A Historical Tour of St. Peter's Basilica

The updated version of this video: https://youtu.be/H2EHKnZTjWg This video explores some of the ancient and early Christian artifacts hiding in plain sight in St. Peter’s Basilica. For more surprising stories about the city of Rome, check out my book “Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans.” https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Statues-Fat-Gladiators-Elephants/dp/1633887022 If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere online: https://www.patreon.com/toldinstone https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/toldinstone https://www.instagram.com/toldinstone/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20993845.Garrett_Ryan Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:03 The Tomb of Peter 2:28 Old St. Peter's Basilica 3:31 Construction of the new Basilica 4:59 The Vatican Obelisk 7:27 The Atrium 8:08 Porphyry Disk 9:27 Baptismal Font 10:52 Presentation Chapel 11:44 Baldacchino 12:21 Confessio 13:17 Columns of the Loggias 14:28 Chair of Peter 15:38 Tombs of Maria and Honorius (Apologies, by the way, for mispronouncing "Baldacchino." As several commenters have pointed out, it should have a hard "c.") Thanks for watching!