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Their answer was an inventionof engineering genius - the so-called 'hollow structure'

Their answer was an invention
of engineering genius - the so-called 'hollow structure'

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Their answer was an invention of engineering genius -
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the so-called 'hollow structure'.
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6 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:38
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 In 1883, Theodore Vacquer identified five carceres around the arena - - Roman Megastructures 00:13
In 1883, Theodore Vacquer identified five carceres around th...
S01 • E02 Work began in 90 AD, 10 years after the inauguration - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Work began in 90 AD, 10 years after the inauguration
S01 • E01 As astonishing as it may seem, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
As astonishing as it may seem,
S01 • E02 The Arles amphitheatre is a slightly smaller copy. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The Arles amphitheatre is a slightly smaller copy.
S01 • E02 21 metres high, it's composed of two levels of arcades, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
21 metres high, it's composed of two levels of arcades,
S01 • E01 ..space created by self-supporting, semi-circular vaults. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
..space created by self-supporting, semi-circular vaults.
S01 • E02 Like at the Coliseum, a new construction technique - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Like at the Coliseum, a new construction technique
S01 • E01 There are still traces of these revolutionary vaults - Roman Megastructures 00:06
There are still traces of these revolutionary vaults
S01 • E03 In Lutetia, as everywhere in the Roman world, - Roman Megastructures 00:12
In Lutetia, as everywhere in the Roman world,
S01 • E03 So the amphitheatre was a strong social marker, where the elite, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
So the amphitheatre was a strong social marker, where the el...
S01 • E01 This masonry was composed of one of the strongest and most malleable - Roman Megastructures 00:09
This masonry was composed of one of the strongest and most m...
S01 • E02 Like subway exits, vomitoria were the wide-vaulted passageways - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Like subway exits, vomitoria were the wide-vaulted passagewa...
S01 • E01 A mixture of lime mortar and rubble-stone found on site. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
A mixture of lime mortar and rubble-stone found on site.
S01 • E01 This concrete would form the skeleton, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
This concrete would form the skeleton,
S01 • E02 With its 10 storeys and 188 passageways, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
With its 10 storeys and 188 passageways,
S01 • E02 They came in numbers for the biggest form of entertainment in the empire - - Roman Megastructures 00:06
They came in numbers for the biggest form of entertainment i...
S01 • E03 In Lutetia, as elsewhere in the ancient world, - Roman Megastructures 00:11
In Lutetia, as elsewhere in the ancient world,
S01 • E01 The widespread use of this extraordinary invention - Roman Megastructures 00:09
The widespread use of this extraordinary invention
S01 • E02 The combats were highly technical and extremely violent. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The combats were highly technical and extremely violent.
S01 • E03 To solve this problem, the Romans invented - Roman Megastructures 00:14
To solve this problem, the Romans invented