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Roman Megastructures

With city walls, a forum, a theatre, the busiest port in the southand its majestic...

With city walls, a forum, a theatre, the busiest port in the south
and its majestic amphitheatre, Arles matched the greatest cities
of the Empire

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With city walls, a forum, a theatre,
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the busiest port in the south and its majestic amphitheatre,
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Arles matched the greatest cities of the Empire.
Duration
10 seconds
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38
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:09
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 Heavy materials like those used in the Lyon mint, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
Heavy materials like those used in the Lyon mint,
S01 • E03 An aqueduct which took its source 15km from Lutetia, at Rungis. - Roman Megastructures 00:06
An aqueduct which took its source 15km from Lutetia, at Rung...
S01 • E02 We can make guesses about the population, for example. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
We can make guesses about the population, for example.
S01 • E02 If I would to say 40,000, that's figure bandied about, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
If I would to say 40,000, that's figure bandied about,
S01 • E03 A small valley with clear water and a height of 64 metres. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
A small valley with clear water and a height of 64 metres.
S01 • E02 But that would one of the biggest Roman cities in Gaul. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
But that would one of the biggest Roman cities in Gaul.
S01 • E03 Well, the idea is that the aqueduct - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Well, the idea is that the aqueduct
S01 • E01 To protect this mint, Lyon was sent an elite force of 500 men, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
To protect this mint, Lyon was sent an elite force of 500 me...
S01 • E02 Because, if you take Lyon, for example, again, with another - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Because, if you take Lyon, for example, again, with another
S01 • E03 And so what you want is to have a very gentle slope, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
And so what you want is to have a very gentle slope,
S01 • E01 Lyon's importance is very much emphasised - Roman Megastructures 00:09
Lyon's importance is very much emphasised
S01 • E03 And it's been calculated at one millimetre per metre. - Roman Megastructures 00:05
And it's been calculated at one millimetre per metre.
S01 • E02 Nimes, again, maybe between 30,000 and 40,000. - Roman Megastructures 00:04
Nimes, again, maybe between 30,000 and 40,000.
S01 • E03 So the trick was to actually create a channel - Roman Megastructures 00:08
So the trick was to actually create a channel
S01 • E02 So Arles was certainly up there - Roman Megastructures 00:05
So Arles was certainly up there
S01 • E01 And it's also the only provincial city, - Roman Megastructures 00:07
And it's also the only provincial city,
S01 • E03 For this, Roman surveyors used a chorobates, - Roman Megastructures 00:09
For this, Roman surveyors used a chorobates,
S01 • E01 Were the Fishbones used to protect the stock of coins - Roman Megastructures 00:07
Were the Fishbones used to protect the stock of coins
S01 • E01 The only certainty is that they were connected to the Rhone river, - Roman Megastructures 00:08
The only certainty is that they were connected to the Rhone ...
S01 • E03 If it doesn't overflow, then the chorobates - Roman Megastructures 00:05
If it doesn't overflow, then the chorobates