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Roman Megastructures

But the engineers encountereda problem - the route needed to cross a valleythat was too...

But the engineers encountered
a problem - the route needed to cross a valley
that was too wide to be by-passed - the Valley of Arcueil

Full Transcript

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But the engineers encountered a problem -
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the route needed to cross a valley that was too wide to be by-passed -
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the Valley of Arcueil...
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:37
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

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 • E01 While struggling to find the reason behind the Fishbones, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
While struggling to find the reason behind the Fishbones,
S01 • E03 ..an obstacle that the Romans crossed with an aqueduct bridge, - Roman Megastructures 00:13
..an obstacle that the Romans crossed with an aqueduct bridg...
S01 • E02 Some archaeological remains still bear the traces of this trauma. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Some archaeological remains still bear the traces of this tr...
S01 • E01 These fingerprints left by a child, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
These fingerprints left by a child,
S01 • E01 How many men did it take to build this gigantic underground structure, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
How many men did it take to build this gigantic underground ...
S01 • E03 An edifice which made way for the Medici Aqueduct - Roman Megastructures 00:11
An edifice which made way for the Medici Aqueduct
S01 • E02 Unlike its neighbours, Nimes and Avignon, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Unlike its neighbours, Nimes and Avignon,
S01 • E01 History cannot tell us, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
History cannot tell us,
S01 • E02 Once again, thanks to one of the most emblematic emperors of Rome. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Once again, thanks to one of the most emblematic emperors of...
S01 • E02 After Caesar and Augustus, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
After Caesar and Augustus,
S01 • E02 We know that when he was fighting to take control of the Empire, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
We know that when he was fighting to take control of the Emp...
S01 • E01 During the 1st century AD, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
During the 1st century AD,
S01 • E01 Historians estimate that it was around 30,000 inhabitants. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Historians estimate that it was around 30,000 inhabitants.
S01 • E03 While Roman aqueducts are often associated with bridges like this, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
While Roman aqueducts are often associated with bridges like...
S01 • E02 So, he drove Maximian out of Arles - Roman Megastructures 00:06
So, he drove Maximian out of Arles
S01 • E01 Aristocrats, citizens, plebs, freed men, slaves - - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Aristocrats, citizens, plebs, freed men, slaves -
S01 • E02 Now, Arles wasn't a capital in the later Empire, - Roman Megastructures 00:12
Now, Arles wasn't a capital in the later Empire,
S01 • E03 Like this section discovered during the laying out - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Like this section discovered during the laying out
S01 • E02 But Arles was still very, very important. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
But Arles was still very, very important.
S01 • E01 To meet Lyon's needs, - Roman Megastructures 00:13
To meet Lyon's needs,