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Roman Megastructures

Key to this systemwas a flush cistern which sent water,under pressure, into lead pipes

Key to this system
was a flush cistern which sent water,
under pressure, into lead pipes

Full Transcript

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Key to this system was a flush cistern
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which sent water, under pressure, into lead pipes.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:59
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 • E03 And finally, in a room forbidden to the public, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
And finally, in a room forbidden to the public,
S01 • E02 On August 24th 410, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
On August 24th 410,
S01 • E03 ..a building whose purpose still divides archaeologists. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
..a building whose purpose still divides archaeologists.
S01 • E02 No Barbarian had managed such a feat for 800 years. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
No Barbarian had managed such a feat for 800 years.
S01 • E02 Half a century later, in 476, Roman Arles fell in turn. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Half a century later, in 476, Roman Arles fell in turn.
S01 • E01 And also, not one lead pipe - Roman Megastructures 00:10
And also, not one lead pipe
S01 • E02 But Roman culture remained firmly anchored among Arlesians. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
But Roman culture remained firmly anchored among Arlesians.
S01 • E03 A massive edifice reaching an estimated height of 10 metres. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
A massive edifice reaching an estimated height of 10 metres.
S01 • E01 Once under pressure in the lead pipes, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Once under pressure in the lead pipes,
S01 • E03 A structure that some researchers have identified as a Horreum - - Roman Megastructures 00:08
A structure that some researchers have identified as a Horre...
S01 • E01 This second tank regulated the flow before the water was released - Roman Megastructures 00:09
This second tank regulated the flow before the water was rel...
S01 • E01 I have to say you, out of pride for Lyon, - Roman Megastructures 00:12
I have to say you, out of pride for Lyon,
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