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Roman Megastructures

A storage space for some, a place to stroll in for others

a storage space for some, a place to stroll in for others

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a storage space for some,
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a place to stroll in for others.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:25
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 Here, some traces of paint may start to provide an answer. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Here, some traces of paint may start to provide an answer.
S01 • E01 Situated at the foot of Croix-Rousse Hill - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Situated at the foot of Croix-Rousse Hill
S01 • E02 Assassinated in 44 BC, Caesar's reign was short. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Assassinated in 44 BC, Caesar's reign was short.
S01 • E01 This huge ancient stadium backed on to the Sanctuary of the Three Gauls, - Roman Megastructures 00:11
This huge ancient stadium backed on to the Sanctuary of the ...
S01 • E02 His first decisions taken in Arles' favour would nevertheless raise - Roman Megastructures 00:08
His first decisions taken in Arles' favour would nevert...
S01 • E02 It obtained this rank because it also benefited, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
It obtained this rank because it also benefited,
S01 • E03 While the exact purpose of the cryptoporticus - Roman Megastructures 00:09
While the exact purpose of the cryptoporticus
S01 • E02 This exceptional period of prosperity dawned - Roman Megastructures 00:06
This exceptional period of prosperity dawned
S01 • E01 We don't know the exact location of the sanctuary, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
We don't know the exact location of the sanctuary,
S01 • E03 Discovered by Theodore Vacquer, a series of shops - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Discovered by Theodore Vacquer, a series of shops
S01 • E01 ..an altar most certainly flanked by two monumental columns... - Roman Megastructures 00:04
..an altar most certainly flanked by two monumental columns....
S01 • E01 ..and, all around, 60 statues representing the 60 Gallic tribes. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
..and, all around, 60 statues representing the 60 Gallic tri...
S01 • E03 A set-up that is also found just outside the Reims cryptoporticus. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
A set-up that is also found just outside the Reims cryptopor...
S01 • E02 During the High Empire, - Roman Megastructures 00:11
During the High Empire,
S01 • E01 Every year, the delegates of the 60 Gallic tribes - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Every year, the delegates of the 60 Gallic tribes
S01 • E03 During the first century AD, the Parisii converted en masse - Roman Megastructures 00:07
During the first century AD, the Parisii converted en masse
S01 • E03 And through trade, some of them established colossal fortunes. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
And through trade, some of them established colossal fortune...
S01 • E01 One of them was a certain Gaius Julius Rufus. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
One of them was a certain Gaius Julius Rufus.
S01 • E01 Early in the 1st century, he oversaw the construction - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Early in the 1st century, he oversaw the construction
S01 • E03 But the acculturation of this tribe would never have been completed - Roman Megastructures 00:08
But the acculturation of this tribe would never have been co...