Ancient Italy Before Rome Took Over (800–500 BC)
100K views · May 14, 2026 · Education
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@jeepmega629 · 4 months ago
As an Italian the history of my country before the Rise Of Rome deeply fascinates me
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@jepkratz · 4 months ago
This is a fascinating phase of history on the Italian peninsula so often overshadowed by the city state that came later.
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@gabrielboi3465 · 4 months ago
Huge HUGE thanks for talking about the Golasecca Culture. They are such a fascinating Celtic people.<br>As someone from that area i am extremly attached to that part of my territory's history.
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@VeronicaLovesGuitars · 1 month ago
My grandpa was from Friuli, escaped WWI to Argentina with a brother and their mom, all three overdosed on PTSD (especially 'La Nonna'). Hope you can cover the life of people living there before the empire in another video, or maybe a series (lots to cover!).<br>Thank you 🥰✨
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@liamcarroll8703 · 3 months ago (edited)
Great vid; cool maps, excellent narration, and interesting images, but the stuff about the Golasecca and Veneti was mind-blowing; Celtic inscriptions & the horse culture, fascinating
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@JMObyx · 4 months ago
Man, wish you could've gone into the rest of the Italian cultures, the Ligurians, Raetians, Histrians, Sabines, Lucanians, Campanians, the Samnites in particular were especially important.
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@genxer-ju4hv · 4 months ago
I read when Columbus sailed to the new world he brought wooden barrels filled with cured hams in salt from a family somewhere in Italy. These hams are still made by the same family today and are considered the best quality.
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@slowcooker100 · 2 months ago
Glad to have found this channel. I learn a great deal from each small documentary. Thank you.
@theaquariancontrarian3316 · 4 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeeK7fp5p2I&t=12">0:12</a> Don Quixotini
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@cdtv3602 · 4 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeeK7fp5p2I&t=55">0:55</a> my childhood toy
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@angeloavanti2538 · 4 months ago
I've tried my best to evaluate all the theories and information about Italy. Many of this channel's offerings have enlightened me. I am a curious student of Etruscan history. I've seen many maps of their regions in Italy. As I get closer to realizing my ancestral Italian cities, I see the Etruscan people continue to be the most influential 'Italians' throughout the peninsula's history. In my opinion.
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@traianox · 4 months ago
so weird but so beautiful to see a video like this outside from italy, well done! but now you need to do a part 2
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