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Ancient Engineering

(dramatic music) So how did engineers go about building it?

(dramatic music) So how did engineers go about building it?

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So how did engineers go about building it?
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:11
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E04 At that time, it presented a major threat - Ancient Engineering 00:08
At that time, it presented a major threat
S01 • E02 And it's still in evidence in some parts of the wall - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And it's still in evidence in some parts of the wall
S01 • E05 The excess tension was taken down - Ancient Engineering 00:11
The excess tension was taken down
S01 • E03 Over 10,000 window panes - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Over 10,000 window panes
S01 • E02 (sheep bleating) - Ancient Engineering 00:11
(sheep bleating)
S01 • E04 John is determined to break into this gargantuan castle, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
John is determined to break into this gargantuan castle,
S01 • E03 This new glass had to be processed through a furnace - Ancient Engineering 00:11
This new glass had to be processed through a furnace
S01 • E05 It's effect was to make the vault or ceiling much lighter. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It's effect was to make the vault or ceiling much...
S01 • E01 The tunneling machines operate completely independent - Ancient Engineering 00:12
The tunneling machines operate completely independent
S01 • E04 So what kind of weapons - Ancient Engineering 00:05
So what kind of weapons
S01 • E05 You have these thin ribs going up into the ceiling - Ancient Engineering 00:06
You have these thin ribs going up into the ceiling
S01 • E02 We know that Roman soldiers built the wall, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
We know that Roman soldiers built the wall,
S01 • E04 If you want to smash your way into a building, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
If you want to smash your way into a building,
S01 • E05 So they almost looked like the bowels of a tree, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
So they almost looked like the bowels of a tree,
S01 • E03 But replacing the old windows was a long and costly process. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But replacing the old windows was a long and costly process.
S01 • E01 A staggering 3 million cubic yards of rock - Ancient Engineering 00:12
A staggering 3 million cubic yards of rock
S01 • E04 Giant battering rams had been developed in ancient times, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Giant battering rams had been developed in ancient times,
S01 • E03 This is one of the challenges - Ancient Engineering 00:05
This is one of the challenges
S01 • E02 Sometimes we have the emblem - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Sometimes we have the emblem
S01 • E03 They're in the public eye as they're being constructed. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They're in the public eye as they're being...