Three Unfinished Roman Megaprojects

Summary by Krater

This video explores three ambitious yet unfinished Roman megaprojects: Julius Caesar's plan to divert the Tiber, Nero's Corinth Canal, and the planned Roman settlement at Waldgirmes.

From the video

Answers: What are some of the most ambitious unfinished Roman megaprojects?

• Roman engineering
• unfinished megaprojects
• Tiber river flooding
• Corinth canal
• Waldgirmes settlement

What it concludes

• Julius Caesar proposed diverting the Tiber river to prevent flooding, but was assassinated before work could begin.
• Nero personally inaugurated the construction of the Corinth canal, but the project was abandoned following his death and the civil war.
• The Roman settlement at Waldgirmes in central Germany was founded around 4 BC and abandoned shortly after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.