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- Ep 1
1.Ancient Greece: Modern Ship Building
07-09-200644mModern warships, cargo, and container ships are the cutting edge of maritime technology. But 2,500 years ago, no one dominated shipbuilding like the Greeks.
- Ep 2
2.Ancient Rome: The Rise of Apartments
14-09-200644mHigh-rise, high-density living isn't new. Romans were living in high-rise apartments 2,000 years ago. Travel to Rome and its ancient seaport of Ostia, where many of them still exis...
- Ep 3
3.Ancient Egypt: Iconic Structures
14-09-200644mDiscover how monumental masterpieces including the Great Pyramid, Library at Alexander, Temple of Karnak, Sphinx, and obelisks were built using only the most primitive tools and br...
- Ep 4
4.Ancient Greece: Weapons of Mass Destruction
14-09-200644mThe Ancient Greeks were masters of weaponry. From the massive Ballista launcher, giant mirrors to produce fiery death rays, and even poisons and biological toxins, they originated...
- Ep 5
5.Ancient Rome: The Mobile Society
14-09-200644mTravel to the heart of the Roman Empire to examine a remarkable civil engineering project that resulted in a 53-thousand-mile network of highways, which is little-changed today.
- Ep 6
6.Ancient Rome: The Modern Stadium
14-09-200644mMichael takes us back to the "bread and circus" days of the ancient Roman Empire to find the origins of today's multi-million-dollar, multi-purpose stadiums.
- Ep 7
7.Ancient China: Personal Weapon
14-09-200644mAncient Chinese civil wars spawned the revolutionary crossbow and stirrup. Later, perhaps the greatest Chinese triumphs were gunpowder and the cannon, used to arm the Great Wall. T...
- Ep 8
8.Ancient China: Agriculture
14-09-200644mTo help feed their population, Ancient China created the world's first canal systems, the plough and the winnowing machine for grain and rice. Today, China boasts the world's longe...
- Ep 9
9.Ancient Egypt: Modern Medicine
14-09-200644mThe Edwin Smith Papyrus in New York, gives amazing insights into the way the Ancient Egyptians pioneered medicine, and laid the foundations for modern treatment in diverse areas su...
- Ep 10
10.Ancient Maya: The Tools of Astronomy
14-09-200644mDiscover how the Ancient Maya built their sophisticated observatories, and how they were obsessed with the movements of the Sun, Moon and planets. See the fascinating Long Calendar...
- Ep 11
11.Ancient Maya: Power Centers
14-09-200644mMichael takes us to the Central American jungle to find out how 2000 years ago the ancient Maya mined and fashioned limestone from virgin territory to create their great city of Ti...
- Ep 12
12.Ancient China: Origins of Drilling and Mining
14-09-200644mHow did China extract natural resources more than 2,000 years ago? Explore ancient drilling rigs and see how the modern-day science of geobotany was pioneered the Chinese.
- Ep 13
13.Ancient China: Masters of the Wind
14-09-200644mSails, rudders, kites and wings, were all invented by the Chinese. Michael travels to Hong Kong to sail a junk for himself, and investigates how these various innovations contribut...
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