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In the next few centuries, great walled cities
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Ancient Engineering

In the next few centuries, great walled cities sprang up across the region, their defenses...

In the next few centuries, great walled cities sprang up across the region, their defenses becoming ever bigger, ever more complex

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In the next few centuries, great walled cities
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sprang up across the region,
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their defenses becoming ever bigger, ever more complex.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:33
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E05 Today mechanical excavators dig foundations - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Today mechanical excavators dig foundations
S01 • E04 To establish regional power bases throughout the land, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
To establish regional power bases throughout the land,
S01 • E01 Further studies revealed these were paving stones. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Further studies revealed these were paving stones.
S01 • E03 The procedure must begin minutes after death. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The procedure must begin minutes after death.
S01 • E02 Damascus, sitting at the crossroads of Africa and Asia. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Damascus, sitting at the crossroads of Africa and Asia.
S01 • E03 Antifreeze compounds replace the corpse's blood - Ancient Engineering 00:26
Antifreeze compounds replace the corpse's blood
S01 • E01 Although much of its length had disappeared over time, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Although much of its length had disappeared over time,
S01 • E04 The castle was, arguably, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
The castle was, arguably,
S01 • E05 In 2014 the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In 2014 the Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles
S01 • E02 Uruk, ancient city of Mesopotamia - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Uruk, ancient city of Mesopotamia
S01 • E05 It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It required a single gargantuan slab of concrete
S01 • E01 Pottery fragments found nearby proved it had been built - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Pottery fragments found nearby proved it had been built
S01 • E04 Wherever William marched his army, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Wherever William marched his army,
S01 • E02 Babylon, the sinful city of the Bible, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Babylon, the sinful city of the Bible,
S01 • E05 Calling for a lot of concrete to be poured in one go. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Calling for a lot of concrete to be poured in one go.
S01 • E01 Incredibly, it had been constructed long before - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Incredibly, it had been constructed long before
S01 • E04 It's a move from what would be seen as kind of a fort, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's a move from what would be seen as kind of a fort,
S01 • E05 Engineers choreographed 2000 truckloads of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Engineers choreographed 2000 truckloads of concrete
S01 • E02 And Jerusalem, the Holy City, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
And Jerusalem, the Holy City,
S01 • E03 But over 4,000 years ago, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
But over 4,000 years ago,