End of the Roman Road, Volubilis; Morocco

Morocco's most impressive and atmospheric ancient site is the roman city of Volubilis. From the Riad Fellousia in Meknes we grabbed a filling breakfast and headed out of town. The riad can arrange a special taxi to see the ruins as well as the nearby town of Moulay Idriss, home to Morocco's most venerated saint. Originally a Carthaginian trading post in the 3rd century BC, Volubilis gradually became distant Roman base in the 1st century AD and marked the farthest extent of the Imperial road. It had been continuously inhabited for over 2000 years until the Lisbon earthquake severely damaged the site and Moulay Ismail's dismantling of the city's marble to use the Imperial City in Meknes. Situated in some of the most fertile plains in North Africa, Volubilis provided Rome with a substantial supply of wheat and olives.

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[TrajanaFortis]

Beautifully done; I love Greco-Roman history and culture; yet, I have only been able to see Roman ruins in southern Spain. What kind of camera did you use? The footage is great. Thanks.

[Cvillemac]

@TrajanaFortis Thank you, I shoot with a Canon Vixia. It's a great HD camera. What ruins in Spain have you seen? Check out my Tarifa video I have some footage of the roman town Baelo Claudia at the end.

[martyboy1960]

I just sat and watched all your Moroccan videos.....Loved them ! These are excellent short movies,their very atmospheric .You have captured some truly wonderful images on your travels , i really like the mix of history,culture & travel that you put across in your videos. So keep traveling & keep posting "inchallah"

[quadbravo]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. The shots of the mosaics were nice. Overall great job.

[hyperman73]

Very well done !

I was there 3 months ago in the spring, the weather was much better :) But I was with a group of tourists, it was hard to get nice images of the ruins without them...

[mjcburke90]

John -- this is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

[ottawabwb]

Many thanks for sharing this fantastic piece! Your work is superb and fun to watch!

[wutterputter]

wow the floors of the bathing areas are amazing.. Can picture it in my mind what it must of looked like. Thanks for sharing