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Ancient Engineering

But as his new pyramid grew skyward, Sneferu found himself once again, on the brink of...

But as his new pyramid grew skyward, Sneferu found himself once again, on the brink of disaster and construction ground to a halt

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But as his new pyramid grew skyward,
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Sneferu found himself once again,
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on the brink of disaster and construction ground to a halt.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:25
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 • 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 • E01 We say all roads lead to Rome, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
We say all roads lead to Rome,
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
S01 • E03 Determined not to disappoint their king, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
Determined not to disappoint their king,
S01 • E05 In the process he'd kickstart what would become known - Ancient Engineering 00:06
In the process he'd kickstart what would become known
S01 • E01 This extensive network allowed Roman troops - Ancient Engineering 00:09
This extensive network allowed Roman troops
S01 • E05 Work began on Saint-Denis around the year 1135. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Work began on Saint-Denis around the year 1135.
S01 • E01 So you can move say from Rome to Britain - Ancient Engineering 00:07
So you can move say from Rome to Britain
S01 • E04 The expression, it's like trying to get into Fort Knox, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
The expression, it's like trying to get into Fort Knox,