The Golden One - Marcus Follin - The Darkening Age and the Temple of Serapis. Did You Know About This?
Aired: 2019-05-23
Duration: 03:25


=== The Darkening Age Insights (03:24) ===

[00:00:00]  Greetings and salutations, my dear legenders.
[00:00:04]  Today I thought to recommend a book that my friend Elessar Elessar Music recommended to me.
[00:00:12]  So I read The Darkening Age, The Christian Destruction of the Classical World a while back, and I found it quite interesting and well written.
[00:00:22]  It isn't overly anti-Christian, it just brings to light some events during the centuries after the birth of Christ that can be interesting to behold when talking about the Christian and classical legacy of Europe.
[00:00:41]  And one thing in particular I thought was very interesting, and that is in chapter 6, the most magnificent building in the world.
[00:00:53]  And apparently, we can actually go to this building in this day and age, even though it doesn't exist anymore.
[00:01:01]  And that is the Temple of Serapis in Alexandria.
[00:01:05]  So, let's head on into Alexandria in Assassin's Creed Origins.
[00:01:12]  So, here we see my aesthetic character being out and about in Alexandria.
[00:01:18]  So, we're actually at the reconstructed Temple of Serapis.
[00:01:22]  Now, in the book, The Order, she describes how the Christians decided to tear down this temple of false worship.
[00:01:36]  And obviously, quite a tragic thing when magnificent buildings are disappearing like this under religious intolerance.
[00:01:48]  So, anyway, I thought to just show this building here and now, and I think it's really cool, tips Pickelhaube, to Ubisoft for including it in the game.
[00:01:59]  I thought it was a really neat detail, especially since figuring out that this building was actually present in the game.
[00:02:06]  So, now you have hopefully learned something new that the most magnificent building, and the author in the book she elaborates quite a bit upon it.
[00:02:17]  So, now you know it existed, but it does not exist anymore.
[00:02:21]  And it might be prudent in this day and age when Notre Dame has just almost been destroyed, that we can appreciate ancient and beautiful buildings.
[00:02:33]  And then, lastly, since we are already in Assassin's Creed Origins, I thought to quickly recommend the game.
[00:02:41]  I think it is much better than Odise, even though I made the Let's Play series in Odise, but I played the whole game, and I must say, I'm not overly impressed, especially compared with how good Origins was.
[00:02:54]  So, definitely, if you haven't played Assassin's Creed Origins, you should do so.
[00:02:58]  It captures the feel perfectly, and it's a very beautiful game.
[00:03:03]  And additional points for including this fine temple.
[00:03:08]  So, anyway, I thought to make a short video illuminating you to this fact, and yeah, I wish you all a good day ahead.
[00:03:18]  And if you do want to check out the book, it is an interesting read.
[00:03:22]  So, yeah, thanks for watching.
[00:03:24]  XXO.