What the Romans Did for Us

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What the Romans Did for Us is a British television documentary series that explores the technological and cultural innovations introduced to Britain by the ancient Romans and their lasting impact on modern life.

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instanceOf television documentary series
aimsTo demonstrate how Roman innovations influence modern Britain
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts Roman impact on British infrastructure
Roman impact on British law and governance
Roman impact on British urban life
educationalGenre popular history
explores continuity between Roman and modern technologies
historical development of everyday technologies
features demonstrations of ancient technologies
on-location filming at Roman sites in Britain
reconstructions of Roman inventions
firstBroadcastInCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
focusesOn cultural innovations introduced to Britain by the Romans
legacy of Roman innovations in modern life
technological innovations introduced to Britain by the Romans
genre documentary
history documentary
hasFormat television series
hasPart episode about Roman architecture
episode about Roman baths
episode about Roman engineering
episode about Roman food and daily life
episode about Roman medicine
episode about Roman military technology
episode about Roman roads
hasTheme cultural exchange
historical legacy
technological progress
intendedAudience general audience
language English
medium television
narrator Adam Hart-Davis NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC Two NERFINISHED
portrays Romans as innovators in Britain
presenter Adam Hart-Davis NERFINISHED
producer BBC
productionCompany BBC
setInPeriod Roman Britain (historical subject matter) NERFINISHED
subject Ancient Rome NERFINISHED
Roman Britain NERFINISHED
Roman culture
Roman technology

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Adam Hart-Davis notableWork What the Romans Did for Us