I was there two weeks ago and it was an amazing experience. If you have the opportunity, I would recommend walking the Theodosian walls from South to North, finishing at the Palace of Blachernae.
@willd1790
26 күн бұрын
@e.t.ethics1771it’s a public square, it’s open 24/7. There is quite a lot of police and gendarmes around but that’s just because it’s a heavy tourist site
@gitfoad8032
Жыл бұрын
The the quality, as ever, exceptional, & I kinda like the brevity too. A rare thing left wanting more, rather than far less. Cheers.
@525Lines
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Exactly the right amount.
@andrjsh
11 ай бұрын
As a Byzantinophile of forty-two years, I love being able to see these monuments.
@solinvictus39
Жыл бұрын
A thousand thanks to you for taking the time and effort to make these videos! You are doing the world a great service, and helping me experience places I may never see in person.
@austinheath9739
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for such educational commentary!! Can't wait to see these myself later this year
@SergeantTopBins
Жыл бұрын
I really want to go. It's just so cool to me to be able to see the same obelisk that countless other people have gazed at through the millennia
@erdemc59
Жыл бұрын
Great to see you here Dr. Ryan. Have you ever thought about doing an actual history tour with people in Istanbul like you did in Rome?
@MuKork
Жыл бұрын
There are actually some visible remnants of the hippodrome structure below the school behind the Egyptian obelisk. It's not open to the public yet, but I believe there's some restoration ongoing at the moment.
@knicklas48
8 ай бұрын
Yes, you're right. I saw the wall 3 years ago.
@timczapiewski527
4 ай бұрын
Great tour!
@yoshirexthesecond
Жыл бұрын
Great videos, thank you! We were just there last week, this answers so many of our questions :)
@paulhill3187
Жыл бұрын
Greatly appreciate your efforts
@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded
11 ай бұрын
what a beautiful city
@bobfrog4836
Жыл бұрын
There is a wall from the Hippodrome left standing. Look up the "Sphendone".
@tweedledumart4154
Жыл бұрын
Been there. Unfortunately didn’t take pictures of the obelisk. Thanks very much for this video.
@vincentkosik403
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video..since it is unlikely I will see it in person
@sleepygrumpy
11 ай бұрын
Outstanding
@GreatCityAttractions
Жыл бұрын
Great information. Lovely footage.
@onetwothreefourfive12345
Жыл бұрын
Really awesome guide. Good work :)
@larsrons7937
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tour, Ryan. I will go and see it myself if I get the chance to visit Istanbul. Only some days ago my friend went to Istanbul with his family. He should have seen this video first. I'll ask him if he visited the site. Greetings from Denmark.
@bumpstockbilly4263
Жыл бұрын
If i had a bazillion dollars, i would hire you to be my personal tour guide, and we would go and see everything, there could be no better way to experience these ancient marvels than with someone who is well-versed in the lore and history and enjoys talking about it.... it's cool that you exist.!
@almamoises7156
10 ай бұрын
I am flying to Istanbul in four weeks. This is one of many must see in Istanbul. Excellent narration of the historical importance of these obelisk/monuments. Thank you.
@megansfo
Жыл бұрын
It would have been exciting to witness the chariot races.
@reeyees50
Жыл бұрын
20,000 thousand people died there during the Nika Riots, killed by Justinian, his Wife and their soldeirs
@muscledavis5434
11 ай бұрын
The riots also started from there (the Hippodrome), were unnecessary and violent as f**k and burned big parts of the town including important buildings and statues that were part of Constantinople's cultural identity and part of the whole Graeko-Roman culture. The great Zeus of Phidias, once brought here like many marvels of the ancient world, was one of the victims of this rebellion (just to give an example). The destruction was so big that it is a main reason why later Constantinople did look way less "Roman" than it did from the beginning. And it directly threatened the rule of Justinian. 20.000 dead is a lot and unfortunately this number seems to be factual according to historians (some speak of even higher death tolls), but how could an emperor let this atrocious act happen without severe punishment? This whole story is so messed up and brutal... and unnecessary.😵 In the end it only strengthened Justinians rule, because it was also a way for him to kill off his opposition, who thought they had something to gain by participating and adding more fuel to the riot. Most of the 20.000 dead would've survived, if the riots had stopped early enough (Justinian promised judicial amnesia, but no one listened and they went on trying to get an usurpator on his throne. Then the slaughter started).
@ahmedelkhwaga2751
2 ай бұрын
Istanbul 😊
@xavierpaquin
Жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks
@spankflaps1365
Жыл бұрын
1:28 Ancient obelisk rebuilt twice = “Trigger’s broom”
@justarando8290
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for these. Have you been to Provence, southern France, in your travels yet?
@scenicroutestothepast
Жыл бұрын
I have, though not for almost a decade. I need to go back, now that I have this channel...
@obsidianjane4413
Жыл бұрын
Do you know why there is a vertical channel missing in the base @4:28? At first I thought it was a hole drilled thru it. But it looks more like erosion. Acid rain damage?
@bobfrog4836
Жыл бұрын
It looks like the base of the obelisk was used to support another structure, possibly the divider or wall that bisected the hippodrome that the chariots would race around.
@obsidianjane4413
Жыл бұрын
@@bobfrog4836 I don't think they would have used and carved a flawed piece of stone.
@kamdannmal
3 ай бұрын
ISTANBUL
@MrRoz121
9 ай бұрын
You missed the massive wall that still exists just a short stroll from here still standing belonging to the hippodrome.
@fernalicious
Жыл бұрын
Moooore!
@eatportchops
11 ай бұрын
Why didn't Constantinople have a Amphitheater?
@Kyle_Schaff
6 ай бұрын
“Dream on, Constantine” lol
@FraDon
11 ай бұрын
What happened to the bottom third of the obelisk?
@starcapture3040
Жыл бұрын
any travels back to jordan?
@bobfrog4836
Жыл бұрын
Jordan has some fantastic antiquities!
@starcapture3040
Жыл бұрын
@@bobfrog4836 yes but sadly not taken care of
@daveryan1559
Жыл бұрын
At what point did the chariot teams winnow from 4 to 2?
@czeremis
Жыл бұрын
Could you give the source of this Polish drunken ambassador who knocked over the serpent statue? Never heard of that tbh
@DSAK55
Жыл бұрын
Jaroslaw Kaczynski
@dudermcdudeface3674
Жыл бұрын
Why do Byzantine things always look sad and morbid?
@Kenan-Z
Жыл бұрын
A wonderful observation indeed. I've thought the same all my life. There is something dark, dismal, and bleak about the Byzantines. I'm from Türkiye and everytime I see relics from the Byzantine times, this thought inevitably emerges in my head.
@fredirecko
11 ай бұрын
I've viewed many Byzantine items and have never thought this once before. I guess it has more to do with the personal opinions of the viewer than the item itself.
@tryllon4774
6 ай бұрын
I'm from İstanbul, I find them strong and soothing, this is simply a matter of perspective.
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