The Colosseum After the Fall of Rome

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After Rome fell, the Colosseum was a palace, a castle, a bullring, a den of thieves, and a bustling neighborhood - sometimes at once.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 The last games
2:15 From arena to neighborhood
3:52 Stone robbing
4:35 From neighborhood to palace
5:19 Bullring and den of thieves
5:49 Peregrine Pendants
6:55 Renaissance pillaging
7:47 Early preservation efforts
8:46 Christian shrine
9:24 Tourist attraction

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9 июн 2024

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@QuantumHistorian Месяц назад

I don't normally comment until I've watched the whole video, but _"Benvenuto Cellini, goldsmith to the pope, watched a necromancer summon demons in the Colosseum"_ is one hell of an opening, every word taking me by surprise.

@wauliepalnuts6134 Месяц назад

Imagine having the first name of "Welcome", as Cellini did. Everyone knows your name wherever you arrive as a guest.

@liljs4189 Месяц назад

I find it surprising that paganism during that time still existed openly like that

@b.a.erlebacher1139 Месяц назад

@@liljs4189 Demons are part of Christianity, no?

@QuantumHistorian Месяц назад

@@liljs4189 More witchcraft than paganism I would think. Although the boundary between the two (especially a millennia before, in the early middle ages) was permeable.

@nohbuddy1 Месяц назад

Great opening to a novel right there

@benjamintillema3572 Месяц назад

Honestly, this whole set up of people making entire villages in the mammoth halls of the colloseum, an economy being formed around mining its ruins, those living in the echoes of a greater past not knowing its significance is metal as fuck and would make a sick backdrop for a historical epic.

@98Zai Месяц назад

It sounds like a post apocalypse setting.

@rtqii Месяц назад

@@98Zai The fall of Rome and the larger empire was seen by many as the apocalypse. The thing about it is that it took hundreds of years reach the point of people mining the work of earlier generations while living in ignorance and poverty. It was not an event but a historical progression.

@Squirrelmind66 Месяц назад

You should try writing it!

@liamnacinovich8232 Месяц назад

@@rtqiiit was an apocalypse. Major cities collapsed and the only effective governance was local. There’s a reason the villas came out as the sole source of authority as imperial authority collapsed it’s because mass organization of labor like that was no longer possible

@herodotus945 Месяц назад

@@rtqii As if most people in ancient Rome weren't already living in ignorance and poverty.

@panqueque445 Месяц назад

The more I learn about what happened to it, for so many years, the more I'm amazed ANYTHING survived.

@DavideGendo Месяц назад

I've been saddened to learn that so much not just of the Colosseum, but of other buildings of the Forum, was still surviving by the XIV century earthquake, which means they had already endured 8-9 centuries after the fall of the Empire. While of course we can do nothing against nature in these cases, you can be sure that had it happened today, an effort to recover as much as possible from the rubble would be made. Instead, that rubble lives on in many other buildings of Rome...

@beminem Месяц назад

I just love how we live in a time where we not only know about the Colosseum’s original use but also the people centuries later that had no clue what it originally was and their crazy hypotheses. Like some type of dramatic irony, I love it

@stanislavkostarnov2157 Месяц назад

and in an age that has such hubris as to believe that the theories and scientific constructs they have built are accurate & a hundred percent true, unlike the crazy stories of the past...

@joexer1 Месяц назад

@@stanislavkostarnov2157uh…huh…

@juniorjames7076 Месяц назад

@@stanislavkostarnov2157 Electric Universe.

@ktkatte6791 Месяц назад

the Spirit Halloween gag had me giggling. thanks for that

@ale_s45 Месяц назад

The fact that Rome went through so much decay and depopulation that people even forgot what the purpose of the Colosseum was is mind blowing

@wawaweewa9159 Месяц назад

N then they turned it into a village 😂

@ThillerKillerX Месяц назад

Soon to be my lad

@jimmy12347654 Месяц назад

Likely the Colosseum ruins will out last our flimsy civilisations buildings for people to forget and rediscover it once again

@zippyparakeet1074 22 дня назад

And then revisionists say it wasn't a Dark Age for Western Europe.

@gauntlettcf5669 20 дней назад

@@zippyparakeet1074 It's not the revisionists, it's most historians. And it wasn't a dark age. Sure, there was some localised depopulation in various zones and in different times, but similar things had happened during the Roman Period too and even after the Medieval Period. It was the illuminist m*rons that pushed the false narrative about the dark ages, often with tons of false myths to back up their empty claims.

@EllieMaes-Grandad Месяц назад

I walked inside this structure ten years ago and was mightily impressed by the size of the building blocks - Lego it isn't. Designed and built by competent teams without the benefit of modern equipment, it is awesome. We hear little or nothing about those who designed this and other immense structures and that is regrettable - they all deserve more prominence.

@525Lines Месяц назад

Exotic plants carried as seeds in the fur of the wild animals brought into the coliseum created a kind of rare plants arboretum there.

@ION400 Месяц назад

Cool to imagine, but wouldn’t they have kept it under wraps to clear spaces for the action?

@information169 Месяц назад

I’ve always loved hearing about classical building being repurposed in the medieval ages for various purposes. I love when you cover this topic.

@chamade166 9 дней назад

Hardly no mention of black people and african slaves. Biased AF.

@sawahtb Месяц назад

The fact that anything survived makes you also appreciate the enormity of what it took to build it. It's a wonder of the world.

@evelknievel2000 24 дня назад

The fact that it was part of buildings and people used to live in it actually made it survive in history. Something similar happened here in Maastricht with the 1st citywall from the 13th century: when the second wall was constructed a 100 years later and the first lost it’s purpose, the poor people built against the wall to save money on stones and the wall became part of all these houses. When the houses eventually were taken down in the 1920’s, the 800 year old wall was revealed again. Was it not for the houses, it would have been gone centuries before.

@CharlieGeorge_ Месяц назад

Fascianting to think that the Colosseum's very purpose was forgotten in the centuries preceding Rome's collapse

@histguy101 Месяц назад

I dont believe so. It was still being used for animal hunts in the early 6th century

@BrendenFP Месяц назад

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@OptimusMaximusNero Месяц назад

*Sad fact:* The Colosseum was severely damaged by fire in 217, just after Caracalla's death. It was a rather fascinating foreshadowing of the horrible times to come.

@tommyvalenzuela7504 Месяц назад

So I already enjoy this channel but, seeing the Coliseum as a Spirit Halloween store, made me LOVE IT!! LoL I had to stop and re watch it to make sure I saw what I saw haha!!

@PeculiarNotions Месяц назад

I love all toldinstone videos.

@SpaceHCowboy Месяц назад

Definitely, man! 👍🏼

@wauliepalnuts6134 Месяц назад

The last time I was this early, the Colossus of Nero stood outside of the Colosseum.

@WORLDCRUSHER9000 Месяц назад

oof, marone! he looks terrible!

@acdc3185 Месяц назад

all i know is Nero never had the makings of a varsity emperor

@Alexq79- Месяц назад

‘The carthaginians, they aren’t all bad…’ Oh yeah? Ever heard of the second Punic war? Cocksuckers took elephants over the alps, pointed them right at us! ‘That was real? I heard that poem, i thought it was bullshit…’

@wauliepalnuts6134 Месяц назад

@@acdc3185 You're not going to believe this. He killed 16 Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator!

@cuttwice3905 Месяц назад

@@acdc3185 He never was going to be Homecoming King if had had not bought the school.

@RizzstrainingOrder66 Месяц назад

You nearly got the 500k, really deserve it, please keep those great videos coming and thanks for those.

@Ksoism Месяц назад

I want to thank for quality subtitles. English isn't my first language, and although i do understand you completely, it's a good addition. Always it isn't possible to either crank the volume up, or there is too much background noise.

@Sabrowsky Месяц назад

I didnt expect apostasy and demon summoning as a way to set up the subject, but goddamn that did the job well.

@transcendtravel Месяц назад

Your research of each subject is simply breathtaking. Kudos Sir

@DesertGuy702 Месяц назад

Have you seen it Spaniard! It’s freaking huge!

@christopherevans2445 Месяц назад

We're all shadow's in dust Maximus... Shadow's in dust!

@hughjass8430 Месяц назад

I didn't know men could build such things!

@mattheide2775 Месяц назад

Great video ❤ The Coliseum was built so well with Roman Concrete that it stands today. Just a reminder that sports are all fun and games untill someone loses with (rarely) deadly consequences. 😊

@colbystearns5238 Месяц назад

That Spirit Halloween gag is amazing. lmao

@memirandawong Месяц назад

Visited the Colosseum some years ago. A fascinating place indeed. This video should be a prerequisite for anyone planning to visit.

@rolyatyobillys4138 Месяц назад

I remember growing up in the colosseum after the fall of Rome. Me n my little bro would play tag in the crumbling bleachers, we milked the goats every morning and then would run and hide from mom in the tunnels before she could try n get us to do more chores. Good times, MRGA. Shout out to my homies I grew up with from the ‘seum 🤘🏽

@SpaceHCowboy Месяц назад

Shout out from the Palatine hills, homie. For the glory of Rome. ✊🏼

@ION400 Месяц назад

You were there at the fall of Rome?! Please do tell…

@WORLDCRUSHER9000 Месяц назад

Imagine what our distant descendants will think of the incredible megastructural earthworks and architecture we will leave behind after the technocommercial empire collapses

@mcs699 Месяц назад

Someone needs to start carving the internet into stone so they can at least have some help figuring stuff out.

@WORLDCRUSHER9000 Месяц назад

@@mcs699 as a representative of the digital archaeologist's union i disagree

@MegaFragger Месяц назад

They will not last! Contemporary structures are so fragile...😮

@charliehedrick6414 Месяц назад

@@mcs699 I'll get started with goatse

@isculptmemes Месяц назад

@@WORLDCRUSHER9000 im afraid all digital data will decay faster than we are ready to accept

@edwardschneider5135 Месяц назад

Dr. Ryan: congratulations on your engagement. I wish you all the best

@thagamerzzz Месяц назад

The fact that despite the damage to the Acropolis because of it being a munitions storage the Germans still used the colloseum for weapons storage is mad

@theworldaccordingtojoe9269 Месяц назад

What a great video. Being of Italian descent and having visited this site as well, I find your information to be truly fascinating. Not to mention your always eloquent delivery and command of the English language. Anyway, I just want to say a heartfelt‘Thank You’ for the work you do and the good vibes. 😎

@huntclanhunt9697 Месяц назад

Spirit Halloween on the colosseum. Nice touch.

@peterwikvist2433 17 дней назад

Lots of great information in this video. Thank you for sharing.

@watermelon2223 Месяц назад

Does anyone else feel bad for the colosseum? It's been through so much

@johnladuke6475 Месяц назад

Ehh, I hope I look half as good when I'm that age.

@kirkkerman Месяц назад

The medieval Colloseum is such a unique and evocative image, I almost think it's more interesting than its roman era! (Although I ultimately can't deny that the games were also deeply intriguing...)

@xyzi8163 Месяц назад

Perfect video, on not so much thought subject, it was truly interesting to learn this thousand year history of this monument. Thank you for the video!!

@robbabcock_ Месяц назад

Fascinating stuff! So much history lost...but of course, it was used to build new history!

@fordprefect80 Месяц назад

Highly informative, thanks.

@bernardmcmahon351 28 дней назад

Excellent presentation, thanks

@kmvoss Месяц назад

Thank you for this video.

@Chrisilch Месяц назад

A video about the different Colosseum style amphitheaters in the Romen Empire could be interesting

@thewyj Месяц назад

The scale of this boggles me. How could it be mined for 400 years and still be anything left? One merchant took 2500 cart loads of stone. So it must originally been much bigger? Or has some of it been rebuilt?

@c.vonsohn9566 Месяц назад

Renaissance Rome apparently had a population of only 50,000 and given the enormous weight of those limestone blocks a cart is filled pretty fast I reckon.

@johnladuke6475 Месяц назад

Also, consider that big missing chunk out of the side. Mostly that fell down on its own, but once it's crumbled it's easier to take away.

@v.g.r.l.4072 24 дня назад

What a miracle! I am very lucky to listen again the so much insightful remarks of this lover of Roman glory after a long interval. Thanks as always.

@polomis27 Месяц назад

Brilliant!!

@brianwoodbridge88 16 дней назад

The spirit Halloween sign got me 😂well done!

@cykryst Месяц назад

I had to pause for a good 30 seconds to laugh at the Spirit Halloween sign 😂 so perfect

@grafneun Месяц назад

Great Content

@scrollop Месяц назад

Love the intro - a real feast for lovers of ASMR. And of course, love your content!

@almusicworld5424 Месяц назад

Very well description and great narration voice over I was born around the Colosseum and grow up there and you gave a great short interesting description of some obscure facts 👏 Bravo and compliment to your channel 👏👍

@gaemlinsidoharthi Месяц назад

Can sort of imagine this sort of thing happening with abandoned shopping malls.

@highdesertsunset3011 Месяц назад

Will see this with my own eyes in 3 weeks!!! Thank for your vids

@gottes1stsenpai30 Месяц назад

Very cool video!

@NormAlTheEnd Месяц назад

I just used your discount code! I had already been planning to buy something from the site for a few weeks!!!

@Jamie_kemp Месяц назад

I love the people at the time’s knowledge of things that had happened previously. Not covered enough I think

@AleksiJuvakka Месяц назад

Hi! I just visited the Rome for the first time and one thing that left me a bit puzzled were the retaining walls of the Palatine hill. The way the walls are currently it's as if it's missing a facade to cover the brick arches. Were the original walls also covered by something like marble to hide the brick arches beneath? All the pictures that recreate the palatine hill shows that the retaining walls are 'filled in', but when looking at them today there's a ton of empty space there. Sorry for the confusing question and thanks to anyone in advance for answering

@pridefulobserver3807 Месяц назад

All the Coliseum stuff was great but, seriously, a necromancer summons demons and the pope's goldsmith gets a taste of the "hitchhiker effect", that is some opening there

@vincesanin4221 28 дней назад

Just got back from Rome and can't get enough of the history!

@user-ov3tm5fu3y Месяц назад

Pretty art paint❤❤

@2002yannick1 Месяц назад

Spirit Halloween was sooooo funny, lol

@KENKENNIFF Месяц назад

Very interesting

@exittomenu Месяц назад

The visual of a village within the ruin is so compelling

@ManningOWNsTeboww Месяц назад

TIS you’re the goat 👏🏽

@Leo-if5tn Месяц назад

Wow, just video is great

@vpking77 28 дней назад

Thank goodness it survived. If you are lucky enough to visit Rome when you approach by vehicle or on foot it is jaw dropping. Imagine a structure like this built 2000 years ago. It was truly magnificent when it was constructed. The architects, builders and engineers behind it were way ahead of their time. The gladiators and sacrifices were barbaric but to the populace the Coliseum was awe inspiring.

@RevisitingHistoryChannel Месяц назад

Oh thats interesting !! Its a key for hisstory for sure

@T_Mo271 Месяц назад

Closing in on a half-million subscribers.

@thomasstenson3706 12 дней назад

Visited rome in 2010 ....walkikh towards the colosseum was one of thebnost intimidating things ive ever expireced knowing i was walking the same streest as so many before me, slaves , people going to die etc Romes power and glory can still be felt today

@Dvpainter Месяц назад

ooo it has a low price on Rillow

@TyroneTyler-eq9fk Месяц назад

I’m glad Spirit Halloween store could get in there too

@caivsivlivs 21 день назад

dang i was hoping that one painting of people living in the arena during the middle ages would be in here but i didn't see it

@cuttwice3905 Месяц назад

I love what the kitchen designer did in the Rillow advert. Do they still take customers?

@EndrChe Месяц назад

Cellini is freaking out, man

@martinbrizuela9232 Месяц назад

That’s one hell of an intro

@jamesramirez85 Месяц назад

Uhmmm 31sec ago, simply perfect!😂

@zbs8334 Месяц назад

Hello Garrett, how would you compare the Colosseum of Rome to the Arena of Nîmes? I heard both held gladiator fights.

@Kyle_Schaff Месяц назад

“Now the entire city could fit in the front rows.”

@TimHWolfe Месяц назад

I have a couple of old roman coins from my Dad. They are from about 50ad to 300 ad. Does Peregrine mount a personal coin in their jewelry?

@TheManCaveYTChannel Месяц назад

Did Constans II visit the Colosseum when he went to Rome in the 7th century?

@sellyshootsandscores9300 Месяц назад

Toldinstone got video titles that make you go « Yeah, I wondered about that. » When in fact, you never wondered.

@muiscnight Месяц назад

To see Rome at it's height or in 1000 AD would be as equally fascinating

@Notimportant253 Месяц назад

I’d wanna see it in the 6th century after emperor Justinian and bellisarius reconquered Italy. That was the absolute lowest point of Rome.

@MrSorbias Месяц назад

How the triumph of Titus survived so well just next to coliseum?

@johnladuke6475 Месяц назад

"Spirit Halloween" sign on the Colosseum. This mand knows how to teach history.

@boothenroar Месяц назад

Love the idea of having a Roman coin necklace but the one advertised is out of the price range. Any ideas where I can find one slightly cheaper ?

@mikethomp1440 18 дней назад

Sounds a lot like what happened to the great pyramid. The outer casing being used to build Cairo.

@davidwest2880 Месяц назад

Consudering how much stone was taken away it amazing how much of the collosium us left.

@edgarsnake2857 3 дня назад

Great video. It's ironic that a place of such surpassing wickedness is the most popular tourist attraction in the world. The 'games' were no fun and their popularity points to the darkest side of the human psyche.

@daunjung97 Месяц назад

literally just saw your reddit comment responding to this subject c:

@jonomojo Месяц назад

I lived for a year in rome, during the time they started to restorate colosseum, and i have to say i hate it. The restoration destroys the historically strong, but still vulnerable due to time- feel to it for me.

@paulkoza8652 Месяц назад

A nice summary, Garrett. However, my favorite Roman ruin in Rome id the Parthenon.

@EllieMaes-Grandad Месяц назад

It's not a ruin - it's a functioning RC church as well as a tourist attraction.

@giulianoradice4715 Месяц назад

Pantheon not Parthenon !

@ytrew9717 Месяц назад

I love those stories of how even more primitive people live long after in the ruins of glorious roman building

@brick6347 Месяц назад

The oldest modern stadium still in use is the Racecourse Ground, in Wrexham, Wales. It was opened in 1807, and became a football stadium in 1864. The even weirder thing is that it's owned by Ryan Reynolds... Deadpool. It really is. If you ask me superhero movies are basically big, sweaty men hitting each other for our entertainment, so not that far removed from gladiators really. And apparently it pays well enough to buy a stadium! So, in a way, the tradition lives on (I do doubt that Wrexham's stadium will last 2,000 years though).

@harrisonshone7769 Месяц назад

The coliseum was IRL diamond city from fallout 4.

@SackofWoe Месяц назад

those damn Halloween stores

@notaulgoodman9732 Месяц назад

I saw the thumbnail n thought it was that one AC:B scene in the colosseum lol. Cool vid tho.

@mikethomp1440 18 дней назад

It is interesting that as civilizations fall into decline, they loose contact with their own history. Just like Nero’s personal palace and the destruction of Pompeii. These locations were reintroduced buried history.