To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
This 35-metre-high wall was opulently decorated
Please log in to add to collections.
Roman Megastructures

This 35-metre-high wallwas opulently decorated, with marble columnsand grandiose...

This 35-metre-high wall
was opulently decorated, with marble columns
and grandiose sculptures of the emperor and deities

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.004
This 35-metre-high wall was opulently decorated,
00:00:04.056 --> 00:00:06.006
with marble columns and grandiose sculptures
00:00:06.076 --> 00:00:09.000
of the emperor and deities.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:37
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 It was on this basis of right angles that Lyon was laid out - Roman Megastructures 00:06
It was on this basis of right angles that Lyon was laid out
S01 • E01 But the city was yet to be given its first known monument... - Roman Megastructures 00:04
But the city was yet to be given its first known monument...
S01 • E03 During five decades, this pioneer of the archaeology - Roman Megastructures 00:08
During five decades, this pioneer of the archaeology
S01 • E02 Before this backdrop, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Before this backdrop,
S01 • E01 With its 108m diameter and height of 30m, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
With its 108m diameter and height of 30m,
S01 • E03 He painstakingly noted more than 400 discoveries. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
He painstakingly noted more than 400 discoveries.
S01 • E03 He left an inestimable inheritance - Roman Megastructures 00:09
He left an inestimable inheritance
S01 • E01 It was a political symbol of Rome, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
It was a political symbol of Rome,
S01 • E01 This architectural giant could seat 10,000 people - - Roman Megastructures 00:07
This architectural giant could seat 10,000 people -
S01 • E01 It comprised a stage - Roman Megastructures 00:06
It comprised a stage
S01 • E02 Not far from this vast construction site, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Not far from this vast construction site,
S01 • E03 An obsession which, in 1869, would lead him to what we now call - Roman Megastructures 00:06
An obsession which, in 1869, would lead him to what we now c...
S01 • E01 Below them, the orchestra, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Below them, the orchestra,
S01 • E03 It was during the laying-out of the Rue Monge that Vacquer - Roman Megastructures 00:08
It was during the laying-out of the Rue Monge that Vacquer
S01 • E02 Located 150 metres from the theatre, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Located 150 metres from the theatre,
S01 • E03 But a wall with niches in it, to the east of the edifice, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
But a wall with niches in it, to the east of the edifice,
S01 • E02 The engineers were faced with a huge technological challenge. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
The engineers were faced with a huge technological challenge...
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...