{"id":81146,"date":"2023-07-03T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=81146"},"modified":"2023-07-02T10:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T14:14:41","slug":"three-forgotten-roman-megaprojects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/07\/03\/three-forgotten-roman-megaprojects\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Forgotten Roman Megaprojects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SHDnfz8EKSs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>toldinstone<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 31 Mar 2023<\/p>\n<p>The longest tunnel in ancient history. A highway suspended over a raging river. A secret harbor for the Roman navy. These are three of the most impressive Roman engineering projects that you&#8217;ve probably never heard of.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Check out my other YouTube channels, @scenicroutestothepast and @toldinstonefootnotes <\/p>\n<p>Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/toldinstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you liked this video, you might also enjoy my book <em>Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblBydU1jVC00Z2Rua0VtRG5jakZWOFNpdG5vUXxBQ3Jtc0tsTWQ1Q2NYc3h6cjJyLXBLVUo3alJmaWRPSnZwY2JCczAwZkFQOGh3dWMySjVTRTRSOENXcUoyYWdrR2xBZjZFR0tnd3ZuVmdGN1lwVnNBQmdwcFRQbmFYTHZ1ZFFDOHNSS0ZXUk1RX0NudmVVMTE1WQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNaked-Statues-Fat-Gladiators-Elephants%2Fdp%2F1633887022&#038;v=SHDnfz8EKSs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Naked-Statues-&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEE4OWgtNGZWb203azc5UVFzZ2hSOU1SSnNoQXxBQ3Jtc0trdFFqTGc5X1dGRlR6TlV1SWc0dmlZSjh2ZGZYOUhsNjRTbTc2ZnI3ck54TnFydGtBSl9sVGtjZ29oRXE5WUFxMDlhYnNrY0RyWktubThjb3dMeHBIMlB1WkxLMV91TUllZ1N6M3pxU0JNMWF0UWQzMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fwiki%2Fprofiles%2Ftoldinstone&#038;v=SHDnfz8EKSs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0VZRXNGdTdiWHR0aHVTZC1DZ3BBSGtKZ1I2Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttQnhDaDdfOElxYXllcUhnVXZ6Sm40eWdKdEM4aUdybEV0SjJxV3ZLZHFNaVhBeXR4T05xblpQbEdLa3RTeHFST0xWZV9rWlZXaEdKMlBWbnBDT0ktQldLR1pnRjBjZzR3bEdnM09uZW8wYy1GREVmaw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fauthor%2Fshow%2F20993845.Garrett_Ryan&#038;v=SHDnfz8EKSs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n1:24 The Tunnel of Claudius<br \/>\n4:33 The Iron Gates Highway<br \/>\n7:16 The Secret Harbor at Lake Avernus<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-03-at-10-14-03-Three-Forgotten-Roman-Megaprojects-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-03-at-10-14-03-Three-Forgotten-Roman-Megaprojects-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-03-at-10-14-03-Three-Forgotten-Roman-Megaprojects-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-03-at-10-14-03-Three-Forgotten-Roman-Megaprojects-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-03-at-10-14-03-Three-Forgotten-Roman-Megaprojects-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-03-at-10-14-03-Three-Forgotten-Roman-Megaprojects-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>toldinstone Published 31 Mar 2023 The longest tunnel in ancient history. 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