This is great: I hadn't realized yet that this wasn't a temple of _Artemis_ , but a temple of the _Lady of Ephesus a.k.a. Artemis_ which now seems a pretty important distinction for me.
12:35 Cowboys never let anything go to waste. After castrating bulls, they cooked the testicles with the branding iron and ate them. If you ever see "Rocky Mountain Oysters" on an American menu, people still eat them today.
The fact that the cult of Artemis was involved in the amber trade may have had something to do with the fact that Tacitus Identified the most important Germanic goddess (possibly Freyja) with Isis. Basically all Amber came from Northerm Europe.
Dates back to the bronze age, destroyed around the 7th-8th c. BCE. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Edit error that I missed in my final fact check. I've corrected it in a pinned comment :)
Having been there... it is not actually at Ephesus... but at Selcuk... and so was "The Australian Carpet Shop"... when I kitched hiked there in 1987......
Remember that the Greeks said all their gods came from the east. All the famous Greek and Roman gods are "copies" of Mesopotamian gods. Akkadian, Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian. I enjoy all of your videos Raven. And Im with Stephanie Dalley. The Hanging Gardens were in Nineveh not Babylon.
just discovered your channel through this video. instantly subscribed. very learned analysis about a very interesting topic. i'm going to watch your entire 7 wonders series and your other content too. thanks!
Dates back to the bronze age, destroyed around the 7th-8th c. BCE. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Edit error that I missed in my final fact check. I've corrected it in a pinned comment :)
love your presentation style. the info is very relevant too, as is ur humor. Fab. (just pls no more CE, BCB, ACBC, CDD , blah blah for date). itz so distracting. just use a calendar you like, but dont deface and dishonor the christian calendar and faith)
I usually like your videos, but I found this one quite interesting, especially the locations of the temple being in a flood plain, and that being the important part, not the building itself. I first became intrigued by Artemis when I saw the eidolon in the garden of Villa d'Este, with fountains spirting everywhere. Very NOT Roman. The breast thing you mentioned--about the representative light/dark depictions was illuminating: in that, I always interpretted them as breasts. Your mention of them as not being black like the hands and face in the video forced me to rethink my interpretation. Now...Clearly, they are not intended as breasts, as they have been for a very long time. Thank you, Raven. Your channel is awesome.
I don't remember where I saw this, but I remember a discussion of Artemis's "breasts" being beehives. There were leather beehives made by beekeepers which would be full of honey and bee wax
So... this had absolutely had nothing to do with Wonder Woman? Should I get oddly upset about this fact and start lashing out? Kidding. Thanks for the info as usual!
Dates back to the bronze age, destroyed around the 7th-8th c. BCE. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Edit error that I missed in my final fact check. I've corrected it in a pinned comment :)
Hi Raven, very interesting videos you make! Is there any information on how the Greeks chose the location of their temple? What was the criteria? I suppose it wasn't random... perhaps you can do a video about that.
I've heard about a theory that the objects on the Ephesian Artemis are the final segment of the thoraces of bees. I've also heard that the remains of an apiary had been found close to the temple.
"The coolest of all the Transformers". Yep. = ) Now Raven...be honest...How many times did episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess run through your mind while creating this one? You know? Since Xena killed Artemis after Artemis shot arrows at Xena, and Xena caught them, and threw them back at her? And assuming a non-bottomless pit...one of the temples sinking would have helped stabilize the next one, somewhat. So they never determined what was deemed so sacred about the location itself? Or did I miss that?
I don't remember that episode of Xena!! Gosh your memory is fantastic. Nothing in particular screamed 'sacred' for the archaeologists or the ancient writers that I've seen, so I'm assuming just your regular run of the mill 'this hill is the best hill' spirituality? Probably something that carried over through oral history in prehistory
@@DigItWithRaven Sometimes my memory is fantastic...sometimes there are clips on RUclips which I may or may not click on from time to time. = ) But that one does stick. because of the whole "catching the arrows then throwing them and killing someone". And the location...I see! I guess it could also have been "This temple is sacred!" (Temple falls) "Well, that's okay. It was really the LAND that was sacred."
@@thhseeking "But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England." = ) Was HOPING someone was going to make the Monty Python and the Holy Grail connection! Perhaps the writers drew inspiration from The Temple of Artemis?
I guess you could say that when Ephesus turned christian Artemis became Artemissed
Ba-dum tsssss 🥁
Eyyyyy
I love this series
So glad you love it! I do too
Thank you for the great analysis of this ancient location. Very well done.
This is great: I hadn't realized yet that this wasn't a temple of _Artemis_ , but a temple of the _Lady of Ephesus a.k.a. Artemis_ which now seems a pretty important distinction for me.
12:35 Cowboys never let anything go to waste. After castrating bulls, they cooked the testicles with the branding iron and ate them. If you ever see "Rocky Mountain Oysters" on an American menu, people still eat them today.
Second temple: sinks into the silt.
Ephesians: “Let’s rebuild it even larger, taller and heavier!”…
Also: there’s no way you’re convincing me that that goddess is not Shub-Niggurath 😅
Ïa! Ïa! The Goat with a Thousand Young!
😂 so much for physics!
The fact that the cult of Artemis was involved in the amber trade may have had something to do with the fact that Tacitus Identified the most important Germanic goddess (possibly Freyja) with Isis. Basically all Amber came from Northerm Europe.
I've read so much about the seven wonders but I love how much I'm still learning from this series.
So glad I can add some more info for you! 😃
Really appreciate this series, raven!
So glad you like it!
I like her presentations.
Nice video
2:20 some editing problem? VIII c. BC is not Bronze Age, not in the Mediterranean at least.
Dates back to the bronze age, destroyed around the 7th-8th c. BCE. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Edit error that I missed in my final fact check. I've corrected it in a pinned comment :)
Having been there... it is not actually at Ephesus... but at Selcuk... and so was "The Australian Carpet Shop"... when I kitched hiked there in 1987......
Artemis moon goddess is the best
Remember that the Greeks said all their gods came from the east. All the famous Greek and Roman gods are "copies" of Mesopotamian gods. Akkadian, Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian.
I enjoy all of your videos Raven. And Im with Stephanie Dalley. The Hanging Gardens were in Nineveh not Babylon.
just discovered your channel through this video. instantly subscribed. very learned analysis about a very interesting topic. i'm going to watch your entire 7 wonders series and your other content too. thanks!
Wow thanks so much! The remaining wonders videos will be out soon for you ☺️
It seems strange to call something from 8th BCE, Bronze Age. What am I missing here?
Dates back to the bronze age, destroyed around the 7th-8th c. BCE. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Edit error that I missed in my final fact check. I've corrected it in a pinned comment :)
love your presentation style. the info is very relevant too, as is ur humor. Fab. (just pls no more CE, BCB, ACBC, CDD , blah blah for date). itz so distracting. just use a calendar you like, but dont deface and dishonor the christian calendar and faith)
I'm curious, I've seen in a lot of places people have started calling Turkey "Turkiye" in English. Why the change?
No way a fire can destroy the worlds largest marble temple 😂 it was probably a global cataclysm far back in time than why we're being told
Remember to upvote people!
excellent video.... thank you
I usually like your videos, but I found this one quite interesting, especially the locations of the temple being in a flood plain, and that being the important part, not the building itself.
I first became intrigued by Artemis when I saw the eidolon in the garden of Villa d'Este, with fountains spirting everywhere. Very NOT Roman. The breast thing you mentioned--about the representative light/dark depictions was illuminating: in that, I always interpretted them as breasts. Your mention of them as not being black like the hands and face in the video forced me to rethink my interpretation. Now...Clearly, they are not intended as breasts, as they have been for a very long time.
Thank you, Raven. Your channel is awesome.
I don't remember where I saw this, but I remember a discussion of Artemis's "breasts" being beehives. There were leather beehives made by beekeepers which would be full of honey and bee wax
8th century BCE is not the Bronze Age it us the Archaic Greek Iron Age
Superb video as always.
So... this had absolutely had nothing to do with Wonder Woman? Should I get oddly upset about this fact and start lashing out? Kidding. Thanks for the info as usual!
Great video❤
I’m learning so much from this series, thank you Raven
Sockrates - hosier to the elite of ancient Greece?
8th Century BC is not the Bronze Age for Anatolia. Not even close. Otherwise pretty good video
Dates back to the bronze age, destroyed around the 7th-8th c. BCE. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Edit error that I missed in my final fact check. I've corrected it in a pinned comment :)
Nice glade you did this one.
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Hi Raven, very interesting videos you make! Is there any information on how the Greeks chose the location of their temple? What was the criteria? I suppose it wasn't random... perhaps you can do a video about that.
Wow! Whay a fun historical examination of the "wonders". I knew none of this before your presentation here. You are lovely and I want your jacket!
I like how you had a picture of a colorful temple of artemis. They had crazy painting palletes.
Welcome back Raven! Good to see you making content again. Love this series!
Too cool, keep em' coming. Thanks.
Thanks! Working on the next ones as we speak
I've heard about a theory that the objects on the Ephesian Artemis are the final segment of the thoraces of bees. I've also heard that the remains of an apiary had been found close to the temple.
awesome. i think u are one of the best youtubers...
Thank you.
You’re very welcome ☺️
"The coolest of all the Transformers". Yep. = ) Now Raven...be honest...How many times did episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess run through your mind while creating this one? You know? Since Xena killed Artemis after Artemis shot arrows at Xena, and Xena caught them, and threw them back at her? And assuming a non-bottomless pit...one of the temples sinking would have helped stabilize the next one, somewhat. So they never determined what was deemed so sacred about the location itself? Or did I miss that?
I don't remember that episode of Xena!! Gosh your memory is fantastic. Nothing in particular screamed 'sacred' for the archaeologists or the ancient writers that I've seen, so I'm assuming just your regular run of the mill 'this hill is the best hill' spirituality? Probably something that carried over through oral history in prehistory
@@DigItWithRaven Sometimes my memory is fantastic...sometimes there are clips on RUclips which I may or may not click on from time to time. = ) But that one does stick. because of the whole "catching the arrows then throwing them and killing someone". And the location...I see! I guess it could also have been "This temple is sacred!" (Temple falls) "Well, that's okay. It was really the LAND that was sacred."
"Everyone said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank..."
@@thhseeking "But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England." = ) Was HOPING someone was going to make the Monty Python and the Holy Grail connection! Perhaps the writers drew inspiration from The Temple of Artemis?
@@classicslover My mind works in mysterious ways :P