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Roman Megastructures

They were used to remove the rubble produced by the diggingof the 2km of galleries

They were used to remove the rubble produced by the digging
of the 2km of galleries

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They were used to remove the rubble
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produced by the digging of the 2km of galleries.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:17
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...
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As well as being unique in France,
S01 • E03 A fountain with an axis that cuts right through the cellar - Roman Megastructures 00:12
A fountain with an axis that cuts right through the cellar
S01 • E02 They decorated the 70-square-metre reception room - Roman Megastructures 00:05
They decorated the 70-square-metre reception room
S01 • E02 Constructed on two levels, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Constructed on two levels,
S01 • E01 To construct the network, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
To construct the network,
S01 • E02 This domus seemed to be a perfect replica of those - Roman Megastructures 00:06
This domus seemed to be a perfect replica of those
S01 • E02 Experts never imagined such wealth was present in Arles - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Experts never imagined such wealth was present in Arles
S01 • E01 It seems as if they were intended as some kind of storage space, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
It seems as if they were intended as some kind of storage sp...
S01 • E03 Why did the Romans want to give this facade such monumentality? - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Why did the Romans want to give this facade such monumentali...
S01 • E02 In these 1,200 boxes, the archaeologists have stored - Roman Megastructures 00:07
In these 1,200 boxes, the archaeologists have stored
S01 • E03 The answer could lay in this fountain, which was seen - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The answer could lay in this fountain, which was seen
S01 • E03 So the Cluny baths may have been financed by the Emperor Hadrian, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
So the Cluny baths may have been financed by the Emperor Had...
S01 • E03 ..proof that in less than two centuries, Lutetia had become - Roman Megastructures 00:06
..proof that in less than two centuries, Lutetia had become
S01 • E02 Although the city's first signs of wealth date back - Roman Megastructures 00:11
Although the city's first signs of wealth date back
S01 • E03 Because it had in abundance another crucial asset for the growth - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Because it had in abundance another crucial asset for the gr...
S01 • E02 With city walls, a forum, a theatre, - Roman Megastructures 00:10
With city walls, a forum, a theatre,
S01 • E01 Heavy materials like those used in the Lyon mint, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Heavy materials like those used in the Lyon mint,
S01 • E03 An aqueduct which took its source 15km from Lutetia, at Rungis. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
An aqueduct which took its source 15km from Lutetia, at Rung...
S01 • E02 We can make guesses about the population, for example. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
We can make guesses about the population, for example.
S01 • E02 If I would to say 40,000, that's figure bandied about, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
If I would to say 40,000, that's figure bandied about,