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>> Narrator: ROME WAS THE
GREATEST EMPIRE THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN.
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GREATEST EMPIRE THE WORLD HAS
EVER KNOWN. WHY ARE ROMAN ARENAS ENGINEERING
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EVER KNOWN.
WHY ARE ROMAN ARENAS ENGINEERING TRIUMPHS AS WELL AS CELEBRATIONS
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WHY ARE ROMAN ARENAS ENGINEERING
TRIUMPHS AS WELL AS CELEBRATIONS OF TOTAL VIOLENCE?
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TRIUMPHS AS WELL AS CELEBRATIONS
OF TOTAL VIOLENCE? >> IMAGINE 25,000 SPECTATORS ARE
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OF TOTAL VIOLENCE?
>> IMAGINE 25,000 SPECTATORS ARE CRAMMED IN HERE, AND THEY'RE ALL
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>> IMAGINE 25,000 SPECTATORS ARE
CRAMMED IN HERE, AND THEY'RE ALL LOOKING FOR BLOOD.
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CRAMMED IN HERE, AND THEY'RE ALL
LOOKING FOR BLOOD. >> Narrator: DID THE ROMANS
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LOOKING FOR BLOOD.
>> Narrator: DID THE ROMANS CREATE A MOBILE AND DEADLY
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>> Narrator: DID THE ROMANS
CREATE A MOBILE AND DEADLY ARMORED WEAPON, THE WORLD'S
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CREATE A MOBILE AND DEADLY
ARMORED WEAPON, THE WORLD'S FIRST TANK?
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ARMORED WEAPON, THE WORLD'S
FIRST TANK? >> WOW.
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FIRST TANK?
>> WOW. THAT IS ONE IMPRESSIVE MACHINE.
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>> WOW.
THAT IS ONE IMPRESSIVE MACHINE. >> Narrator: AND HOW WAS THIS
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THAT IS ONE IMPRESSIVE MACHINE.
>> Narrator: AND HOW WAS THIS ANCIENT EMPIRE ABLE TO BUILD A
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>> Narrator: AND HOW WAS THIS
ANCIENT EMPIRE ABLE TO BUILD A MASSIVE WALL, STRAIGHT ACROSS
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ANCIENT EMPIRE ABLE TO BUILD A
MASSIVE WALL, STRAIGHT ACROSS BRITAIN, IN RECORD TIME?
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MASSIVE WALL, STRAIGHT ACROSS
BRITAIN, IN RECORD TIME? >> THEY WERE ANCIENT GENIUSES.
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BRITAIN, IN RECORD TIME?
>> THEY WERE ANCIENT GENIUSES. WHAT THEY ACHIEVED IS TRULY
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>> THEY WERE ANCIENT GENIUSES.
WHAT THEY ACHIEVED IS TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.
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WHAT THEY ACHIEVED IS TRULY
EXTRAORDINARY. >> Narrator: MONUMENTS MORE
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EXTRAORDINARY.
>> Narrator: MONUMENTS MORE COLOSSAL THAN OUR OWN, ANCIENT
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>> Narrator: MONUMENTS MORE
COLOSSAL THAN OUR OWN, ANCIENT SUPER WEAPONS AS MIGHTY AS
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COLOSSAL THAN OUR OWN, ANCIENT
SUPER WEAPONS AS MIGHTY AS TODAY'S, TECHNOLOGY SO PRECISE,
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SUPER WEAPONS AS MIGHTY AS
TODAY'S, TECHNOLOGY SO PRECISE, IT DEFIES REINVENTION.
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TODAY'S, TECHNOLOGY SO PRECISE,
IT DEFIES REINVENTION. THE ANCIENT WORLD WAS NOT
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IT DEFIES REINVENTION.
THE ANCIENT WORLD WAS NOT PRIMITIVE.
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THE ANCIENT WORLD WAS NOT
PRIMITIVE. THEIR MARVELS ARE SO ADVANCED,
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PRIMITIVE.
THEIR MARVELS ARE SO ADVANCED, WE STILL USE THEM NOW.
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THEIR MARVELS ARE SO ADVANCED,
WE STILL USE THEM NOW. TRAVEL TO A WORLD CLOSER THAN
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WE STILL USE THEM NOW.
TRAVEL TO A WORLD CLOSER THAN WE IMAGINE, AN ANCIENT AGE
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TRAVEL TO A WORLD CLOSER THAN
WE IMAGINE, AN ANCIENT AGE WHERE NOTHING WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
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>> Narrator: THE ROMAN EMPIRE
BECAME SUPER-SIZED THROUGH GREAT FEATS OF IMPOSSIBLE
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BECAME SUPER-SIZED THROUGH GREAT
FEATS OF IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING--
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FEATS OF IMPOSSIBLE
ENGINEERING-- AQUEDUCTS BRINGING FRESH WATER
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ENGINEERING--
AQUEDUCTS BRINGING FRESH WATER THOUSANDS OF MILES...
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AQUEDUCTS BRINGING FRESH WATER
THOUSANDS OF MILES... SUPER WEAPONS THAT ENABLED THE
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THOUSANDS OF MILES...
SUPER WEAPONS THAT ENABLED THE FORMIDABLE ROMAN ARMY TO WIN
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SUPER WEAPONS THAT ENABLED THE
FORMIDABLE ROMAN ARMY TO WIN AGAINST IMPOSSIBLE ODDS.
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FORMIDABLE ROMAN ARMY TO WIN
AGAINST IMPOSSIBLE ODDS. BUT NOTHING SUMS UP THE POWER,
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AGAINST IMPOSSIBLE ODDS.
BUT NOTHING SUMS UP THE POWER, VIOLENCE, AND GLORY OF ROME LIKE
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BUT NOTHING SUMS UP THE POWER,
VIOLENCE, AND GLORY OF ROME LIKE THESE MASSIVE ARENAS THAT WERE
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VIOLENCE, AND GLORY OF ROME LIKE
THESE MASSIVE ARENAS THAT WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE.
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THESE MASSIVE ARENAS THAT WERE
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE. AND THE GREATEST EXAMPLE IS HERE
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SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE.
AND THE GREATEST EXAMPLE IS HERE IN ROME, ITALY.
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AND THE GREATEST EXAMPLE IS HERE
IN ROME, ITALY. >> THERE ARE MANY FACETS OF
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IN ROME, ITALY.
>> THERE ARE MANY FACETS OF ROMAN SOCIETY THAT WE'VE COPIED
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>> THERE ARE MANY FACETS OF
ROMAN SOCIETY THAT WE'VE COPIED IN PART.
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ROMAN SOCIETY THAT WE'VE COPIED
IN PART. BUT WHAT'S REMARKABLE ABOUT THE
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IN PART.
BUT WHAT'S REMARKABLE ABOUT THE COLOSSEUM IS WE'VE COPIED ALL OF
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BUT WHAT'S REMARKABLE ABOUT THE
COLOSSEUM IS WE'VE COPIED ALL OF IT.
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COLOSSEUM IS WE'VE COPIED ALL OF
IT. WE'VE COPIED THE ENTIRETY OF IT.
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IT.
WE'VE COPIED THE ENTIRETY OF IT. IT IS PERFECT.
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WE'VE COPIED THE ENTIRETY OF IT.
IT IS PERFECT. >> Narrator: THE EMPEROR
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IT IS PERFECT.
>> Narrator: THE EMPEROR VESPASIAN COMMISSIONED THE
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>> Narrator: THE EMPEROR
VESPASIAN COMMISSIONED THE COLOSSEUM FOR THE PEOPLE OF
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VESPASIAN COMMISSIONED THE
COLOSSEUM FOR THE PEOPLE OF ROME.
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COLOSSEUM FOR THE PEOPLE OF
ROME. BUT THIS WAS NO ORDINARY GIFT.
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ROME.
BUT THIS WAS NO ORDINARY GIFT. VESPASIAN KNEW THAT THE ARENA
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BUT THIS WAS NO ORDINARY GIFT.
VESPASIAN KNEW THAT THE ARENA WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO CONTROL A
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VESPASIAN KNEW THAT THE ARENA
WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO CONTROL A DIFFICULT POPULATION.
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WAS THE PERFECT WAY TO CONTROL A
DIFFICULT POPULATION. >> IF YOUR PEOPLE ARE FED AND
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DIFFICULT POPULATION.
>> IF YOUR PEOPLE ARE FED AND ENTERTAINED, THEY'RE LESS LIKELY
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>> IF YOUR PEOPLE ARE FED AND
ENTERTAINED, THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO REVOLT, AND HERE, THEY WERE
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ENTERTAINED, THEY'RE LESS LIKELY
TO REVOLT, AND HERE, THEY WERE ENTERTAINED AND MORE.
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TO REVOLT, AND HERE, THEY WERE
ENTERTAINED AND MORE. >> Narrator: IN ARENAS LIKE THE
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ENTERTAINED AND MORE.
>> Narrator: IN ARENAS LIKE THE COLOSSEUM, EXTREME VIOLENCE WAS
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>> Narrator: IN ARENAS LIKE THE
COLOSSEUM, EXTREME VIOLENCE WAS THE MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT.
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COLOSSEUM, EXTREME VIOLENCE WAS
THE MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT. >> THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE
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THE MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT.
>> THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE
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>> THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE AMPHITHEATER IS THEY EXPECT
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PEOPLE WHEN THEY CAME INTO THE
AMPHITHEATER IS THEY EXPECT BLOOD.
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AMPHITHEATER IS THEY EXPECT
BLOOD. THEY EXPECT DEATH.
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BLOOD.
THEY EXPECT DEATH. >> Narrator: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
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THEY EXPECT DEATH.
>> Narrator: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DIED EVERY YEAR IN ARENAS ALL
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>> Narrator: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
DIED EVERY YEAR IN ARENAS ALL OVER THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
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DIED EVERY YEAR IN ARENAS ALL
OVER THE ROMAN EMPIRE. IT WAS SO EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING
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OVER THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
IT WAS SO EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING ROMAN CITIZENS CONTENT THAT
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IT WAS SO EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING
ROMAN CITIZENS CONTENT THAT ALMOST EVERY TOWN HAD ONE.
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ROMAN CITIZENS CONTENT THAT
ALMOST EVERY TOWN HAD ONE. TO MODERN STADIUM ARCHITECTS,
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ALMOST EVERY TOWN HAD ONE.
TO MODERN STADIUM ARCHITECTS, THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BUILDING HUGE
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TO MODERN STADIUM ARCHITECTS,
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BUILDING HUGE ARENAS LIKE THE COLOSSEUM SEEMS
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THE ACHIEVEMENT OF BUILDING HUGE
ARENAS LIKE THE COLOSSEUM SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE.
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ARENAS LIKE THE COLOSSEUM SEEMS
IMPOSSIBLE. >> IT WAS EFFECTIVELY TWO
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IMPOSSIBLE.
>> IT WAS EFFECTIVELY TWO AMPHITHEATERS BACK TO BACK,
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>> IT WAS EFFECTIVELY TWO
AMPHITHEATERS BACK TO BACK, WELDED TOGETHER.
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AMPHITHEATERS BACK TO BACK,
WELDED TOGETHER. THE CONSTRUCTION IS SUPERBLY
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WELDED TOGETHER.
THE CONSTRUCTION IS SUPERBLY EFFICIENT IN THE SENSE THAT THEY
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THE CONSTRUCTION IS SUPERBLY
EFFICIENT IN THE SENSE THAT THEY TOOK THE SAME SECTION AND
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EFFICIENT IN THE SENSE THAT THEY
TOOK THE SAME SECTION AND REPEATED IT INTO THE OVAL OF THE
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TOOK THE SAME SECTION AND
REPEATED IT INTO THE OVAL OF THE COMPLETE SHAPE YOU SEE TODAY.
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REPEATED IT INTO THE OVAL OF THE
COMPLETE SHAPE YOU SEE TODAY. SO THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF
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COMPLETE SHAPE YOU SEE TODAY.
SO THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF REPETITION, WHICH IS A VERY
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SO THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF
REPETITION, WHICH IS A VERY MODERN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE.
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REPETITION, WHICH IS A VERY
MODERN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE. >> Narrator: THE SCALE OF ROMAN
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MODERN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE.
>> Narrator: THE SCALE OF ROMAN ARENAS WAS IMPOSSIBLY AMBITIOUS,
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>> Narrator: THE SCALE OF ROMAN
ARENAS WAS IMPOSSIBLY AMBITIOUS, EVEN FOR MODERN BUILDINGS.
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ARENAS WAS IMPOSSIBLY AMBITIOUS,
EVEN FOR MODERN BUILDINGS. OVER 600 FEET LONG, 500 FEET
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EVEN FOR MODERN BUILDINGS.
OVER 600 FEET LONG, 500 FEET WIDE, WITH A CENTRAL AREA
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OVER 600 FEET LONG, 500 FEET
WIDE, WITH A CENTRAL AREA EQUIVALENT TO A MODERN FOOTBALL
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WIDE, WITH A CENTRAL AREA
EQUIVALENT TO A MODERN FOOTBALL FIELD.
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EQUIVALENT TO A MODERN FOOTBALL
FIELD. THE COLOSSEUM, ROME'S LARGEST
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FIELD.
THE COLOSSEUM, ROME'S LARGEST ARENA, MAY HAVE HELD CROWDS UP
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THE COLOSSEUM, ROME'S LARGEST
ARENA, MAY HAVE HELD CROWDS UP TO 80,000.
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ARENA, MAY HAVE HELD CROWDS UP
TO 80,000. >> WE WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE
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TO 80,000.
>> WE WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE YEARS TO BUILD THAT.
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>> WE WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE
YEARS TO BUILD THAT. TO THINK THAT THE ROMANS BUILT
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YEARS TO BUILD THAT.
TO THINK THAT THE ROMANS BUILT THE COLOSSEUM IN ABOUT 8 YEARS,
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TO THINK THAT THE ROMANS BUILT
THE COLOSSEUM IN ABOUT 8 YEARS, A TRULY REMARKABLE FEAT.
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THE COLOSSEUM IN ABOUT 8 YEARS,
A TRULY REMARKABLE FEAT. >> Narrator: TO UNDERSTAND HOW
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A TRULY REMARKABLE FEAT.
>> Narrator: TO UNDERSTAND HOW ROMAN AMPHITHEATERS WORKED,
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>> Narrator: TO UNDERSTAND HOW
ROMAN AMPHITHEATERS WORKED, WE'VE COME TO NIMES, SOUTHERN
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ROMAN AMPHITHEATERS WORKED,
WE'VE COME TO NIMES, SOUTHERN FRANCE.
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UNLIKE THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME,
THIS ARENA HAS SURVIVED INTACT. >> I'M IN NIMES, AND THIS HAS
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THIS ARENA HAS SURVIVED INTACT.
>> I'M IN NIMES, AND THIS HAS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZINGLY
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>> I'M IN NIMES, AND THIS HAS
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZINGLY WELL-PRESERVED AMPHITHEATERS IN
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ONE OF THE MOST AMAZINGLY
WELL-PRESERVED AMPHITHEATERS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.
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WELL-PRESERVED AMPHITHEATERS IN
THE ANCIENT WORLD. YOU DON'T NEED TO RECONSTRUCT
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THE ANCIENT WORLD.
YOU DON'T NEED TO RECONSTRUCT THIS.
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YOU DON'T NEED TO RECONSTRUCT
THIS. IT'S ALL HERE BEFORE YOU, 360
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THIS.
IT'S ALL HERE BEFORE YOU, 360 DEGREES.
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IT'S ALL HERE BEFORE YOU, 360
DEGREES. >> Narrator: MODERN
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DEGREES.
>> Narrator: MODERN ENTERTAINMENTS, OR SPORTING
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>> Narrator: MODERN
ENTERTAINMENTS, OR SPORTING EVENTS, USUALLY LAST JUST A FEW
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ENTERTAINMENTS, OR SPORTING
EVENTS, USUALLY LAST JUST A FEW HOURS, BUT THE ROMAN GAMES WOULD
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EVENTS, USUALLY LAST JUST A FEW
HOURS, BUT THE ROMAN GAMES WOULD GO ON FOR WEEKS.
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HOURS, BUT THE ROMAN GAMES WOULD
GO ON FOR WEEKS. THE CONTESTS HONORING THE
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GO ON FOR WEEKS.
THE CONTESTS HONORING THE EMPEROR VESPASIAN INVOLVED 9,000
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THE CONTESTS HONORING THE
EMPEROR VESPASIAN INVOLVED 9,000 ANIMALS AND 2,000 GLADIATORS
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EMPEROR VESPASIAN INVOLVED 9,000
ANIMALS AND 2,000 GLADIATORS OVER THE COURSE OF 100 DAYS.
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ANIMALS AND 2,000 GLADIATORS
OVER THE COURSE OF 100 DAYS. >> THE TYPICAL ACTIVITIES THAT
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OVER THE COURSE OF 100 DAYS.
>> THE TYPICAL ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE AMPHITHEATER
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>> THE TYPICAL ACTIVITIES THAT
TOOK PLACE IN THE AMPHITHEATER IN NIMES WOULD BE KILLING
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TOOK PLACE IN THE AMPHITHEATER
IN NIMES WOULD BE KILLING ANIMALS IN THE MORNING.
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IN NIMES WOULD BE KILLING
ANIMALS IN THE MORNING. YOU HAD THE BESTIARY, THE
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ANIMALS IN THE MORNING.
YOU HAD THE BESTIARY, THE GLADIATORS TRAINED TO FIGHT AND
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YOU HAD THE BESTIARY, THE
GLADIATORS TRAINED TO FIGHT AND KILL OR BE KILLED BY WILD
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GLADIATORS TRAINED TO FIGHT AND
KILL OR BE KILLED BY WILD ANIMALS.
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KILL OR BE KILLED BY WILD
ANIMALS. AT NOONTIME, YOU COULD HAVE THE
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ANIMALS.
AT NOONTIME, YOU COULD HAVE THE EXECUTION OF CRIMINALS, OR YOU
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AT NOONTIME, YOU COULD HAVE THE
EXECUTION OF CRIMINALS, OR YOU CAN GO OFF AND HAVE A NICE LUNCH
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EXECUTION OF CRIMINALS, OR YOU
CAN GO OFF AND HAVE A NICE LUNCH AND RETURN AFTERWARDS.
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CAN GO OFF AND HAVE A NICE LUNCH
AND RETURN AFTERWARDS. THE MAIN EVENT, THOUGH, WAS
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AND RETURN AFTERWARDS.
THE MAIN EVENT, THOUGH, WAS GLADIATORS-- MAN AGAINST MAN IN
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THE MAIN EVENT, THOUGH, WAS
GLADIATORS-- MAN AGAINST MAN IN THE AFTERNOON.
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GLADIATORS-- MAN AGAINST MAN IN
THE AFTERNOON. >> Narrator: BENEATH THE ARENA
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THE AFTERNOON.
>> Narrator: BENEATH THE ARENA WAS TECHNOLOGY THAT NO MODERN
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>> Narrator: BENEATH THE ARENA
WAS TECHNOLOGY THAT NO MODERN STADIUM CAN COMPETE WITH.
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WAS TECHNOLOGY THAT NO MODERN
STADIUM CAN COMPETE WITH. TODAY, SPORTS TEAMS ENTER THEIR
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STADIUM CAN COMPETE WITH.
TODAY, SPORTS TEAMS ENTER THEIR ARENA THROUGH A SIMPLE TUNNEL.
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TODAY, SPORTS TEAMS ENTER THEIR
ARENA THROUGH A SIMPLE TUNNEL. BUT IN THE ROMAN ARENAS,
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ARENA THROUGH A SIMPLE TUNNEL.
BUT IN THE ROMAN ARENAS, GLADIATORS AND THEIR OPPONENTS
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BUT IN THE ROMAN ARENAS,
GLADIATORS AND THEIR OPPONENTS MADE THEIR ENTRANCES IN HIGH
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GLADIATORS AND THEIR OPPONENTS
MADE THEIR ENTRANCES IN HIGH STYLE.
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MADE THEIR ENTRANCES IN HIGH
STYLE. >> WE'RE IN THE HYPOGEUM.
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STYLE.
>> WE'RE IN THE HYPOGEUM. WE'RE BENEATH THE ARENA FLOOR.
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>> WE'RE IN THE HYPOGEUM.
WE'RE BENEATH THE ARENA FLOOR. THIS IS WHERE THE GLADIATORS AND
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WE'RE BENEATH THE ARENA FLOOR.
THIS IS WHERE THE GLADIATORS AND ANIMALS WOULD WAIT, AND THEN,
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THIS IS WHERE THE GLADIATORS AND
ANIMALS WOULD WAIT, AND THEN, WITH THE GIVEN SIGNAL, THEY'D BE
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ANIMALS WOULD WAIT, AND THEN,
WITH THE GIVEN SIGNAL, THEY'D BE HOISTED UP BY SLAVES USING
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WITH THE GIVEN SIGNAL, THEY'D BE
HOISTED UP BY SLAVES USING CAPSTANS AND PULLEYS.
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HOISTED UP BY SLAVES USING
CAPSTANS AND PULLEYS. THERE'S A LOT OF TECH THAT'S
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CAPSTANS AND PULLEYS.
THERE'S A LOT OF TECH THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE HYPOGEUM AREA
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THERE'S A LOT OF TECH THAT'S
INVOLVED IN THE HYPOGEUM AREA BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE
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INVOLVED IN THE HYPOGEUM AREA
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE BEHIND A CURTAIN, AND THE
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BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE
BEHIND A CURTAIN, AND THE CURTAIN OPENS UP AND THEN
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BEHIND A CURTAIN, AND THE
CURTAIN OPENS UP AND THEN THERE'S THE PERFORMANCE.
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CURTAIN OPENS UP AND THEN
THERE'S THE PERFORMANCE. YOU HAVE THEM POPPING UP.
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THERE'S THE PERFORMANCE.
YOU HAVE THEM POPPING UP. AND THIS IS ABOUT AS
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YOU HAVE THEM POPPING UP.
AND THIS IS ABOUT AS SOPHISTICATED AS IT GETS IN A
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AND THIS IS ABOUT AS
SOPHISTICATED AS IT GETS IN A PERFORMANCE IN THE ANCIENT
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SOPHISTICATED AS IT GETS IN A
PERFORMANCE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.
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PERFORMANCE IN THE ANCIENT
WORLD. >> Narrator: EXPERIMENTAL MODEL
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WORLD.
>> Narrator: EXPERIMENTAL MODEL MAKER RICHARD WINDLEY IS
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>> Narrator: EXPERIMENTAL MODEL
MAKER RICHARD WINDLEY IS INVESTIGATING THE BACKSTAGE
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MAKER RICHARD WINDLEY IS
INVESTIGATING THE BACKSTAGE MAGIC THAT MADE THE BLOOD AND
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INVESTIGATING THE BACKSTAGE
MAGIC THAT MADE THE BLOOD AND GORE OF THE ARENA POSSIBLE.
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MAGIC THAT MADE THE BLOOD AND
GORE OF THE ARENA POSSIBLE. >> WE KNOW FROM EXISTING BRONZE
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GORE OF THE ARENA POSSIBLE.
>> WE KNOW FROM EXISTING BRONZE BEARINGS IN THE REMAINS OF THE
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>> WE KNOW FROM EXISTING BRONZE
BEARINGS IN THE REMAINS OF THE COLOSSEUM NOW THAT SOME KIND OF
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BEARINGS IN THE REMAINS OF THE
COLOSSEUM NOW THAT SOME KIND OF WINCH SYSTEM WAS USED, POSSIBLY
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COLOSSEUM NOW THAT SOME KIND OF
WINCH SYSTEM WAS USED, POSSIBLY A WINDLASS WHICH IS A KIND OF
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WINCH SYSTEM WAS USED, POSSIBLY
A WINDLASS WHICH IS A KIND OF WINDING MECHANISM, BASICALLY.
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A WINDLASS WHICH IS A KIND OF
WINDING MECHANISM, BASICALLY. SO I'VE SHOWED ONE OF THOSE
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WINDING MECHANISM, BASICALLY.
SO I'VE SHOWED ONE OF THOSE HERE, AND THIS WORKS THROUGH A
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SO I'VE SHOWED ONE OF THOSE
HERE, AND THIS WORKS THROUGH A SERIES OF ROPES AND PULLEYS TO
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HERE, AND THIS WORKS THROUGH A
SERIES OF ROPES AND PULLEYS TO ACTUALLY LIFT THE CAGES.
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SERIES OF ROPES AND PULLEYS TO
ACTUALLY LIFT THE CAGES. NOW, WE DO KNOW THAT VERY LARGE
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ACTUALLY LIFT THE CAGES.
NOW, WE DO KNOW THAT VERY LARGE ANIMALS WERE SOMETIMES USED IN
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NOW, WE DO KNOW THAT VERY LARGE
ANIMALS WERE SOMETIMES USED IN THESE SHOWS, EVEN ELEPHANTS, SO
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ANIMALS WERE SOMETIMES USED IN
THESE SHOWS, EVEN ELEPHANTS, SO SOME OF THESE DEVICES WOULD HAVE
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THESE SHOWS, EVEN ELEPHANTS, SO
SOME OF THESE DEVICES WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY
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SOME OF THESE DEVICES WOULD HAVE
HAD TO HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY HEFTY.
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HAD TO HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY
HEFTY. >> Narrator: RICHARD HAS
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HEFTY.
>> Narrator: RICHARD HAS CALCULATED THAT UP TO 8 MEN
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>> Narrator: RICHARD HAS
CALCULATED THAT UP TO 8 MEN WOULD OPERATE THIS WINDLASS, AND
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CALCULATED THAT UP TO 8 MEN
WOULD OPERATE THIS WINDLASS, AND UNDER THE COLOSSEUM, THERE WOULD
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WOULD OPERATE THIS WINDLASS, AND
UNDER THE COLOSSEUM, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN UP TO 80 OF THESE
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UNDER THE COLOSSEUM, THERE WOULD
HAVE BEEN UP TO 80 OF THESE ELEVATORS, AN AMAZING FEAT THAT
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HAVE BEEN UP TO 80 OF THESE
ELEVATORS, AN AMAZING FEAT THAT HAS NO COMPARISON IN OUR MODERN
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ELEVATORS, AN AMAZING FEAT THAT
HAS NO COMPARISON IN OUR MODERN WORLD.
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HAS NO COMPARISON IN OUR MODERN
WORLD. >> I'VE BUILT A TRAPDOOR AND A
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WORLD.
>> I'VE BUILT A TRAPDOOR AND A SIMPLE OPERATING MECHANISM TO
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>> I'VE BUILT A TRAPDOOR AND A
SIMPLE OPERATING MECHANISM TO OPEN AND CLOSE IT.
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SIMPLE OPERATING MECHANISM TO
OPEN AND CLOSE IT. IT'S STILL QUITE A FEAT TO THINK
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OPEN AND CLOSE IT.
IT'S STILL QUITE A FEAT TO THINK THAT THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS
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IT'S STILL QUITE A FEAT TO THINK
THAT THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT COULD BE
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THAT THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS
WHOLE PROJECT COULD BE UNDERTAKEN SUCH A LONG TIME AGO.
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WHOLE PROJECT COULD BE
UNDERTAKEN SUCH A LONG TIME AGO. ( crowd cheering )
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UNDERTAKEN SUCH A LONG TIME AGO.
( crowd cheering ) ( snarls )
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( crowd cheering )
( snarls ) >> Narrator: TO ENTERTAIN THE
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( snarls )
>> Narrator: TO ENTERTAIN THE MASSES, ROMAN ENGINEERS USED
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>> Narrator: TO ENTERTAIN THE
MASSES, ROMAN ENGINEERS USED THEIR INGENUITY TO CREATE EVEN
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MASSES, ROMAN ENGINEERS USED
THEIR INGENUITY TO CREATE EVEN MORE EVENTS WE'D THINK
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THEIR INGENUITY TO CREATE EVEN
MORE EVENTS WE'D THINK IMPOSSIBLE TODAY.
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MORE EVENTS WE'D THINK
IMPOSSIBLE TODAY. >> IN THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME,
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IMPOSSIBLE TODAY.
>> IN THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME, THEY WERE REPUTED TO EVEN BE
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>> IN THE COLOSSEUM IN ROME,
THEY WERE REPUTED TO EVEN BE ABLE TO FLOOD IT WITH WATER TO
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THEY WERE REPUTED TO EVEN BE
ABLE TO FLOOD IT WITH WATER TO BE ABLE TO STAGE NAVAL BATTLES
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ABLE TO FLOOD IT WITH WATER TO
BE ABLE TO STAGE NAVAL BATTLES FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE
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BE ABLE TO STAGE NAVAL BATTLES
FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE CROWD.
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FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE
CROWD. >> Narrator: DID ROMAN
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CROWD.
>> Narrator: DID ROMAN ENGINEERS REALLY ACHIEVE THIS
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>> Narrator: DID ROMAN
ENGINEERS REALLY ACHIEVE THIS IMPOSSIBLE FEAT?
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ENGINEERS REALLY ACHIEVE THIS
IMPOSSIBLE FEAT? WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF ROME
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IMPOSSIBLE FEAT?
WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF ROME WAS SERVED BY HUNDREDS OF MILES
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WE KNOW THAT THE CITY OF ROME
WAS SERVED BY HUNDREDS OF MILES OF AQUEDUCTS.
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WAS SERVED BY HUNDREDS OF MILES
OF AQUEDUCTS. BUT HOW DID THE ROMANS GET THE
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OF AQUEDUCTS.
BUT HOW DID THE ROMANS GET THE WATER TO THE COLOSSEUM?
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BUT HOW DID THE ROMANS GET THE
WATER TO THE COLOSSEUM? IT STARTED WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY
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WATER TO THE COLOSSEUM?
IT STARTED WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
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IT STARTED WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY
PIECE OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING CALLED A CASTELLUM.
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PIECE OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
CALLED A CASTELLUM. >> IT'S NOT JUST THE AQUEDUCT
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CALLED A CASTELLUM.
>> IT'S NOT JUST THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGE AND THE CHANNEL BRINGING
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>> IT'S NOT JUST THE AQUEDUCT
BRIDGE AND THE CHANNEL BRINGING THE WATER TO A CITY.
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BRIDGE AND THE CHANNEL BRINGING
THE WATER TO A CITY. HOW DOES IT GET DISTRIBUTED
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THE WATER TO A CITY.
HOW DOES IT GET DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY?
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HOW DOES IT GET DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY? YOU COME HERE TO THE CASTELLUM
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THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY?
YOU COME HERE TO THE CASTELLUM TO UNDERSTAND THE SOPHISTICATION
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YOU COME HERE TO THE CASTELLUM
TO UNDERSTAND THE SOPHISTICATION OF DISTRIBUTION IN A ROMAN CITY.
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TO UNDERSTAND THE SOPHISTICATION
OF DISTRIBUTION IN A ROMAN CITY. THIS WAS CIVILIZATION.
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OF DISTRIBUTION IN A ROMAN CITY.
THIS WAS CIVILIZATION. >> Narrator: STRUCTURES LIKE
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THIS WAS CIVILIZATION.
>> Narrator: STRUCTURES LIKE THESE DISTRIBUTED MORE WATER PER
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>> Narrator: STRUCTURES LIKE
THESE DISTRIBUTED MORE WATER PER HEAD TO THE PEOPLE OF ROME 2,000
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THESE DISTRIBUTED MORE WATER PER
HEAD TO THE PEOPLE OF ROME 2,000 YEARS AGO THAN NEW YORKERS GET
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HEAD TO THE PEOPLE OF ROME 2,000
YEARS AGO THAN NEW YORKERS GET TODAY.
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YEARS AGO THAN NEW YORKERS GET
TODAY. >> IT COMES OUT RIGHT HERE INTO
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TODAY.
>> IT COMES OUT RIGHT HERE INTO THIS LARGE TANK, AND THEN THE
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>> IT COMES OUT RIGHT HERE INTO
THIS LARGE TANK, AND THEN THE WATER IS DISTRIBUTED IN 20
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THIS LARGE TANK, AND THEN THE
WATER IS DISTRIBUTED IN 20 PIPES.
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WATER IS DISTRIBUTED IN 20
PIPES. THERE WERE TWO LEAD PIPES FOR
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PIPES.
THERE WERE TWO LEAD PIPES FOR EVERY ONE OF THESE HOLES HERE.
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THERE WERE TWO LEAD PIPES FOR
EVERY ONE OF THESE HOLES HERE. THERE ARE 10 HOLES TOTAL.
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EVERY ONE OF THESE HOLES HERE.
THERE ARE 10 HOLES TOTAL. AND IT IS AN AMAZING ENTERPRISE.
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THERE ARE 10 HOLES TOTAL.
AND IT IS AN AMAZING ENTERPRISE. THE THING IS, EVERY AQUEDUCT HAD
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AND IT IS AN AMAZING ENTERPRISE.
THE THING IS, EVERY AQUEDUCT HAD A CASTELLUM.
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THE THING IS, EVERY AQUEDUCT HAD
A CASTELLUM. >> Narrator: AND THERE'S ANOTHER
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A CASTELLUM.
>> Narrator: AND THERE'S ANOTHER INTRIGUING CLUE TO HOW THEY DID
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>> Narrator: AND THERE'S ANOTHER
INTRIGUING CLUE TO HOW THEY DID IT BENEATH THE COLOSSEUM ITSELF.
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INTRIGUING CLUE TO HOW THEY DID
IT BENEATH THE COLOSSEUM ITSELF. THE SITE OF THIS MIGHTY ARENA
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IT BENEATH THE COLOSSEUM ITSELF.
THE SITE OF THIS MIGHTY ARENA WAS ONCE A LAKE CREATED FOR THE
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THE SITE OF THIS MIGHTY ARENA
WAS ONCE A LAKE CREATED FOR THE EMPEROR NERO.
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WAS ONCE A LAKE CREATED FOR THE
EMPEROR NERO. ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND THE
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EMPEROR NERO.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND THE WATER CHANNELS THAT FED THE
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ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND THE
WATER CHANNELS THAT FED THE LAKE.
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WATER CHANNELS THAT FED THE
LAKE. COULD THEY HAVE BEEN USED TO
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LAKE.
COULD THEY HAVE BEEN USED TO FLOOD THE COLOSSEUM, TOO?
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COULD THEY HAVE BEEN USED TO
FLOOD THE COLOSSEUM, TOO? >> THEY DID IT BY DIVERTING AN
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FLOOD THE COLOSSEUM, TOO?
>> THEY DID IT BY DIVERTING AN AQUEDUCT INTO UNDERGROUND
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>> THEY DID IT BY DIVERTING AN
AQUEDUCT INTO UNDERGROUND CHANNELS, WHICH THEN FLOODED THE
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AQUEDUCT INTO UNDERGROUND
CHANNELS, WHICH THEN FLOODED THE ENTIRE ARENA.
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CHANNELS, WHICH THEN FLOODED THE
ENTIRE ARENA. BUT THE MOST REMARKABLE THING
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ENTIRE ARENA.
BUT THE MOST REMARKABLE THING WAS THEY COULD THEN OPEN UP
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BUT THE MOST REMARKABLE THING
WAS THEY COULD THEN OPEN UP SLUICES AND DRAIN AND DRY OUT
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WAS THEY COULD THEN OPEN UP
SLUICES AND DRAIN AND DRY OUT THE ARENA IN EXACTLY THE SAME
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SLUICES AND DRAIN AND DRY OUT
THE ARENA IN EXACTLY THE SAME TIME IT TOOK TO FILL IT UP TO
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THE ARENA IN EXACTLY THE SAME
TIME IT TOOK TO FILL IT UP TO STAGE DRY EVENTS THE VERY NEXT
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TIME IT TOOK TO FILL IT UP TO
STAGE DRY EVENTS THE VERY NEXT DAY.
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STAGE DRY EVENTS THE VERY NEXT
DAY. STAGGERING.
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DAY.
STAGGERING. >> Narrator: THE ROMAN ARENA IS
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STAGGERING.
>> Narrator: THE ROMAN ARENA IS MORE MODERN THAN WE COULD EVER
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>> Narrator: THE ROMAN ARENA IS
MORE MODERN THAN WE COULD EVER IMAGINE.
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MORE MODERN THAN WE COULD EVER
IMAGINE. >> THIS WAS THE EPITOME OF
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IMAGINE.
>> THIS WAS THE EPITOME OF ENTERTAINMENT.
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>> THIS WAS THE EPITOME OF
ENTERTAINMENT. IT ALL BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS
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ENTERTAINMENT.
IT ALL BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE PERFECT TECHNICAL
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IT ALL BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS
OF THE PERFECT TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
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OF THE PERFECT TECHNICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. FORGET TELEVISION.
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INFRASTRUCTURE.
FORGET TELEVISION. 2,000 YEARS AGO THIS IS THE
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FORGET TELEVISION.
2,000 YEARS AGO THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.
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>> Narrator: WE BELIEVE THAT
NOTHING COULD BE AS ADVANCED AS WHAT WE BUILD TODAY.
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NOTHING COULD BE AS ADVANCED AS
WHAT WE BUILD TODAY. BUT 2,000 YEARS AGO, ROMAN
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WHAT WE BUILD TODAY.
BUT 2,000 YEARS AGO, ROMAN ENGINEERS MADE THE BLUEPRINT FOR
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BUT 2,000 YEARS AGO, ROMAN
ENGINEERS MADE THE BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT WE THINK ARE MODERN
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ENGINEERS MADE THE BLUEPRINT FOR
WHAT WE THINK ARE MODERN BUILDINGS--
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WHAT WE THINK ARE MODERN
BUILDINGS-- SPORTS STADIUMS.
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BUILDINGS--
SPORTS STADIUMS. >> IF WE LOOK AT THE COLOSSEUM
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SPORTS STADIUMS.
>> IF WE LOOK AT THE COLOSSEUM AS A TEMPLATE FOR A MODERN
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>> IF WE LOOK AT THE COLOSSEUM
AS A TEMPLATE FOR A MODERN STADIUM, THEN IT'S EMBARRASSING
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AS A TEMPLATE FOR A MODERN
STADIUM, THEN IT'S EMBARRASSING REALLY AS A STADIUM ARCHITECT TO
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STADIUM, THEN IT'S EMBARRASSING
REALLY AS A STADIUM ARCHITECT TO THINK THAT WE CAN'T REALLY
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REALLY AS A STADIUM ARCHITECT TO
THINK THAT WE CAN'T REALLY IMPROVE ON IT.
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THINK THAT WE CAN'T REALLY
IMPROVE ON IT. >> Narrator: STADIUM ARCHITECT
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IMPROVE ON IT.
>> Narrator: STADIUM ARCHITECT ANDY SIMONS HAS DISCOVERED THAT
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>> Narrator: STADIUM ARCHITECT
ANDY SIMONS HAS DISCOVERED THAT MUCH OF HIS WORK TODAY WAS
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ANDY SIMONS HAS DISCOVERED THAT
MUCH OF HIS WORK TODAY WAS ALREADY DONE BY ROMAN ENGINEERS.
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ROMAN ARENAS, LIKE THIS ONE AT
NIMES, FRANCE, LOOK IDENTICAL TO MODERN STADIUMS ALL OVER THE
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NIMES, FRANCE, LOOK IDENTICAL TO
MODERN STADIUMS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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MODERN STADIUMS ALL OVER THE
WORLD. AND INCREDIBLY, THE GEOMETRY
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WORLD.
AND INCREDIBLY, THE GEOMETRY USED IS IDENTICAL AS WELL.
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AND INCREDIBLY, THE GEOMETRY
USED IS IDENTICAL AS WELL. THIS ARENA IS 290x180 FEET, A
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USED IS IDENTICAL AS WELL.
THIS ARENA IS 290x180 FEET, A RATIO OF 5:3.
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THIS ARENA IS 290x180 FEET, A
RATIO OF 5:3. BY REPEATING THIS RATIO OF 5:3
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RATIO OF 5:3.
BY REPEATING THIS RATIO OF 5:3 IN THE ANGLE OF THE SEATS, EVERY
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BY REPEATING THIS RATIO OF 5:3
IN THE ANGLE OF THE SEATS, EVERY SPECTATOR HAS A PERFECT VIEW.
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IN THE ANGLE OF THE SEATS, EVERY
SPECTATOR HAS A PERFECT VIEW. >> EVERYONE HAD A GREAT VIEW OF
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SPECTATOR HAS A PERFECT VIEW.
>> EVERYONE HAD A GREAT VIEW OF THE ACTION, WHICH IS AN
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>> EVERYONE HAD A GREAT VIEW OF
THE ACTION, WHICH IS AN ASTONISHING FEAT OF ENGINEERING
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THE ACTION, WHICH IS AN
ASTONISHING FEAT OF ENGINEERING AND GEOMETRY FOR THE DAY.
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ASTONISHING FEAT OF ENGINEERING
AND GEOMETRY FOR THE DAY. >> Narrator: WHEN WE SIT IN A
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AND GEOMETRY FOR THE DAY.
>> Narrator: WHEN WE SIT IN A STADIUM TODAY, WE ARE
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>> Narrator: WHEN WE SIT IN A
STADIUM TODAY, WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOMETHING THAT GOES
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STADIUM TODAY, WE ARE
EXPERIENCING SOMETHING THAT GOES BACK 2,000 YEARS.
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EXPERIENCING SOMETHING THAT GOES
BACK 2,000 YEARS. >> IT'S THE SORT OF PLACE THAT'D
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BACK 2,000 YEARS.
>> IT'S THE SORT OF PLACE THAT'D BE FAMILIAR TO ANY MODERN SPORTS
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>> IT'S THE SORT OF PLACE THAT'D
BE FAMILIAR TO ANY MODERN SPORTS FAN, WITH EXCITED CROWDS, FANS
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BE FAMILIAR TO ANY MODERN SPORTS
FAN, WITH EXCITED CROWDS, FANS SUPPORTING THEIR FAVORITE
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FAN, WITH EXCITED CROWDS, FANS
SUPPORTING THEIR FAVORITE SUPERSTAR, EVEN SELLERS SELLING
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SUPPORTING THEIR FAVORITE
SUPERSTAR, EVEN SELLERS SELLING SNACKS AND DRINKS TO THE CROWDS.
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SUPERSTAR, EVEN SELLERS SELLING
SNACKS AND DRINKS TO THE CROWDS. >> IF WE STRIPPED OUT THE
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SNACKS AND DRINKS TO THE CROWDS.
>> IF WE STRIPPED OUT THE PLASTIC SEATS FROM A MODERN
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>> IF WE STRIPPED OUT THE
PLASTIC SEATS FROM A MODERN STADIUM, YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED
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PLASTIC SEATS FROM A MODERN
STADIUM, YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
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STADIUM, YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED
TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COLOSSEUM TERRACES AND A
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TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE COLOSSEUM TERRACES AND A MODERN STADIUM.
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THE COLOSSEUM TERRACES AND A
MODERN STADIUM. >> Narrator: ALL AROUND THE
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MODERN STADIUM.
>> Narrator: ALL AROUND THE ARENA ARE ARCHES THAT BOTH
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>> Narrator: ALL AROUND THE
ARENA ARE ARCHES THAT BOTH SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE AND
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ARENA ARE ARCHES THAT BOTH
SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO EVERY SEAT.
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THIS DESIGN IS SO EFFECTIVE, IT
STILL HASN'T BEEN IMPROVED.
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>> THIS HAS PHENOMENAL
ARCHITECTURE, PHENOMENAL ENGINEERING.
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ARCHITECTURE, PHENOMENAL
ENGINEERING. WHAT YOU SEE IS QUINTESSENTIAL
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ENGINEERING.
WHAT YOU SEE IS QUINTESSENTIAL ROMAN-- THE ARCH AND THE VAULT
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WHAT YOU SEE IS QUINTESSENTIAL
ROMAN-- THE ARCH AND THE VAULT ON A MASSIVE, MONUMENTAL SCALE.
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ROMAN-- THE ARCH AND THE VAULT
ON A MASSIVE, MONUMENTAL SCALE. >> Narrator: AND JUST LIKE
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ON A MASSIVE, MONUMENTAL SCALE.
>> Narrator: AND JUST LIKE TODAY, THE PEOPLE WITH TOP
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>> Narrator: AND JUST LIKE
TODAY, THE PEOPLE WITH TOP STATUS GOT THE BEST SEATS.
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TODAY, THE PEOPLE WITH TOP
STATUS GOT THE BEST SEATS. >> THE LOWER TIER HAD THE
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STATUS GOT THE BEST SEATS.
>> THE LOWER TIER HAD THE SENATORS, THE PRIME POSITION
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>> THE LOWER TIER HAD THE
SENATORS, THE PRIME POSITION CLOSEST TO THE ACCESS AND THEY
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SENATORS, THE PRIME POSITION
CLOSEST TO THE ACCESS AND THEY HAD THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF
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CLOSEST TO THE ACCESS AND THEY
HAD THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF FACILITIES TO SUPPORT THEM, AND
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HAD THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF
FACILITIES TO SUPPORT THEM, AND THE EASIEST ROUTE IN.
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FACILITIES TO SUPPORT THEM, AND
THE EASIEST ROUTE IN. AND AS THE BUILDING WENT UP, OF
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THE EASIEST ROUTE IN.
AND AS THE BUILDING WENT UP, OF COURSE THE CATEGORIES OF SEATING
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AND AS THE BUILDING WENT UP, OF
COURSE THE CATEGORIES OF SEATING DECLINED THROUGH THE EQUESTRIAN
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COURSE THE CATEGORIES OF SEATING
DECLINED THROUGH THE EQUESTRIAN AND THE KNIGHTS IN THE SECOND
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DECLINED THROUGH THE EQUESTRIAN
AND THE KNIGHTS IN THE SECOND TIER THROUGH TO THE FREE ROMANS
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AND THE KNIGHTS IN THE SECOND
TIER THROUGH TO THE FREE ROMANS IN THE THIRD TIER, AND UP TO
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TIER THROUGH TO THE FREE ROMANS
IN THE THIRD TIER, AND UP TO WOMEN AND SLAVES IN THE TOP
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IN THE THIRD TIER, AND UP TO
WOMEN AND SLAVES IN THE TOP TIER.
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WOMEN AND SLAVES IN THE TOP
TIER. >> Narrator: THIS STRUCTURE
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TIER.
>> Narrator: THIS STRUCTURE LIMITED THE SPACE IN THE TOP
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>> Narrator: THIS STRUCTURE
LIMITED THE SPACE IN THE TOP ROWS.
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LIMITED THE SPACE IN THE TOP
ROWS. BUT EVEN THIS WAS PART OF THE
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ROWS.
BUT EVEN THIS WAS PART OF THE ROMAN ENGINEERS' PLAN.
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BUT EVEN THIS WAS PART OF THE
ROMAN ENGINEERS' PLAN. >> THE STAIRCASES, IT'S
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ROMAN ENGINEERS' PLAN.
>> THE STAIRCASES, IT'S BELIEVED, WERE DELIBERATELY
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>> THE STAIRCASES, IT'S
BELIEVED, WERE DELIBERATELY RESTRICTED IN WIDTH TO LIMIT THE
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BELIEVED, WERE DELIBERATELY
RESTRICTED IN WIDTH TO LIMIT THE EGRESS TIME FOR THE TOP TIERS OF
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RESTRICTED IN WIDTH TO LIMIT THE
EGRESS TIME FOR THE TOP TIERS OF THE CHEAPER SEATS SO THAT THEY
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EGRESS TIME FOR THE TOP TIERS OF
THE CHEAPER SEATS SO THAT THEY DIDN'T IMPEDE THE EASY FLOW OUT
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THE CHEAPER SEATS SO THAT THEY
DIDN'T IMPEDE THE EASY FLOW OUT FROM THE BEST SEATS.
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DIDN'T IMPEDE THE EASY FLOW OUT
FROM THE BEST SEATS. >> Narrator: THIS INCREDIBLE
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FROM THE BEST SEATS.
>> Narrator: THIS INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT WAS UNIQUE TO THE
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>> Narrator: THIS INCREDIBLE
ACHIEVEMENT WAS UNIQUE TO THE ROMANS FOR NEARLY 2,000 YEARS.
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ACHIEVEMENT WAS UNIQUE TO THE
ROMANS FOR NEARLY 2,000 YEARS. WE'VE ONLY MATCHED THE
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ROMANS FOR NEARLY 2,000 YEARS.
WE'VE ONLY MATCHED THE IMPOSSIBLY ADVANCED DESIGN OF
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WE'VE ONLY MATCHED THE
IMPOSSIBLY ADVANCED DESIGN OF THE ROMAN ARENA IN THE LAST FEW
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IMPOSSIBLY ADVANCED DESIGN OF
THE ROMAN ARENA IN THE LAST FEW DECADES.
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THE ROMAN ARENA IN THE LAST FEW
DECADES. AND THERE'S ONE DESIGN FEATURE
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DECADES.
AND THERE'S ONE DESIGN FEATURE WE'VE LITERALLY JUST CAUGHT UP
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AND THERE'S ONE DESIGN FEATURE
WE'VE LITERALLY JUST CAUGHT UP WITH.
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WE'VE LITERALLY JUST CAUGHT UP
WITH. THE ROMAN ARENA HAD ITS OWN
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WITH.
THE ROMAN ARENA HAD ITS OWN CLIMATE-CONTROL SYSTEM.
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THE ROMAN ARENA HAD ITS OWN
CLIMATE-CONTROL SYSTEM. >> WHAT'S SO FANTASTIC ABOUT
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CLIMATE-CONTROL SYSTEM.
>> WHAT'S SO FANTASTIC ABOUT THIS PLACE IS THAT YOU HAVE THE
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>> WHAT'S SO FANTASTIC ABOUT
THIS PLACE IS THAT YOU HAVE THE HOLES IN PLACE, WHICH WOULD HAVE
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THIS PLACE IS THAT YOU HAVE THE
HOLES IN PLACE, WHICH WOULD HAVE HELD MASTS, BIG TIMBERS, ON TOP
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HOLES IN PLACE, WHICH WOULD HAVE
HELD MASTS, BIG TIMBERS, ON TOP OF WHICH WAS ADDED THE AWNING
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HELD MASTS, BIG TIMBERS, ON TOP
OF WHICH WAS ADDED THE AWNING SYSTEM SO YOU COULD EXTEND IT
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OF WHICH WAS ADDED THE AWNING
SYSTEM SO YOU COULD EXTEND IT FROM HERE TOWARD THE CENTER OF
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SYSTEM SO YOU COULD EXTEND IT
FROM HERE TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE ARENA, KEEPING THE PEOPLE
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FROM HERE TOWARD THE CENTER OF
THE ARENA, KEEPING THE PEOPLE IN SHADE ON A NICE SUNNY DAY.
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THE ARENA, KEEPING THE PEOPLE
IN SHADE ON A NICE SUNNY DAY. >> Narrator: CALLED A VELARIUM,
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IN SHADE ON A NICE SUNNY DAY.
>> Narrator: CALLED A VELARIUM, IT WAS CONTROLLED LIKE A CAMERA
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>> Narrator: CALLED A VELARIUM,
IT WAS CONTROLLED LIKE A CAMERA IRIS SO THAT AS THE SUN MOVED,
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IT WAS CONTROLLED LIKE A CAMERA
IRIS SO THAT AS THE SUN MOVED, EVERYONE STAYED IN THE SHADE.
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IRIS SO THAT AS THE SUN MOVED,
EVERYONE STAYED IN THE SHADE. HOW DID THIS ULTRA-MODERN SYSTEM
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EVERYONE STAYED IN THE SHADE.
HOW DID THIS ULTRA-MODERN SYSTEM WORK?
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HOW DID THIS ULTRA-MODERN SYSTEM
WORK? RICHARD WINDLEY IS FINDING OUT
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WORK?
RICHARD WINDLEY IS FINDING OUT WITH THIS INCREDIBLE MODEL.
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RICHARD WINDLEY IS FINDING OUT
WITH THIS INCREDIBLE MODEL. >> HOWEVER THIS WAS DONE WAS A
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WITH THIS INCREDIBLE MODEL.
>> HOWEVER THIS WAS DONE WAS A STAGGERING FEAT OF ENGINEERING.
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>> HOWEVER THIS WAS DONE WAS A
STAGGERING FEAT OF ENGINEERING. THE PRINCIPLE THAT I'VE GONE
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STAGGERING FEAT OF ENGINEERING.
THE PRINCIPLE THAT I'VE GONE WITH IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS
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THE PRINCIPLE THAT I'VE GONE
WITH IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS ONE OF WHAT WE'D NOW CALL A
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WITH IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS
ONE OF WHAT WE'D NOW CALL A TENSILE STRUCTURE.
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ONE ROPE FROM EACH POST, AND
THIS GOES TO A CENTRAL ELLIPTICAL ROPE IN THE CENTER,
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THIS GOES TO A CENTRAL
ELLIPTICAL ROPE IN THE CENTER, THIS IS PULLED INTO AN ELLIPSE
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ELLIPTICAL ROPE IN THE CENTER,
THIS IS PULLED INTO AN ELLIPSE BY CAREFUL TENSIONING OF THE
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THIS IS PULLED INTO AN ELLIPSE
BY CAREFUL TENSIONING OF THE CORDS.
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BY CAREFUL TENSIONING OF THE
CORDS. EACH ONE OF THESE SO-CALLED
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CORDS.
EACH ONE OF THESE SO-CALLED SEGMENTS NOW WILL SUPPORT A
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EACH ONE OF THESE SO-CALLED
SEGMENTS NOW WILL SUPPORT A PIECE OF SAIL CLOTH.
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SEGMENTS NOW WILL SUPPORT A
PIECE OF SAIL CLOTH. AND THERE'S A ROPE ATTACHED AT
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PIECE OF SAIL CLOTH.
AND THERE'S A ROPE ATTACHED AT THE FRONT END WHICH GOES OVER
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AND THERE'S A ROPE ATTACHED AT
THE FRONT END WHICH GOES OVER A PULLEY.
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THE FRONT END WHICH GOES OVER
A PULLEY. BY PULLING ON ONE CORD, WE COULD
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A PULLEY.
BY PULLING ON ONE CORD, WE COULD EXTEND THE SAIL, AND BY PULLING
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BY PULLING ON ONE CORD, WE COULD
EXTEND THE SAIL, AND BY PULLING ON THE OTHER ONE, WE CAN RETRACT
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EXTEND THE SAIL, AND BY PULLING
ON THE OTHER ONE, WE CAN RETRACT IT.
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ON THE OTHER ONE, WE CAN RETRACT
IT. >> IF I START AND WITHDRAW BY
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IT.
>> IF I START AND WITHDRAW BY PULLING THE CORDS, YEAH, AND
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>> IF I START AND WITHDRAW BY
PULLING THE CORDS, YEAH, AND THAT'S STARTING TO WITHDRAW
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PULLING THE CORDS, YEAH, AND
THAT'S STARTING TO WITHDRAW QUITE SMOOTHLY, ACTUALLY.
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THAT'S STARTING TO WITHDRAW
QUITE SMOOTHLY, ACTUALLY. >> Narrator: SOME MODERN
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QUITE SMOOTHLY, ACTUALLY.
>> Narrator: SOME MODERN STADIUMS HAVE OPENING ROOFS.
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>> Narrator: SOME MODERN
STADIUMS HAVE OPENING ROOFS. BUT THE ROMAN ARENA COULD DO
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STADIUMS HAVE OPENING ROOFS.
BUT THE ROMAN ARENA COULD DO MUCH, MUCH MORE.
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BUT THE ROMAN ARENA COULD DO
MUCH, MUCH MORE. >> AND THIS GIVES US THE
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MUCH, MUCH MORE.
>> AND THIS GIVES US THE INTRIGUING POSSIBILITY THAT THE
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>> AND THIS GIVES US THE
INTRIGUING POSSIBILITY THAT THE VELARIUM COULD HAVE BEEN MOVED
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INTRIGUING POSSIBILITY THAT THE
VELARIUM COULD HAVE BEEN MOVED IN VARIOUS WAYS, NOT JUST SIMPLY
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VELARIUM COULD HAVE BEEN MOVED
IN VARIOUS WAYS, NOT JUST SIMPLY COMPLETELY IN AND OUT.
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IN VARIOUS WAYS, NOT JUST SIMPLY
COMPLETELY IN AND OUT. BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY
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COMPLETELY IN AND OUT.
BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY MOVED TO FAVOR THE SUN AS IT
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BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY
MOVED TO FAVOR THE SUN AS IT MOVED THROUGH THE SKY, AND IF
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MOVED TO FAVOR THE SUN AS IT
MOVED THROUGH THE SKY, AND IF THIS WAS THE CASE, IT'S
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MOVED THROUGH THE SKY, AND IF
THIS WAS THE CASE, IT'S CERTAINLY FEASIBLE.
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THIS WAS THE CASE, IT'S
CERTAINLY FEASIBLE. BUT THAT IS A VERY SOPHISTICATED
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CERTAINLY FEASIBLE.
BUT THAT IS A VERY SOPHISTICATED PIECE OF ENGINEERING AND A VERY
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BUT THAT IS A VERY SOPHISTICATED
PIECE OF ENGINEERING AND A VERY SOPHISTICATED CONCEPT, IN FACT.
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PIECE OF ENGINEERING AND A VERY
SOPHISTICATED CONCEPT, IN FACT. >> Narrator: THIS SYSTEM WAS SO
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SOPHISTICATED CONCEPT, IN FACT.
>> Narrator: THIS SYSTEM WAS SO ADVANCED THAT MODERN BUILDINGS
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>> Narrator: THIS SYSTEM WAS SO
ADVANCED THAT MODERN BUILDINGS ARE ONLY JUST STARTING TO CATCH
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ADVANCED THAT MODERN BUILDINGS
ARE ONLY JUST STARTING TO CATCH UP.
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ARE ONLY JUST STARTING TO CATCH
UP. >> IF YOU TAKE ONE OF THE
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UP.
>> IF YOU TAKE ONE OF THE STADIUMS WITH THE SOCCER WORLD
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>> IF YOU TAKE ONE OF THE
STADIUMS WITH THE SOCCER WORLD CUP IN QATAR, THAT HAS A
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STADIUMS WITH THE SOCCER WORLD
CUP IN QATAR, THAT HAS A RETRACTABLE FABRIC ROOF FOR
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CUP IN QATAR, THAT HAS A
RETRACTABLE FABRIC ROOF FOR EXACTLY THIS PURPOSE, PULLED TO
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RETRACTABLE FABRIC ROOF FOR
EXACTLY THIS PURPOSE, PULLED TO AND FRO ON WIRE GUIDELINES
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EXACTLY THIS PURPOSE, PULLED TO
AND FRO ON WIRE GUIDELINES EXACTLY LIKE THE VELARIUM DID
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AND FRO ON WIRE GUIDELINES
EXACTLY LIKE THE VELARIUM DID AT THE COLOSSEUM.
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EXACTLY LIKE THE VELARIUM DID
AT THE COLOSSEUM. WE SEE THAT THE COLOSSEUM 2,000
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AT THE COLOSSEUM.
WE SEE THAT THE COLOSSEUM 2,000 YEARS AGO WAS SO FAR AHEAD OF
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WE SEE THAT THE COLOSSEUM 2,000
YEARS AGO WAS SO FAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME.
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YEARS AGO WAS SO FAR AHEAD OF
ITS TIME. >> Narrator: BUT THE ROMANS USED
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ITS TIME.
>> Narrator: BUT THE ROMANS USED THEIR ENGINEERING AND BUILDING
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>> Narrator: BUT THE ROMANS USED
THEIR ENGINEERING AND BUILDING GENIUS FOR MUCH MORE PRACTICAL
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THEIR ENGINEERING AND BUILDING
GENIUS FOR MUCH MORE PRACTICAL REASONS, TOO.
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GENIUS FOR MUCH MORE PRACTICAL
REASONS, TOO. LIKE DEFENDING THE FURTHEST
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REASONS, TOO.
LIKE DEFENDING THE FURTHEST REACHES OF THE EMPIRE.
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>> Narrator: WE'VE SEEN THE
INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ROMAN
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INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGICAL
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, AND HOW SOME ARE SO
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ROMAN
EMPIRE, AND HOW SOME ARE SO MODERN, WE'RE ONLY JUST CATCHING
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EMPIRE, AND HOW SOME ARE SO
MODERN, WE'RE ONLY JUST CATCHING UP WITH THEM TODAY.
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MODERN, WE'RE ONLY JUST CATCHING
UP WITH THEM TODAY. WITH ROME AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS
470
00:17:15,744 --> 00:17:18,496
UP WITH THEM TODAY.
WITH ROME AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS POWER, ONE EMPEROR, HADRIAN,
471
00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:20,415
WITH ROME AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS
POWER, ONE EMPEROR, HADRIAN, UNDERTOOK THE EMPIRE'S GREATEST
472
00:17:20,415 --> 00:17:23,001
POWER, ONE EMPEROR, HADRIAN,
UNDERTOOK THE EMPIRE'S GREATEST ENGINEERING PROJECT TO SECURE
473
00:17:23,001 --> 00:17:25,670
UNDERTOOK THE EMPIRE'S GREATEST
ENGINEERING PROJECT TO SECURE ITS FRONTIERS.
474
00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:28,173
ENGINEERING PROJECT TO SECURE
ITS FRONTIERS. HIS MOST IMPOSSIBLE TA WAS TO
475
00:17:28,173 --> 00:17:29,924
ITS FRONTIERS.
HIS MOST IMPOSSIBLE TA WAS TO CONTROL THE WILD NORTHERN
476
00:17:29,924 --> 00:17:31,509
HIS MOST IMPOSSIBLE TA WAS TO
CONTROL THE WILD NORTHERN FRONTIER OF THE PROVINCE OF
477
00:17:31,509 --> 00:17:34,345
CONTROL THE WILD NORTHERN
FRONTIER OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITAIN.
478
00:17:34,345 --> 00:17:36,097
FRONTIER OF THE PROVINCE OF
BRITAIN. >> BRITAIN-- BRITANNIA-- WAS
479
00:17:36,097 --> 00:17:37,682
BRITAIN.
>> BRITAIN-- BRITANNIA-- WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE EMPIRE
480
00:17:37,682 --> 00:17:39,517
>> BRITAIN-- BRITANNIA-- WAS
VERY IMPORTANT TO THE EMPIRE INSOFAR AS IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE
481
00:17:39,517 --> 00:17:41,352
VERY IMPORTANT TO THE EMPIRE
INSOFAR AS IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE PROVINCE.
482
00:17:41,352 --> 00:17:44,105
INSOFAR AS IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE
PROVINCE. FURTHER NORTH, YOU'VE GOT TRIBES
483
00:17:44,105 --> 00:17:45,273
PROVINCE.
FURTHER NORTH, YOU'VE GOT TRIBES WHO'VE BEEN PACIFIED FOR THE
484
00:17:45,273 --> 00:17:46,524
FURTHER NORTH, YOU'VE GOT TRIBES
WHO'VE BEEN PACIFIED FOR THE MOMENT.
485
00:17:46,524 --> 00:17:48,693
WHO'VE BEEN PACIFIED FOR THE
MOMENT. SO THIS WALL ALONG THIS EDGE OF
486
00:17:48,693 --> 00:17:51,029
MOMENT.
SO THIS WALL ALONG THIS EDGE OF THE EMPIRE SECURES THE BOUNDARY
487
00:17:51,029 --> 00:17:52,530
SO THIS WALL ALONG THIS EDGE OF
THE EMPIRE SECURES THE BOUNDARY AGAINST INCURSION BUT ALSO
488
00:17:52,530 --> 00:17:53,865
THE EMPIRE SECURES THE BOUNDARY
AGAINST INCURSION BUT ALSO FACILITATES TRADE.
489
00:17:53,865 --> 00:17:54,949
AGAINST INCURSION BUT ALSO
FACILITATES TRADE. >> Narrator: THE END OF THE
490
00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:57,368
FACILITATES TRADE.
>> Narrator: THE END OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS THIS FRONTIER
491
00:17:57,368 --> 00:17:59,537
>> Narrator: THE END OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE WAS THIS FRONTIER 73 MILES LONG.
492
00:17:59,537 --> 00:18:01,873
ROMAN EMPIRE WAS THIS FRONTIER
73 MILES LONG. HADRIAN SEALED IT WITH A VAST
493
00:18:01,873 --> 00:18:04,542
73 MILES LONG.
HADRIAN SEALED IT WITH A VAST WALL ON AN UNIMAGINABLE SCALE,
494
00:18:04,542 --> 00:18:05,794
HADRIAN SEALED IT WITH A VAST
WALL ON AN UNIMAGINABLE SCALE, FAR LARGER THAN ANY
495
00:18:05,794 --> 00:18:07,295
WALL ON AN UNIMAGINABLE SCALE,
FAR LARGER THAN ANY FORTIFICATION IN THE ROMAN
496
00:18:07,295 --> 00:18:08,546
FAR LARGER THAN ANY
FORTIFICATION IN THE ROMAN WORLD.
497
00:18:08,546 --> 00:18:10,715
FORTIFICATION IN THE ROMAN
WORLD. ORIGINALLY IT WAS 10 FEET WIDE
498
00:18:10,715 --> 00:18:14,552
WORLD.
ORIGINALLY IT WAS 10 FEET WIDE AND UP TO 20 FEET HIGH.
499
00:18:14,552 --> 00:18:16,721
ORIGINALLY IT WAS 10 FEET WIDE
AND UP TO 20 FEET HIGH. IF AN ENEMY MANAGED TO CROSS THE
500
00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:18,556
AND UP TO 20 FEET HIGH.
IF AN ENEMY MANAGED TO CROSS THE WALL, THE ROMANS HAD ANOTHER
501
00:18:18,556 --> 00:18:20,475
IF AN ENEMY MANAGED TO CROSS THE
WALL, THE ROMANS HAD ANOTHER FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE LYING IN
502
00:18:20,475 --> 00:18:22,894
WALL, THE ROMANS HAD ANOTHER
FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE LYING IN AMBUSH.
503
00:18:22,894 --> 00:18:24,896
FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE LYING IN
AMBUSH. BUT WHO CONSTRUCTED THIS MISSION
504
00:18:24,896 --> 00:18:28,149
AMBUSH.
BUT WHO CONSTRUCTED THIS MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?
505
00:18:28,149 --> 00:18:30,568
BUT WHO CONSTRUCTED THIS MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE? THE ROMAN ARMY.
506
00:18:30,568 --> 00:18:32,987
IMPOSSIBLE?
THE ROMAN ARMY. AT THE SIEGE OF MASADA, THESE
507
00:18:32,987 --> 00:18:34,572
THE ROMAN ARMY.
AT THE SIEGE OF MASADA, THESE SUPER SOLDIERS MOVED THE
508
00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:35,907
AT THE SIEGE OF MASADA, THESE
SUPER SOLDIERS MOVED THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE AND A HALF
509
00:18:35,907 --> 00:18:38,326
SUPER SOLDIERS MOVED THE
EQUIVALENT OF ONE AND A HALF EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS TO BUILD
510
00:18:38,326 --> 00:18:39,744
EQUIVALENT OF ONE AND A HALF
EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS TO BUILD A VAST RAMP.
511
00:18:39,744 --> 00:18:42,413
EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS TO BUILD
A VAST RAMP. IN JUST WEEKS, ROMAN SPEED AND
512
00:18:42,413 --> 00:18:43,998
A VAST RAMP.
IN JUST WEEKS, ROMAN SPEED AND EFFICIENCY MOVED THE GREATEST
513
00:18:43,998 --> 00:18:45,583
IN JUST WEEKS, ROMAN SPEED AND
EFFICIENCY MOVED THE GREATEST MAN-MADE MOUNTAIN IN THE ANCIENT
514
00:18:45,583 --> 00:18:48,586
EFFICIENCY MOVED THE GREATEST
MAN-MADE MOUNTAIN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD.
515
00:18:48,586 --> 00:18:49,754
MAN-MADE MOUNTAIN IN THE ANCIENT
WORLD. AND SUBDUED AN IMPREGNABLE
516
00:18:49,754 --> 00:18:51,756
WORLD.
AND SUBDUED AN IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS.
517
00:18:51,756 --> 00:18:54,175
AND SUBDUED AN IMPREGNABLE
FORTRESS. >> THE ROMAN ARMY HAD GOT AN
518
00:18:54,175 --> 00:18:55,593
FORTRESS.
>> THE ROMAN ARMY HAD GOT AN EXTENDED HISTORY OF GREAT
519
00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:58,012
>> THE ROMAN ARMY HAD GOT AN
EXTENDED HISTORY OF GREAT ENGINEERING WORKS, BUT HADRIAN,
520
00:18:58,012 --> 00:18:59,597
EXTENDED HISTORY OF GREAT
ENGINEERING WORKS, BUT HADRIAN, HE HAD TO GO ONE BETTER--
521
00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:01,599
ENGINEERING WORKS, BUT HADRIAN,
HE HAD TO GO ONE BETTER-- A MASSIVE WALL MARKING THE
522
00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:03,601
HE HAD TO GO ONE BETTER--
A MASSIVE WALL MARKING THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE EMPIRE.
523
00:19:07,230 --> 00:19:12,277
>> Narrator: FOR HUNDREDS OF
YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF ROME, THIS ONCE-MIGHTY WALL WAS ROBBED
524
00:19:12,277 --> 00:19:14,863
YEARS AFTER THE FALL OF ROME,
THIS ONCE-MIGHTY WALL WAS ROBBED FOR BUILDING MATERIALS.
525
00:19:14,863 --> 00:19:16,948
THIS ONCE-MIGHTY WALL WAS ROBBED
FOR BUILDING MATERIALS. IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT THREE
526
00:19:16,948 --> 00:19:19,951
FOR BUILDING MATERIALS.
IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT THREE ROMAN LEGIONS, ABOUT 15,000 MEN,
527
00:19:19,951 --> 00:19:22,954
IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT THREE
ROMAN LEGIONS, ABOUT 15,000 MEN, BUILT THIS 73-MILE WALL IN JUST
528
00:19:22,954 --> 00:19:25,290
ROMAN LEGIONS, ABOUT 15,000 MEN,
BUILT THIS 73-MILE WALL IN JUST FIVE YEARS.
529
00:19:25,290 --> 00:19:27,292
BUILT THIS 73-MILE WALL IN JUST
FIVE YEARS. >> THIS WALL CONTAINED 35
530
00:19:27,292 --> 00:19:29,460
FIVE YEARS.
>> THIS WALL CONTAINED 35 MILLION CUBIC FEET OF MATERIAL
531
00:19:29,460 --> 00:19:32,547
>> THIS WALL CONTAINED 35
MILLION CUBIC FEET OF MATERIAL AND ALL MOVED AND CUT BY HAND.
532
00:19:32,547 --> 00:19:33,840
MILLION CUBIC FEET OF MATERIAL
AND ALL MOVED AND CUT BY HAND. IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.
533
00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:44,893
>> Narrator: ROMAN SOLDIERS ONLY
HAD THE TOOL KITS THEY CARRIED ON THEIR BACKS, SUCH AS THESE.
534
00:19:44,893 --> 00:19:47,645
HAD THE TOOL KITS THEY CARRIED
ON THEIR BACKS, SUCH AS THESE. >> THE LIGO WAS AN ENTRENCHING
535
00:19:47,645 --> 00:19:50,481
ON THEIR BACKS, SUCH AS THESE.
>> THE LIGO WAS AN ENTRENCHING TOOL THAT HAD THE NICKNAME, "THE
536
00:19:50,481 --> 00:19:51,649
>> THE LIGO WAS AN ENTRENCHING
TOOL THAT HAD THE NICKNAME, "THE ANKLE BREAKER."
537
00:19:51,649 --> 00:19:52,901
TOOL THAT HAD THE NICKNAME, "THE
ANKLE BREAKER." YOU SWING IT WITH YOUR LEGS
538
00:19:52,901 --> 00:19:55,403
ANKLE BREAKER."
YOU SWING IT WITH YOUR LEGS APART, AND IF YOU DON'T PAY
539
00:19:55,403 --> 00:19:56,988
YOU SWING IT WITH YOUR LEGS
APART, AND IF YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION, YOU END UP BREAKING
540
00:19:56,988 --> 00:19:59,240
APART, AND IF YOU DON'T PAY
ATTENTION, YOU END UP BREAKING YOUR ANKLES WITH IT.
541
00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:01,326
ATTENTION, YOU END UP BREAKING
YOUR ANKLES WITH IT. SECONDLY, WE HAVE A VERY FAMOUS
542
00:20:01,326 --> 00:20:03,661
YOUR ANKLES WITH IT.
SECONDLY, WE HAVE A VERY FAMOUS TOOL, THE DOLABRA.
543
00:20:03,661 --> 00:20:05,079
SECONDLY, WE HAVE A VERY FAMOUS
TOOL, THE DOLABRA. JULIUS CAESAR ONCE SAID THAT
544
00:20:05,079 --> 00:20:07,665
TOOL, THE DOLABRA.
JULIUS CAESAR ONCE SAID THAT MORE BATTLES HAD BEEN WON WITH
545
00:20:07,665 --> 00:20:08,833
JULIUS CAESAR ONCE SAID THAT
MORE BATTLES HAD BEEN WON WITH THE ENTRENCHING TOOL,
546
00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:10,168
MORE BATTLES HAD BEEN WON WITH
THE ENTRENCHING TOOL, PARTICULARLY THE DOLABRA, THAN
547
00:20:10,168 --> 00:20:13,588
THE ENTRENCHING TOOL,
PARTICULARLY THE DOLABRA, THAN WITH THE SWORD.
548
00:20:13,588 --> 00:20:15,590
PARTICULARLY THE DOLABRA, THAN
WITH THE SWORD. THIS WAS USED FOR CUTTING OUT
549
00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:16,674
WITH THE SWORD.
THIS WAS USED FOR CUTTING OUT TREE STUMPS.
550
00:20:16,674 --> 00:20:18,509
THIS WAS USED FOR CUTTING OUT
TREE STUMPS. IT HAS A VERY SHARP BLADE AND A
551
00:20:18,509 --> 00:20:20,178
TREE STUMPS.
IT HAS A VERY SHARP BLADE AND A HOOK AT THE OTHER END FOR
552
00:20:20,178 --> 00:20:22,180
IT HAS A VERY SHARP BLADE AND A
HOOK AT THE OTHER END FOR LEVERING UP ROOTS AND THAT SORT
553
00:20:22,180 --> 00:20:25,099
HOOK AT THE OTHER END FOR
LEVERING UP ROOTS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
554
00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:26,434
LEVERING UP ROOTS AND THAT SORT
OF THING. >> Narrator: TO MAKE THE WALL AN
555
00:20:26,434 --> 00:20:28,686
OF THING.
>> Narrator: TO MAKE THE WALL AN EVEN MORE IMPASSABLE BARRIER,
556
00:20:28,686 --> 00:20:30,688
>> Narrator: TO MAKE THE WALL AN
EVEN MORE IMPASSABLE BARRIER, THE ROMANS USED EXISTING NATURAL
557
00:20:30,688 --> 00:20:33,691
EVEN MORE IMPASSABLE BARRIER,
THE ROMANS USED EXISTING NATURAL OBSTACLES LIKE THIS CLIFF.
558
00:20:33,691 --> 00:20:35,693
THE ROMANS USED EXISTING NATURAL
OBSTACLES LIKE THIS CLIFF. BUT HOW WERE THESE PERFECTLY
559
00:20:35,693 --> 00:20:37,528
OBSTACLES LIKE THIS CLIFF.
BUT HOW WERE THESE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT LINES ACHIEVED ALONG
560
00:20:37,528 --> 00:20:40,114
BUT HOW WERE THESE PERFECTLY
STRAIGHT LINES ACHIEVED ALONG THE COURSE OF THE WALL?
561
00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:42,700
STRAIGHT LINES ACHIEVED ALONG
THE COURSE OF THE WALL? THE ANSWER LIES IN ANOTHER
562
00:20:42,700 --> 00:20:44,619
THE COURSE OF THE WALL?
THE ANSWER LIES IN ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE ROMANS' MASTERY
563
00:20:44,619 --> 00:20:46,245
THE ANSWER LIES IN ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF THE ROMANS' MASTERY OF MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION.
564
00:20:50,625 --> 00:20:55,713
>> THE GROMA.
WITH THESE MACHINES, GREAT DISTANCES OF STRAIGHT LINES
565
00:20:55,713 --> 00:20:56,714
WITH THESE MACHINES, GREAT
DISTANCES OF STRAIGHT LINES COULD BE MARKED.
566
00:20:58,341 --> 00:21:04,138
>> THIS IS THE GROMA.
IT'S A SIMPLE AND INGENIOUS WAY OF PLOTTING STRAIGHT LINES AND
567
00:21:04,138 --> 00:21:05,556
IT'S A SIMPLE AND INGENIOUS WAY
OF PLOTTING STRAIGHT LINES AND RIGHT ANGLES.
568
00:21:05,556 --> 00:21:07,475
OF PLOTTING STRAIGHT LINES AND
RIGHT ANGLES. THIS IS HOW HADRIAN'S WALL WAS
569
00:21:07,475 --> 00:21:10,478
RIGHT ANGLES.
THIS IS HOW HADRIAN'S WALL WAS LAID OUT SO ACCURATELY.
570
00:21:10,478 --> 00:21:11,729
THIS IS HOW HADRIAN'S WALL WAS
LAID OUT SO ACCURATELY. >> THEY'RE SIMPLY STRING AND
571
00:21:11,729 --> 00:21:13,564
LAID OUT SO ACCURATELY.
>> THEY'RE SIMPLY STRING AND LEAD WEIGHTS, BUT THE
572
00:21:13,564 --> 00:21:14,732
>> THEY'RE SIMPLY STRING AND
LEAD WEIGHTS, BUT THE MATHEMATICS INVOLVED IN THESE
573
00:21:14,732 --> 00:21:16,985
LEAD WEIGHTS, BUT THE
MATHEMATICS INVOLVED IN THESE MACHINES SET THE ROMANS FAR
574
00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:19,404
MATHEMATICS INVOLVED IN THESE
MACHINES SET THE ROMANS FAR AHEAD OF ANYONE ELSE IN THEIR
575
00:21:19,404 --> 00:21:20,989
MACHINES SET THE ROMANS FAR
AHEAD OF ANYONE ELSE IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION WORK.
576
00:21:20,989 --> 00:21:22,740
AHEAD OF ANYONE ELSE IN THEIR
CONSTRUCTION WORK. THESE PLUMB BOBS, OR PLUMB
577
00:21:22,740 --> 00:21:24,742
CONSTRUCTION WORK.
THESE PLUMB BOBS, OR PLUMB LINES, ENSURE THAT THE POLE IS
578
00:21:24,742 --> 00:21:26,577
THESE PLUMB BOBS, OR PLUMB
LINES, ENSURE THAT THE POLE IS COMPLETELY UPRIGHT AND ABOVE
579
00:21:26,577 --> 00:21:30,748
LINES, ENSURE THAT THE POLE IS
COMPLETELY UPRIGHT AND ABOVE THE POINT YOU'RE MEASURING FROM.
580
00:21:30,748 --> 00:21:32,750
COMPLETELY UPRIGHT AND ABOVE
THE POINT YOU'RE MEASURING FROM. GET AN ASSISTANT WITH A POLE
581
00:21:32,750 --> 00:21:36,671
THE POINT YOU'RE MEASURING FROM.
GET AN ASSISTANT WITH A POLE AND MOVE HIM UNTIL HIS POLE IS
582
00:21:36,671 --> 00:21:37,922
GET AN ASSISTANT WITH A POLE
AND MOVE HIM UNTIL HIS POLE IS LINED UP WITH THE THREE PLUMB
583
00:21:37,922 --> 00:21:40,758
AND MOVE HIM UNTIL HIS POLE IS
LINED UP WITH THE THREE PLUMB BOBS.
584
00:21:40,758 --> 00:21:42,760
LINED UP WITH THE THREE PLUMB
BOBS. IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE
585
00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:44,012
BOBS.
IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE ROMANS COULD SURVEY SO
586
00:21:44,012 --> 00:21:46,097
IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE
ROMANS COULD SURVEY SO ACCURATELY.
587
00:21:46,097 --> 00:21:47,098
ROMANS COULD SURVEY SO
ACCURATELY. >> Narrator: THERE WERE OTHER
588
00:21:47,098 --> 00:21:48,683
ACCURATELY.
>> Narrator: THERE WERE OTHER MONSTER FORTIFICATIONS IN THE
589
00:21:48,683 --> 00:21:51,269
>> Narrator: THERE WERE OTHER
MONSTER FORTIFICATIONS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD, BUT THIS MIGHTY
590
00:21:51,269 --> 00:21:52,937
MONSTER FORTIFICATIONS IN THE
ANCIENT WORLD, BUT THIS MIGHTY ROMAN WALL WASN'T JUST ABOUT
591
00:21:52,937 --> 00:21:54,772
ANCIENT WORLD, BUT THIS MIGHTY
ROMAN WALL WASN'T JUST ABOUT SCALE.
592
00:21:54,772 --> 00:21:55,773
ROMAN WALL WASN'T JUST ABOUT
SCALE. >> SURE, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE
593
00:21:55,773 --> 00:21:56,774
SCALE.
>> SURE, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA AND THINK.
594
00:21:56,774 --> 00:21:58,526
>> SURE, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE
GREAT WALL OF CHINA AND THINK. "WELL, IT'S LONGER AND BIGGER."
595
00:21:58,526 --> 00:22:00,778
GREAT WALL OF CHINA AND THINK.
"WELL, IT'S LONGER AND BIGGER." BUT FOR THE SIZE FOR THE WORK
596
00:22:00,778 --> 00:22:02,780
"WELL, IT'S LONGER AND BIGGER."
BUT FOR THE SIZE FOR THE WORK FORCE...
597
00:22:02,780 --> 00:22:05,783
BUT FOR THE SIZE FOR THE WORK
FORCE... ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
598
00:22:05,783 --> 00:22:07,368
FORCE...
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. >> Narrator: HADRIAN'S WALL, THE
599
00:22:07,368 --> 00:22:09,370
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
>> Narrator: HADRIAN'S WALL, THE ENGINEERING TRIUMPH OF THE ROMAN
600
00:22:09,370 --> 00:22:11,622
>> Narrator: HADRIAN'S WALL, THE
ENGINEERING TRIUMPH OF THE ROMAN LEGIONS, WAS BUILT IN JUST FIVE
601
00:22:11,622 --> 00:22:14,292
ENGINEERING TRIUMPH OF THE ROMAN
LEGIONS, WAS BUILT IN JUST FIVE YEARS.
602
00:22:14,292 --> 00:22:16,127
LEGIONS, WAS BUILT IN JUST FIVE
YEARS. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA TOOK
603
00:22:16,127 --> 00:22:18,796
YEARS.
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA TOOK NEARLY 2,000 YEARS AND MAY HAVE
604
00:22:18,796 --> 00:22:22,633
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA TOOK
NEARLY 2,000 YEARS AND MAY HAVE COST AS MANY AS A MILLION LIVES.
605
00:22:22,633 --> 00:22:24,135
NEARLY 2,000 YEARS AND MAY HAVE
COST AS MANY AS A MILLION LIVES. THE CHINESE WANTED AN
606
00:22:24,135 --> 00:22:26,971
COST AS MANY AS A MILLION LIVES.
THE CHINESE WANTED AN IMPENETRABLE BARRIER.
607
00:22:26,971 --> 00:22:28,806
THE CHINESE WANTED AN
IMPENETRABLE BARRIER. BUT THE ROMANS WANTED A MODERN
608
00:22:28,806 --> 00:22:30,725
IMPENETRABLE BARRIER.
BUT THE ROMANS WANTED A MODERN FRONTIER TO CONTROL TRADE AND
609
00:22:30,725 --> 00:22:32,977
BUT THE ROMANS WANTED A MODERN
FRONTIER TO CONTROL TRADE AND MIGRATION.
610
00:22:32,977 --> 00:22:34,812
FRONTIER TO CONTROL TRADE AND
MIGRATION. >> THE ROMANS CAN REACH OUT INTO
611
00:22:34,812 --> 00:22:37,398
MIGRATION.
>> THE ROMANS CAN REACH OUT INTO THE IMMEDIATELY PACIFIED AREA,
612
00:22:37,398 --> 00:22:38,816
>> THE ROMANS CAN REACH OUT INTO
THE IMMEDIATELY PACIFIED AREA, AND EVEN FURTHER AFIELD, TO
613
00:22:38,816 --> 00:22:41,819
THE IMMEDIATELY PACIFIED AREA,
AND EVEN FURTHER AFIELD, TO TRADE AND OBTAIN THOSE RESOURCES
614
00:22:41,819 --> 00:22:43,404
AND EVEN FURTHER AFIELD, TO
TRADE AND OBTAIN THOSE RESOURCES WITHOUT HAVING TO ACTUALLY LIVE
615
00:22:43,404 --> 00:22:44,822
TRADE AND OBTAIN THOSE RESOURCES
WITHOUT HAVING TO ACTUALLY LIVE THERE.
616
00:22:44,822 --> 00:22:45,990
WITHOUT HAVING TO ACTUALLY LIVE
THERE. >> Narrator: HADRIAN'S WALL
617
00:22:45,990 --> 00:22:47,492
THERE.
>> Narrator: HADRIAN'S WALL DOESN'T JUST SHOW US THAT THE
618
00:22:47,492 --> 00:22:48,826
>> Narrator: HADRIAN'S WALL
DOESN'T JUST SHOW US THAT THE ROMANS COULD ACHIEVE THE
619
00:22:48,826 --> 00:22:49,827
DOESN'T JUST SHOW US THAT THE
ROMANS COULD ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
620
00:22:49,827 --> 00:22:51,329
ROMANS COULD ACHIEVE THE
IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE
621
00:22:51,329 --> 00:22:52,997
IMPOSSIBLE.
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE MODERN FRONTIERS THAT CONTROL
622
00:22:52,997 --> 00:22:54,373
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE
MODERN FRONTIERS THAT CONTROL OUR WORLD TODAY.
623
00:23:00,922 --> 00:23:06,844
>> Narrator: OVER 2,000 YEARS
AGO, THE ROMAN EMPIRE ADAPTED A DEADLY WEAPON SO VERSATILE, IT
624
00:23:06,844 --> 00:23:09,680
AGO, THE ROMAN EMPIRE ADAPTED A
DEADLY WEAPON SO VERSATILE, IT PREDATED MODERN SNIPERS...
625
00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:12,016
DEADLY WEAPON SO VERSATILE, IT
PREDATED MODERN SNIPERS... MACHINE GUNS...
626
00:23:12,016 --> 00:23:14,268
PREDATED MODERN SNIPERS...
MACHINE GUNS... ARTILLERY BARRAGES...
627
00:23:14,268 --> 00:23:16,354
MACHINE GUNS...
ARTILLERY BARRAGES... AND EVEN TANKS.
628
00:23:16,354 --> 00:23:18,856
ARTILLERY BARRAGES...
AND EVEN TANKS. THE ROMANS REALIZED THAT LONG-
629
00:23:18,856 --> 00:23:20,358
AND EVEN TANKS.
THE ROMANS REALIZED THAT LONG- RANGE FIREPOWER WAS A
630
00:23:20,358 --> 00:23:21,943
THE ROMANS REALIZED THAT LONG-
RANGE FIREPOWER WAS A GAME-CHANGER THAT COULD WIN
631
00:23:21,943 --> 00:23:24,862
RANGE FIREPOWER WAS A
GAME-CHANGER THAT COULD WIN AGAINST IMPOSSIBLE ODDS.
632
00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:27,365
GAME-CHANGER THAT COULD WIN
AGAINST IMPOSSIBLE ODDS. HOW DID THIS ADVANCED MILITARY
633
00:23:27,365 --> 00:23:28,783
AGAINST IMPOSSIBLE ODDS.
HOW DID THIS ADVANCED MILITARY TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE THE
634
00:23:28,783 --> 00:23:31,202
HOW DID THIS ADVANCED MILITARY
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE?
635
00:23:31,202 --> 00:23:32,703
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE THE
IMPOSSIBLE? >> ROME WAS ALL ABOUT MIGHT AND
636
00:23:32,703 --> 00:23:33,287
IMPOSSIBLE?
>> ROME WAS ALL ABOUT MIGHT AND POWER.
637
00:23:33,287 --> 00:23:34,122
>> ROME WAS ALL ABOUT MIGHT AND
POWER. IN ORDER TO SPREAD THEIR
638
00:23:34,122 --> 00:23:35,039
POWER.
IN ORDER TO SPREAD THEIR INFLUENCE, THEY HAD TO FACE
639
00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:36,207
IN ORDER TO SPREAD THEIR
INFLUENCE, THEY HAD TO FACE NUMEROUS ARMIES.
640
00:23:36,207 --> 00:23:37,375
INFLUENCE, THEY HAD TO FACE
NUMEROUS ARMIES. AND TO CONQUER THEM, THEY BUILT
641
00:23:37,375 --> 00:23:39,544
NUMEROUS ARMIES.
AND TO CONQUER THEM, THEY BUILT POWERFUL WEAPONS
642
00:23:39,544 --> 00:23:40,628
AND TO CONQUER THEM, THEY BUILT
POWERFUL WEAPONS >> Narrator: HERE IN ROME,
643
00:23:40,628 --> 00:23:42,630
POWERFUL WEAPONS
>> Narrator: HERE IN ROME, ITALY, THERE IS A MONUMENT THAT
644
00:23:42,630 --> 00:23:44,799
>> Narrator: HERE IN ROME,
ITALY, THERE IS A MONUMENT THAT TELLS US HOW ROME SUPERSIZED ITS
645
00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:48,052
ITALY, THERE IS A MONUMENT THAT
TELLS US HOW ROME SUPERSIZED ITS FIREPOWER.
646
00:23:48,052 --> 00:23:50,221
TELLS US HOW ROME SUPERSIZED ITS
FIREPOWER. BUILT FOR THE EMPEROR TRAJAN,
647
00:23:50,221 --> 00:23:51,889
FIREPOWER.
BUILT FOR THE EMPEROR TRAJAN, IT'S A FASCINATING RECORD OF THE
648
00:23:51,889 --> 00:23:53,558
BUILT FOR THE EMPEROR TRAJAN,
IT'S A FASCINATING RECORD OF THE ROMAN ARMY IN THE 2nd CENTURY
649
00:23:53,558 --> 00:23:55,309
IT'S A FASCINATING RECORD OF THE
ROMAN ARMY IN THE 2nd CENTURY A.D.
650
00:23:55,309 --> 00:23:58,396
ROMAN ARMY IN THE 2nd CENTURY
A.D. TRAJAN'S COLUMN IS 130 FEET HIGH
651
00:23:58,396 --> 00:24:01,149
A.D.
TRAJAN'S COLUMN IS 130 FEET HIGH WITH A 650-FOOT LONG RELIEF OF
652
00:24:01,149 --> 00:24:03,401
TRAJAN'S COLUMN IS 130 FEET HIGH
WITH A 650-FOOT LONG RELIEF OF TRAJAN'S WARS WINDING AROUND IT
653
00:24:03,401 --> 00:24:07,405
WITH A 650-FOOT LONG RELIEF OF
TRAJAN'S WARS WINDING AROUND IT LIKE AN ANCIENT COMIC STRIP.
654
00:24:07,405 --> 00:24:09,407
TRAJAN'S WARS WINDING AROUND IT
LIKE AN ANCIENT COMIC STRIP. BUT WE CAN SEE ITS DETAILS FROM
655
00:24:09,407 --> 00:24:11,409
LIKE AN ANCIENT COMIC STRIP.
BUT WE CAN SEE ITS DETAILS FROM THESE PLASTER CASTS MADE FROM
656
00:24:11,409 --> 00:24:14,829
BUT WE CAN SEE ITS DETAILS FROM
THESE PLASTER CASTS MADE FROM ITS MAGNIFICENT CARVINGS.
657
00:24:14,829 --> 00:24:16,414
THESE PLASTER CASTS MADE FROM
ITS MAGNIFICENT CARVINGS. THIS SHOWS THE WEAPON THAT
658
00:24:16,414 --> 00:24:17,915
ITS MAGNIFICENT CARVINGS.
THIS SHOWS THE WEAPON THAT EMPEROR TRAJAN USED TO
659
00:24:17,915 --> 00:24:19,750
THIS SHOWS THE WEAPON THAT
EMPEROR TRAJAN USED TO DEVASTATING EFFECT--
660
00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:22,587
EMPEROR TRAJAN USED TO
DEVASTATING EFFECT-- THE BALLISTA.
661
00:24:22,587 --> 00:24:24,088
DEVASTATING EFFECT--
THE BALLISTA. >> THE BALLISTA WAS ONE OF THE
662
00:24:24,088 --> 00:24:25,339
THE BALLISTA.
>> THE BALLISTA WAS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IN THE
663
00:24:25,339 --> 00:24:26,924
>> THE BALLISTA WAS ONE OF THE
MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IN THE ROMAN ARSENAL.
664
00:24:26,924 --> 00:24:29,594
MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IN THE
ROMAN ARSENAL. IT DRAWS ITS POWER FROM TWO
665
00:24:29,594 --> 00:24:32,597
ROMAN ARSENAL.
IT DRAWS ITS POWER FROM TWO TWISTED SKEINS OF SOMETIMES
666
00:24:32,597 --> 00:24:34,849
IT DRAWS ITS POWER FROM TWO
TWISTED SKEINS OF SOMETIMES ROPE, SOMETIMES HUMAN HAIR, BUT
667
00:24:34,849 --> 00:24:38,436
TWISTED SKEINS OF SOMETIMES
ROPE, SOMETIMES HUMAN HAIR, BUT PARTICULARLY SINEW.
668
00:24:38,436 --> 00:24:40,188
ROPE, SOMETIMES HUMAN HAIR, BUT
PARTICULARLY SINEW. THESE SKEINS OF FIBER THE
669
00:24:40,188 --> 00:24:42,440
PARTICULARLY SINEW.
THESE SKEINS OF FIBER THE ROMANS ACTUALLY CALLED TORMENTA,
670
00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,442
THESE SKEINS OF FIBER THE
ROMANS ACTUALLY CALLED TORMENTA, ALMOST LIKE TORMENTED SOULS,
671
00:24:44,442 --> 00:24:46,027
ROMANS ACTUALLY CALLED TORMENTA,
ALMOST LIKE TORMENTED SOULS, BECAUSE AS YOU CRANK THEM UP...
672
00:24:46,027 --> 00:24:47,361
ALMOST LIKE TORMENTED SOULS,
BECAUSE AS YOU CRANK THEM UP... (ropes whining)
673
00:24:47,361 --> 00:24:48,779
BECAUSE AS YOU CRANK THEM UP...
(ropes whining) YOU CAN HEAR THEM STRAINING,
674
00:24:48,779 --> 00:24:51,199
(ropes whining)
YOU CAN HEAR THEM STRAINING, ALMOST SCREAMING WITH THE POWER
675
00:24:51,199 --> 00:24:52,366
YOU CAN HEAR THEM STRAINING,
ALMOST SCREAMING WITH THE POWER WHICH IS PENT UP, READY TO
676
00:24:52,366 --> 00:24:53,868
ALMOST SCREAMING WITH THE POWER
WHICH IS PENT UP, READY TO SHOOT.
677
00:24:53,868 --> 00:24:55,036
WHICH IS PENT UP, READY TO
SHOOT. >> Narrator: THE TWISTED FIBER
678
00:24:55,036 --> 00:24:56,704
SHOOT.
>> Narrator: THE TWISTED FIBER SPRINGS PROTECTED BY BRASS
679
00:24:56,704 --> 00:24:59,207
>> Narrator: THE TWISTED FIBER
SPRINGS PROTECTED BY BRASS CYLINDERS CREATE THE FIGHTING
680
00:24:59,207 --> 00:25:00,458
SPRINGS PROTECTED BY BRASS
CYLINDERS CREATE THE FIGHTING POWER OF THIS BATTLE-WINNING
681
00:25:00,458 --> 00:25:02,126
CYLINDERS CREATE THE FIGHTING
POWER OF THIS BATTLE-WINNING WEAPON.
682
00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:03,711
POWER OF THIS BATTLE-WINNING
WEAPON. THE WINDLASS PULLS BACK THE
683
00:25:03,711 --> 00:25:05,379
WEAPON.
THE WINDLASS PULLS BACK THE STRING ATTACHED TO THE BALLISTA
684
00:25:05,379 --> 00:25:07,632
THE WINDLASS PULLS BACK THE
STRING ATTACHED TO THE BALLISTA ARMS.
685
00:25:07,632 --> 00:25:09,467
STRING ATTACHED TO THE BALLISTA
ARMS. THIS CREATES ENORMOUS TENSION IN
686
00:25:09,467 --> 00:25:11,385
ARMS.
THIS CREATES ENORMOUS TENSION IN THE FIBER SPRING, WHICH LEFT
687
00:25:11,385 --> 00:25:13,304
THIS CREATES ENORMOUS TENSION IN
THE FIBER SPRING, WHICH LEFT UNRELEASED, IS FIERCE ENOUGH TO
688
00:25:13,304 --> 00:25:17,642
THE FIBER SPRING, WHICH LEFT
UNRELEASED, IS FIERCE ENOUGH TO TEAR THE BALLISTA APART.
689
00:25:17,642 --> 00:25:19,477
UNRELEASED, IS FIERCE ENOUGH TO
TEAR THE BALLISTA APART. >> JUST IMAGINE THE POWER AND
690
00:25:19,477 --> 00:25:20,978
TEAR THE BALLISTA APART.
>> JUST IMAGINE THE POWER AND LETHALITY OF THESEYPES OF
691
00:25:20,978 --> 00:25:21,729
>> JUST IMAGINE THE POWER AND
LETHALITY OF THESEYPES OF WEAPONS.
692
00:25:21,729 --> 00:25:22,813
LETHALITY OF THESEYPES OF
WEAPONS. IT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEVER
693
00:25:22,813 --> 00:25:24,899
WEAPONS.
IT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEVER WANT TO GO UP AGAINST.
694
00:25:24,899 --> 00:25:26,651
IT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEVER
WANT TO GO UP AGAINST. >> Narrator: INCREDIBLY, A
695
00:25:26,651 --> 00:25:28,236
WANT TO GO UP AGAINST.
>> Narrator: INCREDIBLY, A BALLISTA TARGET USED BY THE
696
00:25:28,236 --> 00:25:30,071
>> Narrator: INCREDIBLY, A
BALLISTA TARGET USED BY THE ROMANS WAS FOUND IN THE REMAINS
697
00:25:30,071 --> 00:25:33,491
BALLISTA TARGET USED BY THE
ROMANS WAS FOUND IN THE REMAINS OF A ROMAN FORT.
698
00:25:33,491 --> 00:25:35,076
ROMANS WAS FOUND IN THE REMAINS
OF A ROMAN FORT. THESE HOLES LOOK LIKE THEY'VE
699
00:25:35,076 --> 00:25:36,494
OF A ROMAN FORT.
THESE HOLES LOOK LIKE THEY'VE BEEN SMASHED WITH THE FORCE OF
700
00:25:36,494 --> 00:25:38,829
THESE HOLES LOOK LIKE THEY'VE
BEEN SMASHED WITH THE FORCE OF MODERN BULLETS.
701
00:25:38,829 --> 00:25:40,081
BEEN SMASHED WITH THE FORCE OF
MODERN BULLETS. >> ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM
702
00:25:40,081 --> 00:25:41,415
MODERN BULLETS.
>> ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE ROMAN BASE CAMP OF
703
00:25:41,415 --> 00:25:42,500
>> ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM
THE ROMAN BASE CAMP OF VINDOLANDA ON THE SCOTTISH
704
00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:44,001
THE ROMAN BASE CAMP OF
VINDOLANDA ON THE SCOTTISH BORDER, THEY FOUND ANIMAL
705
00:25:44,001 --> 00:25:45,253
VINDOLANDA ON THE SCOTTISH
BORDER, THEY FOUND ANIMAL SKULLS, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY
706
00:25:45,253 --> 00:25:46,754
BORDER, THEY FOUND ANIMAL
SKULLS, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY USED THESE FOR BALLISTA TARGET
707
00:25:46,754 --> 00:25:47,922
SKULLS, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY
USED THESE FOR BALLISTA TARGET PRACTICE.
708
00:25:47,922 --> 00:25:49,507
USED THESE FOR BALLISTA TARGET
PRACTICE. IT'S GOOD FOR THE ROMANS, IT'S
709
00:25:49,507 --> 00:25:52,677
PRACTICE.
IT'S GOOD FOR THE ROMANS, IT'S GOOD FOR US.
710
00:25:52,677 --> 00:25:54,095
IT'S GOOD FOR THE ROMANS, IT'S
GOOD FOR US. >> Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME,
711
00:25:54,095 --> 00:25:55,513
GOOD FOR US.
>> Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE TESTING THE POWER AND
712
00:25:55,513 --> 00:25:56,931
>> Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WE'RE TESTING THE POWER AND ACCURACY OF THIS INCREDIBLE
713
00:25:56,931 --> 00:25:58,683
WE'RE TESTING THE POWER AND
ACCURACY OF THIS INCREDIBLE ANCIENT WEAPON.
714
00:25:58,683 --> 00:26:00,184
ACCURACY OF THIS INCREDIBLE
ANCIENT WEAPON. >> AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING THE
715
00:26:00,184 --> 00:26:02,019
ANCIENT WEAPON.
>> AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING THE BALLISTA TO THE TEST.
716
00:26:02,019 --> 00:26:03,104
>> AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING THE
BALLISTA TO THE TEST. I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN CLOCK THE
717
00:26:03,104 --> 00:26:03,938
BALLISTA TO THE TEST.
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN CLOCK THE SPEED OF THE BOLT.
718
00:26:03,938 --> 00:26:07,525
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN CLOCK THE
SPEED OF THE BOLT. (ropes whining)
719
00:26:07,525 --> 00:26:08,859
SPEED OF THE BOLT.
(ropes whining) >> Narrator: THIS RADAR GUN
720
00:26:08,859 --> 00:26:11,195
(ropes whining)
>> Narrator: THIS RADAR GUN NORMALLY CHECKS SPEEDING CARS.
721
00:26:11,195 --> 00:26:13,030
>> Narrator: THIS RADAR GUN
NORMALLY CHECKS SPEEDING CARS. TODAY IT'S GOING TO MEASURE THE
722
00:26:13,030 --> 00:26:15,199
NORMALLY CHECKS SPEEDING CARS.
TODAY IT'S GOING TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF A BALLISTA BOLT.
723
00:26:22,290 --> 00:26:28,796
>> (laughs)
OH, MAN. HA.
724
00:26:28,796 --> 00:26:31,882
OH, MAN.
HA. TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
725
00:26:31,882 --> 00:26:33,050
HA.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. WHOO.
726
00:26:33,050 --> 00:26:35,386
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
WHOO. THAT IS WHAT THEY CALL A KILL
727
00:26:35,386 --> 00:26:38,472
WHOO.
THAT IS WHAT THEY CALL A KILL SHOT TO THE HEAD AT 70 MILES PER
728
00:26:38,472 --> 00:26:40,308
THAT IS WHAT THEY CALL A KILL
SHOT TO THE HEAD AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, JUST OVER 100 FEET PER
729
00:26:40,308 --> 00:26:41,726
SHOT TO THE HEAD AT 70 MILES PER
HOUR, JUST OVER 100 FEET PER SECOND.
730
00:26:41,726 --> 00:26:43,561
HOUR, JUST OVER 100 FEET PER
SECOND. WHOO.
731
00:26:43,561 --> 00:26:44,979
SECOND.
WHOO. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF JUST HOW
732
00:26:44,979 --> 00:26:46,731
WHOO.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF JUST HOW POWERFUL THESE WEAPONS ARE, IT
733
00:26:46,731 --> 00:26:48,149
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF JUST HOW
POWERFUL THESE WEAPONS ARE, IT WAS RECORDED AT THE SIEGE OF
734
00:26:48,149 --> 00:26:49,567
POWERFUL THESE WEAPONS ARE, IT
WAS RECORDED AT THE SIEGE OF ROME THAT A BOLT FROM A
735
00:26:49,567 --> 00:26:50,818
WAS RECORDED AT THE SIEGE OF
ROME THAT A BOLT FROM A TOWER-MOUNTED BALLISTA
736
00:26:50,818 --> 00:26:52,570
ROME THAT A BOLT FROM A
TOWER-MOUNTED BALLISTA PENETRATED A GOTH'S ARMOR AND
737
00:26:52,570 --> 00:26:53,738
TOWER-MOUNTED BALLISTA
PENETRATED A GOTH'S ARMOR AND PINNED HIM TO A TREE.
738
00:26:53,738 --> 00:26:55,489
PENETRATED A GOTH'S ARMOR AND
PINNED HIM TO A TREE. THIS IS A WEAPON OF
739
00:26:55,489 --> 00:26:56,741
PINNED HIM TO A TREE.
THIS IS A WEAPON OF INTIMIDATION, AND IT SCREAMS
740
00:26:56,741 --> 00:27:00,077
THIS IS A WEAPON OF
INTIMIDATION, AND IT SCREAMS "DON'T MESS WITH ROME."
741
00:27:00,077 --> 00:27:01,245
INTIMIDATION, AND IT SCREAMS
"DON'T MESS WITH ROME." >> Narrator: THE BALLISTA WASN'T
742
00:27:01,245 --> 00:27:03,998
"DON'T MESS WITH ROME."
>> Narrator: THE BALLISTA WASN'T JUST POWERFUL.
743
00:27:03,998 --> 00:27:07,918
>> Narrator: THE BALLISTA WASN'T
JUST POWERFUL. IT WAS DEADLY ACCURATE.
744
00:27:07,918 --> 00:27:09,837
JUST POWERFUL.
IT WAS DEADLY ACCURATE. >> THE BALLISTA SHOOTS A HEAVY
745
00:27:09,837 --> 00:27:12,590
IT WAS DEADLY ACCURATE.
>> THE BALLISTA SHOOTS A HEAVY BOLT, WOOD AND AN IRON TIP, WITH
746
00:27:12,590 --> 00:27:15,593
>> THE BALLISTA SHOOTS A HEAVY
BOLT, WOOD AND AN IRON TIP, WITH PINPOINT ACCURACY LONG RANGE,
747
00:27:15,593 --> 00:27:19,013
BOLT, WOOD AND AN IRON TIP, WITH
PINPOINT ACCURACY LONG RANGE, AND IT CAN PENETRATE ARMOR.
748
00:27:19,013 --> 00:27:20,848
PINPOINT ACCURACY LONG RANGE,
AND IT CAN PENETRATE ARMOR. SO WHEN A SNIPER SITS BACK ON A
749
00:27:20,848 --> 00:27:22,350
AND IT CAN PENETRATE ARMOR.
SO WHEN A SNIPER SITS BACK ON A MODERN BATTLEFIELD AND TAKES
750
00:27:22,350 --> 00:27:23,768
SO WHEN A SNIPER SITS BACK ON A
MODERN BATTLEFIELD AND TAKES OUT A MAN BEHIND HIS CERAMIC
751
00:27:23,768 --> 00:27:26,103
MODERN BATTLEFIELD AND TAKES
OUT A MAN BEHIND HIS CERAMIC BODY PLATES...
752
00:27:26,103 --> 00:27:27,855
OUT A MAN BEHIND HIS CERAMIC
BODY PLATES... THE ROMANS WERE ABLE TO DO THAT
753
00:27:27,855 --> 00:27:29,190
BODY PLATES...
THE ROMANS WERE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH A BALLISTA.
754
00:27:33,277 --> 00:27:38,199
>> Narrator: WE KNOW THAT AT
SHORT RANGE, THE BALLISTA WORKED LIKE A SNIPER RIFLE.
755
00:27:38,199 --> 00:27:39,950
SHORT RANGE, THE BALLISTA
WORKED LIKE A SNIPER RIFLE. BUT IF YOU ELEVATE THE BALLISTA,
756
00:27:39,950 --> 00:27:41,869
WORKED LIKE A SNIPER RIFLE.
BUT IF YOU ELEVATE THE BALLISTA, THE BOLT FLIES IN A PARABOLA
757
00:27:41,869 --> 00:27:43,871
BUT IF YOU ELEVATE THE BALLISTA,
THE BOLT FLIES IN A PARABOLA RATHER THAN A STRAIGHT LINE AND
758
00:27:43,871 --> 00:27:46,791
THE BOLT FLIES IN A PARABOLA
RATHER THAN A STRAIGHT LINE AND YOU QUADRUPLE THE RANGE.
759
00:27:46,791 --> 00:27:48,793
RATHER THAN A STRAIGHT LINE AND
YOU QUADRUPLE THE RANGE. THE TYPICAL ROMAN LEGION HAD
760
00:27:48,793 --> 00:27:50,628
YOU QUADRUPLE THE RANGE.
THE TYPICAL ROMAN LEGION HAD ABOUT 60 BALLISTAS AS PART OF
761
00:27:50,628 --> 00:27:54,215
THE TYPICAL ROMAN LEGION HAD
ABOUT 60 BALLISTAS AS PART OF THEIR ARMAMENT.
762
00:27:54,215 --> 00:27:56,133
ABOUT 60 BALLISTAS AS PART OF
THEIR ARMAMENT. THEY COULD DELIVER A DEADLY RAIN
763
00:27:56,133 --> 00:27:58,803
THEIR ARMAMENT.
THEY COULD DELIVER A DEADLY RAIN OF ABOUT 120 BOLTS A MINUTE AT
764
00:27:58,803 --> 00:28:00,471
THEY COULD DELIVER A DEADLY RAIN
OF ABOUT 120 BOLTS A MINUTE AT ENEMY TROOPS A QUARTER OF A MILE
765
00:28:00,471 --> 00:28:03,891
OF ABOUT 120 BOLTS A MINUTE AT
ENEMY TROOPS A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY OVER 1,500 YEARS BEFORE
766
00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:05,559
ENEMY TROOPS A QUARTER OF A MILE
AWAY OVER 1,500 YEARS BEFORE THE ARTILLERY BARRAGE.
767
00:28:10,106 --> 00:28:14,652
WE'RE USING THIS BALLISTICS
DUMMY TO SHOW JUST HOW DEVASTATING THIS WOULD HAVE
768
00:28:14,652 --> 00:28:15,820
DUMMY TO SHOW JUST HOW
DEVASTATING THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN.
769
00:28:23,244 --> 00:28:27,123
YOU CAN SEE WHERE OUR MODERN
WORD "BALLISTICS" COMES FROM.
770
00:28:30,918 --> 00:28:38,426
THIS DEADLY WEAPON DIDN'T JUST
FIRE BOLTS. IT COULD ALSO FIRE SOLID SHOT.
771
00:28:38,426 --> 00:28:40,344
FIRE BOLTS.
IT COULD ALSO FIRE SOLID SHOT. >> THIS IS AN ACTUAL ROMAN
772
00:28:40,344 --> 00:28:41,429
IT COULD ALSO FIRE SOLID SHOT.
>> THIS IS AN ACTUAL ROMAN FIRING STONE THAT WOULD HAVE
773
00:28:41,429 --> 00:28:42,596
>> THIS IS AN ACTUAL ROMAN
FIRING STONE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOT FROM THE BALLISTA
774
00:28:42,596 --> 00:28:43,180
FIRING STONE THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN SHOT FROM THE BALLISTA RIGHT HERE.
775
00:28:43,180 --> 00:28:44,682
BEEN SHOT FROM THE BALLISTA
RIGHT HERE. IT'S THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL, AND
776
00:28:44,682 --> 00:28:45,850
RIGHT HERE.
IT'S THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL, AND IT FEELS LIKE A LEAD WEIGHT, AND
777
00:28:45,850 --> 00:28:47,351
IT'S THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL, AND
IT FEELS LIKE A LEAD WEIGHT, AND THEY'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO POLISH
778
00:28:47,351 --> 00:28:48,519
IT FEELS LIKE A LEAD WEIGHT, AND
THEY'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO POLISH THE SURFACE SO THAT IT HAS A
779
00:28:48,519 --> 00:28:49,937
THEY'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO POLISH
THE SURFACE SO THAT IT HAS A TRUE FLIGHT PATH AND IT'S
780
00:28:49,937 --> 00:28:50,855
THE SURFACE SO THAT IT HAS A
TRUE FLIGHT PATH AND IT'S ACCURATE DOWN RANGE.
781
00:28:50,855 --> 00:28:52,690
TRUE FLIGHT PATH AND IT'S
ACCURATE DOWN RANGE. IMAGINE GETTING HIT BY THAT.
782
00:28:56,944 --> 00:29:01,449
THIS TEST DEMONSTRATES THE TRUE
POWER OF THE ROMAN WEAPONS, AND HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL
783
00:29:01,449 --> 00:29:02,867
POWER OF THE ROMAN WEAPONS,
AND HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IN THE ANCIENT ARMS RACE
784
00:29:02,867 --> 00:29:04,452
AND HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL
WEAPONS IN THE ANCIENT ARMS RACE ALLOWED ROME TO BECOME THE
785
00:29:04,452 --> 00:29:07,288
WEAPONS IN THE ANCIENT ARMS RACE
ALLOWED ROME TO BECOME THE SUPERPOWER IT WAS.
786
00:29:07,288 --> 00:29:08,706
ALLOWED ROME TO BECOME THE
SUPERPOWER IT WAS. >> Narrator: AND THIS VERSATILE
787
00:29:08,706 --> 00:29:10,207
SUPERPOWER IT WAS.
>> Narrator: AND THIS VERSATILE ANCIENT WEAPON MAY HAVE INSPIRED
788
00:29:10,207 --> 00:29:12,001
>> Narrator: AND THIS VERSATILE
ANCIENT WEAPON MAY HAVE INSPIRED A REVOLUTION IN WARFARE.
789
00:29:16,297 --> 00:29:22,428
>> Narrator: WHEN IT WAS MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE MIGHTY ROMAN EMPIRE, THEY TURNED TO THE
790
00:29:22,428 --> 00:29:24,597
IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE MIGHTY ROMAN
EMPIRE, THEY TURNED TO THE BALLISTA.
791
00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:26,557
EMPIRE, THEY TURNED TO THE
BALLISTA. THERE'S TANTALIZING EVIDENCE
792
00:29:26,557 --> 00:29:27,600
BALLISTA.
THERE'S TANTALIZING EVIDENCE THAT THE ROMANS USED THE
793
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,602
THERE'S TANTALIZING EVIDENCE
THAT THE ROMANS USED THE BALLISTA IN ANOTHER SUPPOSEDLY
794
00:29:29,602 --> 00:29:32,396
THAT THE ROMANS USED THE
BALLISTA IN ANOTHER SUPPOSEDLY MODERN WEAPON SYSTEM--
795
00:29:32,396 --> 00:29:33,606
BALLISTA IN ANOTHER SUPPOSEDLY
MODERN WEAPON SYSTEM-- THE TANK.
796
00:29:39,653 --> 00:29:45,451
IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY IN
OXFORD, ENGLAND, THERE'S EXCITING EVIDENCE THAT COULD
797
00:29:45,451 --> 00:29:47,620
OXFORD, ENGLAND, THERE'S
EXCITING EVIDENCE THAT COULD REWRITE HOW WE VIEW THE ROMAN
798
00:29:47,620 --> 00:29:49,622
EXCITING EVIDENCE THAT COULD
REWRITE HOW WE VIEW THE ROMAN ARMY.
799
00:29:49,622 --> 00:29:50,789
REWRITE HOW WE VIEW THE ROMAN
ARMY. >> THE BOOK I'VE GOT IN FRONT
800
00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:51,790
ARMY.
>> THE BOOK I'VE GOT IN FRONT OF ME HERE IS SOMETHING QUITE
801
00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:52,625
>> THE BOOK I'VE GOT IN FRONT
OF ME HERE IS SOMETHING QUITE REMARKABLE.
802
00:29:52,625 --> 00:29:54,460
OF ME HERE IS SOMETHING QUITE
REMARKABLE. IT'S A COPY, A MANUSCRIPT COPY
803
00:29:54,460 --> 00:29:55,961
REMARKABLE.
IT'S A COPY, A MANUSCRIPT COPY OF A BOOK WRITTEN IN THE 4TH
804
00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:57,963
IT'S A COPY, A MANUSCRIPT COPY
OF A BOOK WRITTEN IN THE 4TH CENTURY A.D., PROBABLY ROUND
805
00:29:57,963 --> 00:29:58,839
OF A BOOK WRITTEN IN THE 4TH
CENTURY A.D., PROBABLY ROUND ABOUT 370.
806
00:29:58,839 --> 00:30:00,633
CENTURY A.D., PROBABLY ROUND
ABOUT 370. WE DON'T KNOW THE AUTHOR'S NAME,
807
00:30:00,633 --> 00:30:01,592
ABOUT 370.
WE DON'T KNOW THE AUTHOR'S NAME, BUT HIS BOOK WAS CALLED "DE
808
00:30:01,592 --> 00:30:02,635
WE DON'T KNOW THE AUTHOR'S NAME,
BUT HIS BOOK WAS CALLED "DE REBUS BELLICIS."
809
00:30:02,635 --> 00:30:05,095
BUT HIS BOOK WAS CALLED "DE
REBUS BELLICIS." IT'S ABOUT MATTERS OF WAR.
810
00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:06,805
REBUS BELLICIS."
IT'S ABOUT MATTERS OF WAR. >> Narrator: THIS BOOK REVEALS
811
00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:08,641
IT'S ABOUT MATTERS OF WAR.
>> Narrator: THIS BOOK REVEALS AMAZING INSIGHTS INTO ADVANCED
812
00:30:08,641 --> 00:30:11,477
>> Narrator: THIS BOOK REVEALS
AMAZING INSIGHTS INTO ADVANCED ROMAN MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, LIKE
813
00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:14,605
AMAZING INSIGHTS INTO ADVANCED
ROMAN MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, LIKE THIS FULL BODY ARMOR.
814
00:30:14,605 --> 00:30:15,606
ROMAN MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, LIKE
THIS FULL BODY ARMOR. >> THE AUTHOR CAME UP WITH A LOT
815
00:30:15,606 --> 00:30:17,024
THIS FULL BODY ARMOR.
>> THE AUTHOR CAME UP WITH A LOT OF BRIGHT IDEAS THAT HE THEN
816
00:30:17,024 --> 00:30:19,109
>> THE AUTHOR CAME UP WITH A LOT
OF BRIGHT IDEAS THAT HE THEN SENT TO EMPEROR SUGGESTING HOW
817
00:30:19,109 --> 00:30:20,653
OF BRIGHT IDEAS THAT HE THEN
SENT TO EMPEROR SUGGESTING HOW THEY COULD DEFEND THE EMPIRE
818
00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:22,655
SENT TO EMPEROR SUGGESTING HOW
THEY COULD DEFEND THE EMPIRE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND AT LESS
819
00:30:22,655 --> 00:30:26,158
THEY COULD DEFEND THE EMPIRE
MORE EFFICIENTLY AND AT LESS COST.
820
00:30:26,158 --> 00:30:27,660
MORE EFFICIENTLY AND AT LESS
COST. >> Narrator: BY THE 4th CENTURY
821
00:30:27,660 --> 00:30:29,495
COST.
>> Narrator: BY THE 4th CENTURY A.D., THE ROMAN EMPIRE HAD
822
00:30:29,495 --> 00:30:31,205
>> Narrator: BY THE 4th CENTURY
A.D., THE ROMAN EMPIRE HAD CHANGED FOREVER.
823
00:30:31,205 --> 00:30:33,499
A.D., THE ROMAN EMPIRE HAD
CHANGED FOREVER. THE EMPEROR TRAJAN, MASTER OF
824
00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:34,667
CHANGED FOREVER.
THE EMPEROR TRAJAN, MASTER OF THE BALLISTA'S USE ON THE
825
00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:36,835
THE EMPEROR TRAJAN, MASTER OF
THE BALLISTA'S USE ON THE BATTLEFIELD, HAD EXPANDED ROME'S
826
00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:38,837
THE BALLISTA'S USE ON THE
BATTLEFIELD, HAD EXPANDED ROME'S POWER.
827
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:40,381
BATTLEFIELD, HAD EXPANDED ROME'S
POWER. BUT NOW THE EMPIRE FACED
828
00:30:40,381 --> 00:30:41,840
POWER.
BUT NOW THE EMPIRE FACED CONTINUAL THREATS ALONG ITS
829
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:43,676
BUT NOW THE EMPIRE FACED
CONTINUAL THREATS ALONG ITS MASSIVE BORDERS.
830
00:30:43,676 --> 00:30:45,678
CONTINUAL THREATS ALONG ITS
MASSIVE BORDERS. AND THE ROMAN ARMY HAD TO MOVE
831
00:30:45,678 --> 00:30:49,139
MASSIVE BORDERS.
AND THE ROMAN ARMY HAD TO MOVE FAST TO MEET THE NEXT CRISIS.
832
00:30:49,139 --> 00:30:50,849
AND THE ROMAN ARMY HAD TO MOVE
FAST TO MEET THE NEXT CRISIS. >> THE ARMY IS VERY DIFFERENT AT
833
00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:52,017
FAST TO MEET THE NEXT CRISIS.
>> THE ARMY IS VERY DIFFERENT AT THE END OF THE EMPIRE.
834
00:30:52,017 --> 00:30:53,686
>> THE ARMY IS VERY DIFFERENT AT
THE END OF THE EMPIRE. THEY NEED CAVALRY TO DEFEND THE
835
00:30:53,686 --> 00:30:55,854
THE END OF THE EMPIRE.
THEY NEED CAVALRY TO DEFEND THE THOUSANDS OF MILES OF FRONTIER.
836
00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:57,356
THEY NEED CAVALRY TO DEFEND THE
THOUSANDS OF MILES OF FRONTIER. SO IF YOUR ARTILLERY IS MOBILE,
837
00:30:57,356 --> 00:30:58,691
THOUSANDS OF MILES OF FRONTIER.
SO IF YOUR ARTILLERY IS MOBILE, THEN THAT GIVES YOU EXTRA
838
00:30:58,691 --> 00:30:59,692
SO IF YOUR ARTILLERY IS MOBILE,
THEN THAT GIVES YOU EXTRA FIREPOWER.
839
00:30:59,692 --> 00:31:01,026
THEN THAT GIVES YOU EXTRA
FIREPOWER. NOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK
840
00:31:01,026 --> 00:31:02,987
FIREPOWER.
NOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK THAT THE ROMANS INVENTED A
841
00:31:02,987 --> 00:31:05,239
NOW IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK
THAT THE ROMANS INVENTED A TANK, BUT THEY DID.
842
00:31:05,239 --> 00:31:06,365
THAT THE ROMANS INVENTED A
TANK, BUT THEY DID. >> Narrator: THIS REMARKABLE
843
00:31:06,365 --> 00:31:07,700
TANK, BUT THEY DID.
>> Narrator: THIS REMARKABLE ILLUSTRATION IN THE BODLEIAN
844
00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:09,702
>> Narrator: THIS REMARKABLE
ILLUSTRATION IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY IS THE VITAL CLUE THAT
845
00:31:09,702 --> 00:31:11,579
ILLUSTRATION IN THE BODLEIAN
LIBRARY IS THE VITAL CLUE THAT THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS ABLE TO
846
00:31:11,579 --> 00:31:14,373
LIBRARY IS THE VITAL CLUE THAT
THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
847
00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:15,708
THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS ABLE TO
ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE. >> THIS WAS A GIANT BALLISTA
848
00:31:15,708 --> 00:31:16,875
ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
>> THIS WAS A GIANT BALLISTA THAT WAS MOUNTED ON TOP OF A
849
00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:17,710
>> THIS WAS A GIANT BALLISTA
THAT WAS MOUNTED ON TOP OF A CARRIAGE.
850
00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:19,253
THAT WAS MOUNTED ON TOP OF A
CARRIAGE. THE BALLISTA ITSELF COULD SWIVEL
851
00:31:19,253 --> 00:31:20,879
CARRIAGE.
THE BALLISTA ITSELF COULD SWIVEL 360 DEGREES.
852
00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,715
THE BALLISTA ITSELF COULD SWIVEL
360 DEGREES. THE CARRIAGE WAS DRAWN BY TWO
853
00:31:22,715 --> 00:31:24,717
360 DEGREES.
THE CARRIAGE WAS DRAWN BY TWO POWERFUL ARMORED HORSES.
854
00:31:24,717 --> 00:31:26,010
THE CARRIAGE WAS DRAWN BY TWO
POWERFUL ARMORED HORSES. IT HAD MOBILITY, IT HAD
855
00:31:26,010 --> 00:31:27,219
POWERFUL ARMORED HORSES.
IT HAD MOBILITY, IT HAD PROTECTION, AND IT HAD
856
00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:28,554
IT HAD MOBILITY, IT HAD
PROTECTION, AND IT HAD FIREPOWER.
857
00:31:28,554 --> 00:31:31,724
PROTECTION, AND IT HAD
FIREPOWER. IT WAS ESSENTIALLY A TANK.
858
00:31:31,724 --> 00:31:32,725
FIREPOWER.
IT WAS ESSENTIALLY A TANK. >> Narrator: ARCHAEOLOGICAL
859
00:31:32,725 --> 00:31:34,727
IT WAS ESSENTIALLY A TANK.
>> Narrator: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE SHOWS THE ROMAN ARMY
860
00:31:34,727 --> 00:31:37,730
>> Narrator: ARCHAEOLOGICAL
EVIDENCE SHOWS THE ROMAN ARMY HAD FULLY ARMORED HORSES.
861
00:31:37,730 --> 00:31:39,732
EVIDENCE SHOWS THE ROMAN ARMY
HAD FULLY ARMORED HORSES. AND THEY WERE USED TO DRIVE THIS
862
00:31:39,732 --> 00:31:41,567
HAD FULLY ARMORED HORSES.
AND THEY WERE USED TO DRIVE THIS WEAPON SYSTEM, THE BALLISTA
863
00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:44,194
AND THEY WERE USED TO DRIVE THIS
WEAPON SYSTEM, THE BALLISTA QUADRIROTIS, WITH ALL THE
864
00:31:44,194 --> 00:31:46,739
WEAPON SYSTEM, THE BALLISTA
QUADRIROTIS, WITH ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TANK NEARLY
865
00:31:46,739 --> 00:31:48,907
QUADRIROTIS, WITH ALL THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF A TANK NEARLY 2,000 YEARS EARLIER THAN WE EVER
866
00:31:48,907 --> 00:31:52,077
CHARACTERISTICS OF A TANK NEARLY
2,000 YEARS EARLIER THAN WE EVER IMAGINED.
867
00:31:52,077 --> 00:31:55,414
2,000 YEARS EARLIER THAN WE EVER
IMAGINED. LIKE A MODERN TANK TURRET, THE
868
00:31:55,414 --> 00:31:57,416
IMAGINED.
LIKE A MODERN TANK TURRET, THE BALLISTA QUADRIROTIS COULD FULLY
869
00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:59,293
LIKE A MODERN TANK TURRET, THE
BALLISTA QUADRIROTIS COULD FULLY ROTATE TO FACE THREATS FROM ANY
870
00:31:59,293 --> 00:32:03,714
BALLISTA QUADRIROTIS COULD FULLY
ROTATE TO FACE THREATS FROM ANY DIRECTION.
871
00:32:03,714 --> 00:32:05,424
ROTATE TO FACE THREATS FROM ANY
DIRECTION. >> WE KNOW THE ROMANS HAD SPRING
872
00:32:05,424 --> 00:32:07,051
DIRECTION.
>> WE KNOW THE ROMANS HAD SPRING SUSPENSION, SO ALL-IN-ALL, THIS
873
00:32:07,051 --> 00:32:09,762
>> WE KNOW THE ROMANS HAD SPRING
SUSPENSION, SO ALL-IN-ALL, THIS WAS A HIGHLY MOBILE VEHICLE.
874
00:32:09,762 --> 00:32:11,263
SUSPENSION, SO ALL-IN-ALL, THIS
WAS A HIGHLY MOBILE VEHICLE. AND WHEN WE THINK OF A TANK, AND
875
00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:12,264
WAS A HIGHLY MOBILE VEHICLE.
AND WHEN WE THINK OF A TANK, AND WITH ITS MODERN-DAY
876
00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:13,766
AND WHEN WE THINK OF A TANK, AND
WITH ITS MODERN-DAY CHARACTERISTICS, WE THINK OF
877
00:32:13,766 --> 00:32:15,934
WITH ITS MODERN-DAY
CHARACTERISTICS, WE THINK OF FIREPOWER, MOBILITY AND
878
00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:16,935
CHARACTERISTICS, WE THINK OF
FIREPOWER, MOBILITY AND PROTECTION.
879
00:32:16,935 --> 00:32:18,771
FIREPOWER, MOBILITY AND
PROTECTION. AND THE BALLISTA QUADRIROTIS HAS
880
00:32:18,771 --> 00:32:20,648
PROTECTION.
AND THE BALLISTA QUADRIROTIS HAS GOT ALL THREE.
881
00:32:29,823 --> 00:32:35,120
>> Narrator: THE ROMANS ACHIEVED
THE IMPOSSIBLE, DEVELOPING THE BALLISTA TO MAKE IT THE DECISIVE
882
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:36,288
THE IMPOSSIBLE, DEVELOPING THE
BALLISTA TO MAKE IT THE DECISIVE WEAPON OF THE ANCIENT
883
00:32:36,288 --> 00:32:37,956
BALLISTA TO MAKE IT THE DECISIVE
WEAPON OF THE ANCIENT BATTLEFIELD.
884
00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:39,333
WEAPON OF THE ANCIENT
BATTLEFIELD. >> THE BALLISTA'S A POWERFUL
885
00:32:39,333 --> 00:32:39,958
BATTLEFIELD.
>> THE BALLISTA'S A POWERFUL WEAPON.
886
00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:41,627
>> THE BALLISTA'S A POWERFUL
WEAPON. BUT IT SEEMS INCREDIBLE TO THINK
887
00:32:41,627 --> 00:32:42,795
WEAPON.
BUT IT SEEMS INCREDIBLE TO THINK THAT YOU CAN ALSO MAKE IT A
888
00:32:42,795 --> 00:32:44,797
BUT IT SEEMS INCREDIBLE TO THINK
THAT YOU CAN ALSO MAKE IT A SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPON.
889
00:32:47,841 --> 00:32:55,808
PHILO OF BYZANTIUM REFERS TO ONE
FROM THE 3RD CENTURY BC CALLED A POLYBOLOS.
890
00:32:55,808 --> 00:32:56,809
FROM THE 3RD CENTURY BC CALLED A
POLYBOLOS. >> Narrator: THERE ARE DETAILED
891
00:32:56,809 --> 00:32:58,268
POLYBOLOS.
>> Narrator: THERE ARE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF A WEAPON CALLED
892
00:32:58,268 --> 00:32:59,812
>> Narrator: THERE ARE DETAILED
DESCRIPTIONS OF A WEAPON CALLED THE POLYBOLOS IN ANCIENT GREEK
893
00:32:59,812 --> 00:33:01,689
DESCRIPTIONS OF A WEAPON CALLED
THE POLYBOLOS IN ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN TEXTS.
894
00:33:01,689 --> 00:33:03,982
THE POLYBOLOS IN ANCIENT GREEK
AND ROMAN TEXTS. AND SCHOLAD ANCIENT WEAPONS
895
00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:06,026
AND ROMAN TEXTS.
AND SCHOLAD ANCIENT WEAPONS EXPERT ALAN WILKINS HAS STUDIED
896
00:33:06,026 --> 00:33:07,986
AND SCHOLAD ANCIENT WEAPONS
EXPERT ALAN WILKINS HAS STUDIED THEM TO MAKE HIS OWN POLYBOLOS.
897
00:33:10,531 --> 00:33:16,704
>> IT IS A MACHINE GUN.
AND THE NEXT MACHINE GUN IN HISTORY IS THE GATLING GUN OF
898
00:33:16,704 --> 00:33:18,831
AND THE NEXT MACHINE GUN IN
HISTORY IS THE GATLING GUN OF THE 19TH CENTURY.
899
00:33:18,831 --> 00:33:19,832
HISTORY IS THE GATLING GUN OF
THE 19TH CENTURY. >> Narrator: JUST LIKE A GATLING
900
00:33:19,832 --> 00:33:22,000
THE 19TH CENTURY.
>> Narrator: JUST LIKE A GATLING GUN, THE POLYBOLOS WAS A
901
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:26,672
>> Narrator: JUST LIKE A GATLING
GUN, THE POLYBOLOS WAS A HAND-CRANKED RAPID-FIRE WEAPON.
902
00:33:26,672 --> 00:33:29,675
GUN, THE POLYBOLOS WAS A
HAND-CRANKED RAPID-FIRE WEAPON. AND LIKE THE GATLING, GUN IT WAS
903
00:33:29,675 --> 00:33:30,843
HAND-CRANKED RAPID-FIRE WEAPON.
AND LIKE THE GATLING, GUN IT WAS A HUGE STEP FORWARD IN
904
00:33:30,843 --> 00:33:32,136
AND LIKE THE GATLING, GUN IT WAS
A HUGE STEP FORWARD IN TECHNOLOGY.
905
00:33:32,136 --> 00:33:33,345
A HUGE STEP FORWARD IN
TECHNOLOGY. >> IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
906
00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:35,472
TECHNOLOGY.
>> IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE PIECES OF
907
00:33:35,472 --> 00:33:37,725
>> IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
MOST IMPRESSIVE PIECES OF ANCIENT MACHINERY BECAUSE IT HAS
908
00:33:37,725 --> 00:33:39,852
MOST IMPRESSIVE PIECES OF
ANCIENT MACHINERY BECAUSE IT HAS A NUMBER OF FIRSTS IN ANCIENT
909
00:33:39,852 --> 00:33:42,521
ANCIENT MACHINERY BECAUSE IT HAS
A NUMBER OF FIRSTS IN ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY.
910
00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:44,022
A NUMBER OF FIRSTS IN ANCIENT
TECHNOLOGY. IT'S GOT CHAIN DRIVE.
911
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:46,024
TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S GOT CHAIN DRIVE. THIS IS THE FIRST KNOWN CHAIN
912
00:33:46,024 --> 00:33:48,861
IT'S GOT CHAIN DRIVE.
THIS IS THE FIRST KNOWN CHAIN DRIVE IN WESTERN TECHNOLOGY.
913
00:33:48,861 --> 00:33:49,862
THIS IS THE FIRST KNOWN CHAIN
DRIVE IN WESTERN TECHNOLOGY. >> Narrator: BUT THERE'S MUCH
914
00:33:49,862 --> 00:33:51,864
DRIVE IN WESTERN TECHNOLOGY.
>> Narrator: BUT THERE'S MUCH MORE TO THIS IMPOSSIBLY MODERN
915
00:33:51,864 --> 00:33:55,033
>> Narrator: BUT THERE'S MUCH
MORE TO THIS IMPOSSIBLY MODERN MECHANISM THAN A CHAIN.
916
00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:57,661
MORE TO THIS IMPOSSIBLY MODERN
MECHANISM THAN A CHAIN. A GRAVITY-FED MAGAZINE TAKES 8
917
00:33:57,661 --> 00:34:00,038
MECHANISM THAN A CHAIN.
A GRAVITY-FED MAGAZINE TAKES 8 OR 9 BALLISTA BOLTS.
918
00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:02,040
A GRAVITY-FED MAGAZINE TAKES 8
OR 9 BALLISTA BOLTS. KEEP THIS LOADED, AND THERE'S NO
919
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,709
OR 9 BALLISTA BOLTS.
KEEP THIS LOADED, AND THERE'S NO LIMIT TO HOW LONG THIS
920
00:34:03,709 --> 00:34:07,838
KEEP THIS LOADED, AND THERE'S NO
LIMIT TO HOW LONG THIS INCREDIBLE WEAPON CAN FIRE.
921
00:34:07,838 --> 00:34:09,423
LIMIT TO HOW LONG THIS
INCREDIBLE WEAPON CAN FIRE. A MECHANICAL IMITATION OF AN
922
00:34:09,423 --> 00:34:11,550
INCREDIBLE WEAPON CAN FIRE.
A MECHANICAL IMITATION OF AN ARCHER'S FINGERS IS LOCKED OVER
923
00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:13,051
A MECHANICAL IMITATION OF AN
ARCHER'S FINGERS IS LOCKED OVER THE BOW STRING.
924
00:34:13,051 --> 00:34:14,887
ARCHER'S FINGERS IS LOCKED OVER
THE BOW STRING. TURNING THE WINDLASS PULLS BACK
925
00:34:14,887 --> 00:34:16,889
THE BOW STRING.
TURNING THE WINDLASS PULLS BACK THE STRING, LOCKING AND LOADING
926
00:34:16,889 --> 00:34:18,599
TURNING THE WINDLASS PULLS BACK
THE STRING, LOCKING AND LOADING THE BALLISTA, WHICH FIRES
927
00:34:18,599 --> 00:34:20,225
THE STRING, LOCKING AND LOADING
THE BALLISTA, WHICH FIRES AUTOMATICALLY AS SOON AS THE
928
00:34:20,225 --> 00:34:27,524
THE BALLISTA, WHICH FIRES
AUTOMATICALLY AS SOON AS THE STRING IS FULLY DRAWN.
929
00:34:27,524 --> 00:34:29,902
AUTOMATICALLY AS SOON AS THE
STRING IS FULLY DRAWN. ROME'S INGENUITY PERFECTED THE
930
00:34:29,902 --> 00:34:31,695
STRING IS FULLY DRAWN.
ROME'S INGENUITY PERFECTED THE BALLISTA, CREATING WEAPON
931
00:34:31,695 --> 00:34:33,614
ROME'S INGENUITY PERFECTED THE
BALLISTA, CREATING WEAPON SYSTEMS TO PERFORM ROLES STILL
932
00:34:33,614 --> 00:34:35,783
BALLISTA, CREATING WEAPON
SYSTEMS TO PERFORM ROLES STILL VITAL ON TODAY'S BATTLEFIELDS.
933
00:34:41,121 --> 00:34:46,251
>> Narrator: THE ROMAN ARMY USED
ADVANCED MILITARY TECHNOLOGY AND RIGID DISCIPLINE TO CARVE OUT
934
00:34:46,251 --> 00:34:47,878
ADVANCED MILITARY TECHNOLOGY AND
RIGID DISCIPLINE TO CARVE OUT THE MIGHTIEST EMPIRE OF THE
935
00:34:47,878 --> 00:34:52,257
RIGID DISCIPLINE TO CARVE OUT
THE MIGHTIEST EMPIRE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD.
936
00:34:52,257 --> 00:34:54,259
THE MIGHTIEST EMPIRE OF THE
ANCIENT WORLD. YET ROME'S RUTHLESS AMBITION TO
937
00:34:54,259 --> 00:34:56,094
ANCIENT WORLD.
YET ROME'S RUTHLESS AMBITION TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE WASN'T
938
00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:57,262
YET ROME'S RUTHLESS AMBITION TO
ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE WASN'T JUST CONFINED TO THE
939
00:34:57,262 --> 00:34:59,431
ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE WASN'T
JUST CONFINED TO THE BATTLEFIELD.
940
00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:01,099
JUST CONFINED TO THE
BATTLEFIELD. YOU'D THINK THAT NOTHING FROM
941
00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:02,601
BATTLEFIELD.
YOU'D THINK THAT NOTHING FROM THE PAST COULD MATCH THE WONDERS
942
00:35:02,601 --> 00:35:06,104
YOU'D THINK THAT NOTHING FROM
THE PAST COULD MATCH THE WONDERS OF OUR MODERN CITIES, BUT HERE
943
00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:08,732
THE PAST COULD MATCH THE WONDERS
OF OUR MODERN CITIES, BUT HERE IN ANCIENT ROME, ENGINEERS WHO
944
00:35:08,732 --> 00:35:10,442
OF OUR MODERN CITIES, BUT HERE
IN ANCIENT ROME, ENGINEERS WHO WERE YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
945
00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:12,444
IN ANCIENT ROME, ENGINEERS WHO
WERE YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR TIME CREATED ONE OF THE GREATEST AND
946
00:35:12,444 --> 00:35:13,987
WERE YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR TIME
CREATED ONE OF THE GREATEST AND MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED
947
00:35:13,987 --> 00:35:16,824
CREATED ONE OF THE GREATEST AND
MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CITIES EVER SEEN.
948
00:35:16,824 --> 00:35:18,826
MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED
CITIES EVER SEEN. TO SEE JUST HOW AMAZING THE
949
00:35:18,826 --> 00:35:20,410
CITIES EVER SEEN.
TO SEE JUST HOW AMAZING THE ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT ROME
950
00:35:20,410 --> 00:35:23,121
TO SEE JUST HOW AMAZING THE
ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT ROME ACTUALLY WAS, WE'VE COME TO SAN
951
00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,123
ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT ROME
ACTUALLY WAS, WE'VE COME TO SAN DIEGO...
952
00:35:25,123 --> 00:35:26,959
ACTUALLY WAS, WE'VE COME TO SAN
DIEGO... HOME OF ONE OF TODAY'S MOST
953
00:35:26,959 --> 00:35:30,128
DIEGO...
HOME OF ONE OF TODAY'S MOST AWESOME BUILDINGS.
954
00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:32,130
HOME OF ONE OF TODAY'S MOST
AWESOME BUILDINGS. AL AND JANET JOHNSTONE HAVE
955
00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:34,132
AWESOME BUILDINGS.
AL AND JANET JOHNSTONE HAVE CREATED A HOUSE THAT ACTUALLY
956
00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:35,133
AL AND JANET JOHNSTONE HAVE
CREATED A HOUSE THAT ACTUALLY ROTATES.
957
00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:36,635
CREATED A HOUSE THAT ACTUALLY
ROTATES. >> WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE
958
00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:37,845
ROTATES.
>> WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE VOLUNTEER TO DO THE DISHES AT
959
00:35:37,845 --> 00:35:38,971
>> WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE
VOLUNTEER TO DO THE DISHES AT OUR HOUSE.
960
00:35:38,971 --> 00:35:40,138
VOLUNTEER TO DO THE DISHES AT
OUR HOUSE. THE SINK IS REGULAR, BUT THE
961
00:35:40,138 --> 00:35:42,140
OUR HOUSE.
THE SINK IS REGULAR, BUT THE VIEW IS AWESOME.
962
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:45,102
THE SINK IS REGULAR, BUT THE
VIEW IS AWESOME. >> THIS HOUSE IS A NEW STEP IN
963
00:35:45,102 --> 00:35:47,104
VIEW IS AWESOME.
>> THIS HOUSE IS A NEW STEP IN ARCHITECTURE CALLED "KINETIC
964
00:35:47,104 --> 00:35:48,480
>> THIS HOUSE IS A NEW STEP IN
ARCHITECTURE CALLED "KINETIC ARCHITECTURE"--MOVING
965
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:49,648
ARCHITECTURE CALLED "KINETIC
ARCHITECTURE"--MOVING STRUCTURES.
966
00:35:49,648 --> 00:35:51,525
ARCHITECTURE"--MOVING
STRUCTURES. IT'S THE NEXT PHASE OF
967
00:35:51,525 --> 00:35:54,152
STRUCTURES.
IT'S THE NEXT PHASE OF ARCHITECTURE.
968
00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,612
IT'S THE NEXT PHASE OF
ARCHITECTURE. >> Narrator: BUT COULD THIS
969
00:35:55,612 --> 00:35:57,364
ARCHITECTURE.
>> Narrator: BUT COULD THIS ARCHITECTURE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
970
00:35:57,364 --> 00:36:02,160
>> Narrator: BUT COULD THIS
ARCHITECTURE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED BY THE ROMANS?
971
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,162
ARCHITECTURE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
ACHIEVED BY THE ROMANS? BENEATH THE ANCIENT STREETS OF
972
00:36:04,162 --> 00:36:06,498
ACHIEVED BY THE ROMANS?
BENEATH THE ANCIENT STREETS OF CENTRAL ROME LIES A WONDERFUL
973
00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:08,458
BENEATH THE ANCIENT STREETS OF
CENTRAL ROME LIES A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
974
00:36:08,458 --> 00:36:10,168
CENTRAL ROME LIES A WONDERFUL
DISCOVERY. THIS IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE
975
00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:12,671
DISCOVERY.
THIS IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE DOMUS AUREA, THE OPULENT PALACE
976
00:36:12,671 --> 00:36:15,048
THIS IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE
DOMUS AUREA, THE OPULENT PALACE OF THE TYRANNICAL EMPEROR NERO,
977
00:36:15,048 --> 00:36:17,175
DOMUS AUREA, THE OPULENT PALACE
OF THE TYRANNICAL EMPEROR NERO, THAT ONCE OCCUPIED AT LEAST 100
978
00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:19,803
OF THE TYRANNICAL EMPEROR NERO,
THAT ONCE OCCUPIED AT LEAST 100 ACRES.
979
00:36:19,803 --> 00:36:21,013
THAT ONCE OCCUPIED AT LEAST 100
ACRES. >> THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE YOU
980
00:36:21,013 --> 00:36:22,347
ACRES.
>> THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE YOU HAVE POLISHED MARBLE, AND THEN
981
00:36:22,347 --> 00:36:23,849
>> THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE YOU
HAVE POLISHED MARBLE, AND THEN PLENTY OF FOUNTAINS AND LOTS OF
982
00:36:23,849 --> 00:36:24,850
HAVE POLISHED MARBLE, AND THEN
PLENTY OF FOUNTAINS AND LOTS OF LIGHT SOURCES.
983
00:36:24,850 --> 00:36:25,851
PLENTY OF FOUNTAINS AND LOTS OF
LIGHT SOURCES. AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE
984
00:36:25,851 --> 00:36:27,352
LIGHT SOURCES.
AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE GILDING ON THE CEILINGS.
985
00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:29,354
AND OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE
GILDING ON THE CEILINGS. HENCE THE NAME "DOMUS AUREA."
986
00:36:29,354 --> 00:36:30,397
GILDING ON THE CEILINGS.
HENCE THE NAME "DOMUS AUREA." "DOMUS" MEANS "HOUSE."
987
00:36:30,397 --> 00:36:32,357
HENCE THE NAME "DOMUS AUREA."
"DOMUS" MEANS "HOUSE." "AUREA" MEANS "GOLDEN."
988
00:36:32,357 --> 00:36:38,864
"DOMUS" MEANS "HOUSE."
"AUREA" MEANS "GOLDEN." THE GOLDEN HOUSE OF NERO.
989
00:36:38,864 --> 00:36:40,198
"AUREA" MEANS "GOLDEN."
THE GOLDEN HOUSE OF NERO. >> Narrator: THIS MEGA MANSION
990
00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:42,200
THE GOLDEN HOUSE OF NERO.
>> Narrator: THIS MEGA MANSION WAS CREATED ON A SCALE THAT IS
991
00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:47,080
>> Narrator: THIS MEGA MANSION
WAS CREATED ON A SCALE THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TODAY.
992
00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:48,874
WAS CREATED ON A SCALE THAT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TODAY. BUT WHAT DID THIS UNBELIEVABLE
993
00:36:48,874 --> 00:36:50,375
IMPOSSIBLE TODAY.
BUT WHAT DID THIS UNBELIEVABLE SUPER PALACE HAVE TO MATCH A
994
00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:53,545
BUT WHAT DID THIS UNBELIEVABLE
SUPER PALACE HAVE TO MATCH A MODERN REVOLVING HOUSE?
995
00:36:53,545 --> 00:36:55,547
SUPER PALACE HAVE TO MATCH A
MODERN REVOLVING HOUSE? ONE ANCIENT WRITER PROVIDES US
996
00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:58,008
MODERN REVOLVING HOUSE?
ONE ANCIENT WRITER PROVIDES US WITH A FASCINATING CLUE FROM HIS
997
00:36:58,008 --> 00:37:00,218
ONE ANCIENT WRITER PROVIDES US
WITH A FASCINATING CLUE FROM HIS DESCRIPTION OF NERO'S PALACE.
998
00:37:00,218 --> 00:37:03,430
WITH A FASCINATING CLUE FROM HIS
DESCRIPTION OF NERO'S PALACE. >> SUETONIUS DESCRIBED NERO'S
999
00:37:03,430 --> 00:37:06,600
DESCRIPTION OF NERO'S PALACE.
>> SUETONIUS DESCRIBED NERO'S PRIVATE DINING ROOM AS ROTATING
1000
00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:09,227
>> SUETONIUS DESCRIBED NERO'S
PRIVATE DINING ROOM AS ROTATING AS IF IT WERE IN MOTION WITH THE
1001
00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:12,230
PRIVATE DINING ROOM AS ROTATING
AS IF IT WERE IN MOTION WITH THE CELESTIAL BODIES.
1002
00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:13,690
AS IF IT WERE IN MOTION WITH THE
CELESTIAL BODIES. AND NO-ONE REALLY UNDERSTOOD
1003
00:37:13,690 --> 00:37:15,400
CELESTIAL BODIES.
AND NO-ONE REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT SUETONIUS MEANT BY THIS.
1004
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,611
AND NO-ONE REALLY UNDERSTOOD
WHAT SUETONIUS MEANT BY THIS. COULD IT BE THAT THE CEILING WAS
1005
00:37:17,611 --> 00:37:19,237
WHAT SUETONIUS MEANT BY THIS.
COULD IT BE THAT THE CEILING WAS REVOLVING AND IT PERHAPS HAD
1006
00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,239
COULD IT BE THAT THE CEILING WAS
REVOLVING AND IT PERHAPS HAD STARS AND MOON PAINTED ON IT?
1007
00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:22,407
REVOLVING AND IT PERHAPS HAD
STARS AND MOON PAINTED ON IT? OR COULD IT BE THAT THE WALLS
1008
00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:23,742
STARS AND MOON PAINTED ON IT?
OR COULD IT BE THAT THE WALLS WERE REVOLVING?
1009
00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:24,952
OR COULD IT BE THAT THE WALLS
WERE REVOLVING? >> Narrator: IN THE RUINED
1010
00:37:24,952 --> 00:37:26,411
WERE REVOLVING?
>> Narrator: IN THE RUINED LABYRINTH THAT WAS ONCE THE
1011
00:37:26,411 --> 00:37:28,622
>> Narrator: IN THE RUINED
LABYRINTH THAT WAS ONCE THE ANCIENT WORLD'S GREATEST MANSION
1012
00:37:28,622 --> 00:37:30,415
LABYRINTH THAT WAS ONCE THE
ANCIENT WORLD'S GREATEST MANSION IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS AMAZING
1013
00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:33,627
ANCIENT WORLD'S GREATEST MANSION
IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS AMAZING ROOM ACTUALLY EXISTED.
1014
00:37:33,627 --> 00:37:36,254
IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS AMAZING
ROOM ACTUALLY EXISTED. >> IT HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE
1015
00:37:36,254 --> 00:37:38,256
ROOM ACTUALLY EXISTED.
>> IT HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE FOUNDATIONS OF A REVOLVING
1016
00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:44,221
>> IT HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE
FOUNDATIONS OF A REVOLVING FLOOR ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER.
1017
00:37:44,221 --> 00:37:45,472
FOUNDATIONS OF A REVOLVING
FLOOR ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER. >> Narrator: THESE REMAINS SHOW
1018
00:37:45,472 --> 00:37:47,265
FLOOR ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER.
>> Narrator: THESE REMAINS SHOW HOW ROMAN ENGINEERS CREATED A
1019
00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:50,268
>> Narrator: THESE REMAINS SHOW
HOW ROMAN ENGINEERS CREATED A REVOLVING FLOOR 2,000 YEARS
1020
00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:51,269
HOW ROMAN ENGINEERS CREATED A
REVOLVING FLOOR 2,000 YEARS BEFORE WE'D THINK IT WAS
1021
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:52,729
REVOLVING FLOOR 2,000 YEARS
BEFORE WE'D THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE.
1022
00:38:04,658 --> 00:38:13,458
HOW DID THE ROMANS ROTATE SUCH A
MASSIVE STRUCTURE? 3D ANALYST JAMES DEAN IS USING
1023
00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:14,835
MASSIVE STRUCTURE?
3D ANALYST JAMES DEAN IS USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO
1024
00:38:14,835 --> 00:38:16,461
3D ANALYST JAMES DEAN IS USING
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO RE-CREATE THIS WONDER OF THE
1025
00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:20,298
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO
RE-CREATE THIS WONDER OF THE ANCIENT WORLD.
1026
00:38:20,298 --> 00:38:22,300
RE-CREATE THIS WONDER OF THE
ANCIENT WORLD. >> THE ROMANS RECLINED ON
1027
00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:23,927
ANCIENT WORLD.
>> THE ROMANS RECLINED ON COUCHES LIKE THIS AT THEIR
1028
00:38:23,927 --> 00:38:26,304
>> THE ROMANS RECLINED ON
COUCHES LIKE THIS AT THEIR DINNER PARTIES.
1029
00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:27,597
COUCHES LIKE THIS AT THEIR
DINNER PARTIES. BUT HOW DID THE ROMANS MAKE THE
1030
00:38:27,597 --> 00:38:29,474
DINNER PARTIES.
BUT HOW DID THE ROMANS MAKE THE FLOOR ROTATE CONTINUOUSLY?
1031
00:38:29,474 --> 00:38:31,643
BUT HOW DID THE ROMANS MAKE THE
FLOOR ROTATE CONTINUOUSLY? THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE EVEN
1032
00:38:31,643 --> 00:38:32,686
FLOOR ROTATE CONTINUOUSLY?
THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE EVEN TODAY.
1033
00:38:32,686 --> 00:38:34,479
THAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE EVEN
TODAY. >> HOW WOULD YOU HAVE REVOLVED A
1034
00:38:34,479 --> 00:38:36,314
TODAY.
>> HOW WOULD YOU HAVE REVOLVED A LARGE BANQUET HALL?
1035
00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:38,150
>> HOW WOULD YOU HAVE REVOLVED A
LARGE BANQUET HALL? THERE ARE LOTS OF THEORIES--
1036
00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:39,818
LARGE BANQUET HALL?
THERE ARE LOTS OF THEORIES-- BRUTE PHYSICAL FORCE, WITH
1037
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:41,153
THERE ARE LOTS OF THEORIES--
BRUTE PHYSICAL FORCE, WITH WEIGHTS, SOME SORT OF TURNING
1038
00:38:41,153 --> 00:38:43,321
BRUTE PHYSICAL FORCE, WITH
WEIGHTS, SOME SORT OF TURNING DEVICE?
1039
00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:45,490
WEIGHTS, SOME SORT OF TURNING
DEVICE? >> Narrator: IN SAN DIEGO, AL
1040
00:38:45,490 --> 00:38:47,325
DEVICE?
>> Narrator: IN SAN DIEGO, AL AND JANET JOHNSTONE'S ROTATING
1041
00:38:47,325 --> 00:38:49,494
>> Narrator: IN SAN DIEGO, AL
AND JANET JOHNSTONE'S ROTATING HOUSE USES 21st-CENTURY
1042
00:38:49,494 --> 00:38:50,996
AND JANET JOHNSTONE'S ROTATING
HOUSE USES 21st-CENTURY TECHNOLOGY.
1043
00:38:50,996 --> 00:38:53,165
HOUSE USES 21st-CENTURY
TECHNOLOGY. >> THE HOUSE RIDES ON THE FIRST
1044
00:38:53,165 --> 00:38:54,124
TECHNOLOGY.
>> THE HOUSE RIDES ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
1045
00:38:54,124 --> 00:38:55,292
>> THE HOUSE RIDES ON THE FIRST
FLOOR. AND ON THE TOP OF THE FIRST
1046
00:38:55,292 --> 00:38:56,668
FLOOR.
AND ON THE TOP OF THE FIRST FLOOR IS A TRACK AND A ONE AND A
1047
00:38:56,668 --> 00:38:58,336
AND ON THE TOP OF THE FIRST
FLOOR IS A TRACK AND A ONE AND A HALF HORSEPOWER MOTOR AND A
1048
00:38:58,336 --> 00:39:00,130
FLOOR IS A TRACK AND A ONE AND A
HALF HORSEPOWER MOTOR AND A REDUCTION TRANSMISSION.
1049
00:39:00,130 --> 00:39:02,507
HALF HORSEPOWER MOTOR AND A
REDUCTION TRANSMISSION. THEN THE MOTOR DRIVES THE SECOND
1050
00:39:02,507 --> 00:39:04,342
REDUCTION TRANSMISSION.
THEN THE MOTOR DRIVES THE SECOND FLOOR ROUND THAT TRACK IN EITHER
1051
00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:05,969
THEN THE MOTOR DRIVES THE SECOND
FLOOR ROUND THAT TRACK IN EITHER DIRECTION AT WHATEVER SPEED YOU
1052
00:39:05,969 --> 00:39:07,971
FLOOR ROUND THAT TRACK IN EITHER
DIRECTION AT WHATEVER SPEED YOU CHOOSE.
1053
00:39:07,971 --> 00:39:09,347
DIRECTION AT WHATEVER SPEED YOU
CHOOSE. >> Narrator: BUT WHAT TECHNOLOGY
1054
00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:10,682
CHOOSE.
>> Narrator: BUT WHAT TECHNOLOGY WAS AVAILABLE TO THE EMPEROR
1055
00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:14,144
>> Narrator: BUT WHAT TECHNOLOGY
WAS AVAILABLE TO THE EMPEROR NERO 2,000 YEARS AGO?
1056
00:39:14,144 --> 00:39:16,354
WAS AVAILABLE TO THE EMPEROR
NERO 2,000 YEARS AGO? >> WHAT THEY THINK PROBABLY
1057
00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:19,524
NERO 2,000 YEARS AGO?
>> WHAT THEY THINK PROBABLY MOVED THIS HUGE REVOLVING FLOOR
1058
00:39:19,524 --> 00:39:21,359
>> WHAT THEY THINK PROBABLY
MOVED THIS HUGE REVOLVING FLOOR WOULD HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVELY
1059
00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,528
MOVED THIS HUGE REVOLVING FLOOR
WOULD HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVELY GIANT STONE BALL BEARINGS.
1060
00:39:23,528 --> 00:39:25,363
WOULD HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVELY
GIANT STONE BALL BEARINGS. >> Narrator: THE USE OF BALL
1061
00:39:25,363 --> 00:39:27,741
GIANT STONE BALL BEARINGS.
>> Narrator: THE USE OF BALL BEARINGS NEARLY 2,000 YEARS AGO
1062
00:39:27,741 --> 00:39:30,911
>> Narrator: THE USE OF BALL
BEARINGS NEARLY 2,000 YEARS AGO SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, AND THAT'S NOT
1063
00:39:30,911 --> 00:39:32,370
BEARINGS NEARLY 2,000 YEARS AGO
SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, AND THAT'S NOT THE END OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL
1064
00:39:32,370 --> 00:39:34,247
SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, AND THAT'S NOT
THE END OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL MYSTERIES OF NERO'S ROTATING
1065
00:39:34,247 --> 00:39:35,916
THE END OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL
MYSTERIES OF NERO'S ROTATING FLOOR.
1066
00:39:35,916 --> 00:39:38,168
MYSTERIES OF NERO'S ROTATING
FLOOR. >> WE'VE SEEN THAT THE FLOOR
1067
00:39:38,168 --> 00:39:40,337
FLOOR.
>> WE'VE SEEN THAT THE FLOOR ROTATED ON THESE BALL BEARINGS.
1068
00:39:40,337 --> 00:39:42,380
>> WE'VE SEEN THAT THE FLOOR
ROTATED ON THESE BALL BEARINGS. BUT HOW DID THEY ACHIEVE YET
1069
00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,549
ROTATED ON THESE BALL BEARINGS.
BUT HOW DID THEY ACHIEVE YET ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE TASK AND GET
1070
00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:47,219
BUT HOW DID THEY ACHIEVE YET
ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE TASK AND GET A CONTINUOUS REGULAR ROTATION?
1071
00:39:47,219 --> 00:39:48,845
ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE TASK AND GET
A CONTINUOUS REGULAR ROTATION? ONE METHOD THAT HAS BEEN
1072
00:39:48,845 --> 00:39:51,098
A CONTINUOUS REGULAR ROTATION?
ONE METHOD THAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED...
1073
00:39:51,098 --> 00:39:55,393
ONE METHOD THAT HAS BEEN
SUGGESTED... IS HYDRAULIC POWER.
1074
00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:56,394
SUGGESTED...
IS HYDRAULIC POWER. >> Narrator: KNOWING ROME'S
1075
00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:57,562
IS HYDRAULIC POWER.
>> Narrator: KNOWING ROME'S MASTERY OF HYDRAULIC
1076
00:39:57,562 --> 00:39:59,606
>> Narrator: KNOWING ROME'S
MASTERY OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, IT MAKES PERFECT
1077
00:39:59,606 --> 00:40:01,191
MASTERY OF HYDRAULIC
ENGINEERING, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
1078
00:40:01,191 --> 00:40:02,901
ENGINEERING, IT MAKES PERFECT
SENSE. BUT UNTIL FURTHER EVIDENCE IS
1079
00:40:02,901 --> 00:40:06,696
SENSE.
BUT UNTIL FURTHER EVIDENCE IS DISCOVERED, WE CAN ONLY GUESS.
1080
00:40:06,696 --> 00:40:08,240
BUT UNTIL FURTHER EVIDENCE IS
DISCOVERED, WE CAN ONLY GUESS. >> NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK
1081
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:10,117
DISCOVERED, WE CAN ONLY GUESS.
>> NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK OUT HOW THIS INCREDIBLE ROTATING
1082
00:40:10,117 --> 00:40:11,701
>> NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK
OUT HOW THIS INCREDIBLE ROTATING FLOOR WORKED.
1083
00:40:11,701 --> 00:40:13,411
OUT HOW THIS INCREDIBLE ROTATING
FLOOR WORKED. IT SHOWS HOW ROMAN ENGINEERS
1084
00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:14,579
FLOOR WORKED.
IT SHOWS HOW ROMAN ENGINEERS COULD ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE
1085
00:40:14,579 --> 00:40:17,582
IT SHOWS HOW ROMAN ENGINEERS
COULD ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM OF THEIR INSANE EMPEROR.
1086
00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:19,251
COULD ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE
DREAM OF THEIR INSANE EMPEROR. >> Narrator: BUT NERO'S
1087
00:40:19,251 --> 00:40:20,585
DREAM OF THEIR INSANE EMPEROR.
>> Narrator: BUT NERO'S HIGH-ROLLING LIFESTYLE
1088
00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:24,381
>> Narrator: BUT NERO'S
HIGH-ROLLING LIFESTYLE EVENTUALLY LED TO HIS DOWNFALL.
1089
00:40:24,381 --> 00:40:27,384
HIGH-ROLLING LIFESTYLE
EVENTUALLY LED TO HIS DOWNFALL. IN 68 A.D., FACING A SERIES OF
1090
00:40:27,384 --> 00:40:29,427
EVENTUALLY LED TO HIS DOWNFALL.
IN 68 A.D., FACING A SERIES OF REVOLTS SPARKED BY HIGH TAXES,
1091
00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:34,432
IN 68 A.D., FACING A SERIES OF
REVOLTS SPARKED BY HIGH TAXES, NERO COMMITTED SUICIDE.
1092
00:40:34,432 --> 00:40:36,059
REVOLTS SPARKED BY HIGH TAXES,
NERO COMMITTED SUICIDE. RIVAL GENERALS FOUGHT FOR THE
1093
00:40:36,059 --> 00:40:37,602
NERO COMMITTED SUICIDE.
RIVAL GENERALS FOUGHT FOR THE THRONE.
1094
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:39,396
RIVAL GENERALS FOUGHT FOR THE
THRONE. WITH OUTRAGEOUS SPENDING AND
1095
00:40:39,396 --> 00:40:41,731
THRONE.
WITH OUTRAGEOUS SPENDING AND CIVIL WARS, THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS
1096
00:40:41,731 --> 00:40:45,235
WITH OUTRAGEOUS SPENDING AND
CIVIL WARS, THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS ULTIMATELY DOOMED.
1097
00:40:45,235 --> 00:40:46,611
CIVIL WARS, THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS
ULTIMATELY DOOMED. BUT ITS LEGACY OF ACHIEVING THE
1098
00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:48,738
ULTIMATELY DOOMED.
BUT ITS LEGACY OF ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE IS STILL WITH US
1099
00:40:48,738 --> 00:40:52,284
BUT ITS LEGACY OF ACHIEVING THE
IMPOSSIBLE IS STILL WITH US TODAY.
1100
00:40:52,284 --> 00:40:53,660
IMPOSSIBLE IS STILL WITH US
TODAY. THE ROMAN EMPIRE SET THE
1101
00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:55,287
TODAY.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE SET THE STANDARD FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT
1102
00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:56,955
THE ROMAN EMPIRE SET THE
STANDARD FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT FORMS A VITAL PART OF OUR MODERN
1103
00:40:56,955 --> 00:40:59,457
STANDARD FOR TECHNOLOGY THAT
FORMS A VITAL PART OF OUR MODERN WORLD, FROM SOPHISTICATED,
1104
00:40:59,457 --> 00:41:01,459
FORMS A VITAL PART OF OUR MODERN
WORLD, FROM SOPHISTICATED, HIGH-TECH WEAPONS TO TOTALLY
1105
00:41:01,459 --> 00:41:03,628
WORLD, FROM SOPHISTICATED,
HIGH-TECH WEAPONS TO TOTALLY MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND THE
1106
00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:05,630
HIGH-TECH WEAPONS TO TOTALLY
MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND THE FIRST REVOLVING ROOM, PROVING
1107
00:41:05,630 --> 00:41:07,632
MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND THE
FIRST REVOLVING ROOM, PROVING THAT THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS ABLE
1108
00:41:07,632 --> 00:41:09,801
FIRST REVOLVING ROOM, PROVING
THAT THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE,
1109
00:41:09,801 --> 00:41:11,636
THAT THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS ABLE
TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE, CREATING INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY
1110
00:41:11,636 --> 00:41:14,306
TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE,
CREATING INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY WE CAN STILL SEE IN USE TODAY.
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