Exploring the Best-Preserved Roman City

Timgad - a Roman military colony in modern Algeria - is one of the most intact ancient cities. Its ruins exemplify how Roman settlements were laid out, functioned, and developed over time.
Thanks to Thorum for sponsoring this video! Find your next ring at their site: https://www.thorum.com/

My video on Dougga, Tunisia:    • Dougga: the Pompeii of Roman Africa  

My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Insane-Emperor...

Check out my other YouTube channels, ‪@toldinstonefootnotes‬ and ‪@scenicroutestothepast‬

Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:
  / toldinstone  

If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:
  / toldinstone  
  / toldinstone  
  / 20993845.garrett_ryan  

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Principles of urban planning
1:38 Streets and houses
2:19 The forum
4:07 The theater
5:04 Thorum
6:15 Urban expansion
6:47 The Capitolium
7:16 Markets
8:02 Baths
8:41 Churches
9:39 Late antiquity