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Roman Megastructures

It comprised a stage at the foot of an ornate sculptedand decorated backdrop wall

It comprised a stage at the foot of an ornate sculpted
and decorated backdrop wall

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It comprised a stage
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at the foot of an ornate sculpted and decorated backdrop wall.
Duration
6 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:34
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 • E02 Not far from this vast construction site, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Not far from this vast construction site,
S01 • E03 An obsession which, in 1869, would lead him to what we now call - Roman Megastructures 00:06
An obsession which, in 1869, would lead him to what we now c...
S01 • E01 Below them, the orchestra, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Below them, the orchestra,
S01 • E03 It was during the laying-out of the Rue Monge that Vacquer - Roman Megastructures 00:08
It was during the laying-out of the Rue Monge that Vacquer
S01 • E02 Located 150 metres from the theatre, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Located 150 metres from the theatre,
S01 • E03 But a wall with niches in it, to the east of the edifice, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
But a wall with niches in it, to the east of the edifice,
S01 • E02 The engineers were faced with a huge technological challenge. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The engineers were faced with a huge technological challenge...
S01 • E01 To find out, we need to go back to one of the most important moments - Roman Megastructures 00:06
To find out, we need to go back to one of the most important...
S01 • E01 (SWORDS CLASH) - Roman Megastructures 00:05
(SWORDS CLASH)
S01 • E01 After almost 20 years of political instability and civil war, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
After almost 20 years of political instability and civil war...
S01 • E01 A man who would weigh like no other on the fate of the Roman colony. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
A man who would weigh like no other on the fate of the Roman...
S01 • E02 With the slope of the hill, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
With the slope of the hill,
S01 • E03 So the Lutetia amphitheatre may have been a prototype for a new type - Roman Megastructures 00:08
So the Lutetia amphitheatre may have been a prototype for a ...
S01 • E02 So they first had to construct two 90-metre-long underground galleries - Roman Megastructures 00:07
So they first had to construct two 90-metre-long underground...
S01 • E03 Constructed in the late first century AD, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Constructed in the late first century AD,
S01 • E02 These three galleries, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
These three galleries,
S01 • E03 All around it, a gallery allowed spectators to reach - Roman Megastructures 00:06
All around it, a gallery allowed spectators to reach
S01 • E02 They're known as cryptoporticos, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
They're known as cryptoporticos,
S01 • E01 Augustus reorganised the Empire - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Augustus reorganised the Empire
S01 • E03 Two lateral corridors, each 39 metres long and 5.8 metres wide, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Two lateral corridors, each 39 metres long and 5.8 metres wi...