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  • @dantevortex
    @dantevortex 4 года назад +1966

    People have been building settlements in the most awkward of places since the dawn of time. I'm pretty sure we will keep doing so forever.

    • @oskarpettersson3549
      @oskarpettersson3549 4 года назад +58

      *People living in Sibir in Russia*

    • @BiglerSakura
      @BiglerSakura 4 года назад +94

      @@oskarpettersson3549 Compared to many other regions on Earth, Siberia is a very good place to live. It has lots of resources in abundance: vast territories, wood, game, vegetation, good soils, oil, gas, minerals, ores etc. etc. It may be quite cold in winters, but it's very hot in summers. The mostly inhabited climatic zone in Siberia, along the Transsiberian railway, has weathers about the same as they have along the US-Canada border.

    • @satriyanto6741
      @satriyanto6741 4 года назад +7

      it's because those capitals steal all of the best land out there

    • @Emanuele246gi
      @Emanuele246gi 4 года назад +4

      That'ss not happening anymore because we know where to build and how the soil is made, what happened to Venice is what happened pretty much everywhere in the past because they didn't have the tools to measure the land

    • @adityaharryson
      @adityaharryson 4 года назад +10

      @@Emanuele246gi we're still finding a way how to build a settlements on mars.. I'm not saying it'll happen, what I'm saying is, there is still possibility

  • @FFieramonte
    @FFieramonte 4 года назад +129

    As one of the few 55.000 born, raised, and living in this extraordinary place, I want to say thank you for this beautiful video! I loved it

    • @patricetan
      @patricetan 3 года назад +1

      how lucky…

    • @jout738
      @jout738 3 года назад +1

      Was Marco Polo so lucky or was the population so down back then.

  • @ws5397
    @ws5397 4 года назад +1126

    Two interesting facts I learned when in Venice:
    One major factor in Venice's sinking is that early in the 20th Century, industry around the lagoon began pumping groundwater. The fresh water aquifer extended below the sea and under Venice. Venice was supported partially by hydrostatic pressure in that aquifer.
    Second: The wood pylons under the city were not only protected from rot in the anaerobic mud, but over the thousands of years have mineralized -- basically, they are turning to stone.

    • @satrioekowicaksono7452
      @satrioekowicaksono7452 4 года назад +52

      It's only has been there for 1600 years, is that enough for the woods to be mineralized?

    • @matteobertotti
      @matteobertotti 4 года назад +124

      @@satrioekowicaksono7452 "only" for 1600 years lol

    • @chicuongvu1806
      @chicuongvu1806 4 года назад +63

      nerfshaman no no he is correct since thing take 100000 year to 1 mil year to do something

    • @plinyelder8156
      @plinyelder8156 4 года назад +37

      satrio eko wicaksono petrified, not mineralized.

    • @logner
      @logner 4 года назад +40

      @@satrioekowicaksono7452 youre right, theyre not even buried deep enough to experience any significant pressure/temp. Theyre definately still wet because theyre in a lagoon but in an anaerobic environment so biological decay isnt a significant factor. I highly doubt theyre buried deeper than 10m below the ground.

  • @mathiasoddernicolajsen8454
    @mathiasoddernicolajsen8454 4 года назад +2428

    “Venice truly *WAS* an amazing city”
    This man already Living in 2040

    • @4mnesia__
      @4mnesia__ 4 года назад

      @Mathias Odder Nicolajsen Lol

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 4 года назад +2

      Normie

    • @danebradbury5940
      @danebradbury5940 4 года назад +35

      @@Perririri shut up

    • @ouicertes9764
      @ouicertes9764 3 года назад +66

      Well now it's filled with tourists and airbnbs, there are hardly any local people living in the old city, they have all been pushed on the mainland or peripheral islands.

    • @pierfrancescocusati9619
      @pierfrancescocusati9619 3 года назад +8

      don't worry we just built a moving wall to protect the city, the cost was high, mainly due corruption, but at the end it was built.

  • @dougg1075
    @dougg1075 4 года назад +97

    Just think, back in the day if you wanted to learn this you would have to go to the library and check out several large books and read it all to get the abridged info given here. Let the knowledge flow.

    • @molonlabe9602
      @molonlabe9602 3 года назад +1

      Some knowledge with propaganda mixed in. If you can't separate the two, you're a sheep.

    • @Isaacreeper
      @Isaacreeper 3 года назад

      @@molonlabe9602 i agree with both of yalls

  • @dojokonojo
    @dojokonojo 5 лет назад +3443

    Italians: Venice, why do you live on an island?
    Venetians: The spice must flow.

    • @Rienneil
      @Rienneil 5 лет назад +45

      Without Spice space travel will stop! I don't want to lose my powers either!

    • @kenji9730
      @kenji9730 4 года назад +7

      "The Spice"

    • @lightningfletch5598
      @lightningfletch5598 4 года назад +22

      Ah, I see that you’re a man of culture as well.

    • @aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8
      @aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8 4 года назад +12

      All hail the Shai-Halud!

    • @steyn1775
      @steyn1775 4 года назад +2

      The Dutch: nope, your time is over, now it's my time to take the spices

  • @nikolajankovic96
    @nikolajankovic96 5 лет назад +4946

    "We"?? I didn't do nothing, leave me out of it

    • @irenelegovic4819
      @irenelegovic4819 5 лет назад +241

      no, u did everything, ur very much in it.

    • @AO00720
      @AO00720 5 лет назад +25

      Nikola but why tho

    • @alexjgilpin
      @alexjgilpin 5 лет назад +154

      I'm pretty sure the video uses "we" to mean "human beings". I'm pretty sure at least 60% of people who watch this video are human beings, and thus the title is correct for them.
      The 40% who are cats, dogs, and aliens from outer space do have a reason to protest the title of the video, though.

    • @sebrands
      @sebrands 5 лет назад +62

      Alex Gilpin Yeah but wouldn’t ”Why was Venice built?” be a much better title. So few humans have any connection to Venice.

    • @nikolajankovic96
      @nikolajankovic96 5 лет назад +16

      @@alexjgilpin so you just assumed that i'm human... cries in teddy bear

  • @ChaseABeasley
    @ChaseABeasley 5 лет назад +686

    It is a bit shocking to hear no mention of the city's relationship with the Eastern Roman Empire or "Byzantium". It was quite integral.

    • @nikolamilosevski6424
      @nikolamilosevski6424 5 лет назад +53

      He neglected the Romans totally. Venice is one of the reasons why Roman Empire disintegrated.

    • @fabrizioriva1281
      @fabrizioriva1281 4 года назад +45

      It was the main cause of Eastern Roman Empire final demise (see IV crusade)

    • @milesquicumque1098
      @milesquicumque1098 4 года назад +12

      Huff_Puff seriously?

    • @andreakoeries7230
      @andreakoeries7230 4 года назад +17

      Huff_Puff i was wondering where they got all of the wood from

    • @fabrizioriva1281
      @fabrizioriva1281 4 года назад +10

      ​@@leonardodavid2842 You ignored my word choice, since I spoke about the final demise.
      Also many of your many claims are either false or imprecise (Bulgarian empire had been already defeated at that time), and the Empire still had huge swathes of territories in Europe and Anatolia as well.
      Among the events which led to the end of Eastern Roman Empire, this was a huge event, since there was a before and after.
      Before the IV crusade, Constantinople was still one of the most populated and richest city in the world.
      After the 4th Crusade, it was a ghost town.
      We could say, the IV crusade has been the final hit to the power of Constantinople.

  • @afjer
    @afjer 4 года назад +2023

    So you're telling me that wood pylons stuck in mud for over 1500 years haven't rotted away but are still sinking?

    • @DeclinedMercy
      @DeclinedMercy 4 года назад +268

      Yes

    • @tijmen131
      @tijmen131 4 года назад +496

      the mud protects the wood from oxygen so it doesn´t rot

    • @wherethefeds9706
      @wherethefeds9706 4 года назад +229

      good old slovenian wood

    • @aleksjamnik5360
      @aleksjamnik5360 4 года назад +124

      the wood cannot root underwater due to the harmful fungij(not quite sure if i spell that right not a native) and the instincsnot being able to live under water so the woods cannot be attacked and remain as they do infact are in better conditon then pretty mutch all wood of similar age, but they are still being push down by ever higer weights

    • @bocameron4507
      @bocameron4507 4 года назад +10

      Genius

  • @ian-hm6cx
    @ian-hm6cx 4 года назад +1988

    "The city was founded in 421 CE"
    *We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close*

    • @frankieabril2766
      @frankieabril2766 4 года назад +23

      Ian Martinez 420 ?

    • @sweatyllama2614
      @sweatyllama2614 4 года назад +61

      Ian Martinez wtf is C.E you mean B.C or A.D

    • @average5519
      @average5519 4 года назад +236

      @@sweatyllama2614 C.E. stands for common era or basically the same thing as A.D., it is used by Non-Christians so they don't have to refer to Jesus Christ when they speak. A.D. is the abbreviation of the Latin words 'anno domni' = "in the year ('anno') of the lord ('domni')". While B.C.E. (before common era) is the counterpart to B.C. (before christ). I have absolutely no clue why they used Latin for A.D. but not B.C.

    • @Winterfellen
      @Winterfellen 4 года назад +5

      @@frankieabril2766 no 422....

    • @jmdomaniii
      @jmdomaniii 4 года назад +102

      Andy Zhou so they count from Christ's birth but don't refer to it.
      gee that doesn't sound adolescent or petty at ALL

  • @obaiahmed3784
    @obaiahmed3784 5 лет назад +1602

    My man really went to Europe and took these bomb pics

    • @Sora_Nai
      @Sora_Nai 5 лет назад +21

      No he didn't he just got them online

    • @matan7899
      @matan7899 5 лет назад +181

      @@Sora_Nai he didnt at the end he thanks the patreons for providing his trip to there lol

    • @archetype2277
      @archetype2277 5 лет назад

      Lol

    • @sinbads
      @sinbads 5 лет назад +14

      @@matan7899 your pfp made your comment 10 times better

    • @matan7899
      @matan7899 5 лет назад +3

      @@sinbads lol

  • @cheesecakeerwin
    @cheesecakeerwin 5 лет назад +318

    One other important reason for the "sinking" of Venice is the usage of groundwater from under Venice, which has also caused a lot of sinking.

    • @MrXxTimmyXx
      @MrXxTimmyXx 5 лет назад +3

      this is completely false, show me one valid source

    • @cheesecakeerwin
      @cheesecakeerwin 5 лет назад +6

      @@MrXxTimmyXx well I've heard it from a professor specialised in groundwater

    • @jamisojo
      @jamisojo 5 лет назад +18

      It sounds very logical. I imagine it has a large population now, not to mention the toutusts, and that would use a lot of water. And water is clearly making up a great deal of what is underneath Venice.

    • @DropBearJroc
      @DropBearJroc 5 лет назад +3

      You think the groundwater wouldn't be salty being in a lagoon?

    • @cheesecakeerwin
      @cheesecakeerwin 5 лет назад +3

      @@DropBearJroc I wouldn't know that as the mechanics of groundwater formation are not easy and it depends on the local geology what the aquifer is fed on.

  • @guiorgy
    @guiorgy 5 лет назад +451

    "The choice was easy for most invaders"
    A certain invader: "Nah, that would be too easy!"

    • @luan0020
      @luan0020 4 года назад +104

      @@emilashton5278 Hannibal Barca. The mad lad crossed the Alps with Elephants

    • @tacoscatsandmangos512
      @tacoscatsandmangos512 4 года назад +5

      @Orlando Rotundo yes he crossed the Alps and went up the mountain with elephants and then down

    • @tacoscatsandmangos512
      @tacoscatsandmangos512 4 года назад +6

      @Orlando Rotundo from a map I found in wikipedia (which I'll put the link here) it shows him crossing from western Switzerland. And after looking at google maps in that area it's much less mountainous
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal%27s_crossing_of_the_Alps

    • @kojeko1211
      @kojeko1211 4 года назад +3

      @Cogniarius @Cogniarius he didn't go through modern day France into Italy because Romans where having fortresses and prepared defense waiting for him,so in order to avoid fighting that would be not in his advantage he passed in Italy from France into Switzerland and from Switzerland into Italy.
      You know Romans think on the same way as you that he is going to attack from France and they prepared defense to wait for his attack

    • @gediminaskucinskas6952
      @gediminaskucinskas6952 3 года назад

      @Orlando Rotundo He could have circled around and then used the the usual and easy route. Thats what Romans were assuming too (thinking they would have plenty of time to prepare) but instead he just went straight through Alps with elephants.

  • @danieleinternicola398
    @danieleinternicola398 4 года назад +58

    4:29 is Monteriggioni, a medieval walled town in Tuscany, pretty close to Siena and very far from Veneto region.

    • @sejfzlrrhman
      @sejfzlrrhman 4 года назад +22

      Ezio Auditore has joined the chat.

    • @therafmaster5958
      @therafmaster5958 3 года назад +7

      @@sejfzlrrhman *Ezio’s Family Intensifies*

  • @jackcampell6107
    @jackcampell6107 4 года назад +644

    Wait so if Venice wasn’t created, the America’s would’ve been found at a much later date most likely and would be completely different.

    • @seanneder5475
      @seanneder5475 4 года назад +29

      Yeah

    • @alvelindell6093
      @alvelindell6093 4 года назад +52

      There were some other ports wich were allowed to trade so most likely not that diffrent it would just be a diffrent italian city that dominated the trade

    • @olajong2315
      @olajong2315 4 года назад +5

      Not really CC was Italian either way

    • @SadisticSenpai61
      @SadisticSenpai61 4 года назад +51

      Maybe. It's extremely likely that another city in the Mediterranean would have controlled the Spice Trade if it wasn't Venice as the trade had to go through that area to get to Europe. And all it would take is a ruler wealthy enough to fund a mad expedition further west than anyone had ever safely sailed before (that they knew of). Note that the Polynesians and Nordic Vikings had both reached the Americas prior to Columbus's journey (Polynesians heading east and the Nords heading west).

    • @SiberianScytheYT
      @SiberianScytheYT 4 года назад +28

      Not exactly you see, the Ottomans blocked the trade of spices because it was in the Middle East and could easily control the spice trade, Spain and Portugal had to seek other ways, Portugal went around Africa and Spain went west, finding the Americas.

  • @neverluckym8728
    @neverluckym8728 5 лет назад +249

    8:35 Talks about Spain and Portugal. Dutch ships.

    • @TheSpainCarlos
      @TheSpainCarlos 5 лет назад +38

      Well at one point it was all the same country... :)

    • @manuelcunharocha8889
      @manuelcunharocha8889 5 лет назад +2

      @@TheSpainCarlos Wait, what?

    • @MCernoble
      @MCernoble 5 лет назад +4

      Manuel Cunha Rocha Spain was very powerful

    • @TheHadesShade
      @TheHadesShade 5 лет назад +22

      @@manuelcunharocha8889 The Hapsburg got a hold of the the netherlands quite early through marriage. When emperor of the Hapsburgs, Charles the Fifth died, his son Filiph the second took over, and he already was the king of Spain. So he inherited all the Hapsburg empire, which the Netherlands was a part of. They rebelled for independence in 1566 which lasted 80 years.

    • @CriticalRider
      @CriticalRider 5 лет назад +5

      @@TheHadesShade And I guess we just ignore the Portuguese, which had nothing to do with The Netherlands and was in fact the first nation to navigate around Africa into India and established the trade routes, of which Spain didn't even participate. Yay to the Dutch ships that have literally nothing to do with what's being told.

  • @IdRatherNotHaveAHandleThankYou
    @IdRatherNotHaveAHandleThankYou 5 лет назад +583

    How about the Dutch Polders? That could be an intresting video.
    Just a suggestion.

    • @candyneige6609
      @candyneige6609 5 лет назад +1

      Ummmm, the summer vacation start to comme to a close, so you won't have enough time to make a video about the dutch polders.

    • @tomvanbeek925
      @tomvanbeek925 5 лет назад +7

      Also Amsterdam and its sinking will be interesting.

    • @PhilippeLarcher
      @PhilippeLarcher 5 лет назад +1

      There are good videos on the topic btw

    • @timusmaximus6794
      @timusmaximus6794 5 лет назад +9

      maybe about the entire province they made?

    • @IdRatherNotHaveAHandleThankYou
      @IdRatherNotHaveAHandleThankYou 5 лет назад +2

      @@tomvanbeek925 _more damn dams._

  • @msherd130
    @msherd130 5 лет назад +9

    I wrote my college thesis on tourism and Venice. I think a video on the phenomenon of overtourism to places like Venice would be really interesting for this channel!

  • @vrgramajo
    @vrgramajo 4 года назад +148

    Italians: you know what this lagoon needs? A friking city that's it

  • @howardvernon2013
    @howardvernon2013 4 года назад +3

    This is a great gold historical nugget of history. The presentation of Venice is outstanding. It covers geology, architecture, pre and post Roman European history, tribal migrations, the motivation to build in a muddy lagoon, and the Venetian economic empire(something I did not know the extent of). All based on salt and spice. Venice had to be a naval power to protect the economic sealanes. Sound familiar? England, Netherlands, US...

  • @sun4502
    @sun4502 5 лет назад +121

    How does sewage work in Venice. Also how did it work in the middle ages ?

    • @tomasvrabec1845
      @tomasvrabec1845 5 лет назад +82

      It didn't

    • @brunoglopes
      @brunoglopes 5 лет назад +50

      Probably it was thrown directly onto the canals. Nowadays, it probably works as a normal city would, the sewage goes back to the mainland to be treated and stuff

    • @olbiomoiros
      @olbiomoiros 5 лет назад +10

      sundance cassidy sewage systems, heating, running water, existed in the ancient times as well. They weren’t too different from how it is today.

    • @ayush21399
      @ayush21399 5 лет назад +46

      They had poop fight ,
      Whoever's poop was longest and thickest wins and other needs to pick all the poop and throw it in far far land ...

    • @paulqueripel3493
      @paulqueripel3493 5 лет назад +10

      Can't say how the sewage worked but rain water was collected in stone tanks under the squares for drinking. Rain would go down the drains, be filtered through sand and stored ,the wells are still there but are now just decorative.

  • @user-bl1ve4ej8u
    @user-bl1ve4ej8u 4 года назад +141

    honestly why cant we all go back to the gothic architecture eras.. buildings then looked so much artistic and better than buildings nowadays

    • @CSLucasEpic
      @CSLucasEpic 4 года назад +12

      Not a big fan of gothic architecture myself, I actually like classic chinese architecture. Oh, and Arab post islamic architecture is amazing.

    • @xN33Dx
      @xN33Dx 4 года назад +10

      Bruh no, skyscrapers in modern city shouldn’t even be possible to build with how incredible they look. Population is why we can’t go back as wel

    • @gamingchamp6728
      @gamingchamp6728 4 года назад

      Joshua Miller oh like the futuristic ones?

    • @zakaryloreto6526
      @zakaryloreto6526 4 года назад +9

      Joshua Miller their are plenty of older cities with few skyscrapers that have high population, London and Paris are perfect examples, I don’t think necessarily gothic but later years architecture could fair much better.

    • @MichaelDavis-mk4me
      @MichaelDavis-mk4me 4 года назад +7

      Yeah, cause real estate prices are not high enough already. Everyone likes a nice castle, but not everyone has millions to spare.

  • @surabhi_kumari
    @surabhi_kumari 5 лет назад +37

    Venice is such an aesthetic, it's beauty is absolutely breathtaking.

    • @TheCynicalDude_
      @TheCynicalDude_ 5 лет назад +6

      I think you meant to say "Venice has a nice aesthetic".

    • @666Kaca
      @666Kaca 4 года назад +2

      Smells like shit though

    • @holliecleary9066
      @holliecleary9066 4 года назад +1

      If you go in the off season when it's not all that hot you can hardly smell anything

    • @cosettapessa6417
      @cosettapessa6417 2 года назад

      @@holliecleary9066 true

    • @priyanksaikia5549
      @priyanksaikia5549 2 года назад

      Suzhou is much more asthetically pleasing than Venice is.

  • @michaelscarn5625
    @michaelscarn5625 4 года назад +46

    I love how you could have extended the video by 12 seconds for that ad revenue, but you didn't. Mad props for keeping it short and sweet my dude

  • @mannyg747
    @mannyg747 4 года назад +5

    Awesome! Thanks for the great description of all the essentials in a few minutes. This is how history should be taught in schools and colleges.

  • @richardsmith2879
    @richardsmith2879 5 лет назад +21

    Huge water extraction for the industrial city of Marghera, just across the lagoon, has contributed hugely to the sinking. More than anything else from what I have discovered.

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 года назад +1

      I have a small pineapple. Would you like it?

    • @TurdBoi666
      @TurdBoi666 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@spadaacca no, I like kiwi

  • @setholson42
    @setholson42 5 лет назад +602

    WE?
    Italians: we’re Italian, not humans

    • @MR5er1
      @MR5er1 5 лет назад +16

      @friendly Jew Roma caput mundi

    • @RedStefan
      @RedStefan 5 лет назад +11

      Pretty sure the Veneti were not Italic, but Slavic.

    • @francescoscattolon9695
      @francescoscattolon9695 5 лет назад +58

      RedStefan veneti aren’t Slavic, their language ( Venetic language) is a Latino- faliscan language and it was very similar to Latin

    • @RedStefan
      @RedStefan 5 лет назад +3

      @@francescoscattolon9695 and how likely is that they have a language originating in Rome without assimilation. At that time they were already under Rome rule. And I am just saying what they were originally, Wikipedia says celtic which in that time encompassing a lot of tribes and people in central Europe and beyond who are not connected with language, culture or genetics. So pretty much undetermined, Keltoi is ananother word for barbaric. In Slavic tribes we have Anti the east continental group and Veneti/Weneti/Wendi.

    • @30Ravenger
      @30Ravenger 5 лет назад +50

      RedStefan Slavic? Ahahah Slavs were not even in the balkans by the time the veneti were in Veneto. Also Slavs and veneti have evident different racial features.

  • @katzlang
    @katzlang 5 лет назад +65

    Video: Venice
    Music: _Rio de Janeiro_

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 года назад +1

      They even have video clips of Rio in this video.

  • @Phlegethon
    @Phlegethon 4 года назад +178

    “Venice truly was an amazing city” guess the guy is saying goodbye

  • @rockturtleneck
    @rockturtleneck 2 года назад +1

    Excellent and fascinating video--I was in Venice for the first time this weekend and was wondering about a lot of the things you answered here. Thanks for posting.

  • @estebancabrera8625
    @estebancabrera8625 5 лет назад +58

    Talk about Tenochtitlan, the Venice of the Americas, built in top of a lake, that the spanish ruined filling it with land.

    • @Udontkno7
      @Udontkno7 5 лет назад +2

      tea

    • @estebancabrera8625
      @estebancabrera8625 4 года назад +4

      @Paul Tello I never mentioned Cortes

    • @tacoscatsandmangos512
      @tacoscatsandmangos512 4 года назад +3

      Yeah and I've heard something similar happening in Mexico City (where Tenochtitlan once rested) is sinking like Venice

    • @mariano98ify
      @mariano98ify 4 года назад

      @transylvanian he is right, i dont see nothing wrong there

    • @mariano98ify
      @mariano98ify 4 года назад

      @transylvanian no problem mate, but i want to point up one stuff and it is i was speaking about the beaten aztecs, not all the native american, pre-hispanic people, so check your datas

  • @Miquelalalaa
    @Miquelalalaa 5 лет назад +261

    The Republic of Venice was “an entire European nation”...

    • @Bringmeoneofthosechickens
      @Bringmeoneofthosechickens 4 года назад +24

      Wrong I built Venice by myself.

    • @aleksjamnik5360
      @aleksjamnik5360 4 года назад +11

      yeah the venitans owned lots of terrioty for a big part of the medival age and wear often more immportant then a nation like england

    • @kelciheit
      @kelciheit 4 года назад +1

      some cunt One could argue its as if the other European countries tried to capitalize on Venetian success by literally copying it ;)

    • @warthoggoulags1679
      @warthoggoulags1679 4 года назад

      @@aleksjamnik5360 not realy they hold a lot of territories at the end of the medieval age and still not a lot their power was totaly base on trade and they were not has strong has england or france for exemple but they were has rich or even more rich than them for a smaler place

    • @aleksjamnik5360
      @aleksjamnik5360 4 года назад +3

      @@warthoggoulags1679 Venice is older then England by a decent while they wear very rich they had lots of soliders and tbh a Italian city state like Genova Venice and Milan wear a lot more power full them early medival England simply duo to development just like main land england was stronger then russia in the 19th century simply duo to it being more industrialised even if Russia was bigger the the English islands

  • @alessioburin2117
    @alessioburin2117 5 лет назад +43

    why does everybody forget of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which is the region just on the right of Veneto? My poor region was the entry door for all the invasions you mentioned :( . In fact, the first Longobardian cities were built there. In history, the first line of defence against eastern invdaers was tipically on the border of Veneto and Friulim, and because of that, there are many influences in the culture ofthe region

    • @alessandropaleologo1534
      @alessandropaleologo1534 4 года назад

      Cemut le bighe?

    • @venividivici373
      @venividivici373 4 года назад

      You mean Julija-Furlanija 🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮?!

    • @csweezey18
      @csweezey18 4 года назад

      People probably forget about it because it's called "Friuli-Venezia Giulia." That's a really long name, you know?

    • @cosettapessa6417
      @cosettapessa6417 2 года назад

      @@csweezey18 just friuli is okay if it requires too many neurons 😆

  • @ynntari2775
    @ynntari2775 4 года назад +4

    Your explanation of the logs below the city combined with the camera's movement makes it feel like Venice shakes like a pirate boat.

  • @falconpaaaawnch9334
    @falconpaaaawnch9334 4 года назад +523

    "The Roman empire fell due to an influx of foreign refugees."
    "The venetian people were displaced by foreign invaders and built a new city of venice on an island to protect themselves from foreign invaders in the future"
    5 minutes later
    "Venice is a perfect example of how giving refugees a safe place to live leads to economic prosperity for an entire region"
    nice 1 m8

  • @BraindeadCRY
    @BraindeadCRY 5 лет назад +37

    Dunno about you lot, but I saw that swamp and just thought "wouldn't it be neat to build a city here?". So we did.

  • @magnus7684
    @magnus7684 5 лет назад +35

    4:29 Monteriggioni (pictured) is not in Po Valley! It's in Tuscany.

  • @LanieMae
    @LanieMae 5 лет назад +79

    Anyone watched the full video yet? It’s been 6 minutes

    • @Ratchet4647
      @Ratchet4647 5 лет назад +1

      Technically some might have as, if you watch at 2x speed it takes 4:30 minutes to watch.

  • @SportNut1
    @SportNut1 3 года назад +3

    Venice is the most beautiful city I been to. And I been to a lot of cities that are famous for their beauty. It's a one single piece of art!

    • @KDH-br6hy
      @KDH-br6hy 3 года назад

      Mexico city back in the day looked liked that

    • @TurdBoi666
      @TurdBoi666 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@KDH-br6hy ok and?

    • @KDH-br6hy
      @KDH-br6hy 5 месяцев назад

      @@TurdBoi666 And it look better in my Opinion

  • @alfredomoreno5201
    @alfredomoreno5201 4 года назад +3

    I really like this video, I love learning about places and improving my listening with this video. Thank you very much from Mexico City

  • @erik-ic3tp
    @erik-ic3tp 5 лет назад +6

    Amazing city indeed. I was there back in early July 2017.🙂

  • @simranvim6997
    @simranvim6997 4 года назад +3

    man i want to go back to venice so bad! its honestly amazing, the architecture is just something else !

  • @orangetictac8
    @orangetictac8 4 года назад +44

    6:20
    Ragnar Lothbrok : "Tell me more about it"

  • @Demonsta
    @Demonsta 3 года назад +2

    Fantastic video! The visual aids were really well put together and engaging. I'm awful with geography but the map animations made the history easy to understand. Thanks for your hard work!

  • @ryanlin2974
    @ryanlin2974 4 года назад +1

    In the overhead shot of Venice, that long bridge looking thing is for their high-speed trains. I took one and it was pretty awesome basically going over water for 2 miles. They also launch cruise ships from Venice

  • @Jediixrickyy1395
    @Jediixrickyy1395 4 года назад +224

    ..........

    • @human8104
      @human8104 4 года назад +5

      Dont worry only corona will stay to told the story to pangolin and bat.

    • @ryderwilson7955
      @ryderwilson7955 4 года назад +12

      you're really optimistic if you think we'll have earth in a million years.

    • @Jediixrickyy1395
      @Jediixrickyy1395 4 года назад

      @@ryderwilson7955 sorry mate

    • @ryderwilson7955
      @ryderwilson7955 4 года назад +1

      @@Jediixrickyy1395 i wonder how much gold would cost if earth survived for an extra million years..

    • @Gentleman...Driver
      @Gentleman...Driver 4 года назад

      @@ryderwilson7955 Earth will be still around. Maybe without humanity. In 6 billion years our sun will burn out, and that will be the end of this planet.

  • @DaimyoD0
    @DaimyoD0 4 года назад +23

    Atlas Pro's production value is incredible, so I'm left wondering why this voice over sounds like it was recorded inside of a cardboard box.

    • @Decodeish1
      @Decodeish1 3 года назад +2

      Same with the uneven music. He's really improved a lot since last year.

  • @benjaminrufener5371
    @benjaminrufener5371 4 года назад +3

    When it comes to architecture and art (and food) Italy is number one

  • @maureencrawford2275
    @maureencrawford2275 2 года назад

    Your map and trade route illustrations explained questions I have had for decades. Excellent film!

  • @slojam81
    @slojam81 4 года назад +155

    9:15
    You got this backwards: the Venetians weren't refugees, they were the original inhabitants of the region forced into isolation by masses of invaders.

    • @mamorot7110
      @mamorot7110 4 года назад +2

      Hey not Offensive ,VENEZIA O VENESIA O VENEZIANI !Venetians????? why T????why s?????Voialtri in inglese ga vi rotto el casso !
      Ugnoranti anafalbeti ! Da un venesian ANDE' TUTTI A BRUSCARE L 'ERBA.
      mA SITO VENESIAN?????? ME SA DE NO !ma farve i cassi vostri no?

    • @ahaaha8835
      @ahaaha8835 4 года назад +21

      @@mamorot7110 hey bro dont get mad just cause it's venetians in english

    • @mamorot7110
      @mamorot7110 4 года назад +2

      @@ahaaha8835 ;MI SON VENESIAN ,non romperme i totani ti el to inglese !La prima repubblica del mondo !
      ovio! fanculx l inglese !

    • @mamorot7110
      @mamorot7110 4 года назад

      @@alexandermarquardt597 Padova non e' in Lombardia ,ma in veneto !vecenza verona padova treviso venezia sono tutte in veneto Lombardia e' un altra regione !
      let me help you clear??????primo in iglese ,secondo falso ,ma se non sapete le cose cosa parlate e commentate a fare? cosa centra la lombardia con il veneto apparte essere vicini?
      Sono nomi propri di citta# e regioni non vanno tradotti in inglese grammaticalmente !No school?????
      Da venesian ,ma farse i cassi svostri no?

    • @mamorot7110
      @mamorot7110 4 года назад +1

      @@alexandermarquardt597 ,primo non so linglese (ci provo ma non lo so !) 2 :-Non italiano ma Veneziano (different lingua talk), Mi parlo anca il VENESIA (lungua talk de Venesia !)
      Deutsch kann ich !Ich Bin Venesian ! und ich sprechen venesian nicht italienisch (deutsch hab ich 3 jahre mittelschule lang lang lang her ),venn un lombardia gehts was hat mit veneto zu tun??????Veneto is eine grosse region was hat zu tun mit lombardia?Lombardia :-Monza mantova milano bergamo etc..... VENETO :- Venezia vicenza verona padova treviso !
      Was hat Lobardia mit veneto zu tun?????
      Is eine commentar voll von lüge und ich antwort in meine mutter sprache VENEZIANO ,hoch italianisch ist nur für schule !Plat deutsch un bayer sprache und hoch deuch ist das selber?Ich kenne meine region und stadt sehr gut !Geschichte etc........Bin auch ausgebildät CICERONE !
      Ps Warum geben sie mir du?kenn wir uns? hab wir in schulkasten gespielt?.
      iren wissen ist falsch klar un deutlich aber sie sehneen das nicht !
      Sie sind deucht ok ,bei spiel :-was ist eine Ciabatta???(ich helfen ihnen ist kein brot,eine brot sorte hat dieser name ),aber was ist eine ciabatta?Was ist eine bruschetta? (ich helfe ihnen,ist kein tomaten stuck mit zwiebel un knoblau)toscano brot und was da zu??????
      Vertsanden der beispiel???
      Egallllllllllllllllllllllllllll english oder nicht ich lesen ubersetzen und antwort auf die lüge !!!!Noch mall Venesia die alte und erste repubblica !
      Commento di venezia io /ich rispondo /antwort in Venesiannnnnnnnnnnnnnn ignoranti !

  • @cazek445
    @cazek445 5 лет назад +12

    They did the same in the Netherlands with the wooden beams.

  • @johntyjp
    @johntyjp 5 лет назад +4

    I was there once admiring a vista, when the bow of a huge tanker blocked the sea view. It came from the mainland oil refinery 😲

  • @anonymanynomsen6034
    @anonymanynomsen6034 3 года назад +5

    “So many tourists!”.. oh how times have changed!

  • @gunpowderboardgames
    @gunpowderboardgames 2 года назад +1

    We just got back, it’s magical and I was wondering how all this was all built. We even found the stone heart, that’s a little quest for you. Thanks for making this great mini doc:)

  • @davielawrence3773
    @davielawrence3773 4 года назад +1

    Venice is build on German Oaks, which is a very hard and solid wood, known for withstanding all weather conditions for a very long time and preserving itself expecially in mud. Since some of them are rotting now or are instable, you can see everywhere on the side of German forest paths many big straight old oak stems which will be transported to Venice soon 😊

  • @davidtitanium22
    @davidtitanium22 5 лет назад +76

    that moment when you came a little late and missed something everyone is losing their heads on...
    (The title has been fixed by the time i watched this video)

    • @ajhare2
      @ajhare2 5 лет назад

      David Timothy P the old title is still visible in my RUclips notifications 😂

    • @moanguspickard249
      @moanguspickard249 5 лет назад +1

      @@ajhare2 what was it?

    • @brunoglopes
      @brunoglopes 5 лет назад +2

      Moangus PIckard apparently it was “Why Did We *Built* Venice”

    • @jamisojo
      @jamisojo 5 лет назад

      Humans did build it. There's nothing wrong with the title.
      It just depends on how you're looking at history. It's a perspective.

  • @KP9393
    @KP9393 5 лет назад +269

    "Open borders for everyone!" Really subtle messaging there lmao

    • @whydontyouhandledeez
      @whydontyouhandledeez 5 лет назад +210

      Yeah I thought the "how creating a safe space for refugees can benefit everyone" part was a little ironic given that Venice only exists because the native Italians were forced to literally live in a swamp to escape the waves of invading foreigners.

    • @xollii9593
      @xollii9593 5 лет назад +30

      I mean yeah, humanitarian compassion is a good thing

    • @cris-oq4po
      @cris-oq4po 5 лет назад +91

      ​@@xollii9593 Not when it's taken advantage of and seen as weakness

    • @xollii9593
      @xollii9593 5 лет назад +19

      @@cris-oq4po here come the reactionaries who dont understand the concept of being nice

    • @cris-oq4po
      @cris-oq4po 5 лет назад +108

      @@xollii9593 you don't just go ruin your own country for the sake of being "nice". React to your country and traditions being run over.

  • @officialWWM
    @officialWWM 3 года назад +3

    I've always wondered about this. I've been schooled :)

  • @MrPatspp
    @MrPatspp 4 года назад +1

    Love the dynamic and the information in your videos. Please make one from Mexico

  • @ryanbeltran9413
    @ryanbeltran9413 4 года назад +1

    People hate on Venice but honestly was one of the best citieis I visited in Europe even over Rome and Florence. The issue is the waters could be better, but even if you hate the large crowds, if you just walk around the city you will get why it is so revered. The structure of the city is super impressive and the way it looks is so unique. Hopefully they can preserve this city as much as possible.

  • @danielcuevas5899
    @danielcuevas5899 5 лет назад +68

    Next up: How did we build Tenochtitland ?

    • @jamisojo
      @jamisojo 5 лет назад +3

      @friendly Jew Don't state an opinion if you don't want somebody to disagree with you.

    • @jamisojo
      @jamisojo 5 лет назад +4

      @friendly Jew They weren't sophisticated enough to begin to conquer the entire continent. They were practically hunter-gatherers.
      Distances would have been much too large without horses.

    • @DeclinedMercy
      @DeclinedMercy 4 года назад

      @Easter Worshipper the Aztec Empire was less than 100 years old when it was destroyed. Tenochtitlan was less than 200 years old.
      Saying they couldn't defeat the Mayans is a bit of a stretch. They were a pretty new empire that hadn't finished expanding into its own region let alone the Yucatan.

  • @lcb4449
    @lcb4449 5 лет назад +10

    I'm from Veneto !!! Cheers from Veneto and Italy in general ! Awesome video !

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 года назад

      Veneto should be part of Afganistan. Look it up. One day, it will be.

  • @CharlieSpencers
    @CharlieSpencers 5 лет назад +66

    “We”. Yeah, and thanks to all those Ugandan warlords, Scottish ice cream van drivers and Laotian fishermen, we couldn’t have created this city centuries ago without you.

    • @MrJackAttack-pl9hp
      @MrJackAttack-pl9hp 5 лет назад +1

      HAWL don’t bring ice cream vans into this they’ve done nothing wrong apart from keep you cool and collected smh

    • @veeno2546
      @veeno2546 5 лет назад +5

      The ice cream men did nothing wrong

    • @cris-oq4po
      @cris-oq4po 5 лет назад +1

      ^this

    • @overbeb
      @overbeb 5 лет назад +1

      "We" as in humanity.

  • @crazydragy4233
    @crazydragy4233 4 года назад +1

    The editing and shots used are simply sublime!

  • @vikramdharma2958
    @vikramdharma2958 4 года назад

    Good information. Nice video .
    Keep it up bro.
    Good to hear small history of Venice genesis.

  • @caterinapicco7316
    @caterinapicco7316 5 лет назад +23

    I love the way you say Veneto, idk why it Just sounds funny and kinda cute to me as an italian 😂 Keep up the good your, live your videos

    • @Carbos
      @Carbos 5 лет назад +3

      He simply got the rhythmical accent wrong. 😁

  • @FCLWappie
    @FCLWappie 4 года назад +38

    "Spain and Portugal had to find another route for the spice trade" shows boat flying the Dutch flag -_-

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 лет назад +13

    Venice...when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore

  • @jorgee2320
    @jorgee2320 4 года назад +2

    European cities are truly the man-made most beautiful spots in the world. I'm in love with their vibrant architecture, the cities look like those from storybooks. Plus most european cities were built around rivers and canals. That makes them so different from the big, noisy and contaminated metropolis of today. It's so calm and beautiful and such a place full of cultural heritage. Modern architecture will never resemble that of the ancient european cultures.

  • @BijanIzadi
    @BijanIzadi 4 года назад +2

    Best video ive seen on RUclips in a long time

  • @konigkai
    @konigkai 5 лет назад +5

    "With all of its accomodations, such as solid ground". Quote of the year 😂😂

    • @spadaacca
      @spadaacca 4 года назад

      I'll show you solid ground.

  • @erdurar
    @erdurar 5 лет назад +44

    9:16 Lol, they made a home for themselves and they wasent given anything. Rather everything was taken from them. You were really reaching for that virtue signaling. Great video, but why make it political.

    • @krashd
      @krashd 5 лет назад +3

      I enjoy it, it weeds out the snowflakes so I can laugh at your triggered nature.

    • @imperator3515
      @imperator3515 5 лет назад +7

      @@krashd *tips fedora*

    • @Eduardo-ew5dl
      @Eduardo-ew5dl 4 года назад

      Jentelus he’s just making a truthful point lol, however venice obviously knew how to integrate the new refugees throughout the centuries, which is not the case with modern day Europe, especially because of the quantity of refugees nowadays

    • @tylerdurden3722
      @tylerdurden3722 4 года назад

      I also don't understand the part at the end.
      Is he saying Venice was already built when the Veneto was raised and conquered?
      What country did the refugees come from?
      I'm confused.🤷 What's he referring to?

    • @jarleskogly8388
      @jarleskogly8388 4 года назад

      @@tylerdurden3722 He's not refering to jack shit. People were migrating from the mainland to build Venice, because of invaders.

  • @timpyrules
    @timpyrules 4 года назад +41

    *Venice is builed on millions of underground treetrunks*
    Amsterdam: "We should hang out sometime"

  • @dwhfatih
    @dwhfatih 4 года назад +1

    It was really informative, thanks.

  • @offtosl33p
    @offtosl33p 4 года назад

    glad i found this video. and now it sums up what found in National Art Gallery Malaysia. Tome Pires once said in Suma Oriental "whoever is Lord of Malacca has his hand on the throat of Venice"

  • @XenoSFM
    @XenoSFM 5 лет назад +6

    For the setting of Spider-man Far From Home and the ending scene of Casino Royale.

  • @iafozzac
    @iafozzac 5 лет назад +8

    Watching this in Venice is a whole other level of meta

    • @Pollicina_db
      @Pollicina_db 3 года назад +1

      So how's it faring? Is it nice now that there are less/no tourists in the city?

  • @Carbos
    @Carbos 5 лет назад +219

    Very nice video, but it's pronounced "Vèneto", not "Venèto" 🙂

    • @christosm2547
      @christosm2547 5 лет назад +6

      Thank you, for a moment I thought I have been pronouncing it wrong my whole life 😂

    • @pipizaopipizon8246
      @pipizaopipizon8246 5 лет назад +4

      Very nice but there are 0 reasons why living isn’t painful

    • @lorenzomanzoni9693
      @lorenzomanzoni9693 5 лет назад +22

      My dad beats me

    • @orions2908
      @orions2908 5 лет назад +10

      @@lorenzomanzoni9693 you deserve it.

    • @lorenzomanzoni9693
      @lorenzomanzoni9693 5 лет назад +11

      @@orions2908 That's actually epic

  • @linuskarlsson9449
    @linuskarlsson9449 4 года назад

    Best video on how Venice beacame Venice I've seen so far!! 🙌

  • @shekharmodi
    @shekharmodi 3 года назад

    Quite an intriguing history! Very well crafted video, like your animations! Thanks.

  • @joemathew8788
    @joemathew8788 3 года назад +6

    2:02 if you turn sideways venice looks like thirsty Patrick

  • @faisalaljohani1941
    @faisalaljohani1941 4 года назад +3

    I was going to write this is such a weird place to live in, then I remembered that my grandfather lived in the dessert! And if it wasn’t for the oil I would be digging for water instead of writing this comment, Venice doesn’t seem so bad after all😊

  • @aahilshaikh1297
    @aahilshaikh1297 4 года назад +11

    Got this in recommended after giving an exam on merchant of Venice

  • @nellyfigueroa3567
    @nellyfigueroa3567 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the information. I was always curious about the reasons Venetia was built on the place where it is. and how and why was built there. I was lucky to visit it, Venetia is still a beautiful city. It is also thanks to your story that I learnt that north italian people are blond and have clear complexion compared to southern italian people.

  • @ruraledition
    @ruraledition 3 года назад +1

    Okay I get it. Only people with extensive experience in construction could have possibly built and settled in such an area. The ancient Roman influence is clearly evident in Venice from it's city planning layout to it's aesthetics. So Rome too must have been water logged and it too had it's foundations in trade so the Romans became more ingenious because of the viability of it's location for economy, just like Venice. I'm sure Venice will continue to rise above it's affliction. It's so beautiful. That history needs to be saved at all cost. Inspiration happens spontaneously and Venice inspires. The fact that Murano glass is founded in Venice, is a clue for the fact that Romans used glass. Murus in Latin means Wall. Perhaps the Romans utilised plate glass walls and partitions in their architecture, just as we do today.

  • @TheBigRedskull
    @TheBigRedskull 5 лет назад +333

    Why did we “built” Venice 😂

  • @dantoxism8538
    @dantoxism8538 5 лет назад +8

    I can imagine the people after driving the millions of wooden pillars in the mud and building structures on top of them.
    "Oy Augustus, why in the name of the emperor did we build Venice?"

    • @andyfrost78
      @andyfrost78 5 лет назад +2

      did we *built* venice

    • @b.griffin317
      @b.griffin317 5 лет назад +1

      "cause there aint no emperor anymore?"

    • @b.griffin317
      @b.griffin317 5 лет назад

      @@marcisorena9358 good point.

    • @Udontkno7
      @Udontkno7 5 лет назад

      "I don't know Anatolio, wanna grab some bigoli after this last tree trunk?"

  • @terrencedouglas375
    @terrencedouglas375 4 года назад +10

    When you're byzantium defeating the ottomans but this one dude gotta cause you problems the next 50 years.

    • @carteradams43
      @carteradams43 4 года назад

      either that or the ottomans take them out while you cower in fear in Constantinople trying to build up your army and navy without falling into economic ruin...
      I have experienced both

  • @krish5554
    @krish5554 4 года назад +1

    Alapuzha the Venice of East. The difference is instead of manmade architecture its full of Nature art. A perfect holiday for a nature lovers

  • @SimonSheets
    @SimonSheets 4 года назад

    Whoever the Director of Photography was needs a raise.

  • @darkalligraph
    @darkalligraph 5 лет назад +207

    Why did we "built" Venice..
    Grammar: *Am I a joke to you?"

    • @Garbagejuicewaterfall
      @Garbagejuicewaterfall 5 лет назад +18

      Why did you written this comments?

    • @darkalligraph
      @darkalligraph 5 лет назад +3

      @@Garbagejuicewaterfall 😂

    • @leafpratt
      @leafpratt 5 лет назад +7

      @@Garbagejuicewaterfall because his life has little structure so he must control grammar

    • @ricardomalias
      @ricardomalias 5 лет назад +2

      @DarKalligraph the “did” word doesn’t is enough to make the sentence be in the past ?
      By I know, in English you don’t have to conjugate the whole sentence
      Ps: I am no criticizing, it’s a real question

    • @konplayz
      @konplayz 5 лет назад +2

      Ricardo Malias I am no teacher. But “Why did we build Venice?” is definitely correct. Built is wrong. I can’t tell you why though.

  • @alihaider-nj4kw
    @alihaider-nj4kw 3 года назад +3

    The beautiful city in the world 🇮🇹❤l
    Love from Pakistan i love to go italy 🇮🇹🇵🇰

  • @Vstavayteludirusskiey
    @Vstavayteludirusskiey 4 года назад +5

    I'm quite poor Indian but lucky to visit Venice in the September of 2019.
    Thank you Venezia.

  • @MissingNumber
    @MissingNumber 3 года назад

    Very informative! I always wondered why they built a city on water.

  • @johnthebarbarian
    @johnthebarbarian 3 года назад

    Love the video! Very entertaining and educational

  • @a-drewg1716
    @a-drewg1716 4 года назад +77

    "Giving refugees a safe place to live..." these were native people displaced by foreign refugees (the Visigoths, the Lombard's and numerous other Germanic tribes fled from the Huns) and as a result were forced to find a way to protect themselves.

    • @roryedward2631
      @roryedward2631 4 года назад +12

      Yeah, he says that in the video...

    • @ecclesiaandune687
      @ecclesiaandune687 4 года назад +19

      they're just trying to score political points

    • @minirlz
      @minirlz 4 года назад

      It had little to do with the Huns. And they were not the native people of the land.

    • @MichaelDavis-mk4me
      @MichaelDavis-mk4me 4 года назад

      But then more refugees kept arriving after the original wave, making the statement true.

    • @marc0523
      @marc0523 3 года назад +4

      If you need to leave where you live because someone is burning down your house, you are a refugee, you can be a refugee inside your own country.

  • @merdwardo2085
    @merdwardo2085 4 года назад +24

    Only in Italy can a flooded smelly city be beautiful

  • @jeronjoseph5691
    @jeronjoseph5691 4 года назад +9

    People in the Po valley: All peacefull
    Germanic tribes: I'm about to end this man's career

  • @Thx1138sober
    @Thx1138sober 3 года назад

    I can remember reading about Venice sinking in My Weekly Reader as a second-grader in 1965.

  • @mackenziekarsonovich1073
    @mackenziekarsonovich1073 4 года назад +2

    I remember first hearing about Venice sinking in the early 00’s as a kid. It makes me sad but at the same time like what did they expect?