Channel: Overly Sarcastic Productions

Category: Education

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Description: The funny thing about Empire is that ~*Rome*~ includes far more than just the City of Rome. Spread out across every corner of the Mediterranean — and then some — Roman Civilization was always adapting to local circumstances and changing over time. Today we'll look at 5 cities that show the diversity of just how much "Rome" could really mean in the days of the empire. "The Great Cities In History" by John Julius Norwich, "A Wonder of the World - Ephesus" from "The Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul" by John R. Hale, "Ephesus", "Leptis Magna", "Roman Britain", "Pompeii" from World History Encyclopedia worldhistory.org/ephesos, worldhistory.org/Lepcis_Magna, worldhistory.org/Roman_Britain, worldhistory.org/pompeii. "Ephesus", "Leptis Magna" "London", "Pompeii" from Britannica britannica.com/place/Ephesus, britannica.com/place/Leptis-Magna, britannica.com/place/London/History, britannica.com/place/Pompeii. I also have a degree in Classical Studies. Chapters: 0:00 — Rome 0:58 — Ephesus 2:00 — Leptis Magna 3:03 — Londinium 4:12 — Pompeii 5:17 — Conclusion Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up. PATREON: Patreon.com/OSP PODCAST: overlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm/subscribe DISCORD: discord.gg/osp MERCH LINKS: rdbl.co/osp OUR WEBSITE: OverlySarcasticProductions.com Find us on Twitter Twitter.com/OSPYouTube Find us on Reddit Reddit.com/r/OSP Want this video in another language? Check out our guide to contributing translated captions: overlysarcasticproductions.com/community-captions