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Roman Megastructures

Among the essential buildingswas the forum

Among the essential buildings
was the forum

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Among the essential buildings was the forum.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:21:34
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 177 metres long by 88 metres wide, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
177 metres long by 88 metres wide,
S01 • E02 450 metres long and 100 metres wide, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
450 metres long and 100 metres wide,
S01 • E01 The walls carry the traces of the marble cladding - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The walls carry the traces of the marble cladding
S01 • E03 To the east was the basilica, where the city's political - Roman Megastructures 00:06
To the east was the basilica, where the city's politica...
S01 • E03 To the west, a temple surrounded by a gallery with a colonnade. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
To the west, a temple surrounded by a gallery with a colonna...
S01 • E01 At the top of the theatre is an unusual block of limestone. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
At the top of the theatre is an unusual block of limestone.
S01 • E02 Beyond the prestige of the monument, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Beyond the prestige of the monument,
S01 • E02 Constructed on marshland on the banks of the Rhone, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Constructed on marshland on the banks of the Rhone,
S01 • E01 This block tells us - Roman Megastructures 00:05
This block tells us
S01 • E03 A building the remains of which were discovered - Roman Megastructures 00:11
A building the remains of which were discovered
S01 • E01 ..a system of ropes and canvass awning - Roman Megastructures 00:05
..a system of ropes and canvass awning
S01 • E03 The excavations, spread across two decades, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The excavations, spread across two decades,
S01 • E02 Now gone, the circus was one of only three that existed in Gaul. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Now gone, the circus was one of only three that existed in G...
S01 • E02 So Arles was given the most beautiful monuments - Roman Megastructures 00:05
So Arles was given the most beautiful monuments
S01 • E01 Another of these characteristic blocks was discovered - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Another of these characteristic blocks was discovered
S01 • E02 While Augustus largely contributed to their construction, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
While Augustus largely contributed to their construction,
S01 • E02 In the 1st century BC, the fledgling city grew up - Roman Megastructures 00:07
In the 1st century BC, the fledgling city grew up
S01 • E03 An underground U-shaped gallery, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
An underground U-shaped gallery,
S01 • E02 But Marseille supported Caesar's great rival, Pompey, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
But Marseille supported Caesar's great rival, Pompey,
S01 • E03 This way, the cryptoporticus acted as a support for a colonnade - Roman Megastructures 00:08
This way, the cryptoporticus acted as a support for a colonn...