In its heyday from the first to the third century, the Roman Empire stretched across the entire Mediterranean region to Britain. Author: ZDF/Terra X/ Gruppe5/Sabine Klauser/Sebastian Martinez/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dubbing: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/TerraX
The Roman Empire laid some crucial foundations of administration of justice. Trials in ancient Rome were similar to those of today. Author: ZDF / Terra X / Gruppe 5 / Susanne Utzt, Cristina Trebbi / Jens Boeck, Dieter Stürmer / Fabian Wienke / Sebastian Martinez / xkopp, polloq Click here to see
The Romans began to cover their empire with a network of paved roads from the third century BC. They were first used by the military, as marching and supply routes in the expansion and protection of the empire. Autor: ZDF/Terra X/SPIEGEL TV/Christopher Gerisch/Tilman Remme/Reiner Bauer, Oliver Gur
Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-roman-soldier-robert-garland The year is 15 CE, and the Roman Empire is prospering. Most of the credit will go to the emperor, but this success wouldn’t have been possible
Around 700 AD, the Arabs ruled over about 60 million people. At the head of the empires there was a caliph. Right below were the governors of the provinces, who primarily collected taxes. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Sahar Eslah, Martin Carazo Mendez/ Martin Christ, Marc Riemer, Joac
The Roman Empire benefited from an extensive road network. Transport routes emerged throughout the empire. Especially the many legionaries from the individual provinces had to serve as construction workers. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Susanne Utzt, Cristina Trebbi/ Jens Boeck, Dieter Stürmer / Fa
The Roman Empire defines its borders. Hadrian's Wall in Britain and the approximately 550-kilometer-long Limes in Germania are imposing security systems against unwanted immigrants and hostile attacks. Author: ZDF/Terra X/ Story House Productions/ Sigrun Laste/ Jürgen Rehberg, André Götzmann/ Oliv
The Roman historian Tacitus claimed to know what made the Germanic peoples tick: they are stubborn, sometimes in a bad way. Caesar thought they were chaotic, and therefore the complete opposite of his Roman soldiers. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/ Sabine Bier, Sahar Eslah, Cristina Trebbi/Martin Ch
Long before there were great empires in Europe, the Persian King Darius founded the capital of his empire in 520 BC: Persepolis. Author: ZDF/Terra X/interscience film/Faber Courtial, Gero von Boehm/Hassan Rashedi, Andreas Tiletzek, Jörg Courtial Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/T
Lap dogs were probably showered with luxury and pampered as never before in history. But not all Romans wanted these little dogs. Hunting dogs were common as well: greyhounds, bloodhounds or massive Molossians. Source: https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/hunde-im-antiken-rom-creative-commons-
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-did-russia-come-from-alex-gendler Russia is the biggest country in the world, spanning one-eighth of the earth’s landmass. But where did it all begin? Alex Gendler explores the epic history of the Kievan Rus, where characters ranging from Viking rai
Since time immemorial, the lion has been revered for its strength. As early as the Stone Age, over thirty thousand years ago, the big cats were immortalized in works of art. Author: ZDF/Tango Film, Pelorus Jack Filmprods LLC/Eva-Maria Gfirtner, Judith Adlhoch/Markus Strobel, Tim Henkel/Jan-Philipp
