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At the 13th century siege of Rochester Castle
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Ancient Engineering

At the 13th century siege of Rochester Castle, going underground was now King John's only...

At the 13th century siege of Rochester Castle, going underground was now King John's only option

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At the 13th century siege of Rochester Castle,
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going underground was now King John's only option.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:55
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E02 One being built in a mysterious kingdom - Ancient Engineering 00:06
One being built in a mysterious kingdom
S01 • E01 Experiments show that as the volcanic ash binds - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Experiments show that as the volcanic ash binds
S01 • E05 Just as at Saint-Denis, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Just as at Saint-Denis,
S01 • E03 But would Khufu's great pyramid - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But would Khufu's great pyramid
S01 • E04 His tactics would expose a weakness in castle design - Ancient Engineering 00:07
His tactics would expose a weakness in castle design
S01 • E01 This prevents the spread of cracks within the concrete, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
This prevents the spread of cracks within the concrete,
S01 • E04 The only way John is, in the end, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The only way John is, in the end,
S01 • E01 The resulting concrete that they made - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The resulting concrete that they made
S01 • E02 Today at the forefront of engineering, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Today at the forefront of engineering,
S01 • E03 Then in 2010, mud brick tombs - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Then in 2010, mud brick tombs
S01 • E05 In 1986, the Lloyd's Building in the city of London - Ancient Engineering 00:15
In 1986, the Lloyd's Building in the city of London
S01 • E01 With this breakthrough, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
With this breakthrough,
S01 • E04 Then when the tunnel had been dug right under the wall, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Then when the tunnel had been dug right under the wall,
S01 • E02 Modern day China is a huge engineering project. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Modern day China is a huge engineering project.
S01 • E03 These shafts contain the skeletons of pyramid builders, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
These shafts contain the skeletons of pyramid builders,
S01 • E01 Rome's greatest engineers set to work. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Rome's greatest engineers set to work.
S01 • E02 60% of the population now live in urban areas, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
60% of the population now live in urban areas,
S01 • E04 It caused a good proportion of the keep - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It caused a good proportion of the keep
S01 • E05 This is sort of like putting your skeleton - Ancient Engineering 00:07
This is sort of like putting your skeleton
S01 • E01 So Vitruvius was one of those classic examples - Ancient Engineering 00:12
So Vitruvius was one of those classic examples