Three (more) Forgotten Roman Megaprojects [9:36]

YouTube ^ | July 19, 2024 | Garrett Ryan (as toldinstone)

[SunkenCiv]

This video explores another three forgotten Roman megaprojects: the colossal gold mines at Las Medulas, Spain; the Anastasian Wall, Constantinople's outer defense; and Rome's artificial harbor at Portus.

Chapters:
0:00 Las Medulas
3:13 The Anastasian Wall
5:24 Portus

Three (more) Forgotten Roman Megaprojects | 9:36
toldinstone | 511K subscribers | 100,617 views | July 19, 2024

[SunkenCiv]

The longest tunnel in ancient history. A highway suspended over a raging river. A secret harbor for the Roman navy. These are three of the most impressive Roman engineering projects that you've probably never heard of.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:24 The Tunnel of Claudius
4:33 The Iron Gates Highway
7:16 The Secret Harbor at Lake Avernus

Three Forgotten Roman Megaprojects | 11:30 | toldinstone | 511K subscribers | 854,276 views | March 31, 2023

[SunkenCiv]

I'd thought I'd posted the earlier vid as a topic, couldn't find it on FR, so both are up there. :^)

[Celtic Conservative]

Dr. Ryan is one of the best YouTube historians out there, along with Darius Arya. For more modern stuff Dr. Mark Felton is great too.

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for the reminder, there’s channels I should visit more often.

Darius Arya’s:
https://www.youtube.com/@AncientRomeLive/videos

Felton (mostly wwii):
https://www.youtube.com/@MarkFeltonProductions/videos

There’s also The History Guy, bowtie and all:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHistoryGuyChannel/videos

Paul (and sometimes Rebecca) Whitewick:
https://www.youtube.com/@pwhitewick/videos

The History Squad:
https://www.youtube.com/@thehistorysquad/videos

Tod’s Workshop (archaic weaponry):
https://www.youtube.com/c/TodsWorkshop1/videos

[Gay State Conservative]

What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?

[SunkenCiv]

:^)

https://freerepublic.com/tag/romanempire/index

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1967877/posts

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4074726/posts

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4148759/posts

https://freerepublic.com/tag/toldinstone/index

[SunkenCiv]

while rummaging around FR, found one I’d used last year:

Voices of the Past by David Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/@VoicesofthePast/videos

he notes that his brother has a channel I’ve not tried, or maybe I have and forgot (>:

History Time by Peter Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryTime/videos

[SunkenCiv]

not vids, still counts:

https://arkeonews.net/category/news/