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These limestone blocks,
weighing up to one tonne, were moved from place to place with state-of-the-art
hoisting equipment, such as the treadwheel crane, a machine which owed everything
to a Roman invention that's still used today - the pulley
weighing up to one tonne, were moved from place to place with state-of-the-art
hoisting equipment, such as the treadwheel crane, a machine which owed everything
to a Roman invention that's still used today - the pulley
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These limestone blocks,
weighing up to one tonne,
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were moved from place to place
00:00:05.072 --> 00:00:08.076
with state-of-the-art
hoisting equipment,
00:00:08.092 --> 00:00:10.096
such as the treadwheel crane,
00:00:11.012 --> 00:00:13.068
a machine which owed everything
to a Roman invention
00:00:13.084 --> 00:00:16.012
that's still used today - the pulley.
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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...
