The House of Neptune and Amphitrite | Herculaneum
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Published 2024-02-01
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All Comments (21)
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Magnificent. Imagine what it would have looked like at the time before the eruption. There's very few places that you can go and walk the same streets as people did 2000 years ago. Truly unique. I need to go some day.
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This is an absolute masterpiece my Mum, Sister, Auntie and I visited April 2023, Pompeii was jaw dropping but Herculaneum was so much quieter and so we got to see quite a lot more. The amount of carbonised wood was fascinating and this mosaic is so vivid and rich in colour. I’d recommend Herculaneum to anybody and I’d go again today if I didn’t live in the UK 😂❤️🇮🇹
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Another thing I found facinating that one could still smell the odors of burnt wood even after two millennium.
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Mosaic glass is exactly like Pixels in our modern age. Or a print dot matrix from laser jet printer. Many individual colors used side by side in a knowing way to create the illusion of depth, shade, tone when our eyes and brain blend them visually to create a unified image.
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I love seeng new discoveries at Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae, etc. Ancient Rome is endlessly fascinating, Greece, too.
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The opening on each side of the mantle for lighting must have made a warm home environment for the owner and his family.
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The sea trade that made the house owner rich was pretty much the only investment opportunity in antiquity. The standard interest yield was 20%, unless the ship sank.
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so badass... Those Romans were something else
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Very interesting, you transported me back more than 2,000 years.
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Breathtaking! So much quality content on that channel, thank you so much for sharing this gentlemen.
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Interesting how functional everything was.
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Those authepsae, the large pots the Romans used to boil water, were something fascinating I didn't know about. I also didn't know about how drinking water was so foul back then, they would dilute wine with this hot, sterilized water to create a hydrating, good tasting drink you could have all day long without getting drunk or tired that was used by children and adults alike. Sorta like an ancient sports drink.
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The coursing of the masonry on the once plastered walls is quite interesting.
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That mosaic is probably the most beautiful in history
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Best 5th grade field trip with daughter! Sent her the link and she asked about pictures we took 25 year ago. Paestum was another great trip.
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Camera work and views are excellent doing justice to the site. In some other channels, far too much of the picture is taken up by their face. You show us what we want to see, the ruins. Very informative too. Subscribed. Thank you!
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What an incredible video! Thank you so much, I really enjoyed it.
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Very interesting, thanks for the show.
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Excellent doc, providing us awesome visual. Thank you.
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Thanks for sharing!
