Explore Herculaneum's buried theater!
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Descend into the little visited ancient theater of Herculaneum! The monument - used for theatrical performances in Roman Herculaneum- remains buried under the ash and mud deposited from the eruption of Vesuvius, so we'll have to walk through the tunnels of past excavators to view the seating and stage building. It's still a maze that gives a sense of the dangers and efforts of the original explorers, tunneling through the hard volcanic material.
Go to ercolano.beniculturali.it to make your visit to Herculaneum and the theater!
0:00 Introduction
1:21 Locating the theater within Herculaneum, its construction
1:55 Rediscovery of the theater
2:57 Underground tour; inscriptions in situ (on location)
4:39 Parts of a Roman theater: scaenae frons, proscenium, cavea
5:31 Fresco, stucco, bronze statues (in the Naples Archaeological Museum)
7:00 More exploration!
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I frequently tell people that Herculaneum is a must visit - less crowded and in many ways better preserved. Two added bonuses - 1. It is rarely as crowded as Pompeii and 2. One of the best burgers I ever had is almost right across the street (VIP Burger). Thank you so much for this video Darius et. al. You always produce fantastic videos that dig deeper into topics not often covered.
Thanks a lot. Yes, I agree- a great site!
Thanks for the tip about the burgers, I'm going to Herculaneum in a few months and will check out your recommendation!
Great pizza place on the left walking up the hill to the train station
@@spindriftbeach6082 Fantastic, thanks very much
Totally agree. Much more to see and do. Much more complete history and artefacts.
I much prefer it when you present in this calmer, quieter fashion. It’s much more engaging. Thank you.
The whole Bay of Naples is a fascinating archeological area. Cumae, Miseno and the wonderful cistern of the Roman fleet and, of course, the cities of Vesuvius. Fabulous videos Darius, keep it up.
Thank you. Yes, the whole area is fascinating- check out my older Baiae video.
I really enjoyed this😁. It amazes me how much is still buried, yet to be discovered under the modern town of Ercolano! I have been lucky enough to visit Ercolano on two visits. I will definitely try to go here on my next one.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ancient bronze statuary is very impressive.
and worth a trip to Napoli!
Those bronzes are amazing and in perfect shape
Fantastic video! Pompei and Herculaneum are on my bucket list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good choice!
Thank you for making us travel without leaving our homes!
Any time!
Gives you the sense that the lion's share of Herculaneum has yet to be excavated. Unfortunately, so many apartment buildings surround the sight, making it impossible, at least for now, to have access to the yet to be excavated portions.
Yes, most remains buried!
Was last there in May. The inclines of the side streets on the way to and from the train station felt like you were walking over actual structures! It was a weird feeling! lol @@DariusArya
I was in Naples for an archaeological conference in 2015. I took an afternoon and visited Herculaneum. I like it better than Pompeii. I did not know about this theatre. I will have to visit again! Great video as always.
Thanks for sharing!
I was watching a video recently about how to pyroplastic flow had turned the brains of a few of the only bodies found at Herculaneum into pieces of glass because of the rapid heat a quick cooling of the brain tissue, thats just incredible
Many years ago I was stationed at the NATO HQ in Bagnoli, a Napoli suburb. Prowled around Herculaneum and the plethora of Roman ruins many times. Nice to view the many many "updates" available on youtube.
Very interesting, good video.
Thank you!
Absolut the best archeology channel, good on you Darius.
If it was buried and discovered after Centuries, that means that the marble should still have been lining the walls. Ancient foragers must have found it first and stripped the marble.
This was incredible. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure-
Great presentation!
Absolutely amazing. So much history is still buried.
stunning fact!
Excellent tour. Thanks, Darius!
My pleasure!
Would love to visit there
OMG this is super cool !!
Thank you, that was amazing. On a more personal note you give wonderful tours, and I want you to know that is greatly appreciated.
Wow, thank you!
A very interesting view, thank you !
My pleasure! More Herculaneum in the future
Wowww
Fantastic tour! 👍
Many thanks! Not any easy place to get a sense of the monument -but def.you get a sense of the difficulties involved in the earliest excavations.
Thank you Darius for this amazing tour back in the time of Roman Empire! 🙏❤
My pleasure!!
Wow! Truly remarkable.
yes, an exciting visit!
Back underground, yeah!
you got it!
Bravo! Absolutely incredible video, the inscriptions were my favorite. Made a great morning for me to start my day at 6:51 AM before I get my work and tasks started for a long day. Makes me feel "stoic" in what otherwise been a kinda rough morning of bits of depression. Hail Hercules! hahaha. So cool. I did not know of this theater site when I visited in 2020.
Thanks Darius! Yes, this site is now on my wishlist for future visiting!
Can you please add the link for the website to buy tickets. Thanks.
it's in the written text
Thanks for the new to me info..
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME 👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for this premium presentation. You stated several times that it was once lined with marble. Where did the marble go? Thank you,
Stripped by the early investigators tunneling through the site.
Thank you for your interesting video
Thanks for visiting
Amazing. Darius, are there any plans to continue the excavation and uncover more of the theater?
No- it’s a time capsule as is- and historic building on top. Goal is to make it regularly open to the public.
@@DariusArya Thank you
O yes, Herculaneum is my preference to Pompeii. Many buildings stand to two stories, the corner fountains were working - much more evocative than Pompeii.
Both are great, but I agree- Herculaneum is really special (and so much more difficult to unearth)
Awesome video as always. I actually met you this day, I said hi as I was part of a tour group. Keep up your amazing work.
Thanks for saying hi!
I want to go there!
That is amazing! This makes me think about the villa of the papyri, which is perhaps even more special. But as far as I know there are almost no video’s of the tunnels of the villa of the papyri and only a few photos (I do know your video of the excavated part). Do you think anyone will ever get the option to make more images (a documentary for example)? You would be very suitable for that! Any idea why no one has had that option yet?
Check out my Villa dei Papiri video - you’ll see the site and some tunnels
Cool. I have been to Herculaneum but had no clue about this. :)
Glad I could help!
I'd be great to have the whole place excavated .
Slowly but surely.
You do know that roman statues were almost never signed or a name put on them, so the plaque might give a name but the actual statue could be recycled form anyone.
Radon gas. They should clear out the surface housing and dig out the pyroclastic flow with heavy equipment.
Absolutely amazing, thank you for taking us there ❤❤❤❤
porque não exacam o teatro inteiro????
Those two little aluminum sticks holding back a wall of rock makes me feel really nervous. 👀
How many times is the word Herculaneum ! Said in this video ??
What about the Raydon? Isn't that very dangerous?
Yes but after long exposure
Oh, okay... Thanks for the info. :) @@DariusArya
Very interesting subject but don't like the way the presenter talks as if we're all kids in primary school
Yes, quite so.
He can talk any way he likes as far as I’m concerned, because he takes us to fascinating places, he’s always informative, and he keeps really current with all the most recent excavations. What’s really great is that if you ask a legitimate question, he almost always answers!
Excuse me you spelt Theatre wrong !
click bait... expectation of title versus reality of video...disappointing at best!
I’ve been there and I’m sorry to say that the price of admission relative to what one is permitted to view is a total rip off!
Might be a great video but where did you learn to talk like that?
Made it unwatchable.
Yeah, yeah, another fake "Hamas tunnel" video. Give it a rest.