Roman Imperial Palaces
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2022
- In this video I answer a lot of questions about the residences of Roman emperors: Did Roman Emperors live in a palace? What kind of palaces did they live in? Who built them and did any of those palaces survive to this day?
Footage:
Rome (HBO TV series, 2005)
I, Claudius (BBC TV series, 1976)
Game of Thrones (HBO TV series, 2011)
"Emperor Domitian's Palace on the Palatine Hill, Rome" by Learning Sites
Music:
Imperator: Rome Magna Graecia Soundtrack - Memories
Imperator: Rome Soundtrack - Siege
Man I would love the video about the Great Palace of Constantinople. The interesting thing about it is that it was so large that it wasn't rare for each Roman emperor to live and work in completely different part of it. It was actually more of a complex of smaller palaces (Palace of Daphne, Palace of Hormisdas, Palace of Bucoleon, House of Justinian etc. etc.) all linked together in one giant city like mosaic. I hope you make that video one day.
I want to find a decent visual representation of the mechanical lions, birds and the "levitating" throne that Leo the Mathematician designed for Theophilos. If I can get those, the rest should follow :D
@@RomabooRamblings I believe there is art of it on the internet, albeit unfortunately I don't know about any video representation of it.
@@justinian-the-great Justinian ain't great read up on Procopius
@@craigmason9893 Which of his works have you read my friend? Because the works that for sure know that are written by Procopius, that is his "History of the Wars" (his main work) and "Buildings" present Justinian in a very favourable light. If it is the "Secret History" that you are referring to, I would like to inform you that that Procopius "work" was somehow "accidentally" found in the 16th century, a thousand years since Procopius allegedly wrote it and to top it all off and it just happened to be "found" in the Vatican library, an institution that was in a deep feud with Justinian during his life. So, if you didn't already picked up what I'm telling here, it's that it is most likely a fake, forgery most likely written by some Catholic monks. And even if it isn't a forgery, the book was definitely too slanderous to be considered a legit account of events. I mean for God's sake, whoever wrote this book claims that Justinian was a literal demon that literally wanders around with a detached head while legit summoning plagueds all around him! Are we really to believe to such accounts? Not to mention that most the things that Procopius or whoever wrote it claims are nowhere recorded or testified by other contemporary historians and there are a lot of them (Justinian's reign is ironically one of the best documented reigns of any Roman Emperor) from well respected and trustworthy sources like John Malalas, Agathias or Menander Protector to lesser known, but also respectable Evagrius Scholasticus, John of Ephesus or John the Lydian or even by Justinian himself (his Codex, Novellas and theological writings are well preserved). Nor were things that Secret History claims anywhere supported by archeological findings. In fact, archeology tells us that East prospered during Justinian's reign, up until the plague hit of course. So yeah, neither is Procopius the only source for this period nor is the "Secret History" a reliable source.
@@justinian-the-great Watch like clockwork as someone brings up "spending too many resources on Italy" as a reason to not call him a great emperor. Despite the fact of a large gap of time between the Gothic War and Heraclius and the plague occurred during the middle of the Gothic War unexpectedly.
Augustus chose his house location for it's proximity to the hut of Romulus. They are directly adjacent to eachother. It was symbolism.
Honestly I admire the last Roman Emperor making a tent his home. Rather than staying in any of the luxurious homes or palaces in Constantinople, he slept and fought by his men to the bitter end.
I remember going to the Villa Jovis and being like, “So this is where Caligula experienced his childhood trauma”.
He never went to the villa as a child, specially considering the fact Tiberius didn't move to Capri before Caligula reached maturity. Also, it's quite possible Caligula enjoyed visiting the villa, as he had a lot fun there with Tiberius and the future emperor Vitellius
@@Lindord
Suetonius claimed Caligula hanged out there, and perhaps even that Caligula may have had something to do with Tiberius death.
@@leonardodavid2842Can't trust Suetonius his books about 12 Caesars are bunch of hearsay and gossip written many decades after Tiberius and Caligula Reign - Death. Also Suetonius despised Principate especially of Julio-Claudian Dynasty, so he had a lots of bias in writing his literary works
Man... Everytime I hear something new about the last emperor he just seems more and more admirable.
In better times he may have been a second basil II. He certainly had the qualities necessary, willing to put his people and his empire before himself in most things he did. I’m sure many other rulers would have chosen exile over dying the way he did
He was the last Roman Emperor and he knew it. So he might as well go out with a bang.
@@RESIST_THE_GREAT_REPLACEMENT I mean, never say never- hopefully one day its resurrected.
From the great Villa in Rome to the tent beneath the walls of Constantinople...chills!!!
Regarding Emperor Maximian, in 1922 the site of a possible Roman imperial palace associated with him was discovered in Córdoba (Spain). Sadly, the remains were largely destroyed between 1991 and 1992 to make room for a train station.
How could i had more informations?
@@alessandrogini5283 You can find some information about the controversy over the possible Palace of Maximian Herculius in this article in El País, which last year sparked renewed outrage among the public with a conscience towards archeology in Spain:
Edit: UA-cam does not allow me linking to the article, but it is titled "Córdoba: In Spain, loss of Roman Empire’s largest palace to make way for a high-speed-train station still hurts"
No amigo, I can't believe this !!! 😮
I wish Constantinople had never been sacked.
Unpopular opinion: Caligula is the best Roman Emperor because he defeated the gods.
Man knew how to pick his battles
@@RomabooRamblings He truly was.
@@RomabooRamblings Yeah, the man beat the Neptune and plundered all of his seashells!
@The Philosoraptor Ah, the Praetorian guard...
The notion he thought he had defeated Neptune is nowhere to be found in the ancient sources and is a complete invention by Robert Graves though.
My favourite part of galerius's imperial palace in Thessaloniki Greece is it's rotunda. It was originally meant to be a mausoleum for galerius but it never happened. Later it was converted into a church in the Byzantine period and later it was converted to a mosque in the ottoman period. When the Greeks took the city from the ottomans in 1912 unlike the rest of the old mosques that were reconverted into churches they didn't know whether to convert it to a church or to make it to a museum because of it's long history. Because of that conflict it's the only building today to have a minaret in the city. The decision was taken in 1999 to not be converted into a church but to be a cultural monument.
You should have gone in more detail about the villa of Hadrian. It was probably only rivaled by the great palace of Constantinople in size and grandeur.
He basically ran the empire from that place rather than from Rome. Must have been an incredible daily sight to see maybe thousands of people during times of crisis or heavy work.
Looking forward to the Palace of the Constantinople video
I was always hoping a kind, scholarly soul would begin to cover palaces of the Roman world. Thanks Infinity!!
3:45 Great Fire of Rome: *Destroys a great part of the City*
Romans: "HOW THIS TRAGEDY COULD HAVE HAPPENED?!"
*The previous Day*
Nero: "...And so we will build the new imperial garden! What do you think?"
Designer: "It's a really good plan, Caesar. However, I think we are going to need an extra parcel in order to fulfill the project"
Nero: "Oh, yeah? Well, guess we are going to make some space. As my wise uncle Caligula said: If something gets in your way...JUST BURN IT!"
Designer: "..."
Nero: "What? It worked with his grandma's house when she caught him naked in the bed with his sister Drusilla..."
Absolutly amazing video! My little hobby is Roman/Byzantine residential architecture so I' m more than satisfied, especially mentioning and describing on few words every discovered imperial palace is great. But in my opinion you should mention that the blachernae palace was originally great and luxurious complex of palaces (wchich most likely looked like the the palace in Nympheon in greater scale) and main residence of Kommens before Sack of Constantinople . The palace of Porfirogenetos /Tektur Saray what you also showed was the residence of son of Michael VIII , later propably became alternative for devasted Blachernae palace. We also know about Mangana palace .
Just say Roman, dude.
@@Michael_the_Drunkard Eastern Roman is more apropriate my Emperor ?
Well, during the Komnenian period it's more complicated, as the Great Palace was still used extensively. It's hard to say what was the "main" palace during that time. The Blacherrnae had always been used by Emperors as a secondary palace, so it is difficult to say if it was really the 'main' palace at that time or just a secondary one.
It isn't until the late Latin Empire/Palaiologan period that the Blachernae Palace is used pretty much exclusively. The Palaiologi still used certain chambers of the Great Palace for some ceremonies, such as weddings, but it was quite rare.
It will be cool a video about the diferent provinces of the empire, a comparation of his populace, cities, legions etc can you think about It pls?
I always loved Roman history, and your videos dive deeper into specific topics I never delved into myself. Good stuff 👍
They based them on my house.
you are the only reason I'm not dying of boredom, also can you do more videos about the 4th-6th centuries ?
Video idea: city of Carthage under Rome ( from 145 bc to 698 ad)
Great work 🎉
Excellent 👏
Splendid....Thankyou for your skills
Fantastic video.
One thing about Villa Jovis. Despite the fact it's commonly and almost universally claimed Villa Jovis, Villa of Jupiter, that is an emendation of Suetonius (the relevant passage is Tiberius, 65). Actually, the biographer claims that Tiberius' Villa was called Villa Ionis, i.e. Villa of Io or Villa of Ion (it depends on how you read the genitive). To the story of the so-called Villa of Jupiter another interesting detail was added by the tradition: Tiberius had twelve villas in Capri, each one called after an Olympian God. Logically, Tiberius' Villa would be the Villa of Jupiter. There are two problems with this statement. First of all, that is another (highly unlikely) emendation. The relevant passage in Tacitus is to be found at IV.67, where he uses the word nominibus, which has temptatively emended with the word numinibus. The commentary of Martin & Woodman marks the passage as corrupt, and Woodman has emended nominibus with amoenitatibus - hence, Tacitus' statement would rather be it was Tiberius who had settled there in twelve attractive and massive villas. Nothing about gods' name. Second, the notion that Tiberius had none less than twelve villas in Capri could be debated as well, considering the size and topography of the island (I therefore wonder whether T. wrote something like duodecim uillarum insederat (‘had occupied the area of twelve villas’; cf. 3.53.4 ‘uillarum . . . spatia’), duodecim being rhetorical for an indefinitely large number, Woodman, The Annals of Tacitus Book 4, p. 309).
So, what about the name of Tiberius' Villa? Should we accept Io or Ion as trasmitted? That appears highly unlikely. Tiberius' Villa wasn't simply a country estate. It was something akin to the headquarter of the emperor. Far from being an isolated old man living in a pleasure palace, Tiberius would have several companions and guests, would entertain friends and relatives (as many as Tiberius could bear day to day), would enjoy himself with his melons, his vegetables, his pet snake, his learned and pedantic discussions and some other pleasures (the relevant anedoctes are only too notorious), would control the incredibly important harbour of Misenum (where Tiberius indeed spent some time - he died there, for example), that could reached within four to eight hours, with a keen eye on who was arriving and who was leaving (The point is not that Capri was out of reach, but rather that access to it could be closely controlled., Parker, Highways into byways: the travels of Tiberius’, Antichthon 43, p. 69), would discuss affairs of State, and kept his eye on the nearby granary of Puetoli, within thirty kilometers from Capri. And to this, one should add that Tiberius took yearly trip to the mainland, approaching Rome at least four times (but never entering the city - another curious behaviour of Tiberius Caesar). Tiberius' life in Capri can be discussed elsewhere, but as far for now it would suffice us to remember that we must imagine Tiberius not as brooding in isolation (though it is true enough he was a difficult man, not to say a grouchy one), but as entertaining visitors, discussing affairs, and taking up at least the more important of the obligations imposed upon him by state and family., Houston, Tiberius on Capri, Greece & Rome 32, p. 185.
For such a grand place, neither Io or Ion have an adequate mythical resonance. To this, we must add that Io was associated with the goddess Isis - and we should remember that Tiberius took hostile measures against the cult of the goddess in the year 19. So, how should we correct the passage of Suetonius? Maybe Iovis is correct, after all. Iunonis has been proposed as well. But neither Iovis or Iunonis are relevant to Capri, just like Ionis. Another emendation is arguably more convincing: it's not Villa Ionis, but as Champlin brilliantly proposed Villa Inonis, i.e. Villa of Ino. Even though not as grand as a name as Villa of Jupiter, Ino is definitely more relevant both to Tiberius and to Capri. The story of Ino is quickly told: a mortal woman whose sister bore Dyonisus to Zeus and whose husband was driven to madness by a typical vengeful Hera, she jumped in the sea from a cliff along with one of his sons (the other being being murdered by her crazed spouse) to escape him. Zeus, however, saved them: the woman became Leucothea, and her son Palemon. In this story there's a compelling detail: Ino tries to kill herself by jumping in the sea, and Tiberius' Villa of Ino stands precisely at the top of a cliff. The sardonic Tiberius would have been greatly pleased by this detail. But there's much more.
Tiberius' interest in Odysseus can be divined from several literary and archaeological evidences (chiefly, his Grotto in Sperlonga, replete with sculptures honouring Odysseus and his mythical deeds). His fondness on this figure could be discussed elsewhere, but it is not far-fetched to assume that he identified himself with the hero (Augustus certainly compared Tiberius to Odysseus, and so did Juvenal). Certainly Tiberius, like Odysseus, ‘cherished dissimulation’; his intellect was penetrating, his caution excessive, his anger quick, his harshness proverbial, and his pride in his own achievements, especially military ones, enormous …. Close to some extent, then, in temperament and close also in fortune: Tiberius, too, had spent a great deal of his life (up to his fifty-first year) abroad; he had had his time of campaigning in the field, and his time in exile (eight years to be precise), enduring multiple humiliations before attaining what was due to him., Stewart, To Entertain an Emperor: Sperlonga, Laokoon and Tiberius at the Dinner-Table JRS 67, quoted by Champlin, Tiberiana 2: Tales of Brave Ulysses, p. 9). And interestingly enough, Ino plays a relevant role in the Odyssey. In the fact, Ino, as Leucothea, shows up in the form of a seagull as the mythical hero is hanging to a raft admist of a terrible storm unleashed by the always antagonistical Poseidon. She takes piety of him, and urges the hero to strip off his clothes and to abandon his raft, entrusthing himself to her immortal veil, that was to be returned once he would arrive to the land of the Phaecians. Odysseus decides to trusth her - and Leucothea's prediction comes true. From the land of the Phaecians, as it's know, Odysseus would be transported to Ithaca. In short, Leucothea brings Odysseus home. Ino/Leucothea's role in the Tales of Brave Ulysseus must have been appreciated by Tiberius Caesar, who would have been more than willing to honour the deity who had saved Odysseus and brought him home. And, if Ino brought Odysseus home, Ino brought Tiberius Caesar to his spritual - yet, unsatisfactory - home in Capri.
If Ino is relevant to Tiberius Caesar' quirky, tortured, cunning and learned mind, she seemingly is no relevant to Capri. But is she? The cult of Leucothea is attested in the nearby Neapolis, after all. But there's more. Plinius the Elder, describing the Bay of Naples (3.82), mentions Tiberius' palace in Capri, and immediately after he mentions a nearby island. This island is called Leucothea. So, there was an island with the name of the goddess somewhere East to Capri. Unfortunately, we don't know much more about the place. Champlin temptatively and convincingly identified it as one of the islands of the small arcipelag of Li Galli. Either way, Tiberius Caesar may have had the island of the goddess in sight. The suggestion is impressive. Tiberius was honouring the deity who had saved his Odysseus, a deity deeply embroiled within the topography of the Bay of Naples - and to this, we can add some typical Tiberian savage wit.
I love your videos. Please make more videos. Please daily if possible. They're really fun to watch. Thank you
Some of them take really long to make, bro
Good video as always. Could you do a video on the destruction of pagan monuments by Theodosius I and how he probably destroyed things like the Tomb of Alexander, statue of Zeus at Olympus, etc?
Interesting, I just got a similar request in the comments
@@RomabooRamblings I’ve heard this before and was recently playing the Assassins Creed origins. They claim that the Library of Alexandria was finally destroyed under Theodosius’ reign. So it really made me wonder.
@@Cheemsarion from the top of my head there is a quote by Caliph Umar about burning the library, although I am not sure how authentic it is. Researching it's state in times of Theodosius is a good way to find out :)
We know the statue of Zeus at Olympia was not destroyed by Theodosius because it's mentioned in Constantinople during the 5th Century. It was part of a private collection belonging to the Imperial Chamberlain, Lausus, which contained several more ancient pagan statues.
Also we don't know what happened to the Tomb of Alexander nor to the Library of Alexandria. Both simply disappear from our records, the library in the 3rd Century, and the tomb in the late 4th.
@@Cheemsarion there was no library of Alexandria in the late 4th century. The library had already been destroyed by Julius Caesar in a fire around 47 BC. You are talking about the Serapeum, which was only rumored to contain scrolls from the original library.
I was just looking at some memes about justin bieber's goofy looking mansion and then I see this lmao
Thank you
Many early Romans would be absolutely horrified at what is suggested at the first sentence of this video
exactly!
I'd love a video on commoner homes, houses and apartment buildings
Ineteresting idea, I'll make note of it
Many illustrations of Diocletian's Palace which was built on top of Augustan era and other era structures.
Have you thought about making longer documentary type videos? Talking like 30mins+ 1hr+ on some subjects? I could definitely listen to you explain literally anything with your voice
this channel along with tominus maximus are the best rome channels i have found. so much better than dovahhatty with his blasphemy against the Lord.
Nero seeing your palace: Cute.
The interesting thing about Palace of Blachernae is its name. The name Blachernae comes from the Greek word Βλάχοι which is Vlach in English. This word comes from Proto-Slavic meaning Latin Speaker and was used for the Proto-Romanians known as Vlachs. I really wonder the reason behind the name choosing here, it might have been because Latin-speakers of the Proto-Romanian branch built it or was behind its design
A vid on the palace in constantinople would be appreciated. As you meantioned the palace of the Nicean Empire, is there any remnant of the palaces of the other two greek pretenders post 4th crusade (Trebizond, Ephirus) remaining?
I lnow there are ruins of imperial palace in Trabzon, not sure about Arta
9:03 Dude, thats Valens' bust
Where did you get the excellent 3d renders of the cities and palaces?
Todas las culturas estan unidas...eso es evidente..
Pero en Roma uno ve como la apertura a ese mundo occidental lleno de controversias pero también de grandes realizaciones que hemos admirado en su herencia cultural
Is there a video on the Constantinople Palace yet?
We will nika riot-your house if there isn’t a video on the grand palace of Constantinople!
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Hey guys i think theres a bug going around that doesn't show you all uploads and GO DAM IT THIS IS THR SECOND TIME...
Anyone else getting same problem?
in germany were two imperial residences, in cologne and in trier.
the emperors of the so called "gallisches sonderreich" resided in
cologne and later in trier.
the imperial palace in trier was latee
rebuilt by constantine. it was related to a circus like the circus maximus or the hippodrome.
in trier-pfalzel was the palatiolum,
a smaller palace and in konz was
an imperial villa. perhaps the villa of welschbillig was also inhabited by emperors.
The imperial palace of Aachen was furbished with decorations looted from the palace of Ravenna, btw. Don't think I mentioned it in the video
@@RomabooRamblings the palace of aachen was no roman palace. since karl the great it was the residence of "roman" emperors and the palace chapel the coronation church of "roman" emperors who were germans and therefore the german empire was called the roman empire. the pfalz of aachen was build after the model of the imperial palace in constantinople. the town hall in aachen was the aula palatina like
the aula palatina in trier.
Where are you from?
no palaces in egypt,syria,carathge?
What series is the footage depicting Emperor Constantin IX from?
Netflix's Rise of the Empires: Ottomans
@@RomabooRamblings Thank you
Where are you from? I can't quite place your accent
not Galleenus but Gall ee a nus
9:08 Wait WHAT did you say???
"Nika riots", my nika
@@RomabooRamblings Thank you kindly, Legatus LeBenis.
2;17 is a cut away of the Domus Augustana of Domitian built in the 80s AD
The Romans called it the Domus Augustana. Moderns refer to the public part of the palace as the Domus Flavia.
abd after 2:27 they show more of the Domus Augustana. They could have shown what little remains of Octavian's house.