Colossus of Constantine Tour in Latin 🏛 Rome, Italy

The Colossus of Constastine has been rebuilt in a full scale replica, which may be visited in 2024 in the garden of Villa Caffarelli in Rome, Italy. This 21st century recreation based on the fragments of the original found in the Roman Forum in the 1400s is an astounding way to get a sense of the massive scale of Ancient Roman art and architecture. While Constantine is hailed as the first "Christian" emperor, is that title really deserved?

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[ordinarryalien]

This was my favourite travel programme back in the day (AD 360). We would all sit together with my mater Claudia and my sorores Julia Maior, Julia Media, and Julia Tertia, watching it while eating figs, olives, and sea urchins. Ah, good times...

[foganwurst]

Salvē, I’m am writing a book and a graphic novel in Latin based on a civilization that emulates an industrial Roman Empire. It is called Caesarimperium, maybe you will hear about it in the next years. Thanks for teaching us Latin and being my inspiration.

[_________________________]

Amazing how your accent has become so similar to Italian when you speak Latin - no doubt how you sound is far closer than the textbook pronunciations. You really are a living Roman. Gratias tibi libenter ago

[iberius]

Haud invītus! Hodie Paululum lēgī dē Constāntīnō et colloquia ā tē recitāta in Patreon audīvī!

[sombrachibi]

Ok you're making me consider learning latin now 🤔😄

[Cyclonus]

Multas gratias tibi, Lucius! Ut semper, pretium magnum! 😎😎😎😎

[particanmapper]

gratias tibi luke, ego colossum constantini visitare volo

[vewqprm]

Pater Abel Luciō salūtem plūrimam dīcit. Grātias maxĭmas tibī agō prō hāc pelliculā, Luci! Feriā tertiā exāmen Byzantinologiae sustinuī et tam multa dē imperatōrē Constāntīnō lēgī, et nunc statuam eius cōnspēxī! Mīrābilē est, tanta altitūdo!

[alexandrekleine]

Hi there Luke, I just loved this video ! Gratia !

[MarisaGiuliana]

Meravigliosa historia grato sunt
Livie

[Morlun]

Amazing. I read also that even the Colossus of Maxentius was converted from a previous statue

[snowboy]

Alright! A new tour in Latin. Recently I was watching the one where Luke walks near fluviī and a riverus? The Delaware River I believe. Its exciting to read the captions and be able to understand most of it. Gratias Luke.

[lxxzfsp]

This was like reading a comic book an documentary at the same time. Keep up the good work 👍

[kedihaha]

can u make more videos about the byzantine empire while talking in medieval greek? i love ur videos so much!!!

[davidlericain]

One of the subtitle options is "Italian auto-generated". Is this because Youtube thinks he's speaking Italian?

[mtblp]

Euge. Paucis ante diebus museos capitolinos visitabam. Hac in Semestre Romae habito et Universitate Sapientiae archeologiae operam do (programmi Erasmi causa)

[pabloamadomontero]

Puto ut prima statua refecta, haec Constanini, fuit ultimam statuam positam esse in foro romano.
Nunc refeciendum totum forum romanum debemus.

[thadtuiol]

@0:18 As this new statue is not made up of pieces/fragments of the original statue, it is a "copy" or "recreation" (as, indeed, the Latin subtitles correctly note), not a "restoration". Please amend the English subtitles.

[brunopereira]

Can you explain the use of "Basileus" at the start of the video? What's the Greek word for king doing here?

[valeriusdacius]

Cōnstantīnus nōn modō leges ad Christianōrum defendendum edidit (aut nōn, ut ipse narravisti), sed etiam urbem 'capitalem' novam condidit suō nomine, et multās aliās mutatiōnes dedit Imperiō Rōmānō, quae ei erant cruciales ad perseverandum.