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Ancient Engineering

And the reason they're much the same over the history of building is that they're all...

And the reason they're much the same over the history of building is that they're all broadly the same size, and for a really good reason

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And the reason they're much the same
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over the history of building
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is that they're all broadly the same size,
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and for a really good reason.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:55
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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Movie Summary

A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E05 The Basilica form is then reproduced again - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The Basilica form is then reproduced again
S01 • E03 It's that that could support this great civilization - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's that that could support this great civilization
S01 • E04 The influence of medieval castle builders is everywhere - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The influence of medieval castle builders is everywhere
S01 • E02 The reason that brick is the size that it is, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The reason that brick is the size that it is,
S01 • E01 With over four million miles, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
With over four million miles,
S01 • E05 In the fourth century, dramatic events in Rome - Ancient Engineering 00:08
In the fourth century, dramatic events in Rome
S01 • E02 The world today produces - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The world today produces
S01 • E04 Medieval engineers understood that the gate house - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Medieval engineers understood that the gate house
S01 • E03 For the most part, it was a blessing - Ancient Engineering 00:12
For the most part, it was a blessing
S01 • E02 Instead of some dried, modern bricks are hardened in kilns - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Instead of some dried, modern bricks are hardened in kilns
S01 • E01 Super highways stretching from city to city, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Super highways stretching from city to city,
S01 • E05 Inspired by a series of religious dreams and visions, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Inspired by a series of religious dreams and visions,
S01 • E04 Each is made of concrete and steel - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Each is made of concrete and steel
S01 • E03 If the Nile flood was too low, then famine would follow. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
If the Nile flood was too low, then famine would follow.
S01 • E02 Bricks keep homes cool in summer, warm in winter - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Bricks keep homes cool in summer, warm in winter
S01 • E01 But solid roads have been around a lot longer - Ancient Engineering 00:11
But solid roads have been around a lot longer
S01 • E05 10 years later, it became the official religion - Ancient Engineering 00:06
10 years later, it became the official religion
S01 • E04 Cheyenne's effectiveness - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Cheyenne's effectiveness
S01 • E03 If the Nile flood was too high, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
If the Nile flood was too high,
S01 • E05 By the sixth century, the Western Roman empire had fallen. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
By the sixth century, the Western Roman empire had fallen.