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The engineers were faced with a huge technological challenge
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The engineers were faced with a hugetechnological challenge

The engineers were faced with a huge
technological challenge

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The engineers were faced with a huge technological challenge.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:59
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 To find out, we need to go back to one of the most important moments - Roman Megastructures 00:06
To find out, we need to go back to one of the most important...
S01 • E01 (SWORDS CLASH) - Roman Megastructures 00:05
(SWORDS CLASH)
S01 • E01 After almost 20 years of political instability and civil war, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
After almost 20 years of political instability and civil war...
S01 • E01 A man who would weigh like no other on the fate of the Roman colony. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
A man who would weigh like no other on the fate of the Roman...
S01 • E02 With the slope of the hill, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
With the slope of the hill,
S01 • E03 So the Lutetia amphitheatre may have been a prototype for a new type - Roman Megastructures 00:08
So the Lutetia amphitheatre may have been a prototype for a ...
S01 • E02 So they first had to construct two 90-metre-long underground galleries - Roman Megastructures 00:07
So they first had to construct two 90-metre-long underground...
S01 • E03 Constructed in the late first century AD, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Constructed in the late first century AD,
S01 • E02 These three galleries, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
These three galleries,
S01 • E02 They're known as cryptoporticos, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
They're known as cryptoporticos,
S01 • E03 All around it, a gallery allowed spectators to reach - Roman Megastructures 00:06
All around it, a gallery allowed spectators to reach
S01 • E01 Augustus reorganised the Empire - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Augustus reorganised the Empire
S01 • E03 Two lateral corridors, each 39 metres long and 5.8 metres wide, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Two lateral corridors, each 39 metres long and 5.8 metres wi...
S01 • E01 Gallia Belgica, with its capital Durocotorum - - Roman Megastructures 00:16
Gallia Belgica, with its capital Durocotorum -
S01 • E03 The cavea, the three levels of seating, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
The cavea, the three levels of seating,
S01 • E01 Augustus would give Lugdunum a special place, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Augustus would give Lugdunum a special place,
S01 • E02 The semi-circular arched vault was generally formed with cut stones, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
The semi-circular arched vault was generally formed with cut...
S01 • E02 The height and width of the vault were limited, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
The height and width of the vault were limited,
S01 • E02 So here, the Romans erected vaults in which the cut stones - Roman Megastructures 00:07
So here, the Romans erected vaults in which the cut stones
S01 • E01 Within the Empire, Lugdunum now enjoyed a unique status. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Within the Empire, Lugdunum now enjoyed a unique status.