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Roman Megastructures

Troops for whom new infrastructureswould be constructed

troops for whom new infrastructures
would be constructed

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..troops for whom new infrastructures would be constructed.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:45:43
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 But before that, there was a big problem to deal with - - Roman Megastructures 00:07
But before that, there was a big problem to deal with -
S01 • E02 Bearing witness to this are the remains of what was - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Bearing witness to this are the remains of what was
S01 • E01 But for the water to reach Lyon, the biggest challenge lay elsewhere, - Roman Megastructures 00:16
But for the water to reach Lyon, the biggest challenge lay e...
S01 • E02 58 metres long and 20 metres wide, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
58 metres long and 20 metres wide,
S01 • E02 Nine large windows in the side walls lit the hall. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Nine large windows in the side walls lit the hall.
S01 • E03 A platform which required - Roman Megastructures 00:06
A platform which required
S01 • E01 You would have to pile up 15 Ponts du Gard - Roman Megastructures 00:11
You would have to pile up 15 Ponts du Gard
S01 • E03 Roman-scale work, thanks to which the new heart of Lutetia - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Roman-scale work, thanks to which the new heart of Lutetia
S01 • E02 In the early 5th century, Arles was the last bastion of Romanity. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
In the early 5th century, Arles was the last bastion of Roma...
S01 • E03 Among them, a basilica, the foundations of which - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Among them, a basilica, the foundations of which
S01 • E01 To cross these deep valleys, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
To cross these deep valleys,
S01 • E03 Baths of 200 square metres, an astonishing 50 times smaller - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Baths of 200 square metres, an astonishing 50 times smaller
S01 • E01 Key to this system was a flush cistern - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Key to this system was a flush cistern
S01 • E03 And finally, in a room forbidden to the public, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
And finally, in a room forbidden to the public,
S01 • E02 On August 24th 410, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
On August 24th 410,
S01 • E03 ..a building whose purpose still divides archaeologists. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
..a building whose purpose still divides archaeologists.
S01 • E02 No Barbarian had managed such a feat for 800 years. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
No Barbarian had managed such a feat for 800 years.
S01 • E02 Half a century later, in 476, Roman Arles fell in turn. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Half a century later, in 476, Roman Arles fell in turn.
S01 • E01 And also, not one lead pipe - Roman Megastructures 00:10
And also, not one lead pipe
S01 • E02 But Roman culture remained firmly anchored among Arlesians. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
But Roman culture remained firmly anchored among Arlesians.