Thank you for the tour. I really love the Etruscan woman at the beginning, she's so full of life. And the young Roman girl at the end; she gave me a bit of the same feeling as looking at Mona Lisa.
Imagine playing "cheerleader" for a war where both sides are horrible and evil. Imagine diluting yourself in to believing that one side is "good" and the other 'bad' as if you were a child playing cops and robbers. But the government, a notoriously untrustworthy entity, told you that Ukraine were good guys? I remember in the 1980s when that same government said that the Saudi freedom fighter Osama bin Laden was a good guy too.
Dr. G! When this post began I decided to share a thought I've entertained for a year now about... the triclinium. You might recall how, some years back, we conversed here about how cold Mediterranean winters can be? Well, here in Canada they are very cold and I tend to sprawl on my sofa to watch TV, propped up on one arm. This winter I bought four much longer tapered wooden sofa legs and switched them with the short ones I had. Why? To raise me even higher from the cold region of the floor. Then I thought, here I am lying on my side, a 'throw' over my legs, picking at some olives in a dish on the coffee table in front of me, a glass of wine in hand, watching Toldinstone and there it was... the antique way of spending an evening!
If I remember rightly, it was found buried under the stairs in a temple. Clearly a mark of disrespect to a hated foreign ruler. Others (without stuck-on eyes) have been found in an English river-bed: possibly a donation to the gods from a British or Saxon raider.
@@faithlesshound5621 That's right, it was buried so as persons entering and exiting the sacred precinct would be symbolically stepping on the head of the Roman princeps Augustus, who was the enemy of the Meroitic kingdom upon whose raids the sculpture had been seized.
The comments on this video are truly ridiculous: "Give back these stolen artefacts", "how many of these items are stolen", etc. Do any of you people read or absorb information before commenting? This is the Roman room, and in case you were not aware, Britain used to be a Roman province. These items originate from Roman Britain, and thus are not stolen.
I live in Perth, Australia. I had the privilege of seeing, among other treasures, that head of Augustus on display here courtesy of the British Museum in 2016.
I remember going to the British Museum fairly regularly when I lived in London and I used to love going to the reading room that regrettably now is no more.
Amazing the artifacts really come to life with your narration, would you ever consider being a guide for a tour group and visit Rome and other sites in Italy? That would be so cool!
This was great to watch. The one thing I can't understand though is these people didn't know Dr. Garrett Ryan! That's missing the forest for the trees. Thank you!
I've been to the British Museum a few times, but watching you describe the various artifacts was very entertaining. I'd love to see more of you doing this sort of thing even if you aren't physically in the museum. Would just be cool to see you bringing these things to life either on here or the main channel
Why all the man-worship in this thread? Here's a person talking about antiquities thousands of years old, but many of you only focus on his person. I find that very macabre.
Excellent video! I personally think the nearly photo realistic mummy portraits are the coolest Roman items in the British museum. It’s very off putting seeing such highly realistic art from the ancient world. Showing just how much we lost by rarely having anything beyond statues and mosaics survive.
The look on your face makes this. You look a buit giddy. You're incredibly knowledgable too. I envy the ability to wander the galleries and know so much about the objects.
Augustus had actually intended a number of relatives to follow him, but they all died, some mysteriously (some think Augustus wife poisoned at least some of because Tiberius was her son and she wanted to protect his claim). Truth is, Augustus disliked Tiberius, but at the end of the day, he was the only suitable candidate left alive.@@Blackadder75
the entrance is free, one of the great things of London is that many of the museums have free entrance (sometimes you still have to book an entry slot, otherwise too many people want in, but you don;t have to pay a penny)
There's a hole in the bottom of the Portland vase because the tapered lower half is missing. This was tidied up with a flat insert at the base to make it a more practical object.
Thanks so much for this. I found that one could spend a month in the British Museum and not begin to see it all. With you as a guide, it would be impressive!
Thanks for the tour of a few items in the British Museum. The only thing I could suggest to improve tours like this one is dates when available so that we can have some context of the time the artifacts came from.
@@kadenelijah9329 the romans copied the greeks, and didn;t change much . greek was their language of culture, drama, arts etc. the higher class had to learn greek, alongside latin. It;s a bit how posh europeans would speak French in the 19th century
So crowded. I can remember going in the eighties into the museum on a weekay, and it was nearly empty once you got past the entrance lobby and ground floor rooms.
Thanks, and some suggestions. Consider wearing a microphone for better sound quality. Please film a visit to Trier, one of the most Roman places I know outside of Italy.
3:38 Some of the best mosaics of seafood, or sea life, are in Tunisia at the Bardo and the Sousse Archaeological Museum. They're incredibly realistic and are the size of gallery walls. Some even feature creepy deities with crab claws poking out of their beards looking like something straight out of The Thing.
A fantastic video! Big fan of your work, though I believe this is my first time watching a video from you 'Scenic Routes' channel. If I may give a small critique, however, if you have more plans on doing sort of "guided walkthrough tours" like this, would be to invest in a cheap lavalier microphone. It would improve the levels between your voice and the sound around you greatly. I am not sure of your camera setup, but many have a wireless receiver that can clip to the camera, with the transceiver and microphone proper being worn on your belt and lapel/shirt neck hole respectively. If your current setup doesn't support that, than a separate recording device with a lavalier mic would also work wonders on audio quality, though for higher cost since its two pieces of kit instead of one. Sorry if you already know this, I just hope this would help if you did not!
@@scenicroutestothepast I figured as much! Your production quality is already so high that im sure you know your way around audio/visual stuff, but on the off chance you didn't, hoped I could help. in any case keep up the good work!
Try walking around the Getty Villa in Malibu with your backpack like that. You (and everyone else) will be told to wear it backwards or carry it like a briefcase. One must protect the "art".
Hi, I'm Italian, more precisely I'm Tuscan and I'm curious how it is possible that a very important piece of history of my Region (Etruscan Sarcophagus) can be in the British Museum? I'd like to know how this was achieved, Thanks
@@YatzarEL-17 The truth is Britain was very must a part of the Roman empire and the wider classical world. You can't carve history up using very modern borders.
Very interesting to see! I would have liked better audio though, perhaps a good lavalier microphone would work better in such conditions, as the volume of your voice constantly changes as you move your head and assume different positions at different pieces. Also, I had the feeling that some of the pieces were rushed through, and some of them weren't shown very well to the camera. If you got these points fixed, it would be awesome to join you on tour!
It is, as always, very interesting to listen to this scholar. However, in this case it would have been better to appreciate more minutely the pieces he speaks about. Congratulations.
This is Boudiccas final revenge. The Brits creating a bigger Empire than your former Roman colonizer. And now displaying their Artifacts in your Museum 😎 Well played chaps.
The Vindolanda birthday invitation still gives me goosebumps. Claudia Severa to her Lepidina greetings. On 11 September, sister, for the day of the celebration of my birthday, I give you a warm invitation to make sure that you come to us, to make the day more enjoyable for me by your arrival, if you are present. Give my greetings to your Cerialis. My Aelius and my little son send him their greetings. I shall expect you, sister. Farewell, sister, my dearest soul, as I hope to prosper,and hail. To Sulpicia Lepidina, wife of Cerialis, from Severa.
We did not get a good look at Augustus. Your cameraman should have walked to the left about three feet and recorded him from the front for us to see. Too bad.
I do enjoy the so called mundane artifacts- they speak do loudly about life, such as that little pig. Thank you. I would never be able to see such things otherwise.
The text of the presentation was high value commentary. A suggestion: Consider recording the video closer to the items and adding your descriptions afterword.
Genuinely: What are your thoughts on the ethics of Roman Treasures being in the British Museum, with lots of controversy surrounding "stolen artifacts" nowadays.
It is kind of strange that some of these treasures are not at least in the places they were found, such as Egypt, France, or Greece. Of course most artifacts that are in question belong in Italy if anywhere but I guess them being taken care of is of the most importantance. Brasil, you are out of the discussion(Jules Rimet😂).
England was part of Roman Empire... In the ages of conquerors, looting, slavery, barbarism, etc, focusing on "stolen artifacts" of the colonial age seems rather short sighted. There was a lot of theft going in the rest of the world, especially slavery being the greatest form of theft. Artifacts being preserved and studied doesn't seem all that bad within historical context.
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Dr Ryan is like a kid in a candy shop there. His enthusiasm is infectious. Great work!
Thank you for the tour. I really love the Etruscan woman at the beginning, she's so full of life. And the young Roman girl at the end; she gave me a bit of the same feeling as looking at Mona Lisa.
Imagine playing "cheerleader" for a war where both sides are horrible and evil. Imagine diluting yourself in to believing that one side is "good" and the other 'bad' as if you were a child playing cops and robbers. But the government, a notoriously untrustworthy entity, told you that Ukraine were good guys? I remember in the 1980s when that same government said that the Saudi freedom fighter Osama bin Laden was a good guy too.
What is this "kingjoe" talking about? What has that nonsense got to do with Roman treasures in the British Museum?
Dr. G! When this post began I decided to share a thought I've entertained for a year now about... the triclinium. You might recall how, some years back, we conversed here about how cold Mediterranean winters can be? Well, here in Canada they are very cold and I tend to sprawl on my sofa to watch TV, propped up on one arm. This winter I bought four much longer tapered wooden sofa legs and switched them with the short ones I had. Why? To raise me even higher from the cold region of the floor. Then I thought, here I am lying on my side, a 'throw' over my legs, picking at some olives in a dish on the coffee table in front of me, a glass of wine in hand, watching Toldinstone and there it was... the antique way of spending an evening!
Awesome! The Roman bronze with the eyes intact is such a magnificent piece.
If I remember rightly, it was found buried under the stairs in a temple. Clearly a mark of disrespect to a hated foreign ruler. Others (without stuck-on eyes) have been found in an English river-bed: possibly a donation to the gods from a British or Saxon raider.
@@faithlesshound5621 That's right, it was buried so as persons entering and exiting the sacred precinct would be symbolically stepping on the head of the Roman princeps Augustus, who was the enemy of the Meroitic kingdom upon whose raids the sculpture had been seized.
The comments on this video are truly ridiculous: "Give back these stolen artefacts", "how many of these items are stolen", etc.
Do any of you people read or absorb information before commenting? This is the Roman room, and in case you were not aware, Britain used to be a Roman province. These items originate from Roman Britain, and thus are not stolen.
Those people are usually racists who think non Europeans lack agency so couldn't have sold things. They're also almost always just trolls.
He shows you a bunch of stuff from Egypt 😂 Did you not watch the video
Could watch this for hours! Thanks for letting us vicariously experience the museum with you. Saves a lot on air fare!
I did a study abroad in London and lived a few blocks from the British Museum. Memories!
I love seeing how excited he is by everything, it's obvious that he loves his work.
I live in Perth, Australia. I had the privilege of seeing, among other treasures, that head of Augustus on display here courtesy of the British Museum in 2016.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! I could watch things like this for hours.
I remember going to the British Museum fairly regularly when I lived in London and I used to love going to the reading room that regrettably now is no more.
Amazing the artifacts really come to life with your narration, would you ever consider being a guide for a tour group and visit Rome and other sites in Italy? That would be so cool!
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!
This was great to watch. The one thing I can't understand though is these people didn't know Dr. Garrett Ryan! That's missing the forest for the trees. Thank you!
It was closed off when I went there. I’ll have to go back.
You have such a carvable face yourself, Garrett. I'm pretty sure I saw it in one of the 300000 marble busts from the Vatican.
I’m going to the British museum in a few days the 11th to be exact so thank you so much for this video definitely deserves a like ! 🎉
@@ericcleesak8074 history is in the past and those things are where they are now for good so let’s just enjoy them and learn what we can
I've been to the British Museum a few times, but watching you describe the various artifacts was very entertaining. I'd love to see more of you doing this sort of thing even if you aren't physically in the museum. Would just be cool to see you bringing these things to life either on here or the main channel
Why all the man-worship in this thread? Here's a person talking about antiquities thousands of years old, but many of you only focus on his person. I find that very macabre.
I’d love to spend a day at the museum with you 😊
Brilliant video!
Love your content :) thanks that was interesting wish you could do a full walkthrough like that.
I wish all my visits to a museum was accompanied with your amazing knowledge, enthusiasm and wonderful explanations.
One can listen to you speaking all day! So passionate about history!
Excellent video! I personally think the nearly photo realistic mummy portraits are the coolest Roman items in the British museum. It’s very off putting seeing such highly realistic art from the ancient world. Showing just how much we lost by rarely having anything beyond statues and mosaics survive.
Genuinely loved this tour
Thank you for the tour! 👌🙂
These are great! Your fascination with these ancient works is rather contagious
The look on your face makes this. You look a buit giddy. You're incredibly knowledgable too. I envy the ability to wander the galleries and know so much about the objects.
Augustus' successor was not Germanicus (1:24) , it was Tiberius. Germanicus might have been the second emperor but died early.
he was the intended successor during his life, until his early death.
Augustus had actually intended a number of relatives to follow him, but they all died, some mysteriously (some think Augustus wife poisoned at least some of because Tiberius was her son and she wanted to protect his claim). Truth is, Augustus disliked Tiberius, but at the end of the day, he was the only suitable candidate left alive.@@Blackadder75
Great Video
Some fascinating artifacts, and great to see the amount of visitors interested in them!
the entrance is free, one of the great things of London is that many of the museums have free entrance (sometimes you still have to book an entry slot, otherwise too many people want in, but you don;t have to pay a penny)
Awesome video. Thank you for this educational video friend.
There's a hole in the bottom of the Portland vase because the tapered lower half is missing. This was tidied up with a flat insert at the base to make it a more practical object.
That was awesome, thanks mate I'm going to visit there now.
Walking around like you own the place! You sure do know your stuff. Would love to see more of these types of videos.
Thanks so much for this. I found that one could spend a month in the British Museum and not begin to see it all. With you as a guide, it would be impressive!
This was awesome, I visited the british museum last year and it would have been so much better with this kind of tour!
Was there last February, and plan to be there again in a couple of weeks. Will try to check out again the items showcased here.
Wonderful stuff!
Wonderful tour, thanks for taking us along! That alligator armor sure is striking!!
Fascinating. More museum tours, please.
Fascinating, thank you.
Very nice! I'm surprised they let you go in with your backpack.
Thanks for the tour of a few items in the British Museum. The only thing I could suggest to improve tours like this one is dates when available so that we can have some context of the time the artifacts came from.
ive wanted to see what things we've collected and have on display, next time im in england ill do the full tour
Im just amazed on the very high level of artistry the ancient romans have..
Its Greeks artists
@@basicinfo8786 I think it’s Roman
@@kadenelijah9329 the romans copied the greeks, and didn;t change much . greek was their language of culture, drama, arts etc. the higher class had to learn greek, alongside latin. It;s a bit how posh europeans would speak French in the 19th century
So crowded. I can remember going in the eighties into the museum on a weekay, and it was nearly empty once you got past the entrance lobby and ground floor rooms.
Wow! Thanks for this!
Thanks, and some suggestions. Consider wearing a microphone for better sound quality. Please film a visit to Trier, one of the most Roman places I know outside of Italy.
In Germany we would call him: happy as a Honigkuchenpferd
3:38 Some of the best mosaics of seafood, or sea life, are in Tunisia at the Bardo and the Sousse Archaeological Museum. They're incredibly realistic and are the size of gallery walls. Some even feature creepy deities with crab claws poking out of their beards looking like something straight out of The Thing.
Thank you Gavin !
Great video!
A fantastic video! Big fan of your work, though I believe this is my first time watching a video from you 'Scenic Routes' channel. If I may give a small critique, however, if you have more plans on doing sort of "guided walkthrough tours" like this, would be to invest in a cheap lavalier microphone. It would improve the levels between your voice and the sound around you greatly. I am not sure of your camera setup, but many have a wireless receiver that can clip to the camera, with the transceiver and microphone proper being worn on your belt and lapel/shirt neck hole respectively.
If your current setup doesn't support that, than a separate recording device with a lavalier mic would also work wonders on audio quality, though for higher cost since its two pieces of kit instead of one.
Sorry if you already know this, I just hope this would help if you did not!
Much appreciated! This was a "spur of the moment" video - if I had planned ahead / better, I would definitely have used a lav mic.
@@scenicroutestothepast I figured as much! Your production quality is already so high that im sure you know your way around audio/visual stuff, but on the off chance you didn't, hoped I could help.
in any case keep up the good work!
You kinda look like an ancient roman yourself
Yes😂
Its incredible, even as a province the Britons back then were taking roman empire artifacts for their museum britannicus
I feel like I could spend days in that room.
Very cool.
I wish the British Museum let Dr. Ryan record when the museum is closed. That would be wonderful.
LOVE YOU BEING IN THE VIDEO SO COOL !
Try walking around the Getty Villa in Malibu with your backpack like that. You (and everyone else) will be told to wear it backwards or carry it like a briefcase. One must protect the "art".
even in Italian museums it is forbidden to enter with a backpack or bulky bag. there are special lockers at the entrance where you can leave them.
Great Video man!
Do you narrate other channels ? Your voice is familiar.
Like ToldInStone
🙏 thanks!
I devoured this with the utmost glee
Noooo way you were in London! I’d of loved to have met you #fanboy
Hi, I'm Italian, more precisely I'm Tuscan and I'm curious how it is possible that a very important piece of history of my Region (Etruscan Sarcophagus) can be in the British Museum? I'd like to know how this was achieved, Thanks
The Romans colonized England and left many Roman artefacts there. Some were also purchased later on from Italy
It was purchased by them in 1887 from a German collector.
Thanks
@@gchecosse
tough to film in such a crowded environment, well done!
Lovely to see lots of loot well preserved!
Grow up
@@deanedge5988 he should grow up from the truth?
@@YatzarEL-17 The truth is Britain was very must a part of the Roman empire and the wider classical world. You can't carve history up using very modern borders.
@@dan79600 yes it was, but also doesn't change the fact
Took advantage of the trip to catch the coronation per chance?
Bravo 👏🏼
Very interesting to see! I would have liked better audio though, perhaps a good lavalier microphone would work better in such conditions, as the volume of your voice constantly changes as you move your head and assume different positions at different pieces. Also, I had the feeling that some of the pieces were rushed through, and some of them weren't shown very well to the camera. If you got these points fixed, it would be awesome to join you on tour!
It is, as always, very interesting to listen to this scholar. However, in this case it would have been better to appreciate more minutely the pieces he speaks about. Congratulations.
nice idea to take us to the museum..thks ….just if your camera men could rather focus on the artifacts you are mentionnng would be great😊
This is Boudiccas final revenge.
The Brits creating a bigger Empire than your former Roman colonizer. And now displaying their Artifacts in your Museum 😎
Well played chaps.
I think a wireless mic would help tremendously it was tough to hear
Do the fitzwilliam next!
I could have lived without the close-up of the cup.
Hay que acercar las imágenes
Seems real busy there
With this hair cut.....you look like a roman, too !
u are so cool
TS/ 3:50 Upper left corner, the octopus seems to have a face and flows like a mermaid. Any meaning to this?
Could have had closer camera shots
Please sort your sound out its to low .
The Vindolanda birthday invitation still gives me goosebumps.
Claudia Severa to her Lepidina greetings. On 11 September, sister, for the day of the celebration of my birthday, I give you a warm invitation to make sure that you come to us, to make the day more enjoyable for me by your arrival, if you are present. Give my greetings to your Cerialis. My Aelius and my little son send him their greetings. I shall expect you, sister. Farewell, sister, my dearest soul, as I hope to prosper,and hail.
To Sulpicia Lepidina, wife of Cerialis, from Severa.
Are you also the creator of ToldInStone? If not, your voice sounds just like the narrator of that channel 😊
Love your videos but the audio really needs to be louder.
I think it better to visit Europe during the winter.. too many tourists often detract from the ambiance.
If you ever hold a guided museum tour sign me up! 👍👍
We did not get a good look at Augustus. Your cameraman should have walked to the left about three feet and recorded him from the front for us to see. Too bad.
Did you get all those people to sign releases? ;)
Cool
Epic
You should buy a lapel mic or something. Hard to hear you.
I do enjoy the so called mundane artifacts- they speak do loudly about life, such as that little pig. Thank you. I would never be able to see such things otherwise.
Dude, you need a lavalier mic if you aren't going to project your voice!
You need to quite whining about free content and just thank the man for posting.
It's not whining, that's constructive feedback. It wasnt even a rude comment
@@jamesporter628 #rude
The text of the presentation was high value commentary. A suggestion: Consider recording the video closer to the items and adding your descriptions afterword.
No
Let me joke about how at least this treasure is not steal because remain inside the land of the empire XP
Genuinely: What are your thoughts on the ethics of Roman Treasures being in the British Museum, with lots of controversy surrounding "stolen artifacts" nowadays.
I feel it's a shame that nationalism or ethnicity enters into the discussion. I feel ideally human artifacts should be held in common for all peoples.
I like the ones that the Brits stole from Hadrians wall in Britain, that was a good one.
It is kind of strange that some of these treasures are not at least in the places they were found, such as Egypt, France, or Greece. Of course most artifacts that are in question belong in Italy if anywhere but I guess them being taken care of is of the most importantance. Brasil, you are out of the discussion(Jules Rimet😂).
England was part of Roman Empire... In the ages of conquerors, looting, slavery, barbarism, etc, focusing on "stolen artifacts" of the colonial age seems rather short sighted. There was a lot of theft going in the rest of the world, especially slavery being the greatest form of theft. Artifacts being preserved and studied doesn't seem all that bad within historical context.
The hardline position is that all of these ancient relics ought to be put back into the ground, where no one could see them.
Collectors…. Or raiders….. hmmm