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What marks the Roman empirefor me is that they measured distances and not only measured...

What marks the Roman empire
for me is that they measured distances and not only measured them
but marked them out

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What marks the Roman empire for me
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is that they measured distances
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and not only measured them but marked them out.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:49
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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Movie Summary

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E06 [Kevin] The Swedish coin expert, Von Goldbeck, - Strangest Things 00:13
[Kevin] The Swedish coin expert, Von Goldbeck,
S01 • E01 When scientists went back to investigate the site, - Strangest Things 00:07
When scientists went back to investigate the site,
S01 • E05 In 1928, they finally catch a break. - Strangest Things 00:05
In 1928, they finally catch a break.
S01 • E08 [narrator] So 12 lunar months - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] So 12 lunar months
S01 • E09 The canine tooth is definitely from an orangutan, - Strangest Things 00:07
The canine tooth is definitely from an orangutan,
S01 • E10 [MacDonald] Half a world away, in Siberia, an engraving from 1692 - Strangest Things 00:09
[MacDonald] Half a world away, in Siberia, an engraving from...
S01 • E03 The form and shape of the Baghdad battery, is a very common shape. - Strangest Things 00:05
The form and shape of the Baghdad battery, is a very common ...
S01 • E04 [Corey] There are separate pointers for the sun, - Strangest Things 00:07
[Corey] There are separate pointers for the sun,
S01 • E08 And if you rely on the sun and the moon to know when you should plant - Strangest Things 00:08
And if you rely on the sun and the moon to know when you sho...
S01 • E02 They had milestones along their routes - Strangest Things 00:07
They had milestones along their routes
S01 • E05 The Warsaw customs office - Strangest Things 00:07
The Warsaw customs office
S01 • E07 One of the weirdest things is that uh... - Strangest Things 00:04
One of the weirdest things is that uh...
S01 • E03 Very common looking jar, very plainly decorated. - Strangest Things 00:06
Very common looking jar, very plainly decorated.
S01 • E09 But extreme magnification - Strangest Things 00:05
But extreme magnification
S01 • E07 Two of those greetings, one of them is Sumerian, - Strangest Things 00:11
Two of those greetings, one of them is Sumerian,
S01 • E01 [Narrator] Some of it looked very similar to the scarab glass. - Strangest Things 00:04
[Narrator] Some of it looked very similar to the scarab glas...
S01 • E05 They get an urgent phone call from the Germans saying, - Strangest Things 00:15
They get an urgent phone call from the Germans saying,
S01 • E03 Such jars were often used to contain scrolls, parchment effectively. - Strangest Things 00:06
Such jars were often used to contain scrolls, parchment effe...
S01 • E06 [narrator] Goldbeck tracks down - Strangest Things 00:08
[narrator] Goldbeck tracks down
S01 • E02 [narrator] The dodecahedrons might be one of the secrets to this accuracy. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] The dodecahedrons might be one of the secrets to ...