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Roman Megastructures

50 BC: Julius Cesar reigned supreme over Gaul. But this was no simple military conquest. Rome wanted to spread its greatness, bringing civilization to the defeated barbarians now part of the Empire. Rome's new territory was transf...

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Situated on a hillside,
the Arles amphitheatre - Roman Megastructures

Situated on a hillside, the Arles amphitheatre

With the Coliseum of Rome
barely completed, - Roman Megastructures

With the Coliseum of Rome barely completed,

During Antiquity, it was the largest
and the capital of the Gauls. - Roman Megastructures

During Antiquity, it was the largest and the capital of the ...

Julius Caesar was leading one
of the biggest military campaigns - Roman Megastructures

Julius Caesar was leading one of the biggest military campai...

Composed of two levels of arcades,
each with 60 arches, - Roman Megastructures

Composed of two levels of arcades, each with 60 arches,

Its aim - to make Roman subjects
of the tribes - Roman Megastructures

Its aim - to make Roman subjects of the tribes

A city that would establish itself
as a showcase for Rome abroad. - Roman Megastructures

A city that would establish itself as a showcase for Rome ab...

With its theatre,
which could seat 10,000 people, - Roman Megastructures

With its theatre, which could seat 10,000 people,

A campaign which led Caesar
to the confluence of the rivers - Roman Megastructures

A campaign which led Caesar to the confluence of the rivers

The Arles amphitheatre was among
the most beautiful in the Empire, - Roman Megastructures

The Arles amphitheatre was among the most beautiful in the E...

..the territory of the Parisii. - Roman Megastructures

..the territory of the Parisii.

In 49 BC, Caesar used Arles
has his rear base - Roman Megastructures

In 49 BC, Caesar used Arles has his rear base

With its status as capital
of the Gauls, - Roman Megastructures

With its status as capital of the Gauls,

In return, the city was granted
the highly coveted status - Roman Megastructures

In return, the city was granted the highly coveted status

When you went to the sanctuary,
you weren't worshipping Jupiter, - Roman Megastructures

When you went to the sanctuary, you weren't worshipping...

It marked the beginning of
a magnificent architectural story. - Roman Megastructures

It marked the beginning of a magnificent architectural story...

While Caesar was undoubtedly
the city's main benefactor, - Roman Megastructures

While Caesar was undoubtedly the city's main benefactor...

A sanctuary that backed
on to a huge amphitheatre - Roman Megastructures

A sanctuary that backed on to a huge amphitheatre

A trade hub in the hands
of a bunch of pesky Gauls - Roman Megastructures

A trade hub in the hands of a bunch of pesky Gauls

After Caesar, Augustus, - Roman Megastructures

After Caesar, Augustus,

To subjugate them, Caesar engaged
one of the last great battles - Roman Megastructures

To subjugate them, Caesar engaged one of the last great batt...

But before becoming known
as the Little Rome of the Gauls, - Roman Megastructures

But before becoming known as the Little Rome of the Gauls,

Lugdunum, with its network of
aqueducts of more than 200km long, - Roman Megastructures

Lugdunum, with its network of aqueducts of more than 200km l...

(SOLDIERS GRUNT) - Roman Megastructures

(SOLDIERS GRUNT)

Greek merchants sail up
the Rhone river. - Roman Megastructures

Greek merchants sail up the Rhone river.

But attacked from all sides,
they were finally defeated - Roman Megastructures

But attacked from all sides, they were finally defeated

38 kilometres to the north
of the Mediterranean coast, - Roman Megastructures

38 kilometres to the north of the Mediterranean coast,

The Romans also constructed
underground - - Roman Megastructures

The Romans also constructed underground -

Lyon owes its existence to
Julius Caesar's conquest of the Gauls - Roman Megastructures

Lyon owes its existence to Julius Caesar's conquest of ...

A military presence that
would shape the fate of Paris. - Roman Megastructures

A military presence that would shape the fate of Paris.

Because now conquered, - Roman Megastructures

Because now conquered,

So how were the formidable edifices
and monuments of Lugdunum built, - Roman Megastructures

So how were the formidable edifices and monuments of Lugdunu...

Caesar's successor Augustus
reorganised Gaul into four provinces. - Roman Megastructures

Caesar's successor Augustus reorganised Gaul into four ...

And thus was born Arelate, - Roman Megastructures

And thus was born Arelate,

Having already founded Marseille, - Roman Megastructures

Having already founded Marseille,

Under the control of the Senate,
Gallia Narbonensis, - Roman Megastructures

Under the control of the Senate, Gallia Narbonensis,

Arles is in an incredibly important
geographical position - Roman Megastructures

Arles is in an incredibly important geographical position

And under his own control,
the Three Gauls - - Roman Megastructures

And under his own control, the Three Gauls -

Provinces on which Rome
would impose its mark. - Roman Megastructures

Provinces on which Rome would impose its mark.

Beyond its strategic
position on the Rhone, - Roman Megastructures

Beyond its strategic position on the Rhone,

Lyon, - Roman Megastructures

And for this, the Romans didn't
use force, - Roman Megastructures

And for this, the Romans didn't use force,

Over the coming centuries, - Roman Megastructures

Over the coming centuries,

A crossroads chosen by Rome to
establish its first colony in Gaul, - Roman Megastructures

A crossroads chosen by Rome to establish its first colony in...

Something the Romans
would also discover later. - Roman Megastructures

Something the Romans would also discover later.

In the 3rd century BC, - Roman Megastructures

In the 3rd century BC,

And when, in 27 BC, Caesar's
adopted son Augustus became emperor, - Roman Megastructures

And when, in 27 BC, Caesar's adopted son Augustus becam...

To turn the Gauls into
perfect citizens of the Empire, - Roman Megastructures

To turn the Gauls into perfect citizens of the Empire,

That's why the city was endowed
with all the buildings - Roman Megastructures

That's why the city was endowed with all the buildings

Its forum, circus,
amphitheatre, odeon - Roman Megastructures

Its forum, circus, amphitheatre, odeon

All the buildings to make
the new city a symbol of Roman power - Roman Megastructures

All the buildings to make the new city a symbol of Roman pow...

Today, it's the most impressive of
all the remains of ancient Lugdunum. - Roman Megastructures

Today, it's the most impressive of all the remains of a...

Remains that were long forgotten - Roman Megastructures

Remains that were long forgotten

Built from the ashes of a Gaul
conquered by Julius Caesar, - Roman Megastructures

Built from the ashes of a Gaul conquered by Julius Caesar,

(CHEERING) - Roman Megastructures

Hundreds and thousands
of legionaries laid down their arms - Roman Megastructures

Hundreds and thousands of legionaries laid down their arms

..a feat made possible
thanks to a social policy - Roman Megastructures

..a feat made possible thanks to a social policy

And beyond providing labour, the army
had all the top specialists. - Roman Megastructures

And beyond providing labour, the army had all the top specia...

Why did the Romans decide
to make Lyon so monumental? - Roman Megastructures

Why did the Romans decide to make Lyon so monumental?

To answer these questions, we must
go back to the founding of Lugdunum. - Roman Megastructures

To answer these questions, we must go back to the founding o...

A contemporary of Augustus, - Roman Megastructures

A contemporary of Augustus,

Shows which required
the construction of new structures. - Roman Megastructures

Shows which required the construction of new structures.

In the south of the city, - Roman Megastructures

In the south of the city,

The history of Lugdunum
began in Vienne, in Gaul, in 44 BC. - Roman Megastructures

The history of Lugdunum began in Vienne, in Gaul, in 44 BC.

Long since disappeared, this edifice,
inherited from Ancient Greece, - Roman Megastructures

Long since disappeared, this edifice, inherited from Ancient...

The first job of the Roman architects
was to define the pomerium, - Roman Megastructures

The first job of the Roman architects was to define the pome...

A few years after Caesar's conquests, - Roman Megastructures

A few years after Caesar's conquests,

In the south-east, just outside
the city, the amphitheatre. - Roman Megastructures

In the south-east, just outside the city, the amphitheatre.

(MEN SHOUT MENACINGLY) - Roman Megastructures

(MEN SHOUT MENACINGLY)

A purely Roman invention, - Roman Megastructures

A purely Roman invention,

The Republic of Rome
appointed one man - Roman Megastructures

The Republic of Rome appointed one man

On the boundary defined
by the pomerium, - Roman Megastructures

On the boundary defined by the pomerium,

These stretched across
the left bank of the Rhone - Roman Megastructures

These stretched across the left bank of the Rhone

It was showing to the native people - Roman Megastructures

It was showing to the native people

The Governor of Gaul,
Lucius Munatius Plancus. - Roman Megastructures

The Governor of Gaul, Lucius Munatius Plancus.

And it was also
the political symbol of Rome, - Roman Megastructures

And it was also the political symbol of Rome,

His task - to found a colony, - Roman Megastructures

His task - to found a colony,

An amphitheatre among the largest
to be constructed in Gaul, - Roman Megastructures

An amphitheatre among the largest to be constructed in Gaul,

Plancus decided that the colony
would lie 30km to the north - Roman Megastructures

Plancus decided that the colony would lie 30km to the north

Located in the heart of
the fifth arrondissement of Paris, - Roman Megastructures

Located in the heart of the fifth arrondissement of Paris,

About 1.5 kilometres long, - Roman Megastructures

About 1.5 kilometres long,

The Romans called northern Gaul
Gallia Comata, - Roman Megastructures

The Romans called northern Gaul Gallia Comata,

Inside the walls, - Roman Megastructures

Inside the walls,

The oldest in southern Gaul. - Roman Megastructures

The oldest in southern Gaul.

At Arles, they were faced
with a major problem - - Roman Megastructures

At Arles, they were faced with a major problem -

And so Lyon was the transition point - Roman Megastructures

And so Lyon was the transition point

Arenas that are among
the jewels of Paris's heritage. - Roman Megastructures

Arenas that are among the jewels of Paris's heritage.

A heritage which could
have disappeared forever. - Roman Megastructures

A heritage which could have disappeared forever.

Lucius Munatius Plancus
founded his new city. - Roman Megastructures

Lucius Munatius Plancus founded his new city.

Because during
more than a millennium, - Roman Megastructures

Because during more than a millennium,

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50 BC: Julius Cesar reigned supreme over Gaul. But this was no simple military conquest. Rome wanted to spread its greatness, bringing civilization to the defeated barbarians now part of the Empire. Rome's new territory was transf...

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