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Ancient Engineering

But within a century of Caerphilly's completion, a new weapon arrived on the battlefield,...

But within a century of Caerphilly's completion, a new weapon arrived on the battlefield, its incredible destructive power would signal the beginning of the end for the super castle

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But within a century
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of Caerphilly's completion,
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a new weapon arrived on the battlefield,
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its incredible destructive power
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would signal the beginning of the end for the super castle.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:51
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 And the reason we believe that that was done - Ancient Engineering 00:19
And the reason we believe that that was done
S01 • E01 By the 18th century, with Europe's wealth increasing, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
By the 18th century, with Europe's wealth increasing,
S01 • E01 As more vehicle traffic came on the roads, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
As more vehicle traffic came on the roads,
S01 • E05 Lead from the roof melted - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Lead from the roof melted
S01 • E03 And as ancient Egypt's rulers continued - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And as ancient Egypt's rulers continued
S01 • E01 And when widening the roads, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And when widening the roads,
S01 • E01 Yet it wasn't until the latter part - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Yet it wasn't until the latter part
S01 • E02 This mixture of clay, lime and rice - Ancient Engineering 00:08
This mixture of clay, lime and rice
S01 • E03 But elsewhere their story was only just beginning. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But elsewhere their story was only just beginning.
S01 • E04 Throughout history, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Throughout history,
S01 • E05 At around 8:00 PM, the Spire collapsed. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
At around 8:00 PM, the Spire collapsed.
S01 • E03 In a burst of creativity around the eighth century BC, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In a burst of creativity around the eighth century BC,
S01 • E01 And it was a British engineer, John McAdam, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And it was a British engineer, John McAdam,
S01 • E05 400 firefighters tackled the blaze - Ancient Engineering 00:10
400 firefighters tackled the blaze
S01 • E04 In May, 1945, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
In May, 1945,
S01 • E02 The wall was an epic production line of quarrying, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The wall was an epic production line of quarrying,
S01 • E03 Few people realize there are more than twice - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Few people realize there are more than twice
S01 • E01 He was convinced that massive stone slabs were unnecessary - Ancient Engineering 00:11
He was convinced that massive stone slabs were unnecessary
S01 • E04 However, in the Pacific, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
However, in the Pacific,
S01 • E05 The weight to falling water would cause collapse. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The weight to falling water would cause collapse.