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Ancient Engineering

Basilicas like the cathedrals that came after them were usually built in the very heart of...

Basilicas like the cathedrals that came after them were usually built in the very heart of a town or city, prestige buildings

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Basilicas like the cathedrals that came after them
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were usually built in the very heart of a town or city,
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prestige buildings.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:42
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 From the first handmade mud varieties - Ancient Engineering 00:07
From the first handmade mud varieties
S01 • E03 For the ancient Egyptians - Ancient Engineering 00:05
For the ancient Egyptians
S01 • E01 As they've grown, roads have completely reshaped human life. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
As they've grown, roads have completely reshaped human...
S01 • E04 This giant bunker - Ancient Engineering 00:12
This giant bunker
S01 • E02 Down the centuries, bricks have hardly changed. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Down the centuries, bricks have hardly changed.
S01 • E03 Annual floods brought nutrient rich waters - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Annual floods brought nutrient rich waters
S01 • E05 What happens is that these basilicas are taken over - Ancient Engineering 00:06
What happens is that these basilicas are taken over
S01 • E01 In the last hundred years, - Ancient Engineering 00:15
In the last hundred years,
S01 • E02 And the reason they're much the same - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And the reason they're much the same
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,