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“If we march into that village and we start trying to persecute people for using poison, something that's very illegal, nobody's going to talk to us. We're not going to find out where the poison came from. We're not going to be able to shut anything down. We should take the approach that people are using poison because they're desperate, because they see no other alternative.” – Andrew Stein Andrew Stein is a wildlife ecologist who spent the past 25 years studying human carnivore conflict from African wild dogs and lions in Kenya and Botswana to leopards and hyenas in Namibia. His work has long focused on finding ways for people and predators to coexist. He is the founder of CLAWS , an organization based in Botswana that's working at the intersection of cutting-edge wildlife research and community driven conservation. Since its start in 2014 and official launch as an NGO in 2020, CLAWS has been pioneering science-based, tech-forward strategies to reduce conflict between people and carnivores. By collaborating closely with local communities, especially traditional cattle herders, CLAWS supports both species conservation and rural livelihoods—making coexistence not just possible, but sustainable.…
Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC
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The splendidly evocative ruins of ancient Rome have long been a challenge to historians and archaeologists in reconstructing how it looked and functioned. It became the largest city in the western world during the imperial period, so how was the city constructed, and what were the materials used? How was it defended, supplied with food and water, and how were the people housed and entertained, and above all, how did it function? These video tracks use various famous sites such as the Baths of Caracalla and the Pantheon to answer some of these questions. This material forms part of the course AT308 Cities and technology: from Babylon to Singapore.
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The splendidly evocative ruins of ancient Rome have long been a challenge to historians and archaeologists in reconstructing how it looked and functioned. It became the largest city in the western world during the imperial period, so how was the city constructed, and what were the materials used? How was it defended, supplied with food and water, and how were the people housed and entertained, and above all, how did it function? These video tracks use various famous sites such as the Baths of Caracalla and the Pantheon to answer some of these questions. This material forms part of the course AT308 Cities and technology: from Babylon to Singapore.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

A brief introduction to the album.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

A large scale model shows us how Imperial Rome once looked and we also learn some of its fascinating history.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

A look at how aqueducts were a great engineering achievement in Imperial Rome.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

The renewed threat of barbarian invasion led to the construction of the Aurelianic wall - the second fortification in the history of Imperial Rome.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

This track looks at how grain - a staple part of the Roman diet - was shipped in to feed the Roman's and where the grain was stored.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

Ostia became one of the largest provincial cities of the Roman Empire and here we look at how built-up the ancient settlement was, and the importance of river trade.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

An insight in to where and how the Romans stored their food and other supplies.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

Insulae were apartment buildings used to house the Romans. This video looks at the construction of these buildings, paying particular attention to the materials used.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

An explanation of how the Romans washed and acquired their water.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

Fulleries and bakeries played a prominent part in everyday Roman life. This video explains how.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

The Romans have always been renowned for their famous baths. This video focuses on the engineering and technologies behind them.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

This video explores several monumental buildings in Imperial Rome, notably, the Imperial palaces of Rome.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

A comprehensive look at the history and construction of the lavish Pantheon Temple.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

Roman baths acted as urban social spaces, like the leisure centres of modern world. This video track explains the routine a Roman might go through upon visiting the baths.
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Imperial Rome and Ostia - for iPad/Mac/PC

This video concludes how the Romans were excellent developers of technology, but not necessarily very inventive.
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