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While the exact purposeof the cryptoporticus is yet to be ascertained, we do knowthat the...

While the exact purpose
of the cryptoporticus is yet to be ascertained, we do know
that the forum had a vital function for the city - trade

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While the exact purpose of the cryptoporticus
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is yet to be ascertained, we do know that the forum had a vital function
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for the city - trade.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:03
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 This exceptional period of prosperity dawned - Roman Megastructures 00:06
This exceptional period of prosperity dawned
S01 • E01 We don't know the exact location of the sanctuary, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
We don't know the exact location of the sanctuary,
S01 • E03 Discovered by Theodore Vacquer, a series of shops - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Discovered by Theodore Vacquer, a series of shops
S01 • E01 ..an altar most certainly flanked by two monumental columns... - Roman Megastructures 00:04
..an altar most certainly flanked by two monumental columns....
S01 • E01 ..and, all around, 60 statues representing the 60 Gallic tribes. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
..and, all around, 60 statues representing the 60 Gallic tri...
S01 • E03 A set-up that is also found just outside the Reims cryptoporticus. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
A set-up that is also found just outside the Reims cryptopor...
S01 • E02 During the High Empire, - Roman Megastructures 00:11
During the High Empire,
S01 • E01 Every year, the delegates of the 60 Gallic tribes - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Every year, the delegates of the 60 Gallic tribes
S01 • E03 During the first century AD, the Parisii converted en masse - Roman Megastructures 00:07
During the first century AD, the Parisii converted en masse
S01 • E03 And through trade, some of them established colossal fortunes. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
And through trade, some of them established colossal fortune...
S01 • E01 One of them was a certain Gaius Julius Rufus. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
One of them was a certain Gaius Julius Rufus.
S01 • E01 Early in the 1st century, he oversaw the construction - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Early in the 1st century, he oversaw the construction
S01 • E03 But the acculturation of this tribe would never have been completed - Roman Megastructures 00:08
But the acculturation of this tribe would never have been co...
S01 • E02 The hundreds of amphorae found in the Rhone - Roman Megastructures 00:08
The hundreds of amphorae found in the Rhone
S01 • E03 A concept embodied - Roman Megastructures 00:07
A concept embodied
S01 • E02 These past 30 years, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
These past 30 years,
S01 • E03 Located at the intersection of the boulevards Saint-Germain - Roman Megastructures 00:10
Located at the intersection of the boulevards Saint-Germain
S01 • E01 In the late 1950s-early 1960s, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
In the late 1950s-early 1960s,
S01 • E02 In 2007, at a depth of over 10 metres, in murky water, - Roman Megastructures 00:13
In 2007, at a depth of over 10 metres, in murky water,
S01 • E01 They were the ruins of the Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
They were the ruins of the Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls,