Posted on 10/24/2026 7:53:47 AM PDT by mowowie
In this episode, your window reveals a timelapse of one of the most dramatic urban evolutions in human history. For over two millennia, Rome was shaped by political revolutions, wars, plagues, the rise and fall of empires, and a continuous cycle of destruction and renewal.
Among its most dramatic chapters is the era of the Domus Aurea. After the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, Emperor Nero seized vast areas across the Palatine, Esquiline, and Caelian hills to build his sprawling Golden House, complete with an enormous artificial lake at its heart. Just a few years later, that same lake would be drained and filled to lay the foundations of the Colosseum.
Over time, the valley around the Colosseum fell into ruin and silence. During the Middle Ages, the Roman Forum, once the center of the ancient world, became little more than an open field known for centuries as “Campo Vaccino”, a grazing ground for cattle.
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I'm gonna have to check out other vids from these guys..
Fun!
Thank you for posting.
Capitoline Wolf in Rome, Georgia:
Rome's historic City Hall was designed by A. Ten Eyck Brown and was constructed in 1914. In addition to municipal offices for the City of Rome, the building has a 1,200-seat auditorium, which is home to the Rome Symphony Orchestra, the oldest symphony in the South. The Capitoline Wolf was a gift from the Roman (Italy) Governor, by order of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1929. The statue is an exact replica of the etruscan art that stands in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy.The city of seven hills.
Thank you! I really enjoyed the video.
The one showing NYC is good, too.
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Interesting. I realize it’s AI slop, so there must be a lot in there that is wrong historically.
I see newly constructed buildings that look like they are already hundreds of years old, I see cars on the streets that all seem to be the same make and model. But it was good to watch the US army driving through liberated Rome!
And what was that huge statue?
Still, in spite of it’s faults, it’s still worth the time to watch it. New York is next...
Entertaining if nothing else.
Pompeii: Total Destruction
Fixed-Camera Timelapse And Simulation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGP9R-5eepQ
What Pompeii Really Looked Like Before Vesuvius Erupted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7iVRoW58Tw
POMPEII - 3D Timelapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_QlCxpfoSE
better, IMHO:
A Day in Pompeii - Full-length animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY_3ggKg0Bc
I’ll have to check those out tonight
Thanks for sharing!
I got a kick out of all of the buildings going up and coming down- and the trees on the left stayed exactly the same for quite a while, lol.
I’ll have to check those out, too. Thanks for putting them out there!
And what was that huge statue?
Looks like it was supposed to be the colossus after which the Colosseum was named -- originally the site was that of Nero's Golden House, and the statue was in the supposedly public park. It was moved over to make way for the amphitheater itself, and put on a new pedestal. Also the face was somewhat altered so that it didn't so strongly suggest Nero. The statue was metal I think, presumably bronze, and got carted off during the Middle Ages.
Oh, okay, errata.
colossal statue of Nero by the Domus Aurea
https://search.brave.com/search?q=colossal+statue+of+Nero+by+the+Domus+Aurea
The Colossus of Nero (Colossus Neronis) was a massive 30 to 35-meter (98 to 121 ft) bronze statue designed by the Greek architect Zenodorus and erected in the vestibule of Nero’s Domus Aurea between AD 64 and 68. Originally depicting the emperor, likely in the guise of the sun god Sol, the statue was modified after Nero’s death; Vespasian added a radiate crown to re-dedicate it to the sun god, and Hadrian later moved it approximately 128 AD using 24 elephants to make space for the Temple of Venus and Roma.
Location: It was relocated to stand just northwest of the Flavian Amphitheater (later known as the Colosseum), which derived its name from this giant statue.
Fate: The last written record of the statue dates to the late 4th century AD; it likely collapsed during 5th-century earthquakes or was destroyed during the Sack of Rome in 410 AD.
Remains: Today, only the concrete foundation blocks of its marble pedestal remain, which were excavated in 1986 and are visible to the public near the Colosseum.
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Interesting. Thanks!
Those were great thanks for posting
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