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Provinces on which Rome would impose its mark
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Provinces on which Romewould impose its mark

Provinces on which Rome
would impose its mark

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Provinces on which Rome would impose its mark.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:02:30
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 Beyond its strategic position on the Rhone, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Beyond its strategic position on the Rhone,
S01 • E01 Lyon, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Lyon,
S01 • E03 And for this, the Romans didn't use force, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
And for this, the Romans didn't use force,
S01 • E02 Over the coming centuries, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Over the coming centuries,
S01 • E01 A crossroads chosen by Rome to establish its first colony in Gaul, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
A crossroads chosen by Rome to establish its first colony in...
S01 • E02 Something the Romans would also discover later. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Something the Romans would also discover later.
S01 • E02 In the 3rd century BC, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
In the 3rd century BC,
S01 • E02 And when, in 27 BC, Caesar's adopted son Augustus became emperor, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
And when, in 27 BC, Caesar's adopted son Augustus becam...
S01 • E03 To turn the Gauls into perfect citizens of the Empire, - Roman Megastructures 00:13
To turn the Gauls into perfect citizens of the Empire,
S01 • E01 That's why the city was endowed with all the buildings - Roman Megastructures 00:06
That's why the city was endowed with all the buildings
S01 • E01 Its forum, circus, amphitheatre, odeon - Roman Megastructures 00:11
Its forum, circus, amphitheatre, odeon
S01 • E03 All the buildings to make the new city a symbol of Roman power - Roman Megastructures 00:07
All the buildings to make the new city a symbol of Roman pow...
S01 • E01 Today, it's the most impressive of all the remains of ancient Lugdunum. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Today, it's the most impressive of all the remains of a...
S01 • E01 Remains that were long forgotten - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Remains that were long forgotten
S01 • E03 Built from the ashes of a Gaul conquered by Julius Caesar, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Built from the ashes of a Gaul conquered by Julius Caesar,
S01 • E03 (CHEERING) - Roman Megastructures 00:09
(CHEERING)
S01 • E02 Hundreds and thousands of legionaries laid down their arms - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Hundreds and thousands of legionaries laid down their arms
S01 • E03 ..a feat made possible thanks to a social policy - Roman Megastructures 00:08
..a feat made possible thanks to a social policy
S01 • E02 And beyond providing labour, the army had all the top specialists. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
And beyond providing labour, the army had all the top specia...
S01 • E01 Why did the Romans decide to make Lyon so monumental? - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Why did the Romans decide to make Lyon so monumental?