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So it's incredible that the Romans had a better water supply in Lyon
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So it's incredible that the Romanshad a better water supply in Lyon than Lyon itself...

So it's incredible that the Romans
had a better water supply in Lyon than Lyon itself had
until the 19th century

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So it's incredible that the Romans had a better water supply in Lyon
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than Lyon itself had until the 19th century.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:41
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 • E01 How were the Roman engineers able to achieve such a technological feat? - Roman Megastructures 00:06
How were the Roman engineers able to achieve such a technolo...
S01 • E03 In doing so, Rome had risen to its challenge to make the Parisii - Roman Megastructures 00:10
In doing so, Rome had risen to its challenge to make the Par...
S01 • E01 And with what means - Roman Megastructures 00:06
And with what means
S01 • E03 Who, then, could have imagined that the city was about to fight - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Who, then, could have imagined that the city was about to fi...
S01 • E01 40km south-west of Lyon is a tunnel dug by the Romans - Roman Megastructures 00:08
40km south-west of Lyon is a tunnel dug by the Romans
S01 • E03 (SOLDIERS SHOUT) - Roman Megastructures 00:09
(SOLDIERS SHOUT)
S01 • E02 Constantine's most emblematic construction in the city - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Constantine's most emblematic construction in the city
S01 • E02 Covering an area of 3,700 square metres, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Covering an area of 3,700 square metres,
S01 • E03 In passing, whole cities were pillaged or burned. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
In passing, whole cities were pillaged or burned.
S01 • E02 They had several rooms, ranging from cold to hot, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
They had several rooms, ranging from cold to hot,
S01 • E03 Raids which would drastically change the face of Roman cities. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Raids which would drastically change the face of Roman citie...
S01 • E02 A central heating system called a hypocaust was also installed. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
A central heating system called a hypocaust was also install...
S01 • E01 Inside the tunnel, the water channel is pretty much intact. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Inside the tunnel, the water channel is pretty much intact.
S01 • E02 Hearths placed at strategic points provided hot air. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Hearths placed at strategic points provided hot air.
S01 • E01 The tunnel through which the aqueduct runs was solidified - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The tunnel through which the aqueduct runs was solidified
S01 • E02 This hot air was passed between these small brick piles. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
This hot air was passed between these small brick piles.
S01 • E03 In Lutetia, the amphitheatre, the forum, the aqueduct and then - Roman Megastructures 00:08
In Lutetia, the amphitheatre, the forum, the aqueduct and th...
S01 • E02 Other than the underfloor heating, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Other than the underfloor heating,
S01 • E01 A Roman invention, opus signinum - - Roman Megastructures 00:09
A Roman invention, opus signinum -
S01 • E02 With this system, the water in the caldarium, the hottest room, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
With this system, the water in the caldarium, the hottest ro...