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Pompeii Changed the Way I Think About the Roman Empire - Smarter Every Day 310
🕑 Added 2025-09-07 21:05:16 +0000 UTCI believe a lot of us think about Ancient Rome... I certainly do. Two years ago Tara and I visited Pompeii as a part of our 20th anniversary. It was a huge deal for us, and we're incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity. This particular tour has absolutely changed how I think about the day-to-day life in the Roman Empire more than any other experience or piece of content I've ever consumed. I've continued to think about these few hours with Ciro for quite some time now and I thought it would be helpful to share my thoughts. I'm definitely in a deep "thinky place" with all of this stuff, so I hope you enjoy thinking with me! Thank you for supporting on Patreon. I think this is probably a little different of an angle than most videos on the topic.
Also, I have a few photos from the trip. I was trying to figure out how to send you the photos without it just being "BAM!".... because these statues were pretty risqué. I'll think about a way to do this.
Thank you for supporting on Patreon! You made this travel and this video possible. Thank you so much and I hope this video adds value to your life. I will continue to try to earn your support.
Regards,
Destin
Comments
Brian
Great video. I especially enjoyed the road, plumbing and bakery and fastfood segments. I french the word for lead is "plomb". Which makes the connections to "plomberie" (plumbing), and "plombage" (tooth filling) very obvious.
Paul Schultz
Do an internet search for Monty python's movie life of Brian. And the Pontius Pilate sketch. May be some element of truth in it and not just British humor.
Grayson Mobley
I recently visited the beaches of Normandie, and I had the same experience, especially on Omaha. Looking up from the beach and seeing the old gun emplacements made everything real, and immensely heavy
Paul
loved this one, forwarded it to a bunch of ppl :)
Fred S
In the 1950s my barber was an old man who had emigrated to theUS from Naples. He told stories of him and his brother digging in the ruins of Pompeii. One story was about finding a dagger with a jewel (maybe glass?) encrusted handle. He finished up his barber career doing appointments in his home. Some haircuts took an hour as I listened to his stories. You made the memory of him a bit more real to me. Fascinating video. Very well done. Thanks.
