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Ancient Engineering

As if an anticipation of defeat, the king had already begun construction on his next...

As if an anticipation of defeat, the king had already begun construction on his next pyramid

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As if an anticipation of defeat,
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the king had already begun construction on his next pyramid.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:11
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 But how could Suger develop the engineering tools - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But how could Suger develop the engineering tools
S01 • E04 The way it is engineered - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The way it is engineered
S01 • E03 It's a much larger construction than the previous pyramid. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
It's a much larger construction than the previous...
S01 • E01 Roads were constructed on a vast scale, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Roads were constructed on a vast scale,
S01 • E03 And that's going to come with a whole bunch of challenges. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
And that's going to come with a whole bunch of...
S01 • E01 Having dominated the whole of Italy, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Having dominated the whole of Italy,
S01 • E03 But as his new pyramid grew skyward, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
But as his new pyramid grew skyward,
S01 • E02 The hard graft of the wall building - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The hard graft of the wall building
S01 • E01 Colonizing neighbor after neighbor, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Colonizing neighbor after neighbor,
S01 • E04 (keypad beeping) - Ancient Engineering 00:15
(keypad beeping)
S01 • E05 The simple problem of getting light - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The simple problem of getting light
S01 • E02 30,000 men were available - Ancient Engineering 00:05
30,000 men were available
S01 • E01 Between 200 BC and 14 AD, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Between 200 BC and 14 AD,
S01 • E03 They might have thought that the amount of stone - Ancient Engineering 00:10
They might have thought that the amount of stone
S01 • E02 The Roman army spent very much more of its time building - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Roman army spent very much more of its time building
S01 • E05 So to put windows into walls you need to make sure - Ancient Engineering 00:08
So to put windows into walls you need to make sure
S01 • E03 Without a drastic design change - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Without a drastic design change
S01 • E02 In the army itself, we don't just have skilled fighters, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
In the army itself, we don't just have skilled...
S01 • E05 Suger needed a new approach to construction. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Suger needed a new approach to construction.
S01 • E04 Fort Knox in Kentucky - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Fort Knox in Kentucky