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But Marseille supported Caesar's great rival, Pompey
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But Marseille supported Caesar'sgreat rival, Pompey, and would soon loseits status of...

But Marseille supported Caesar's
great rival, Pompey, and would soon lose
its status of favourite

Full Transcript

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But Marseille supported Caesar's great rival, Pompey,
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and would soon lose its status of favourite.
Duration
7 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:22
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 • 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
S01 • E02 In the summer of 49 BC, Marseille finally surrendered. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
In the summer of 49 BC, Marseille finally surrendered.
S01 • E03 The capital city of Gallia Belgica, whose cryptoporticus - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The capital city of Gallia Belgica, whose cryptoporticus
S01 • E02 The victorious Caesar took the title of dictator. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The victorious Caesar took the title of dictator.
S01 • E02 Arles claimed the vast territory of the defeated Marseille. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Arles claimed the vast territory of the defeated Marseille.
S01 • E01 In the heart of Lyon's Presqu'ile district, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
In the heart of Lyon's Presqu'ile district,
S01 • E02 But on top of the land, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
But on top of the land,
S01 • E01 To construct its 11th-century facade, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
To construct its 11th-century facade,
S01 • E03 Vaults built with a revolutionary material at the time - - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Vaults built with a revolutionary material at the time -
S01 • E01 Inside, beneath the dome, stand four monumental granite columns - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Inside, beneath the dome, stand four monumental granite colu...
S01 • E03 Invented by the Romans, this mortar is a mixture of sand, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Invented by the Romans, this mortar is a mixture of sand,
S01 • E02 Arles was thus integrated into Gallia Narbonensis. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Arles was thus integrated into Gallia Narbonensis.
S01 • E01 These were originally nine metres tall - Roman Megastructures 00:05
These were originally nine metres tall