Autun: Rome's Forgotten SisterMay 23, 2025

With its 12,000 intramural inhabitants, today Autun is a small Saone et Loire town in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. But a little less than 2,000 years ago, it was the second largest city in Gaul after Reims. How was this huge capital built in just a few decades? What technical challenges accompanied this monumental urban planning project? And what do the latest archaeological discoveries tell us about the role of this unique city in Gaul?

Autun: Rome's Forgotten Sister was broadcast on SBS ONE at Friday 23 May 2025, 05:00.