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Roman Megastructures

It was easy to make, and of an even better qualitythan our cement today

It was easy to make, and of an even better quality
than our cement today

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It was easy to make,
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and of an even better quality than our cement today.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:01
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E02 So it was used not only for the vaults but for walls, as well. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
So it was used not only for the vaults but for walls, as wel...
S01 • E01 It was during the reign of Augustus - Roman Megastructures 00:07
It was during the reign of Augustus
S01 • E01 It then culminated at the height of the first section of seating - Roman Megastructures 00:07
It then culminated at the height of the first section of sea...
S01 • E01 A century later, its capacity would be increased to 10,000. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
A century later, its capacity would be increased to 10,000.
S01 • E03 Although the amphitheatre was meant to embody the power of Rome, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Although the amphitheatre was meant to embody the power of R...
S01 • E01 And yet, like in the rest Lyon, this monument had totally vanished - Roman Megastructures 00:07
And yet, like in the rest Lyon, this monument had totally va...
S01 • E02 With an overall surface area of about 3,000 square metres, - Roman Megastructures 00:16
With an overall surface area of about 3,000 square metres,
S01 • E03 For this, they could count on a resource - Roman Megastructures 00:09
For this, they could count on a resource
S01 • E03 So the only thing they really had to import - Roman Megastructures 00:14
So the only thing they really had to import
S01 • E01 It wasn't until the early 1930s - Roman Megastructures 00:09
It wasn't until the early 1930s
S01 • E03 Extracted from open-air quarries, the stones were cut on-site. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Extracted from open-air quarries, the stones were cut on-sit...
S01 • E03 To reduce the number of blocks needed for construction, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
To reduce the number of blocks needed for construction,
S01 • E01 They unearthed the original structure, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
They unearthed the original structure,
S01 • E03 ..to build the huge edifice backing on to a hill. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
..to build the huge edifice backing on to a hill.
S01 • E02 This part of the cryptoportico, now underground, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
This part of the cryptoportico, now underground,
S01 • E01 And the shape of the theatre was due to its purpose, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
And the shape of the theatre was due to its purpose,
S01 • E03 Its structure, made up of radiating walls, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Its structure, made up of radiating walls,
S01 • E03 That way, the architects could avoid constructing expensive vaults - Roman Megastructures 00:06
That way, the architects could avoid constructing expensive ...
S01 • E01 From the stage, the sound made by the actors is transmitted - Roman Megastructures 00:06
From the stage, the sound made by the actors is transmitted
S01 • E03 An ingenious solution, but one which came with an inconvenience - - Roman Megastructures 00:10
An ingenious solution, but one which came with an inconvenie...