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Roman surveyors used an ingenious topographical tool
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Roman surveyors usedan ingenious topographical tool called a groma

Roman surveyors used
an ingenious topographical tool called a groma

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Roman surveyors used an ingenious topographical tool
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called a groma.
Duration
6 seconds
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35
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:06
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 Massive work was undertaken to demolish entire districts - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Massive work was undertaken to demolish entire districts
S01 • E02 And to perfect the acoustics, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
And to perfect the acoustics,
S01 • E01 At the top of a pole planted in the ground, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
At the top of a pole planted in the ground,
S01 • E03 But Haussmann was completely unaware that this work would uncover - Roman Megastructures 00:07
But Haussmann was completely unaware that this work would un...
S01 • E03 ..an archaeological treasure - Roman Megastructures 00:09
..an archaeological treasure
S01 • E02 This 35-metre-high wall was opulently decorated, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
This 35-metre-high wall was opulently decorated,
S01 • E01 It was on this basis of right angles that Lyon was laid out - Roman Megastructures 00:06
It was on this basis of right angles that Lyon was laid out
S01 • E01 But the city was yet to be given its first known monument... - Roman Megastructures 00:04
But the city was yet to be given its first known monument...
S01 • E03 During five decades, this pioneer of the archaeology - Roman Megastructures 00:08
During five decades, this pioneer of the archaeology
S01 • E02 Before this backdrop, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Before this backdrop,
S01 • E01 With its 108m diameter and height of 30m, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
With its 108m diameter and height of 30m,
S01 • E03 He painstakingly noted more than 400 discoveries. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
He painstakingly noted more than 400 discoveries.
S01 • E03 He left an inestimable inheritance - Roman Megastructures 00:09
He left an inestimable inheritance
S01 • E01 It was a political symbol of Rome, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
It was a political symbol of Rome,
S01 • E01 This architectural giant could seat 10,000 people - - Roman Megastructures 00:07
This architectural giant could seat 10,000 people -
S01 • E01 It comprised a stage - Roman Megastructures 00:06
It comprised a stage
S01 • E02 Not far from this vast construction site, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Not far from this vast construction site,
S01 • E03 An obsession which, in 1869, would lead him to what we now call - Roman Megastructures 00:06
An obsession which, in 1869, would lead him to what we now c...
S01 • E01 Below them, the orchestra, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Below them, the orchestra,
S01 • E03 It was during the laying-out of the Rue Monge that Vacquer - Roman Megastructures 00:08
It was during the laying-out of the Rue Monge that Vacquer