Channel: What makes it tick?

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: educationaleroticasocial historygladiatorroman archaeologytechnologylightingmouldingexplainedlaurent chrzanovskidomestic lightinglightdomesticationscienceroman empireanimalshuntingdecorationeuropefirst industrial revolutioninvention

Description: What made the Romans turn lighting into a huge industrial enterprise? And how did they do it over 2,000 years ago across an Empire four times the size of today’s European Union? Join Laurent Chrzanovski for the latest episode in his new series, Lighting Through The Ages, a social history of domestic lighting. Find out more: Timeline of lighting technology -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_lighting_technology Electrifying: the story of lighting our homes - sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/everyday-wonders/electric-lighting-home Oil lamps - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp The Roman ship - youtu.be/dQOWZe4unj0