Ancient Engineering
Using the latest technological insights, this series sheds new light on how incredible feats of ancient engineering were achieved and how they continue to influence modern-day engineers and shape our world.
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Using the latest technological insights, this series sheds new light on how incredible feats of ancient engineering were achieved and how they continue to influence modern-day engineers and shape our world.
1.Roads That Changed The World
9.007-04-202144 minChariots were the express vehicles of their day – but how did they work? And what about the roads, tunnels, and bridges that they relied upon? Transport networks are also indispens...
2.The Great Wall of China
8.007-04-202143 minSince the earliest civilizations, humans have needed walls to protect them. From rudimentary walls around early towns and cities to vast fortresses and castles, culminating in one...
3.Secrets Of The Pyramids
8.007-04-202143 minThe Great Pyramid at Giza is the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its scale is breath-taking and it is built to the mind-boggling degree of precision. How d...
4.Rise Of The Super-Castle
8.007-04-202143 minIn the Middle Ages, the technology of the castle evolved by leaps and bounds. Engineers constructed some of the most spectacular buildings of all time in a dramatic arms- race. At...
5.Secrets Of Notre Dame
8.007-04-202143 minBuilding for God reached a high point in the Middle Ages when a new engineering movement emerged in Europe, changing the rules forever. It aimed to use pioneering construction meth...
6.Secrets Of Angkor Wat
8.011-05-202144 minTemples, designed to honor the Gods, have been at the heart of cities since earliest times. Often they have been the biggest and most impressive buildings of their age. But mysteri...
7.The Power Of Water
8.011-05-202143 minWithout water, civilization is simply not possible. Romans took control of their water supplies very, very seriously. In order to keep the taps on, Roman engineers constructed vast...
8.History’s Greatest Ships
9.011-05-202144 minAs far back as the Bronze Age, humans were building ships capable of crossing oceans and trading between continents. Perhaps the greatest surviving vessel from the Ancient world, i...
9.Stone Age Secrets
8.011-05-202144 minEven before the start of recorded history, ancient engineers across the World were erecting giant monuments. What was their purpose? And how did early peoples move such massive sla...
10.The Taj Mahal And The Golden Age Of Islam
8.011-05-202144 minAwe-inspiring palaces are the legacy that demonstrates the brilliance of Islamic engineers, working centuries before Western Europe began its own engineering revolution. It’s a pro...
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