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Roman engineering
2015 - 2021 9.0 (1 votes) 1 Seasons
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Documentary
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Created By
Jose Antonio Muñiz

Roman engineering (Ingeniería romana)

Overview

In this eight-part documentary, Roman engineering expert Isaac Moreno Gallo takes you on a tour through the different techniques and architectural elements that gave shape and life to the Roman Empire.

Key Crew

Director: Javier Téllez, Jose Antonio Muñiz

Producer: Jose Antonio Muñiz

Seasons

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Season 1 (2015)

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8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Roads
2015-10-24

In this episode, the Public Works engineer Isaac Moreno will take us to fly over the plains of Spain and France, where we will observe the roads and vestiges of the Roman roads.

Runtime: 55 min
Episode 2: Minery
2015-10-24

Rome had a high degree of engineering for the extraction of metals and other minerals, and made great use of them. Rome launched the exploitation of mineral resources in colossal magnitudes and dimensions, hitherto never seen.

Runtime: 55 min
Episode 3: The aqueducts I
2015-10-24

The Romans chose the location of aqueducts in some of the most important cities of the Empire. We focus in particular on the city of Nîmes, ancient Nemausus, and the magnificent challenge of providing it with one of the most spectacular water supplies of antiquity. It shows through precise and elaborate computer simulations, the works and engineering necessary to make it come true: the techniques that the Romans used to pierce the mountains, save the valleys and gorges and distribute the water to the city.

Runtime: 55 min
Episode 4: The aqueducts II
2015-10-24

Episode about the technological advances of the Roman Empire in relation to the construction of aqueducts.

Runtime: 55 min
Episode 5: The citys I
2015-10-24

Episode that explains how Rome served as a model for the rest of the cities of the Empire and how a city was founded: the decision of its location, the rituals, the marking of its perimeter, the subdivision or the distribution among the settlers. The first chapter focuses on ancient Tarraco.

Runtime: 55 min
Episode 6: The citys II The seeds of the empire
2015-10-24

Roman cities were living examples of prosperity. In this episode, a large part of the territory covered by the Roman Empire is shown, presenting diverse and varied examples of cities and how the Romanization process was.

Runtime: 55 min
Episode 7: Episode 7
2015-10-24

Runtime: 55 min
Episode 8: Episode 8
2015-10-24

Runtime: 55 min

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