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So how were the formidable edifices and monuments of Lugdunum built
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So how were the formidable edificesand monuments of Lugdunum built, and for what reasons?

So how were the formidable edifices
and monuments of Lugdunum built, and for what reasons?

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So how were the formidable edifices and monuments of Lugdunum built,
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and for what reasons?
Duration
6 seconds
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31
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:02
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 Caesar's successor Augustus reorganised Gaul into four provinces. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Caesar's successor Augustus reorganised Gaul into four ...
S01 • E02 And thus was born Arelate, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
And thus was born Arelate,
S01 • E02 Having already founded Marseille, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Having already founded Marseille,
S01 • E03 Under the control of the Senate, Gallia Narbonensis, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Under the control of the Senate, Gallia Narbonensis,
S01 • E02 Arles is in an incredibly important geographical position - Roman Megastructures 00:15
Arles is in an incredibly important geographical position
S01 • E03 And under his own control, the Three Gauls - - Roman Megastructures 00:11
And under his own control, the Three Gauls -
S01 • E03 Provinces on which Rome would impose its mark. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Provinces on which Rome would impose its mark.
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...