Visit https://brilliant.org/citybeautiful/ to get started for free and get 20% off your annual subscription. Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-history-of-paris-ancient-rome-to-the-present Check out my Great Cities video on Paris (On Nebula): https://nebula.tv/videos/citybeautiful-how-boulevards-changed-paris-forever Paris is an amazing city with an incredible history. This video tracks that history year by year as it grew from a trading post on the outer reaches of the Roman Empire to the City of Light. Resources on this topic: Paris: Biography of a City by Colin Jones (https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Biography-City-Colin-Jones/dp/0143036718) Walks Through Lost Paris by Leonard Pitt (https://www.amazon.com/Walks-Through-Lost-Paris-Historic/dp/1593761031/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YCWF02NBU1SZ&keywords=walks+through+lost+paris&qid=1686760535&sprefix=walks+through+lost+paris%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1) https://www.wri.org/insights/paris-15-minute-city https://www.comeetie.fr/galerie/BatiParis/#12/48.8586/2.3577 Produced by Hannah Woolsey, Dave Amos, and the fine folks at Nebula Studios. Written by Hannah Woolsey and Dave Amos Select images and video from Getty Images. Black Lives Matter. Trans rights.