The Colosseum After the Fall of Rome

After Rome fell, the Colosseum was a palace, a castle, a bullring, a den of thieves, and a bustling neighborhood - sometimes at once.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 The last games
2:15 From arena to neighborhood
3:52 Stone robbing
4:35 From neighborhood to palace
5:19 Bullring and den of thieves
5:49 Peregrine Pendants
6:55 Renaissance pillaging
7:47 Early preservation efforts
8:46 Christian shrine
9:24 Tourist attraction

[QuantumHistorian]

I don't normally comment until I've watched the whole video, but _"Benvenuto Cellini, goldsmith to the pope, watched a necromancer summon demons in the Colosseum"_ is one hell of an opening, every word taking me by surprise.

[panqueque]

The more I learn about what happened to it, for so many years, the more I'm amazed ANYTHING survived.

[beminem]

I just love how we live in a time where we not only know about the Colosseum’s original use but also the people centuries later that had no clue what it originally was and their crazy hypotheses. Like some type of dramatic irony, I love it

[benjamintillema]

Honestly, this whole set up of people making entire villages in the mammoth halls of the colloseum, an economy being formed around mining its ruins, those living in the echoes of a greater past not knowing its significance is metal as fuck and would make a sick backdrop for a historical epic.

[ale_s]

The fact that Rome went through so much decay and depopulation that people even forgot what the purpose of the Colosseum was is mind blowing

[sawahtb]

The fact that anything survived makes you also appreciate the enormity of what it took to build it. It's a wonder of the world.

[ktkatte]

the Spirit Halloween gag had me giggling. thanks for that

[information]

I’ve always loved hearing about classical building being repurposed in the medieval ages for various purposes. I love when you cover this topic.

[jk]

I can never comprehend how a city of 1 million and the center of the world can go to 40, 000 people for a thousand years and essentially be forgotten. Makes me wonder what might happen to our cities, as impossible as that sounds

[EllieMaes-Grandad]

I walked inside this structure ten years ago and was mightily impressed by the size of the building blocks - Lego it isn't. Designed and built by competent teams without the benefit of modern equipment, it is awesome. We hear little or nothing about those who designed this and other immense structures and that is regrettable - they all deserve more prominence.

[Lines]

Exotic plants carried as seeds in the fur of the wild animals brought into the coliseum created a kind of rare plants arboretum there.

[memirandawong]

Visited the Colosseum some years ago. A fascinating place indeed. This video should be a prerequisite for anyone planning to visit.

[CharlieGeorge_]

Fascianting to think that the Colosseum's very purpose was forgotten in the centuries preceding Rome's collapse

[tommyvalenzuela]

So I already enjoy this channel but, seeing the Coliseum as a Spirit Halloween store, made me LOVE IT!! LoL I had to stop and re watch it to make sure I saw what I saw haha!!

[TetsuShima]

*Sad fact:* The Colosseum was severely damaged by fire in 217, just after Caracalla's death. It was a rather fascinating foreshadowing of the horrible times to come.

[BrendenFP]

I love that your sponsors are often unique and interesting businesses and not the tired old rota of YouTube sponsors.

[RizzstrainingOrder]

You nearly got the 500k, really deserve it, please keep those great videos coming and thanks for those.

[mattheide]

Great video ❤ The Coliseum was built so well with Roman Concrete that it stands today. Just a reminder that sports are all fun and games untill someone loses with (rarely) deadly consequences. 😊

[Ksoism]

I want to thank for quality subtitles. English isn't my first language, and although i do understand you completely, it's a good addition. Always it isn't possible to either crank the volume up, or there is too much background noise.

[transcendtravel]

Your research of each subject is simply breathtaking. Kudos Sir