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Roman Megastructures

Using a groma, a surveyinginstrument with four plumblines, the Roman engineers tracedthe...

Using a groma, a surveying
instrument with four plumblines, the Roman engineers traced
the first road - the Cardo Maximus

Full Transcript

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Using a groma, a surveying instrument with four plumblines,
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the Roman engineers traced the first road - the Cardo Maximus.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:26
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 • E02 Gaius Lunius Priscus was the city's first magistrate. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
Gaius Lunius Priscus was the city's first magistrate.
S01 • E03 2km long and running north and south, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
2km long and running north and south,
S01 • E01 Inside the theatre, one feature embodied the power of the Emperor - - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Inside the theatre, one feature embodied the power of the Em...
S01 • E02 He was one of the wealthiest donators to the city, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
He was one of the wealthiest donators to the city,
S01 • E03 From this main axis, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
From this main axis,
S01 • E01 More that 30m high, - Roman Megastructures 00:14
More that 30m high,
S01 • E03 The result was a perfect grid system typical of Roman cities, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
The result was a perfect grid system typical of Roman cities...
S01 • E01 All that remains of this sumptuous wall today are - Roman Megastructures 00:06
All that remains of this sumptuous wall today are
S01 • E02 For wealthy Arlesians, euergetism was an election campaign device. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
For wealthy Arlesians, euergetism was an election campaign d...
S01 • E02 This is why Priscus had the list of his donations carved - Roman Megastructures 00:04
This is why Priscus had the list of his donations carved
S01 • E02 Arles was so wealthy that in 150 AD, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Arles was so wealthy that in 150 AD,
S01 • E01 This theatre, one of the most beautiful monuments of Gaul, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
This theatre, one of the most beautiful monuments of Gaul,
S01 • E03 Among the essential buildings was the forum. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Among the essential buildings was the forum.
S01 • E01 The walls carry the traces of the marble cladding - Roman Megastructures 00:06
The walls carry the traces of the marble cladding
S01 • E03 177 metres long by 88 metres wide, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
177 metres long by 88 metres wide,
S01 • E02 450 metres long and 100 metres wide, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
450 metres long and 100 metres wide,
S01 • E03 To the east was the basilica, where the city's political - Roman Megastructures 00:06
To the east was the basilica, where the city's politica...
S01 • E03 To the west, a temple surrounded by a gallery with a colonnade. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
To the west, a temple surrounded by a gallery with a colonna...
S01 • E01 At the top of the theatre is an unusual block of limestone. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
At the top of the theatre is an unusual block of limestone.
S01 • E02 Beyond the prestige of the monument, - Roman Megastructures 00:06
Beyond the prestige of the monument,