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Roman Megastructures

With its 108m diameterand height of 30m, this gigantic structure stood outfrom the entire...

With its 108m diameter
and height of 30m, this gigantic structure stood out
from the entire cityscape

Full Transcript

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With its 108m diameter and height of 30m,
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this gigantic structure stood out from the entire cityscape.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:00
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...
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...
S01 • E01 A man who would weigh like no other on the fate of the Roman colony. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
A man who would weigh like no other on the fate of the Roman...
S01 • E02 With the slope of the hill, - Roman Megastructures 00:05
With the slope of the hill,
S01 • E03 So the Lutetia amphitheatre may have been a prototype for a new type - Roman Megastructures 00:08
So the Lutetia amphitheatre may have been a prototype for a ...
S01 • E02 So they first had to construct two 90-metre-long underground galleries - Roman Megastructures 00:07
So they first had to construct two 90-metre-long underground...
S01 • E03 Constructed in the late first century AD, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Constructed in the late first century AD,