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A Roman invention, opus signinum
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A Roman invention, opus signinum - a coating of mortarmixed with broken tiles and pottery...

A Roman invention, opus signinum - a coating of mortar
mixed with broken tiles and pottery - made the channel
completely watertight

Full Transcript

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A Roman invention, opus signinum -
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a coating of mortar mixed with broken tiles and pottery -
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made the channel completely watertight.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:22
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 • E02 With this system, the water in the caldarium, the hottest room, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
With this system, the water in the caldarium, the hottest ro...
S01 • E03 A crisis to which the emperor responded by constructing a network - Roman Megastructures 00:09
A crisis to which the emperor responded by constructing a ne...
S01 • E02 The Arles caldarium also benefited from a magnificent domed vault. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The Arles caldarium also benefited from a magnificent domed ...
S01 • E03 Among them, those which would become the modern cities of Amiens, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Among them, those which would become the modern cities of Am...
S01 • E02 This quarter-sphere, constructed in sections, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
This quarter-sphere, constructed in sections,
S01 • E03 Indeed, Lutetia was designated as the barrier able to prevent - Roman Megastructures 00:13
Indeed, Lutetia was designated as the barrier able to preven...
S01 • E01 Water flowed along this channel, thanks to gravity, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Water flowed along this channel, thanks to gravity,
S01 • E03 The Ile de la Cite, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The Ile de la Cite,
S01 • E02 Other than baths, the thermae had a library, a gymnasium and stores. - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Other than baths, the thermae had a library, a gymnasium and...
S01 • E01 Well, the idea is that the aqueduct starts somewhere that's higher - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Well, the idea is that the aqueduct starts somewhere that�...
S01 • E03 But during Roman times, it was two times smaller - Roman Megastructures 00:07
But during Roman times, it was two times smaller
S01 • E02 Arlesians came once or twice a week and sometimes stayed the whole day. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Arlesians came once or twice a week and sometimes stayed the...
S01 • E01 So the trick was to actually create a channel - Roman Megastructures 00:13
So the trick was to actually create a channel
S01 • E03 Natural protection, to which the Romans would add strong walls. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Natural protection, to which the Romans would add strong wal...
S01 • E01 To follow the most constant gradient possible, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
To follow the most constant gradient possible,
S01 • E03 Constructed between 320 and 360, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Constructed between 320 and 360,
S01 • E01 Firstly in locating water sources, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Firstly in locating water sources,
S01 • E03 The walls were four metres thick at the base, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The walls were four metres thick at the base,
S01 • E02 Contrary to the main monuments of Arles, - Roman Megastructures 00:14
Contrary to the main monuments of Arles,
S01 • E03 Discovered by Theodore Vacquer in 1880 during excavations - Roman Megastructures 00:14
Discovered by Theodore Vacquer in 1880 during excavations