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I have to say you, out of pride for Lyon
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I have to say you,out of pride for Lyon, we actually have a totalof nine siphons at Lyon,...

I have to say you,
out of pride for Lyon, we actually have a total
of nine siphons at Lyon, and in the whole Roman world,
there are only about 30

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I have to say you, out of pride for Lyon,
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we actually have a total of nine siphons at Lyon,
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and in the whole Roman world, there are only about 30.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:01
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E01 So we have one third of all the siphons - Roman Megastructures 00:06
So we have one third of all the siphons
S01 • E01 So, a lot of people know Lyon as the capital of the Gauls, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
So, a lot of people know Lyon as the capital of the Gauls,
S01 • E03 In a few decades, Lutetia had lost its monumental ornamentation - Roman Megastructures 00:13
In a few decades, Lutetia had lost its monumental ornamentat...
S01 • E02 Still today, Arles is shaped by this history. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Still today, Arles is shaped by this history.
S01 • E02 Its river and substrata are yet to reveal all the secrets - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Its river and substrata are yet to reveal all the secrets
S01 • E01 10,000 tonnes - the quantity of lead used for their pipes. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
10,000 tonnes - the quantity of lead used for their pipes.
S01 • E03 It was here, on the Ile de la Cite, in 362, that his men - Roman Megastructures 00:07
It was here, on the Ile de la Cite, in 362, that his men
S01 • E01 This figure alone embodies the height of Lugdunum - Roman Megastructures 00:10
This figure alone embodies the height of Lugdunum
S01 • E03 Lutetia then lost its name and became the city of the Parisii - - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Lutetia then lost its name and became the city of the Parisi...
S01 • E01 A battle that opposed two claimants to the title of Emperor of Roman. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
A battle that opposed two claimants to the title of Emperor ...
S01 • E03 A century-and-a-half later, in 508, Clovis King of the Franks would make - Roman Megastructures 00:08
A century-and-a-half later, in 508, Clovis King of the Frank...
S01 • E03 ..thus sealing for ever the fate of the City of Light. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
..thus sealing for ever the fate of the City of Light.
S01 • E01 Lugdunum, which had sided with the vanquished, was ransacked. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Lugdunum, which had sided with the vanquished, was ransacked...
S01 • E01 Archaeologists have found traces of this ferocious battle - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Archaeologists have found traces of this ferocious battle
S01 • E01 These are very well preserved arrowheads and a pilum, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
These are very well preserved arrowheads and a pilum,
S01 • E01 Among the traces of the battle in the Lyon soil - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Among the traces of the battle in the Lyon soil
S01 • E01 This decisive battle marked the beginning - Roman Megastructures 00:11
This decisive battle marked the beginning
S01 • E01 During the Middle Ages, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
During the Middle Ages,
S01 • E01 But the remains of its edifices, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
But the remains of its edifices,
S01 • E01 ..like its theatre which now hosts the festival Les Nuits de Fourviere, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
..like its theatre which now hosts the festival Les Nuits de...