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Ancient Engineering

Even the Romans were forced to compromise their famously straight roads, but there's one...

Even the Romans were forced to compromise their famously straight roads, but there's one other natural obstacle that Roman engineers had no choice but to tackle head on

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Even the Romans were forced
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to compromise their famously straight roads,
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but there's one other natural obstacle
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that Roman engineers had no choice but to tackle head on.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:13
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 • E02 But massive walls weren't the only deterrent - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But massive walls weren't the only deterrent
S01 • E02 The occupiers also engineered small-scale defensive weapons - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The occupiers also engineered small-scale defensive weapons
S01 • E03 The smooth and symmetrical shape - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The smooth and symmetrical shape
S01 • E04 Those hiding inside castle walls might've felt pretty safe - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Those hiding inside castle walls might've felt pretty...
S01 • E03 And at 229 feet tall Sneferu's monument - Ancient Engineering 00:07
And at 229 feet tall Sneferu's monument
S01 • E01 Water, sometimes there's no way around it. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Water, sometimes there's no way around it.
S01 • E05 Here for the first time in one place, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Here for the first time in one place,
S01 • E02 And in the soil beneath the imposing battlements, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
And in the soil beneath the imposing battlements,
S01 • E01 The classic Roman road was entirely straight, - Ancient Engineering 00:16
The classic Roman road was entirely straight,
S01 • E03 But this remarkable structure - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But this remarkable structure
S01 • E04 So he's hurling great rocks, carved balls of stone - Ancient Engineering 00:09
So he's hurling great rocks, carved balls of stone
S01 • E04 These five machines didn't cease in their barrage, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
These five machines didn't cease in their barrage,
S01 • E05 What Suger did at Saint-Denis was so spectacular - Ancient Engineering 00:09
What Suger did at Saint-Denis was so spectacular
S01 • E02 The caltrop scattered on the ground. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The caltrop scattered on the ground.
S01 • E03 Sneferu's son, Khufu would in turn dream the unimaginable, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Sneferu's son, Khufu would in turn dream the...
S01 • E02 Its sharpened edges can lame a soldier or a horse. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Its sharpened edges can lame a soldier or a horse.
S01 • E04 Despite being the most advanced weapons - Ancient Engineering 00:13
Despite being the most advanced weapons
S01 • E01 For centuries, - Ancient Engineering 00:13
For centuries,
S01 • E02 Modern equivalents are now used - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Modern equivalents are now used
S01 • E05 The result of the innovations at Saint-Denis - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The result of the innovations at Saint-Denis