3 Hours Of Awe-Inspiring Cities That Ruled The Ancient World | Metropolis: Full Series

The Ancient metropolises of Rome, Athens, Alexandria and Carthage all stand as monuments to the incredible achievements of the ancient peoples who created them. What do they tell us about how these people lived and the values of their societies?

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[steph]

Who else puts this on to fall asleep to

[veryvaughsome]

So who else got here from the auto play going on all night?

[christineyetman]

What a sad loss...the Library of Alexandria...can you imagine what a treasure that was...all that knowledge

[Shineon]

This is, by far, one of the BEST series of docs on ancient civilizations I have ever seen—combining first-person accounts, local tales, researchers, historians & archeologists ….Altogether, a solid introduction to the “Big Four”….

[swimkill]

I'm grateful for curious people who have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. If the world were full of me we would know nothing about the ancients and I wouldn't have these fascinating videos to watch lol. I love ancient history.

[TheMarsMarine]

I took my Mrs to Athens to propose to her in 2023, absolutely stunning city. And yes, it's not perfect but what city is? Athens stole our hearts and we both want to come back. We fell in love with Greece that much that we're getting eloped in Corfu. ❤ love, from Scotland

[chelsea_Xxo]

Prof Roald Docter is a professor in my local university (Ghent) and he is very accomplished! Idk if his students even realize how amazing he is

[ancientsitesgirl]

Ptolemaic Alexandria is a city where I would like to live, an PERFECT city❣❣❣

[hellagood]

Thank you so much for providing us all with this video. So much tragedy, yet so much history. Excellent presentation too, especially the English version.

[petriruotsalainen]

Interesting pieces of ancient history, thanks for these

[TinyEpics]

Thanks for the great historical content. You’ve helped inspire my own channel. 😊

[buddhabunnee]

I loved listening to the portions where the actors were speaking Latin.. how cool is that

[murderfaery]

🌙 excellent video, very informative. Glad to have YouTubers like tou around

[DBEdwards]

These Grecian urns are beautiful beyond belief. Extraordinary. A joy and privilege to view them

[theManuScript]

these documentaries are so good. I learn more here than in college

[MrRight]

Very inspiring stories told. Thank you!

[silexk]

1:04:47 this man is so dedicated to not ruining the shot that he almost lets a fly into his mouth...

[hmj]

We've been there during our Mediterranean cruise November 18th to November 28th 2011 !

[Amadeu.Macedo]

What about Nineveh and Babylon? Each one is about 2, 000 years older than Athens, and they were the most magnificent metropolises of antiquity. Nineveh was unfortunately obliterated in 612 BCE, but it was the capital of the known world between 700 and 630 BCE, while Babylon reached its height 150 years before Athens.

[whom]

Athens is one of the most affordable cities in Europe. If you are moving here as a couple, you could easily live comfortably here on a budget of just €1, 000 a month. This is practically unheard of in the western and northern parts of the European continent.Oct 12, 2022