Ancient Rome wasn’t just an empire; it was an engineering marvel. Roads, aqueducts, the Colosseum, and more—discover how Roman ingenuity shaped the world and still inspires today.
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Two more things:
1. The Aqua Valens, which connected Constantinople to its fresh water supply, was 250km long.
2. The Hagia Sophia, built in the early sixth century, was the height of Roman engineering, remaining the largest building in the world for almost 1000 years.
Incredible, a video on what the Romans built and not even an image of the Monty Python's, well done you!?
"if I have to do ONE more ancient Rome video I swear I'll… DAMNIT KEVIN!"
Damn, the Romans really were the shit when it comes to engineering.
Makes the Superdome in my home town of New Orleans look positively shabby.
True Roman concrete is self healing.
Roads did not have large stones on top. You have documented yourself with an Astérix comic. Roman STREETS did. Roads were designed for high speeds with horses that did not have horseshoes. Stop spreading this very old misconception please.
How much did slave labor help?
Solid puns man. Rock solid.
Roads in Quebec should be made out of Roman Concrete. I would like that.
Society: How often do you think about the roman empire?
Me: Yes.
The difference between Rome and modern times would be the lazy union workers.
Plese do a video on Trajan's Bridge
The most interesting thing about the Pont du Gard, is that over the 50km stretch of the whole aquaduct, the gradient is absurdly exact. Over the Pont du Gard itself it averages 1cm per 182m.
Just imagine having to build to those exact measurements… back then…
Your so dumb all thats from the old world before there time
"Cemented Romes place in history" 😂
*Palestine 🇵🇸
Really excellent content.
Ancient Rome starts with "A", alien starts with "A". Coincidence, I think so.
But apart from the aqueduct, roads, concrete, bathhouses, plumbing and sanitation, what have the Romans ever done for us?