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A purely Roman invention
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Roman Megastructures

A purely Roman invention, this gigantic structure,constructed around a stage, hosted...

A purely Roman invention, this gigantic structure,
constructed around a stage, hosted bloody
and often fatal shows

Full Transcript

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A purely Roman invention,
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this gigantic structure, constructed around a stage,
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hosted bloody and often fatal shows.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:53
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

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 • E02 On the boundary defined by the pomerium, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
On the boundary defined by the pomerium,
S01 • E01 The Republic of Rome appointed one man - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The Republic of Rome appointed one man
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.
S01 • E03 A heritage which could have disappeared forever. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
A heritage which could have disappeared forever.
S01 • E01 Lucius Munatius Plancus founded his new city. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Lucius Munatius Plancus founded his new city.
S01 • E03 Because during more than a millennium, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Because during more than a millennium,