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During the High Empire
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During the High Empire, thousands of legionaries werepermanently posted 800 kilometres...

During the High Empire, thousands of legionaries were
permanently posted 800 kilometres from Arles, on the banks of the Rhine,
to act as a rampart against Barbarian raids

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During the High Empire,
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thousands of legionaries were permanently posted
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800 kilometres from Arles,
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on the banks of the Rhine, to act as a rampart
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against Barbarian raids.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:46
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history

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Every year, the delegates of the 60 Gallic tribes
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During the first century AD, the Parisii converted en masse
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And through trade, some of them established colossal fortune...
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One of them was a certain Gaius Julius Rufus.
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Early in the 1st century, he oversaw the construction
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But the acculturation of this tribe would never have been co...
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The hundreds of amphorae found in the Rhone
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A concept embodied
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These past 30 years,
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Located at the intersection of the boulevards Saint-Germain
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In the late 1950s-early 1960s,
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In 2007, at a depth of over 10 metres, in murky water,
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Oval-shaped, it was constructed in 19 AD.
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From the palaestra, where men trained for wrestling bouts,
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At first, 81m long by 60m wide,
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Here, the bathers entered one of two gymnasiums,
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Once undressed, they embarked on a route through a series of...
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It rested partially on the hill and partially on a hollow st...