
lol
These people are so advanced in everything..wow.
Impresionante. Tengo la sensacion al ver la casa de Priapo , que va a salir el pater familias y nos va a preguntar que hacemos en su casa.
:) I'm glad it felt like a real tour. Thanks for watching!
Excellent thanks
this is absolutely amazing thank you for shring
Thanks for watching!
Sharing idiot 🤧🤦🏽♀️
Also, how deep was the ashes covering Pompeii? And how did workers ever excavate in the early 1,800’s??
Great Video, Good comments. I wonder what time of day you were there, as there are hardly any tourists!
Hey, thanks. This was filmed in November 2017.
That's fantastic! Thank you.
15:09 How captivating this room is...
you took the word from my mouth......so scary moment in movie, what are these chanting sounds?
Thanks to you
I see Pompeii view
2:11 How beautiful.
Amazing!!!... :o
The Roman Empire. A Great Empire and Civilisation of the Ancient World. " S.P.Q.R "
"" Greetings from Greece ""
Ancient but modern
At 9:30 in, is that Vesuvius in the background? What a view that must have been at the House of the Faun during the eruption!
Yes, that is Vesuvius. It would have been a pretty crazy sight!
Wow, roman times
Nice
I would like to see pictures of what the city was liked before the volcano erupted.
12:25 looks like John Holmes lived a past life 😂😂😂
Wonderful, I love it, how do you zoom with the sports camera? a greeting
Hi Jose, I am just zooming in afterwards on Premiere Pro. It makes the picture look a little grainy but still makes it nice to see up close.
💖
Good
Grazie!
Could the house of Faun have been an apartment type building? Or just a very wealthy family’s home, 30,000 square feet?
en donde cepultaban los muertos o el cementerio de los popella
8:56 So I finally know where the legendary mosaic comes from...
Oh yeah...very cool. I think they took the original and put it in the museum in Naples.
How many days it take to walk among the city .
A full day is all you need but it would be helpful to have a map and planned route because it is really easy to miss an important house or street and just wander aimlessly. I can post up a map and link to it in the description if that would be helpful.
2:10 These paintings survived the volcano?
Yes, those are all original.
What you was using to shoot this video??
I am using a Gopro Hero 5 with an EVO SS gimbal. Thanks for watching.
This is how they came out with the word; " Mama Mia" 12:20
lol
What happened to the busts of family that sat on the Pedestals? Where did they go? Stolen? Museum?
A lot of it went to Museums but I think a lot were taken early on. I'll do a walking tour of the museum in Naples...if I can...so you can see what they have there.
@@ProwalkTours Cool beans! Would love to see that! Thanks!!
It looks like this city of Pompeii is not totally in ruins as the city of Rome is.
im fascinated with Volcanos
I’m not
Vorrei sapere come mai non ci sono didascalie in italiano e commenti in italiano?
Would have enjoyed the series much better had you not just walked by practically everything without turning the camera. Its like you pretty much only filmed the pathways and roads.
How did fountains worked at that Time without electricity
Are u dumb stupid or dumb
Priapism is a medical term for prolonged, abnormal, and painful penile erection. Apparently the word is derived from the god, Priapus.
I hadn't heard of Priapism before...thankfully! Makes sense though.
13:14
It is enough here to mention the verse in Surat Yaseen, which perfectly describes the type of Punishment Allah (Subhanaho W Ta’ala) afflicted upon people of Pompeii, and no human during the era of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) could imagine:
“And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] [making them stones] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.” - Surat Yasin, verse 67
The removal of Pompeii from the face of the earth by such a disaster was not purposeless. The historical records show that the city was exactly a center of dissipation and perversity. The city was marked by a rise in prostitution to such an extent that eventually the number of brothels was not known. Male organs in their original sizes were hung on the doors of brothels. According to tradition, rooted in Mithraic belief, sexual organs and sexual intercourse should not be hidden but displayed openly. (Archeologists first excavated the city during Victorian times, shocked by the open sexual perversity of the people, a secret museum was formed to house some of the artifacts found. These included many falic symbols, images of homosexuality and even bestiality
This aspect of the event shows that the disappearance of Pompeii was similar to the destructive events mentioned in the Qur'an, because the Qur'an particularly points to "sudden annihilation" while relating these events. For example, the "inhabitants of the city" described in Surah Yasin died all at once in a single moment. The situation is told as follows in the 29th verse of the Surah:
"It was no more then a single mighty blast, and behold! They were (like ashes) quenched and silent."
In the 31st verse of Surah al-Qamar, again the "instantaneous annihilation" is emphasized when the destruction of Thamud is recounted:
"For we sent against them a single mighty blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle."
The death of the people of Pompeii took place instantaneously, just as the events recounted in the above verses.
Lut (Arabic: لوط, ) known as Lot in the Old Testament, is a prophet of God in the Quran. ... He was sent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah as a prophet, and was commanded to preach to their inhabitants on monotheism and the sinfulness of their lustful and violent acts.
The Quran states that Lot was a nephew of Abraham who had been sent to the twin cities of Sodom and Gomorrah as a prophet after migrating to Canaan, but he was rejected by the cities' inhabitants. One day, a group of angels visited Abraham as guests in order to inform him of the fact that his wife Sarah was pregnant with Isaac. While there, they also told him that they had been sent by God to the "guilty people"of Lot to destroy them with "a shower of stones of clay".Lot and those who believed in him, were to be spared, but his wife was to die in the destruction, with the angels stating that "she is of those who lag behind".The Quran also draws upon Lot's wife as an "example for the unbelievers" as she was married to a righteous man but refused to believe in his message and was thus condemned to Hell.
The people of the twin cities transgressed against the bounds of God. According to the Quran, their sins included inhospitality and robbery ,they hated strangers and robbed travellers, apart from other mistreatments and rape. It was their sin of sexual misconduct as well which was seen as particularly egregious, with Lot strongly chiding them for approaching men with sexual desire instead of women.Lot exhorted them to abandon their sinful ways, but they ridiculed him,and threatened to evict him from the cities.by saying that this man wants to be 'Pure' . Lot prayed to God and begged to be saved from the consequences of their sinful acts.
Then two angels, disguised as handsome males, came to Lot. He became distressed due to his powerlessness to protect the visitors from the people of the cities.The cities' residents demanded that Lot surrender his guests to them.He pointed to his daughters for his guests, but unlike the Judeo-christian beliefs, Lut offered them for lawful marriage after conversion to Islamic monotheism, as pious and pure alternatives to their unlawful wishes, and perhaps a source of guidance,but they were unrelenting and replied "we have no need of your daughters: indeed you know quite well what we want!" The Quran remarks "they moved blindly intoxicated in the frenzy of approaching death".
The angels then revealed their true identities to Lot, and told him that they had been sent by God to "bring down upon the folk of this township a fury from the sky because they are evil-doers".They advised Lot to leave the place during the night and not look back, informing him that his wife would be left behind on account of her sinful nature. Keeping his faith in God, Lot left the cities during the night with his believing family members and others who believed in him. When morning came, God turned the cities upside down, and rained down on them stones hard as baked clay,putting an end to the lives of the people of .(POMPEII)
Wars destroy and damage everything including these irreplacable paintings, what a shame, very sad.
😇 on "Islam of Isa" era
It really pisses me off that excavators (were they archaeologists?) back then were just hunting for specific things and reburying the damn place, and not even putting material back where they got it from. So disrespectful.
Well, back in the day, they were basically just treasure hunters...but, what can you do? There is still more to excavate and they are doing a much better job now.