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Beyond the prestige of the monument
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Roman Megastructures

Beyond the prestige of the monument, the Arles circuswas also a technological feat

Beyond the prestige of the monument, the Arles circus
was also a technological feat

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Beyond the prestige of the monument,
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the Arles circus was also a technological feat.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:04
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 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...
S01 • E02 MAN: Pompey was supported by Marseille, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
MAN: Pompey was supported by Marseille,
S01 • E03 Of the Lutetia forum, only a few finely carved stones remain. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Of the Lutetia forum, only a few finely carved stones remain...
S01 • E02 And he decided to build his own port in Frejus - Roman Megastructures 00:09
And he decided to build his own port in Frejus
S01 • E03 These are kept at Paris's Carnavalet Museum. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
These are kept at Paris's Carnavalet Museum.
S01 • E03 So to get a better idea of the gigantic nature - Roman Megastructures 00:09
So to get a better idea of the gigantic nature
S01 • E02 And it was particularly important for building ships, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
And it was particularly important for building ships,
S01 • E01 Although we do not know the exact date - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Although we do not know the exact date