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A few years after Caesar's conquests
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Roman Megastructures

A few years after Caesar's conquests, it was there that the Romanveterans of his legions...

A few years after Caesar's conquests, it was there that the Roman
veterans of his legions were temporarily installed

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A few years after Caesar's conquests,
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it was there that the Roman veterans of his legions
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were temporarily installed.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:44
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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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...
S01 • E03 In the south-east, just outside the city, the amphitheatre. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
In the south-east, just outside the city, the amphitheatre.
S01 • E01 (MEN SHOUT MENACINGLY) - Roman Megastructures 00:06
(MEN SHOUT MENACINGLY)
S01 • E03 A purely Roman invention, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
A purely Roman invention,
S01 • E01 The Republic of Rome appointed one man - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The Republic of Rome appointed one man
S01 • E02 On the boundary defined by the pomerium, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
On the boundary defined by the pomerium,
S01 • E02 These stretched across the left bank of the Rhone - Roman Megastructures 00:06
These stretched across the left bank of the Rhone
S01 • E03 It was showing to the native people - Roman Megastructures 00:06
It was showing to the native people
S01 • E01 The Governor of Gaul, Lucius Munatius Plancus. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The Governor of Gaul, Lucius Munatius Plancus.
S01 • E03 And it was also the political symbol of Rome, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
And it was also the political symbol of Rome,
S01 • E01 His task - to found a colony, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
His task - to found a colony,
S01 • E03 An amphitheatre among the largest to be constructed in Gaul, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
An amphitheatre among the largest to be constructed in Gaul,
S01 • E01 Plancus decided that the colony would lie 30km to the north - Roman Megastructures 00:17
Plancus decided that the colony would lie 30km to the north
S01 • E03 Located in the heart of the fifth arrondissement of Paris, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Located in the heart of the fifth arrondissement of Paris,
S01 • E02 About 1.5 kilometres long, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
About 1.5 kilometres long,
S01 • E01 The Romans called northern Gaul Gallia Comata, - Roman Megastructures 00:11
The Romans called northern Gaul Gallia Comata,
S01 • E02 Inside the walls, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Inside the walls,
S01 • E02 The oldest in southern Gaul. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
The oldest in southern Gaul.
S01 • E02 At Arles, they were faced with a major problem - - Roman Megastructures 00:06
At Arles, they were faced with a major problem -
S01 • E01 And so Lyon was the transition point - Roman Megastructures 00:07
And so Lyon was the transition point
S01 • E03 Arenas that are among the jewels of Paris's heritage. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Arenas that are among the jewels of Paris's heritage.