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Roman Megastructures

Remains that were long forgotten but which are now a reminderof the former glory of a city...

Remains that were long forgotten but which are now a reminder
of the former glory of a city that was none other than
the capital of the Gauls

Full Transcript

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Remains that were long forgotten
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but which are now a reminder of the former glory of a city
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that was none other than the capital of the Gauls.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:34
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • 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?
S01 • E01 To answer these questions, we must go back to the founding of Lugdunum. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
To answer these questions, we must go back to the founding o...
S01 • E02 A contemporary of Augustus, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
A contemporary of Augustus,
S01 • E03 Shows which required the construction of new structures. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Shows which required the construction of new structures.
S01 • E03 In the south of the city, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
In the south of the city,
S01 • E01 The history of Lugdunum began in Vienne, in Gaul, in 44 BC. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The history of Lugdunum began in Vienne, in Gaul, in 44 BC.
S01 • E03 Long since disappeared, this edifice, inherited from Ancient Greece, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Long since disappeared, this edifice, inherited from Ancient...
S01 • E02 The first job of the Roman architects was to define the pomerium, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
The first job of the Roman architects was to define the pome...
S01 • E01 A few years after Caesar's conquests, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
A few years after Caesar's conquests,
S01 • E03 In the south-east, just outside the city, the amphitheatre. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
In the south-east, just outside the city, the amphitheatre.
S01 • E01 (MEN SHOUT MENACINGLY) - Roman Megastructures 00:06
(MEN SHOUT MENACINGLY)
S01 • E03 A purely Roman invention, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
A purely Roman invention,
S01 • E02 On the boundary defined by the pomerium, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
On the boundary defined by the pomerium,
S01 • E01 The Republic of Rome appointed one man - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The Republic of Rome appointed one man
S01 • E02 These stretched across the left bank of the Rhone - Roman Megastructures 00:06
These stretched across the left bank of the Rhone