The Death of a Great Roman City
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Published 2024-02-19
This 4th and final part in my history documentary series on Ephesus explores all the reasons for its demise, including natural disasters and attack, the slow dismantling of the city, and another slow and silent killer, which is probably the main factor that killed the city.
Written, edited and narrated by Jordan Amit:
jordanamit.com/
The majority of the reconstructions are by Balage Balogh of Archaeology Illustrated:
archaeologyillustrated.com/
Watch all my other Ephesus videos in my series:
• The Powerful City that Built The Larg...
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All Comments (21)
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Also special thanks to Vladimir Chertoriiskii for his amazing reconstruction of the Temple of Artemis. You can check out his 3D work here: www.artstation.com/che_vladimir
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The way you made this in a way the audience could truly visualize what this town looked and felt like, is great. Good job.
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When I visited Ephesus a few years ago I remember it was difficult to picture it as a port city, from the ground level you couldn't really see the old artificial canal or even the modern coastline. This video really helps with visualising the site and the narration is very engaging too.
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i like the way u put the modern pictures and the ancient paintings. It truly helps us visualize what happened to it. please keep doing it
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I am astonished with the quality of your video and the visualizations of the historical data. Amazing job!
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One of the best ancient Greek and Roman city documentaries i've ever seen, amazing job!
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Bro outstanding video. I consume all history YouTube content and this is up there with the best. Keep up the grind
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Really well done video 👍 Nice story teller voice. The balanced speed of the video (not too fast) and the graphics were also great 👍
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The visualisation/reconstruction plus story telling is magnificent! Please continue such work.
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I walked and discovered many hidden sides of the city. There are wheel traces of iron wheels on the roads still. Street name tables, shops, forums, squares and that celcus library. It was mesmerizing moment for me. I'll go there again soon. Thanks for the video.
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I can tell a lot of effort went into this video, it really shows! Great job!!
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Great video! Great to visualize how the city looked at its peak. When I visited Ephesus two years ago, I remember reading signs for the port, and due to my ignorance I thought it was a mistranslation until I looked it up on google. The goosebumps I got walking down the streets of this beautiful city is something I’ll never forget. The terrace houses were also amazing!
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This is a topic I knew absolutely nothing about and this video is so well researched. The music and visuals are fantastic and the style is very engaging. Thanks for the content, really look forward to more!
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Thank you... I remember going to Selcuk and Ephesus in 1987... I was very impressed and moved by the experience... it was sad seeing the temple of Artemis sunken and surrounded by water... and not much of it remains ... except for the singular column... you could walk past it and be forgiven that it is just a pile of rubbish, rather than once, a wonder of the Ancient World...
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I was fortunate to have lived in Izmir in the early 1980's and again in the early 1990's while in high school. I have been to many ancient cities across Turkey, each with their own unique history and attraction. Ephesus is special to me because we held our high school graduation ceremony in the library of Celsus. Thank you for creating this great video. While I already knew the information, it's a great tool for me to share with others when explaining to others what Ephesus looked like and what happened to it.
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another great video, well informed and very detailed. I'm getting smarter watching these! Look forward to the next one.
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this was so WELL DONE!!! The visuals were so well placed
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Excellent production and very well done. Thank you!
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Most Westerners are clueless about these ancient towns but yet they read the bible and see their names all the time, completely unaware. There is for example, the Letters from the Ephesians that recalls that early period of Christianity. As for Ephesus itself, I visited many years ago and it is one of the best ancient ruins anywhere in the ancient Greco Roman world. I was unaware of the silting, but it makes sense. A good video.
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Fantastic video! Great transitions from old to new and back again. Love the use of the aerial maps to put it all into perspective. Amazing job! Please keep this up. Thousands of other ancient cities could use your artistic touch to help explain their rise and fall.
