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Indeed, Lutetia was designatedas the barrier able to prevent the invading Barbariansfrom...

Indeed, Lutetia was designated
as the barrier able to prevent the invading Barbarians
from going beyond the river, a strategic position for which
it would need to fortify itself to make itself impregnable

Full Transcript

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Indeed, Lutetia was designated as the barrier able to prevent
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the invading Barbarians from going beyond the river,
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a strategic position for which it would need to fortify itself
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to make itself impregnable.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:47
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 Water flowed along this channel, thanks to gravity, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Water flowed along this channel, thanks to gravity,
S01 • E03 The Ile de la Cite, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The Ile de la Cite,
S01 • E02 Other than baths, the thermae had a library, a gymnasium and stores. - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Other than baths, the thermae had a library, a gymnasium and...
S01 • E01 Well, the idea is that the aqueduct starts somewhere that's higher - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Well, the idea is that the aqueduct starts somewhere that�...
S01 • E03 But during Roman times, it was two times smaller - Roman Megastructures 00:07
But during Roman times, it was two times smaller
S01 • E02 Arlesians came once or twice a week and sometimes stayed the whole day. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Arlesians came once or twice a week and sometimes stayed the...
S01 • E01 So the trick was to actually create a channel - Roman Megastructures 00:13
So the trick was to actually create a channel
S01 • E03 Natural protection, to which the Romans would add strong walls. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Natural protection, to which the Romans would add strong wal...
S01 • E01 To follow the most constant gradient possible, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
To follow the most constant gradient possible,
S01 • E03 Constructed between 320 and 360, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Constructed between 320 and 360,
S01 • E01 Firstly in locating water sources, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Firstly in locating water sources,
S01 • E03 The walls were four metres thick at the base, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The walls were four metres thick at the base,
S01 • E02 Contrary to the main monuments of Arles, - Roman Megastructures 00:14
Contrary to the main monuments of Arles,
S01 • E03 Discovered by Theodore Vacquer in 1880 during excavations - Roman Megastructures 00:14
Discovered by Theodore Vacquer in 1880 during excavations
S01 • E01 The Roman surveyors, who were often called soldiers, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The Roman surveyors, who were often called soldiers,
S01 • E03 Like these blocks of stone, which make up the substructure - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Like these blocks of stone, which make up the substructure
S01 • E03 Blocks which, contrary to appearances, did not come - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Blocks which, contrary to appearances, did not come
S01 • E01 It acted like a modern-day spirit-level, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
It acted like a modern-day spirit-level,
S01 • E02 As a sign of the city's growing prestige, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
As a sign of the city's growing prestige,
S01 • E03 So the amphitheatre and forum provided the materials - Roman Megastructures 00:07
So the amphitheatre and forum provided the materials