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Greek merchants sail up the Rhone river
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Greek merchants sail upthe Rhone river

Greek merchants sail up
the Rhone river

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Greek merchants sail up the Rhone river.
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4 seconds
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33
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:21
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 But attacked from all sides, they were finally defeated - Roman Megastructures 00:06
But attacked from all sides, they were finally defeated
S01 • E02 38 kilometres to the north of the Mediterranean coast, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
38 kilometres to the north of the Mediterranean coast,
S01 • E01 The Romans also constructed underground - - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The Romans also constructed underground -
S01 • E01 Lyon owes its existence to Julius Caesar's conquest of the Gauls - Roman Megastructures 00:11
Lyon owes its existence to Julius Caesar's conquest of ...
S01 • E03 A military presence that would shape the fate of Paris. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
A military presence that would shape the fate of Paris.
S01 • E03 Because now conquered, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Because now conquered,
S01 • E01 So how were the formidable edifices and monuments of Lugdunum built, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
So how were the formidable edifices and monuments of Lugdunu...
S01 • E03 Caesar's successor Augustus reorganised Gaul into four provinces. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Caesar's successor Augustus reorganised Gaul into four ...
S01 • E02 And thus was born Arelate, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
And thus was born Arelate,
S01 • E02 Having already founded Marseille, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Having already founded Marseille,
S01 • E03 Under the control of the Senate, Gallia Narbonensis, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Under the control of the Senate, Gallia Narbonensis,
S01 • E02 Arles is in an incredibly important geographical position - Roman Megastructures 00:15
Arles is in an incredibly important geographical position
S01 • E03 And under his own control, the Three Gauls - - Roman Megastructures 00:11
And under his own control, the Three Gauls -
S01 • E03 Provinces on which Rome would impose its mark. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Provinces on which Rome would impose its mark.
S01 • E02 Beyond its strategic position on the Rhone, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Beyond its strategic position on the Rhone,
S01 • E01 Lyon, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Lyon,
S01 • E03 And for this, the Romans didn't use force, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
And for this, the Romans didn't use force,
S01 • E02 Over the coming centuries, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Over the coming centuries,
S01 • E01 A crossroads chosen by Rome to establish its first colony in Gaul, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
A crossroads chosen by Rome to establish its first colony in...
S01 • E02 Something the Romans would also discover later. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Something the Romans would also discover later.