What was life like in the ancient city of Rome after its fall in 476 AD?

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In this video we shall explore the condition of the city of Rome during the kingdom of Odoacer and later Theoderich, and how the city must have looked decades after "The Fall" of the Western Roman Empire. What was the condition of its buildings? How many people were still living in the city? What would you see as a time traveller in the year 536 AD, wandering through the streets of Rome back then? I hope I can show you, that the condition of the city was better than is commonly assumed, and that the real decay only started with the Gothic wars.

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[Maiorianus_Sebastian]

Salvete Amici ! There is a mistake at 7:00. Of course Theoderich did not reign as western emperor, but as king. This was a simple editing mistake. Thanks and Bene Vale !

[EdricoftheWeald]

This was fascinating! I feel it is very significant that in the end it was not barbarians who destroyed Rome, but the Romans themselves, having lost all faith and respect in the imperium of their ancestors...

[laughsatchungus]

I always wanted to see a video making a scenario where we showed augustus, or some other great roman at the height of their magnificent civilization, transported to the city of rome in 1400, and how he would’ve reacted. If I were him I would straight up cry.

[frankveck]

So in a nutshell: there was still hope for Rome until 536. With a few more Theoderics it could have flourished again. - I am looking forward to the year 536 AD and Belisarius then. Even if the Romans probably did not so much. - I really like this channel.

[GLC]

This explains something I read decades ago in the 1956 Funk & Wagnall's encyclopedia: "While no specific date can be attributed to the fall of the Roman Empire, it is generally agreed that the end came...in 476AD, although few of the people who lived through it would have realized it was happening."

[monkeyman]

I’m glad I’m not the only one obsessed with the V, VI and VII centuries

[EminencePhront]

Can we all just admit that this guy's accent makes the videos that much better?

[RomaInvicta]

So happy to have found this channel: the host is obviously very knowledgeable and I enjoy the calm way he talks; also I love that the videos are so detailed Great job, thank you very much

[unioneitaliana]

When Rome became (again) the capital of Italy in 1871, occupied by the kingdom of Savoy the city was about 250.000 inhabitants, it was a small town. It looked more a big village then an European capital.

[francoturani]

Wow, what an incredible channel! It's almost hypnotic and Maiorianus clearly loves what he's doing as you can hear it in his voice.
Truly amazing!!

[BobFTWSaget]

Absolutely love the content, you solely have gotten me more interested in the late WRE. Keep up the great work!

[richardsmith]

A good video, but I thought that in 410 the basilicas Julia and Amelia were burnt, and also some other areas of the city. Aristocratic houses on the Caelian hill were certainly burnt. These sackings, plus the neglect and indeed spoliation of the ancient temples by the Romans themselves must have affected the city. But yes, the ruination of the water supplies during the stupid gothic wars of Justinian will have made large parts of the city uninhabitable. The rest is ever more spoliation by the Romans themselves, and anyone else who passed through and wanted some bronze or marble. This was a brilliant exposition by the way, thank you.

[Goldenknave]

There is a sadness that i cant express with words. So much love and effort went into each temple and statue and all it seems
swallowed by charybdis, by time, by the passing and going of man, so that one
day only the memory of these places is all that remains.

[KommentarSpaltenKrieger]

To say that it were the East Romans which destroyed the city of Rome and started the "Dark Ages" is in many aspects true, but it is not the whole truth. Urbanity started to change and to decline as early as the 4th centruy. The process of constructing new buildings and monuments stopped after the 3rd century altogether. Old buildings were indeed maintained until the 6th century, at least partially. One can blame social change for this fact, as the old model which underpinned the construction of buildings ("voluntary" charity by wealthy citizens) was broken but a new model hadn't been arrived at.

[gumbie]

Phenomenal video and presentation! I follow a lot of history on YouTube and you sir definitely have done a great job here! Please keep It up- your new subscriber!

[patriciapalmer]

Now 76, six decades ago, I argued this point with my university professors, insisting vociferously, that it made no sense that Rome didn't continue and fade slowly as its power base was transferred to Byzantium, and "barbarians"' were all "non-Romans" not uncultured, chest beaters. They patronizingly told me I couldn't be more WRONG ad infinitum !! Archaelogy has since proven them wrong.

[erwinscandolera]

Man i can say you truly deserved more subscribers

[cynthiadiaz]

Interesting how the writings of Procopius to some degree contradict the earlier claims that it was the Romans who so often demolished their own structures for use as building materials.

[mustermusli]

new vid of the best late roman empire youtuber :)

[bioliv]

Thank you for speaking so slow and well articulated!