Roman engineering : cities, the seeds of the empire. part II / José Antonio Muñiz.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Muñiz, José Antonio, director.

Digivision.

Heritage Broadcasting Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--Rome.

Urbanization.

Architecture--Italy--Rome--History.

Architecture.

City planning--Europe--History--To 1500.

City planning.

Refuse and refuse disposal--Zaragoza (Spain).

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (56 minutes)) : sound, color

Other Title:

Roman engineering : cities II

Place of Publication:

[Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [2018]

[Toulouse, France] : Digivision, [2020]

System Details:

digital

Summary:

This episode looks at diverse and varied examples of cities and how the process of Romanization occurred. It becomes clear that Roman affluence was more powerful than military might, and almost as decisive, in the construction and success of the Empire. The episode begins in "Los Bañales," a little-known and modest location with a surprising and well preserved Roman spa. Then it's on to the archaeological site of Italica, in southern Spain, to encounter a much larger spa. We go to Ampurias, where we see how the Roman houses and streets were laid out. In Lisbon and Coimbra, Portugal, we discover amazing Roman techniques for preparing foundations. This involves going below ground level in Caesaraugusta (Zaragoza) to see how the sewage system of a Roman city worked and consider the preparation of the terrain for the extraordinary and curious solutions adopted to prevent the city from sinking into the soft ground.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on July 23, 2024).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.