Israel's Most Impressive Roman Ruin
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2023
- Caesarea is the largest Roman ruin in Israel today. It was built by Herod The Great, an ambitious puppet of the Romans, who was appointed as king of Judea by Rome. This city had a huge chariot race track, a theatre, aqueducts, and an artificial harbor that's underwater today. This harbor was built by Herod in order to create for himself an international city with direct links to Rome.
Herod also built other impressive monuments in Judea, including Masada, The Cave Of The Patriarchs, and he upgraded The Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
This virtual tour and documentary explores the ancient history and archaeology of this fascinating place, from its founding by Herod, its use as a Roman provincial capital, the harbor's role in the war between the Romans and the Jews, the spread of Christianity out of this port, and the harbor's demise by a natural disaster that happened hundreds of kilometers away.
Drone Shots by: Lior Patel, Dave Primov, Ruslan K Photo
Image Credits:
“Caesarea Harbor, 1st-3rd centuries AD, Looking Southeast” by Balage Balogh, Archaeology Illustrated.
3D reconstruction of Caesarea and the harbor by Pen & Paper.
Reconstruction of the building technique of the harbor by Ilyada Karabulut.
“An historical map of Roman Empire and the neighbouring barbarous nations to the year of our Lord four hundred, when the empire began to be rent with foreign invasions” by Thomas Bowles, from The New York Public Library, is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
“Augustus of Prima Porta”, Vatican Museums, is licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0
“Mosaic with Scenic Masks”, Capitoline Museums, is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
“Nenning Roman Villa and Mosaics” by Time Travel Rome, is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Land of Canaan”, from The New York Public Library, is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain
“Pontius Pilate Inscription” by BR Burton, is licensed under CC0 1.0
“Portrait of Josephus Flavius”, Rijks Museum, is licensed under CC0 1.0
“The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by The Romans under the command of Titus”, by David Roberts, is licensed under CC0 1.0
“Harbor Scene with Saint Paul’s Departure from Caesarea”, by Jan Brueghel the Elder, is licensed under CC0 1.0
“Ethnographic Studies and Roman Gods” by Alexander Anderson, From The New York Public Library, is licensed under CC0 1.0
“Anatolian Plate” by Mike Norton, is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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I’m a ex director for a large broadcaster. This programme is well put together. Nicely shot, informative, good voice over, good script and overall a programme you should be very proud of. Thankyou.
Thank you! That's really flattering to hear from an ex director of a large broadcaster. I put my heart and soul into this video so it means a lot to read this comment.
The title is wrong. It should be Palestine's most impressive roman ruin.
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What a nice comment 👍
A stunning example of a Roman town!
The Romans were incredible engineers and their invention and use of hydraulic concrete was amazing!
It's breathtaking how many buildings, roads, bridges and aqueducts built by them are still in good condition 2,000 years after their time!
This was a really well made video. I loved how you drew out the ancient harbor and showed its size relative to something modern.
Thank you :) The cliche way to compare size is always football fields or olympic swimming pools. I'm gonna try to be a little more creative than that 😅
@@Street-Gems The Aircraft Carrier was most excellent!
@@krim7 Haha thanks. Subscribe to my channel so you see the next video. I might bring her back in a different way.
It's very easy to philosophize and or speculate from a desk and a computer. Right up until the moment you're faced with the problem of lifting out of bed and moving a block of granite 800 km away weighing 1,300 tons. Apropos, granite blocks in Baalbek are also from Aswan and this quarry is over 1500 km away from Baalbek!
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@@mtgne5351 Yet here you are speculating , as usual. I love that you folks think that you are any smarter than the ancients. xD
The view of this historical site is breathtaking my friend, the aerial views are simply unreal and superb! Well done, a simple masterpiece!👍
I was at Caesarea in April of this year on a motorcycle tour of Israel through Israel Motorcycle Tours while riding on a Yamaha T700 with 4 others. I managed to walk through the hippodrome and stood in the amphitheater, absolutely breathtaking!
Is safe to travel Israel now?
@@yeonheebuehler9140 Sure, there's no problem their iron dome works great!
The harbor was some of the first known examples of Hydraulic Cement being used.
'Hydraulic cement is more durable than regular cement and can be used in wet or dry conditions, as well as above or below ground. It is also resistant to chemicals and heat. It can be applied underwater and will cure even when exposed to high levels of moisture.'
I believe Herod would have hired Roman engineers to plan the job, then local slaves to build it probably. But of course the technology existed already. He knew where to get his talent.
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Thanks for those encouraging words. I just got started.
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Well narrated , beautiful scenery , and fascinating history .
Palestine really is beautiful
Job well done with putting this together, very informative!
As a Roman Catholic, Italian American as well as being a builder, I found this awe inspiring what our ancestors were able to build without modern machinery.
Absolutely amazing!
Thank you!!
I know it blows me away too,. They were so resourceful and ingenious. Like they would have needed divers to help build this harbor, but without scuba gear, to name just one challenge.
13:26 Did the video creator really say: "But after that wacky endeavor came to an end". ??
@@earlysda Fact: The crusades were largely comprised of hijinks.
@@earlysdaI thought the same thing. SMH
Seriously dude - this video was amazing! I watch a lot of videos on Israel & have seen much about Caesarea before but you managed to frame it in it's context perfectly within historical events! And I love your commentary - I even learnt a couple of things. I had never seen that satellite view of the original harbour & did not know about the Tsunami in 115. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing what you do next! I'm hoping Bethlehem and Jaffa might be among your plans. I don't see a lot of good information on either over the last 2000 years. My only complaint? There were only 2 videos!
Wow thanks Doug! I loved this comment! It's great to have such enthusiastic viewers like you. I'm releasing a new one this week about a different region in the Mediterranean so stay tuned, and then unfortunately due to life, it will take a couple more months before I can release the 4th, but it will be on another historical coastal town in Israel, to give you a hint. I'll try to weave Jaffa in there. So if you haven't subscribed make sure you are so you get to see it. I just wish they didn't take so long to produce so I could get them out faster.
@@Street-Gems That sounds awesome - I can't wait to see it! The Mediterranean is such a fascinating place. Totally understand about the amount of time to produce a video like this!
@@dougbevan1786 Yeah totally agree about the Mediterranean being a fascinating place.
I saw this last year. The swimming pool was amazing. All of it was amazing.
Excellent documentaire historique, merci !!!
Merci d'avoir regardé
Most splendid,sir! Many thanks to you!❤
And thank you. Yes that site is definitely splendid
As I study the Bible, your beautiful and informative video has helped so much with putting the geography into perspective! Thank You!
Thank you. I'll have all sorts of topics coming in the future.
Excellent. One of the best I've seen. Thank you.
Thanks Vicki
Incredibly well done - clearly thoroughly researched, with a plethora of information, presented in a manner understandable to all, including the historical context, and visually engaging with gentle and majestic music - overall an extraordinary, awe-inspiring video! Bravo! Keep up the fantastic work, dear sir!
Wow thank you for this beautiful compliment. All the components you mentioned are what I kept in mind when creating this video, so I'm really glad it all came through, and that you felt I gave enough historical context. That's always a bit of a challenge because there's just so much history around everything, so you have to know what to include and what to omit. I'd love to have you as a subscriber. I'll be slowly rolling out more videos like this, with one coming soon.
This was excellent! Thank you for shining a light on an important, but lesser known part of history.
You sir have earned a subscriber!
And thanks to you too! For watching and for subscribing. This really encourages me.
outstanding documentary and research!
thank you
Outstanding is a flattering word 😀
thank u for this video ❤
Wonderful video! Thank you so much
Thank you
I loved this video. I figured it was from a channel that had hundreds of thousands of subscribers and was surprised to see how few you have. You deserve millions more and have my sub.
This means a lot to me. Really. Thanks for your support!
I agree,!!!
I love this time period and the deep dive into some things other videos just glaze over is much appreciated. Like how some things were built. I always wondered what these cities would be like if they stood today.
Need a time machine
Fantastic video learned alot
I know you are tired to read praising by your excellent work. I was editor of a main journalistic tv show in Brazil, and I can say your work in all ways is amazing. I've been to cesárea two times as a tour guide and I must say that place is incredible to visit. It's more than we can thought. Greetings from Brazil! 🇮🇱🇧🇷❤️
Thank you Andre. What kind of programs did you edit?
@@Street-Gems A journalistic and variety program called Fantástico on Globo TV Brazil. At that time, the largest audience in the country among all channels. My best subject was Antarctica, the Lost Continent. Highly praised, but not as much as these gems you've been directing. 😁🇧🇷
Hi Jordan. This video came up in my feed. Fantastic!. Everything about it was great!. I too love architecture and archaeology. I was a young child in the 1970s when Egypt built the Aswan Dam and the two temples, one being the Temple of Abu Simbel, were dismantled and moved higher up into a manmade recreated mountain-(can't remember the other ones name). Had many a magazine at the time that showed the work and progress in Egypt. My Bible also had many a photograph of ancient buildings and objects. I've devoured that stuff ever since. Thank you for one of the best videos I've watched here on UA-cam!!. Almost thought it was a clip from a major production company! Definitely subbed!!. Looking forward to more of your work!!. ❤️ from Michigan USA
Wow what a compliment 😄 So glad you liked it! I have another one coming soon on a fascinating ancient culture, but I will keep it as a surprise. Thanks so much for this warm comment.
@@Street-Gems 😁👍
13:26 Did the video creator really say: "But after that wacky endeavor came to an end", to refer to the Crusades?
I visited that site in 2016, it is a very impressive. , The site at Masada was also amazing. Touring Israel is a wonderful trip.
It's a country rich in history.
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I bet is wonderful with all that mountain of money from american taxes payers..lol
Excellent! Very informative, appreciate the ancient history! Thank you!
Very cool channel ! Amazing information. I’m subscribing
Amazing. Welcome to my channel 😀
A wonderful explanation of the importance of the port city put into fascinating historical context. More videos like this please.
Thank you. I also found that part super fascinating, about the inter-connectivity of the ports. Got another good one coming soon.
I haven't wowed so much in a video in a long time! I love Jerusalem and more sites of the past with so many stories at the going back gen to gen to gen. excellent aesthetic and artistic expression
Thank you so much for this compliment.
Extraordinary content, I do not understand how you still only have 16k subs, I hope you will get the recognition you deserve in the future :)
Wow what a compliment. Thank you. Yes I'm still a new channel. When I launched this Caesarea video, I had less than 100 subs. It was my first video that blew up.
Awesome work, keep those very interesting videos coming and God bless
Dude honestly a VERY WELL made presentation. Very pleasant to listen to, beautiful visuals and great choice of background music. Hope your channel grows and make it worthwhile for you to continue making quality content!
Thank you Russ. I've got big plans for this channel. Stay tuned for more.
One of the worlds best touristic location for those who love sunbathing and relax surrounded by epic monuments of the ancient world. There is another place like this : in Side, Turkey. Swimming in the sea with such fabulous background is an exciting experience.
Yeah there's something about ancient sites right on the sea that makes them that much more epic. Totally agree.
This is palastine
Excellent piece of work.
Superb presentation
Really interesting - thanks. I read recently in Lomas & Knight’s ‘The Book of Hiram’ that King Hiram - who aided King Solomon in the building of his house and his Temple - secured the defence of Tyre - his native city - by building an artificial island there which contained all the main civic functions but also utilised a submarine fresh water source - as at Bahrain - to supply water to it through leather pipes and which system lasted for centuries. (Just down the coast from Caesarea.)
And you actually reminded me of a book I read years ago called The Hiram Key. Talked about that. Thanks for that. I completely forgot about it.
I'm continually "dazzled" by the Roman era temple at Baalbek in nearby Lebanon especially the vast monoliths that were quarried to form the basements of the temples- so huge that some people have fallen back on the old "aliens did it theory" as with the Egyptian pyramids but some researchers maintain that Herod's great temple in Jerusalem of which the famous wailing wall is a remnant may have been built by the same teams as at Baalbek thus making the great Jewish temple essentially a Roman era construction that arguably could outrival Caesarea.
I thought about doing a short video on Baalbek. That's interesting what you say that it was the same builders. It's likely that Herod hired Roman engineers for his projects, almost certainly for the harbor, because how else would his team have known how to make Roman concrete. But yes both Baalbek and the Temple Mount walls are incredibly impressive.
Is not the ‘wailing wall’ part of Fort Anthony?
@@markhughes7927 So if you look at that reconstruction at 4:00 that massive fortress on the right is the Anthony Fort, or Antonia Fortress. It's dedicated to Mark Anthony because him and Herod were friends. So technically yes it was part of that entire complex, but I believe nothing is left of it today, at least not on the surface.
The foundations of the Temple of Jupiter, made up of three blocks of granite weighing more than 800 tons and hoisted up to 20 feet, have nothing to do with Roman times. So far, no one has figured out who built them or how.
@@mtgne5351 would be an interesting video to make in the future.
Great video! Looking forward to more
Great video for a new channel - very interesting but good job keeping it concise. Excited to see the channel grow!
I'm glad you thought it was concise. It's not always easy to take all this history and distill it into a digestible amount that's coherent.
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The imagery in this video is gorgeous! I also found the historical facts and explanations as to how the city came to be and how people lived back then (for example how ideas were spreading in the cities) really interesting.
I'm so glad you enjoyed my video. The trade routes and spread of ideas is particularly interesting to me.
The zooming in and out of maps is very helpful too.
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Very glad UA-cam suggested your channel. Great content!😁
Welcome to my channel 😀
Thanks for posting
I think it is better to say Palestine and not Israel. There is no country called Israel.
Why ? Muslims would destroy it like they did with the entire Middle east.
@@nicbahtin4774 All the destruction and lives lost in the Middle East are to be be blamed on the criminal Western nation you belong to.
That’s just incorrect lmaoooo
@@Boycott_for_Occupied_Palestine correct, western europe colonial rule is where it lies, as well as being enormous enabler, since their history of involvment is towards wishes for geopolitical gain in the region
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Funny those that remember will say "palestine" it self was viewed by the arabs as colonial label and the real name is Syria.
Cool presentation of new information . Thank You!
great vid!!
Loved your graphics. You did so good with this! Great information too. I was here in 2019... I loved it. Thank you!
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed my video and got to visit the actual place.
Great video! Thank you
Thnx for this great history lesson.
Great presentation...thank you
What an amazing video! Thank you!
Love the choice of music. Definitely adds to the atmosphere.
Thank you. Means a lot to me. I take a lot of care in choosing the right music.
History has always been my favourite subject ! Subscribed! Thank u!
We have that in common 😄 Thanks for subscribing!
Excellent presentation. Thanks.
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Exellent work.
Nice historical lesson. Thanks for sharing.
Loved this video!
Thank you :)
Son agradablemente informativos tus videos y bien editados, gracias
Gracias!
Thank you!
Brilliant documentary really well put together. Appreciate your work 😊
Thank you John.
Outstanding documentary!
Thank you!
One of the most enjoyable, informative and lovely to listen to, subscribed and look forward to others, thank you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you! Great to have you as a new subscriber. I'll have many more in the long term.
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Really good work on the video! Most impressive. Thank you for you work!
Thank you. I appreciate your comment.
Well done video, great start, keep it up!
Thank you :)
Amazing channel
Fantastic video! Well done, I love history too, and this is the most engaging and informative video on Caesarea!
Thank you! I'll do lots of history on this channel so I would love it if you subscribe. I appreciate people who love history.
A gem, this documentary! Added to my favorites. A subscriber I was already. You really make good stuff.
Hey I remember you. I recognized your profile pic. What does it represent? And I guess you're from the Netherlands right? I think it was you who mentioned I should say something about Sinter Claus bring brought over to the US as a Dutch cultural import. Thanks for the good comment.
@@Street-Gems Yeah, that's me. Haha. You are welcome about the comment!
Greate education and greate presentation. Clear and riveting please create more
Thank you. More will come.
Really well made video. You got another subscriber.
Thank you so much. This channel is brand new so this means a lot to me.
This was very informative. Mostly new stuff to me. Very refreshing, and nicely made.
Thank you
Very well done. I have subscribed and shared, thx again.
Thank you. Next video is about a fascinating ancient culture in modern day Turkey.
@@Street-Gems I’m looking forward to it thank you again.
Nice work on this city I never knew much about.
Thanks. Nice to hear from a fellow Canadian
I am loving the ancient maps you used ~ Brilliant!
Thank you. Oh you must watch my 4th video on Ephesus. I do crazy map work there, including a "Google Earth view" of 2000 years ago, as if we had Google Earth. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/NrXd7UCuxsk/v-deo.htmlsi=lksc33Crww8IqGKt
@@Street-Gems 💞Thank you! ~M
good content, good graphics. best experience
"our beloved haror" with unbiased presentation. Nicely crafted.
well by the end of it we do become a little biased towards the harbor haha
What a well produced, well narrated video
Thank you!
Very good content, I will look for more video’s from you guys!
I will have another one by end of June. They take a long time to make :)
And I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Great job here, mate. Great production.
Thanks!
Excellent in every way!
itx not israel's but palestine's!!!!!
Jews settled in the land of Isreal in 1600bc Muslims settled in Isreal around 600 ad you tell me again who’s land it is clown 🤡
This programme is well put together
Thank you
amazing, id love a vid about Tzipori aswell!
Yes that would be an amazing place to cover. One day :)
Can we expect more videos like this in the future? This was an excellent!
Yes absolutely! I'm working on a really good one now so subscribe to my channel and you will see them. Only problem is that they take so long to make, with the research, writing, editing, etc. This is a brand new channel but I have big plans.
Fantastic! Thank you!
Very nice video. Thank you. I've subscribed. :)
Thanks for subscribing :)
Wow! This is a really impressive video for such a small channel! I see a bright future ahead!
Thanks for this compliment! That really encourages me.
Well done! More, please 😊
Got one coming on an ancient culture that's not so well known.
Such a great documentary, you deserve more subscribers, hope this channel becomes successful.
Thank you! 😀Hopefully I get there one day.
Wauw i am so glad youtube reccomended me this video, so genuine and eloquent. Thank you.
Thank you Justin. I have another really interesting one coming in about 10 days so stay tuned, and subscribe if you feel inclined to, so you see the next one.
Very very well done man, this was exceptional work
Thank you! I love receiving comments like this. I really appreciate it.
Great voice for documentaries. Love it.
Thank you :)
Great video!
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Excellent material! Highly recommended
Thank you very much
Hi David, are you the founder of the Chi Rho group?