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It was the first time that such paintings were discovered in France
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It was the first time that suchpaintings were discovered in France

It was the first time that such
paintings were discovered in France

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It was the first time that such paintings were discovered in France.
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00:34:58
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 no such inscriptions have been found at the Cluny baths. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
But no such inscriptions have been found at the Cluny baths.
S01 • E03 The identity of the generous donator seems lost forever. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The identity of the generous donator seems lost forever.
S01 • E01 There are a total of 16 shafts like this one in the fishbones. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
There are a total of 16 shafts like this one in the fishbone...
S01 • E03 And yet, one discovery made by Theodore Vacquer - Roman Megastructures 00:12
And yet, one discovery made by Theodore Vacquer
S01 • E01 They were used to remove the rubble - Roman Megastructures 00:05
They were used to remove the rubble
S01 • E02 As well as being unique in France, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
As well as being unique in France,
S01 • E03 A fountain with an axis that cuts right through the cellar - Roman Megastructures 00:12
A fountain with an axis that cuts right through the cellar
S01 • E02 They decorated the 70-square-metre reception room - Roman Megastructures 00:05
They decorated the 70-square-metre reception room
S01 • E02 Constructed on two levels, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Constructed on two levels,
S01 • E01 To construct the network, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
To construct the network,
S01 • E02 This domus seemed to be a perfect replica of those - Roman Megastructures 00:06
This domus seemed to be a perfect replica of those
S01 • E02 Experts never imagined such wealth was present in Arles - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Experts never imagined such wealth was present in Arles
S01 • E01 It seems as if they were intended as some kind of storage space, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
It seems as if they were intended as some kind of storage sp...
S01 • E03 Why did the Romans want to give this facade such monumentality? - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Why did the Romans want to give this facade such monumentali...
S01 • E02 In these 1,200 boxes, the archaeologists have stored - Roman Megastructures 00:07
In these 1,200 boxes, the archaeologists have stored
S01 • E03 The answer could lay in this fountain, which was seen - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The answer could lay in this fountain, which was seen
S01 • E03 So the Cluny baths may have been financed by the Emperor Hadrian, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
So the Cluny baths may have been financed by the Emperor Had...
S01 • E03 ..proof that in less than two centuries, Lutetia had become - Roman Megastructures 00:06
..proof that in less than two centuries, Lutetia had become
S01 • E02 Although the city's first signs of wealth date back - Roman Megastructures 00:11
Although the city's first signs of wealth date back
S01 • E03 Because it had in abundance another crucial asset for the growth - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Because it had in abundance another crucial asset for the gr...