VOLUBILIS, MEKNES: DID YOU KNOW MOROCCO ONCE HAD THE MOST REMOTE ROMAN CITY IN THE WORLD?

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  • Did you know Morocco has it all?! Seriously! We learnt that Morocco even has ancient Roman ruins from the city of Volubilis near Meknes in Morocco. At one point in time this was a booming city with over 20,000 residents and a city of production in olives and oils.
    Incredible to see such history - and not to mention breathtaking to walk through such history at sunset.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 178

  • @MorAcro
    @MorAcro Рік тому +72

    Great to see the kids exploring history!

  • @moradlouhbab3351
    @moradlouhbab3351 Рік тому +7

    Morocco is a land of surprises. It's a land that makes every visitor speechless by its biodiversity, development, modernity, traditions, history, culture and openess

  • @Belafrouguimustapha
    @Belafrouguimustapha Рік тому +5

    I am sad for Oscar I wish a good recovery insh'Allah it's fun to discover Morocco with you thank you.

    • @gavinsteiner3759
      @gavinsteiner3759 Рік тому +1

      Thanks for your concern, Oscar is 💯 % back up and running now. 😊

  • @badrbaaich4209
    @badrbaaich4209 Рік тому +8

    I really like your videos guys .. what a beautiful country Morocco

  • @bark922
    @bark922 Рік тому +6

    Magical city !

  • @saadbou-sokri2438
    @saadbou-sokri2438 Рік тому +10

    It's always a pleasure to watch your videos and you'll always be welcomed in Morocco

    • @gavinsteiner3759
      @gavinsteiner3759 Рік тому +1

      Thank you for having us 😊
      We are returning very soon to keep exploring.

  • @haiderlraq9876
    @haiderlraq9876 Рік тому +8

    ❤❤how are you all ❤❤

  • @AamirYaqoob-v3d
    @AamirYaqoob-v3d Рік тому +2

    Wishing you a very happy tour to Marco

  • @benino1
    @benino1 Рік тому +3

    Welcome great family to Morocco 🇲🇦
    Assalam to you all from Richmond Virginia

  • @stj53
    @stj53 Рік тому +14

    Amazing to think of the daily lives of those who lived there. I first visited in 2013. When I returned in 2018 I had the same guide!
    My son and I explored the ruins at Lexus near LaRache this spring. The Romans were remarkable.

    • @tayeblayachi3351
      @tayeblayachi3351 Рік тому

      Lixus ?

    • @jadhora3794
      @jadhora3794 Рік тому +5

      Lixus was Phoenician counter, not roman city , historians say Phoenicians found it around 12 centuries BC, even before Carthage, but it seems the village existed before the Phoenicians comes and "founded" the city, still archeologists talk only about 8 century BC!

    • @stj53
      @stj53 Рік тому +1

      @@jadhora3794 Thank you for the further information

    • @sterngaz7319
      @sterngaz7319 Рік тому +3

      Lixus Berguata sijl massa all It's Amazigh indignous people who was established their own country741. There is no at all what you think or what you call...don't think wrong!

    • @MariaNI-yf1bz
      @MariaNI-yf1bz Рік тому +1

      @@jadhora3794 lixus was a city in ancient Mauretania Tingitana, located in indeed present-day Morocco. The city was founded in the 7th century BC , however not by the Phoenicians but by the Carthaginians. It was an important trading hub for the region. Unlike what is still being presented ancient Carthage and "Phoenicia" are not one and the same. There is actually evidence to suggest that Carthage was predominantly composed of local= North African Berber people. One study published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology in 2017 found that ancient DNA samples from Carthage were genetically similar to modern-day Tunisians and other North African populations, and did not show significant evidence of Levantine or "Phoenician" ancestry.
      Another study published in the journal PLOS One in 2018 analyzed ancient DNA samples from Carthaginian and "Phoenician" sites across the Mediterranean, including Ibiza and other spots in southern Europe. The study found that while there was some evidence of Levantine(neolithic) ancestry in these samples, there was also evidence of significant North African/Berber ancestry, and that the Levantine ancestry could be also be linked to Jewish populations who were also present in Carthage.
      So neither Lixus or Carthage was a "Phoenician" city, but rather a diverse (mediterranean) and multicultural (from the western mediterranesn most of the time, see Arish the man of Birsa, strangly named "Phoenician" while his genetic lineage placed him in Iberia) city with significant North African /Berber influence in the basis with cultural ties to and with other mediterranean, incl the Levant, populations..

  • @mohamedelbarhoumi2680
    @mohamedelbarhoumi2680 Рік тому +3

    Best family, Best video.
    Thank you

  • @abdelhak1190
    @abdelhak1190 Рік тому +16

    I notice that the latine word "volubilis" is not easy for you to pronouce. Instead I suggest to use "walili" which is the moroccan Amazigh name.
    The amazigh people fought against romans for centuries.
    Thanks for sharing. 😊

    • @AwaywiththeSteiners
      @AwaywiththeSteiners  Рік тому +3

      A great idea! And one we didn’t know either. Thank you for that 😊

  • @keithbrandon8540
    @keithbrandon8540 Рік тому +7

    Glad you made it there! Very interesting place. Love historic ruins. Thanks for showing it, Cath and I hope to do another trip round the North. Wasnt a car park there last we visited! ✌️👍

  • @MEDIA90-s98
    @MEDIA90-s98 Рік тому +6

    Can't stop smiling while watching your videos guys, keep the great work, and I hope Oscar will be ok

  • @JohnElHanafi
    @JohnElHanafi Рік тому

    Meknes is an amazing city! Glad you were able to visit volubilis ruins! We use to hang out with an art collector on the road looking at sunsets sometimes and it was beautiful!!

  • @adammusic2821
    @adammusic2821 Рік тому +1

    welcome to morocco,many thanks for sharing your experience

  • @Hfhgjhs
    @Hfhgjhs Рік тому

    Still with you visiting Morocco from Belgium ❤

  • @EL-ALAMI-Abdessamad
    @EL-ALAMI-Abdessamad Рік тому +3

    The black Basalt from the Atlantic ocean.
    Harry, don't forget to see Moroccan architecture in Fez and Meknes

  • @MariaNI-yf1bz
    @MariaNI-yf1bz Рік тому +3

    I absolutely love this beautiful family, so sincere and humble. Thank you for your work and taking the viewer with you to see and discover this beautiful country of Morocco. Indeed, and glad you mentionend that, alot of people have this assumption of Morocco as one giant sandpool with tents and camels. There is nothing wrong with that but its does not reflect the reality of Morocco and other North African countries. Actually has everything; from waterfalls, snow/skie hubs, indeed the mediterranean part and the desert further south. This country has almost all the "climates" or "niches" found in countries like Venezuela, Switzerland, France, Saudi Arabia, Greece. Located in the Mediterranean and be blessed with the Atlas Mountains is the main cause for this. I was reading a while ago that Iberia or Spain in fact is much dryer at this moment than Morocco and some people were "furious" because Morocco was stealing "their" rain, based on the assumption that since Morocco is located more south it should be dryer. Hhhh. That was indeed very funny to read. Ok family, please continue and im very glad to see your precious gifted children are giving the best education as possible to have a fair share of potential education too. Cheers.

  • @MArif695
    @MArif695 Рік тому +6

    Make more street food,,markets vlogs ❤❤ always have a great time to see your videos 😊

    • @AwaywiththeSteiners
      @AwaywiththeSteiners  Рік тому +1

      Lots more coming up very soon as we get back to Asia next week and planning a few months in South Asia this year!

    • @MArif695
      @MArif695 Рік тому +1

      @@AwaywiththeSteiners that's a wonderful plane please come Pakistan again ❤️❤️❤️

  • @MoroccanCanadianFromToronto
    @MoroccanCanadianFromToronto Рік тому +3

    Happy to see you there, not far from my hometown (Meknes)
    If I were there, I would surely invite you.
    When I was young, I used to bike with my friends from Meknes to Volubilis and Moulay Idriss❤
    FYI: volubilis is a school history lab for your kids.
    Meknes’ my Hometown🥰🇲🇦
    Greetings🇲🇦from Toronto🇨🇦

  • @yazabdel2203
    @yazabdel2203 Рік тому +1

    You are a wonderful family love from Rabat.

  • @jslqkcwyekkz8ev604c
    @jslqkcwyekkz8ev604c Рік тому

    Bon Rétablissement Oscar we love you!!!

  • @biznessman3042
    @biznessman3042 Рік тому

    Always beautiful Vlogs 😍🙌 thanks ❤👏

  • @DamassiTV
    @DamassiTV Рік тому +1

    Amazing vlog and beautiful family ❤️

  • @Alain9-1
    @Alain9-1 Рік тому

    Welcome back anytime 😉

  • @tariktariq8614
    @tariktariq8614 Рік тому

    Hi nice family and thanks for this discription from walili city 👍🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @MArif695
    @MArif695 Рік тому +2

    When i started to watch your vlogs it was 30.2k subscribers and now it's 70.5k subscribers ❤🎉Congrats on your success 😊💕 Good vlogs as always...!n👏😍

    • @AwaywiththeSteiners
      @AwaywiththeSteiners  Рік тому +1

      Aww thank you so much @M.Arif! Your comment has absolutely made our day. Thank you for following us and supporting our journey. We hope to continue sharing the positive sides to travel and each of these beautiful countries and cultures that we learn about 😊😍

    • @gavinsteiner3759
      @gavinsteiner3759 Рік тому +1

      Thank you for your support. Love all the comments 😊

  • @hilallazrak
    @hilallazrak Рік тому +2

    Great tour around Volubilis ruins, poor Oscar he injured him self, hope he is doing well now.

    • @AwaywiththeSteiners
      @AwaywiththeSteiners  Рік тому +1

      Thanks @HilalLazrak he is doing much better now (with just a small scar for the memory!) 🛹 😁

    • @hilallazrak
      @hilallazrak Рік тому

      @@AwaywiththeSteiners glad to hear :)

  • @nicevariety3433
    @nicevariety3433 Рік тому +1

    BRAVO !

  • @اطلس-و2ر
    @اطلس-و2ر Рік тому +3

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

  • @l.l.7228
    @l.l.7228 Рік тому

    Nice family ..Nice trip and vidéos

  • @oldschoolrap6046
    @oldschoolrap6046 Рік тому +1

    Cheers guys hope osci get better Fast and tell him don't be shy we all fall off from skyboaerd when we were young

  • @awisewashere841
    @awisewashere841 Рік тому +1

    Welcome to Meknes

  • @HasanHasan-yi9qc
    @HasanHasan-yi9qc Рік тому +5

    Salam 🇦🇺🇲🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @tomquigley2991
    @tomquigley2991 6 місяців тому

    Great video! BTW, the hillside village you can see in the background in several shots is the village of Fertassa, which director Franco Zeffirelli used to serve as the village of Nazareth in his 1977 miniseries JESUS OF NAZARETH.

  • @sagikaki8773
    @sagikaki8773 Рік тому

    نحنو كا مغرب نحبكم كتير إنكم علا راعا

  • @moroccanempire1613
    @moroccanempire1613 Рік тому +1

    Poor Captain Oscar, we wish you a good recovery.
    Steiners family, you are always welcome in the Cherifian Kingdom.

    • @gavinsteiner3759
      @gavinsteiner3759 Рік тому

      Thank you 🙏 and Oscar appreciated your message and says he’s doing great now. 😊

    • @moroccanempire1613
      @moroccanempire1613 Рік тому

      @@gavinsteiner3759 alhamdolillah, very happy for you Captain Oscar.

  • @mehdib9035
    @mehdib9035 Рік тому +2

    Oscar, we had to wait until the end of the video to see you... It's a small wound that I hope will soon disappear, even with those scratches you're beautiful. It'll soon be gone!

  • @thecramptwam_.8329
    @thecramptwam_.8329 Рік тому

    welcome to Morocco

  • @SoufianeJdaidi
    @SoufianeJdaidi Рік тому

    I wish a speedy recovery to little Oscar

  • @touriyaabdedaim6970
    @touriyaabdedaim6970 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @astroboy8531
    @astroboy8531 Рік тому +3

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @hamidouabidou2372
    @hamidouabidou2372 Рік тому

    Bravo
    Nice
    Salutations

  • @abdelhak1190
    @abdelhak1190 Рік тому +6

    In Walili ( Volubilis); the romans used to produce not only olive oil but also plenty of wine. However in Lixus ( Larache) they used to produce "garum" which was a sauce made up of fermented fish highly appreciated in Rome !!

  • @rachidtaleb7943
    @rachidtaleb7943 Рік тому

    Welcome to Morocco

  • @mohammedattalj1959
    @mohammedattalj1959 Рік тому +1

    Morocco always welcomes you at any time
    We are proud of you and we love you
    We wish safety to the son of Oscar

  • @robbykidman
    @robbykidman 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for this vlog. This is the only one that shows how hard or easy it is to get there. What if i dont drive and i dont want to join tourist groups. Is there a commute to this place?

  • @abdelatif9036
    @abdelatif9036 Рік тому +1

    Nice

  • @jslqkcwyekkz8ev604c
    @jslqkcwyekkz8ev604c Рік тому

    love that

  • @منيرمباركي-ط3ب
    @منيرمباركي-ط3ب Рік тому

    إنها وليلي التاريخية.اظن بانكم غادرتم المغرب❤❤❤❤

  • @saidmalki5151
    @saidmalki5151 Рік тому +2

    Thanks to you . But I had some information about this palace, Mcenissa. There is an Italian movie that talks about it . Mnisnissa, a Berber leader, is the one who said Rome is for sale, so who buys

  • @AbdellatifIdrids-uu1ip
    @AbdellatifIdrids-uu1ip Рік тому

    Good trip

  • @mouhcineelhanafi
    @mouhcineelhanafi Рік тому

    Hi my friend I hope you are so happy with you sane in my country Morocco I talk with you in Morocco moll before in H&M

  • @balayabougaf
    @balayabougaf Рік тому +2

    ❤️🇲🇦❤️

  • @parsa9936
    @parsa9936 Рік тому

    RV nice 😍

  • @amidoumosta
    @amidoumosta Рік тому

    merci pour cette vidéo moi je suis marocain j’ai jamais visité l’endroit
    J’espère le voir prochainement
    انشاء الله

  • @MariaNI-yf1bz
    @MariaNI-yf1bz Рік тому +1

    Oh and regarding your question about the Black Basalt found in Lixus and other parts of Morocco, most likely it came from some volcanic activity in the region, from the Atlas Mountains. The Atlas mountains are a volcanic chain, running through the country, and the basaltic lava flows produced by these volcanoes may be the source of the black basalt. Some researchers also suggest that the basalt may have been transported to Morocco by sea, as evidence of long-distance trade routes in ancient times has been found in the region. But most geologists are not convinced and have rejected this and believe that it may have been formed from volcanic activity in the region and that its unlikely that the basalt was transported by sea,. Tranported or not. The latter,lets say the Canary Islands, is impossible as the distance between the two locations is quite significant, and there is no further evidence to support this theory. Instead, it is more likely that the basalt was formed locally. Extra detail, the black basalt once was used by ancient civilizations in the region for construction purposes, like the (black basalt) temple in Lixus. The temple was likely built by the Carthaginians in the 4th century BCE. In addition to temples, black basalt was also used to create statues, columns, and other decorative elements in ancient Moroccan/Mauretanian architecture, like the Bust of Juba II, King of Numidia and Mauretania Tingitana(present day Northern Morocco)

  • @hichamkaroumia7184
    @hichamkaroumia7184 Рік тому

    Oscar, harry, 👏👏👏👏

  • @saidahbachou9027
    @saidahbachou9027 Рік тому

    Have a Luke day. ❤

  • @MarocMaroc-ou1ji
    @MarocMaroc-ou1ji Рік тому

    Merci

  • @amarrayan1993
    @amarrayan1993 Рік тому

    I love your vedeo

  • @MohammedMohammed-xw2gn
    @MohammedMohammed-xw2gn Рік тому +1

    نتمنى لاوسكار الشفاء العاجل

  • @numidiachannel3520
    @numidiachannel3520 Рік тому +1

    tip top tap.

  • @hichamkaroumia7184
    @hichamkaroumia7184 Рік тому

    👍👍👍his name, walili

  • @AbderahimAbderahim-jb9wb
    @AbderahimAbderahim-jb9wb Рік тому +2

    Vive le Maroc ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

  • @Abdo-785
    @Abdo-785 Рік тому +2

    Please correct the information ,Volubilis is an amazigh-city before ,but occupated by roman ,
    So ,The city existed before its occupation

  • @tarikjahid2339
    @tarikjahid2339 Рік тому

    And you were not far from Zerhoun town, from where 12 centuries of dynasties started; you could see it from there; it s on the top of two mountains

  • @salam1628
    @salam1628 Рік тому +1

    ❤❤

  • @agadiragadir777
    @agadiragadir777 Рік тому

    أسرة رائعة و أوسكار أروع. و نتمنى لي أوسكار عدم الخجل من الحوادث، لئنه أمر طبيعي و يتعرض له الجميع

  • @abdouabdou3439
    @abdouabdou3439 Рік тому

    Good

  • @GSA-A989
    @GSA-A989 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

  • @samimellouki3139
    @samimellouki3139 11 місяців тому

    🇲🇦❤🇲🇦🇲🇦❤🇲🇦❤🇲🇦❤

  • @zakariaarnami5337
    @zakariaarnami5337 Рік тому +1

    Bon rétablissement à Oscar et en espérant vous voir à meknes et à chefchaouen

  • @alainmochir5779
    @alainmochir5779 Рік тому +1

    👍👍👍❤💚

  • @stkarim
    @stkarim Рік тому

    نتمنا بناء مدينة وليلي مجاورة لمدينة وليلي القديمة على نفس الشكل

  • @tifrhalt79
    @tifrhalt79 Рік тому +2

    Feel better Oscar , I’m sorry 😮,but I know you’re strong enough to overcome this situation 😉,in Morocco they say ‘’ you will grow and forget about it’’ to make you feel better and also kinda joke .this is how you say it in Moroccan’’ tkbr o tnssa 😂

  • @mouhamedbenkhada6011
    @mouhamedbenkhada6011 Рік тому

    Welcom tou meknes bébé 😂🩸🇲🇦📸

  • @techroom3546
    @techroom3546 Рік тому +2

    go to al housima Noord of morocco

  • @terminator1716
    @terminator1716 Рік тому

    Hi Harry Hi everybody
    Quiz for the beautiful family : it was discovered that the oldest known representative of our species Homo sapiens lived about 300,000 years ago. In which country? In which place ? ❤🌹

  • @azizejarmouni7973
    @azizejarmouni7973 Рік тому

    🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦👍👍

  • @youssefayoubi8392
    @youssefayoubi8392 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @HkzuheuTzhts
    @HkzuheuTzhts Рік тому +1

    😊😊😊😊❤🎉🎉❤😊😊😊😊

  • @najt.1106
    @najt.1106 Рік тому +2

    azul salutations a vous la famille Kiwi, et bon rétablissement pour Oscar❤️🌹.
    vous êtes pas loin de ma région le Rif j'espère que vous aurez l'occasion d'y aller bon séjours 🌹♓️❤️🇲🇦🦁.
    volubillis n'est pas une ville construite par les Romains, la Mauritanie Tingitan a étés occuper par les Romains qu'au 1e siècle après j-c vollubilis date du 3e siècle avant j-c .

  • @rbtrvt335
    @rbtrvt335 Рік тому +1

    اتمنی من الله ان تستقروا بالمغرب بشكل نهاٸي

  • @yahiafarid3055
    @yahiafarid3055 7 місяців тому

    👍👍✌️✌️🙏🙏🤝🤝🇧🇪🇲🇦

  • @abdobehadi4179
    @abdobehadi4179 Рік тому

    Harry 💪Oscar💪

  • @harmanpreetsingh10
    @harmanpreetsingh10 Рік тому

    when you comming back Tirau ??

  • @sazasu2518
    @sazasu2518 Рік тому +1

    Walilli means in berber language "high montain". Just to complete your information

  • @Mourad_Tahari79
    @Mourad_Tahari79 Рік тому

    Meknes is one of the cities of imperialism in Morocco. In the past, it was the capital of Morocco during the reign of Sultan Al-Mansur Al-Dhahabi. During his reign, West Africa and North Africa were under the rule of Morocco. During the reign of this sultan, Morocco knew progress, prosperity and strength, and at the same time it was a sultan who did not tolerate With criminals and enemies, this sultan was the reason for the collapse of the Portuguese Empire at that time in the Battle of the Three Kings, and he also had a famous battle called Wadi al-Laban in which he destroyed the Ottoman army on the border between Algeria and Morocco. The Ottomans tried to invade Morocco and annex it to the Ottoman Empire, but the Moroccans exterminate them. The most famous prison he built, called Qara Prison, still exists in Meknes, but it is closed to visitors. A prison that consists of kilometers of underground catacombs, but the oldest and most powerful imperial cities in Morocco remain Fez and Marrakesh. During their reign, Morocco was extending its control over West Africa, North Africa, and Southern Europe.

  • @haiderlraq9876
    @haiderlraq9876 Рік тому

    How are family ❤❤

  • @imadgoulferni5819
    @imadgoulferni5819 Рік тому +1

    Gamin Sarah and Hardy oscar good famille ❤❤❤👍👍👍❤❤❤

  • @lakbirsbaihi6201
    @lakbirsbaihi6201 Рік тому

    Yes I said to the Dutch girl that challenged all the montages the gorgeous as I named her watch out for the gorgeous you .
    But you the family from far beautiful country New Zélande almost Dutch See sea
    Land of sea
    You you did treat yourself & children this paradise
    Mountains Sea & Ocean ancient cities desert & Sahara
    Sure those kids will jump back to Morocco 🇲🇦 once are older enough
    Morocco 🇲🇦 unforgettable you
    Enjoy friends
    Myself inchallah I will go next winter
    Canada is getting cold & windy this spring

  • @lahcenlyoussi1270
    @lahcenlyoussi1270 Рік тому +2

    his name in Morocco:
    Oualili city.
    not volubililisis or i don't now..😃😃

  • @benino1
    @benino1 Рік тому +1

    Volubilis...

  • @fatiprestigia2607
    @fatiprestigia2607 Рік тому

    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @Mourad_Tahari79
    @Mourad_Tahari79 Рік тому

    Get well soon Oscar, only the brave try and sometimes get scrapes

  • @nadx1081
    @nadx1081 Рік тому

    💞💞💞💞

  • @ThepeopleofSoussMorocco
    @ThepeopleofSoussMorocco Рік тому

    I love you

  • @ekmanshazal9600
    @ekmanshazal9600 Рік тому

    Nice family enjoy life stop war life is too chort. We can not live two time. ❤😢