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Ancient Engineering

Most were built in a bulky and squat style known as Romanesque, heavy roofs supported by...

Most were built in a bulky and squat style known as Romanesque, heavy roofs supported by thick walls with small windows casting very little light into cramped interiors

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Most were built in a bulky and squat style known
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as Romanesque, heavy roofs supported by thick walls
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with small windows casting very little light
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into cramped interiors.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:26
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 It would have to be manned by thousands of troops, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
It would have to be manned by thousands of troops,
S01 • E01 It's got elements of everything we would do - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It's got elements of everything we would do
S01 • E03 It was a revolutionary concept, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It was a revolutionary concept,
S01 • E01 They had drainage systems, they had impermeable layers, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
They had drainage systems, they had impermeable layers,
S01 • E04 The design of Rochester is unique - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The design of Rochester is unique
S01 • E03 Modern archeology has revealed - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Modern archeology has revealed
S01 • E01 The Appian Way connected Rome - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The Appian Way connected Rome
S01 • E04 The first is that it's the first tower in the country - Ancient Engineering 00:12
The first is that it's the first tower in the country
S01 • E02 The wall would begin at the banks of the river Tyne - Ancient Engineering 00:13
The wall would begin at the banks of the river Tyne
S01 • E05 Suger believed a new form of engineering - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Suger believed a new form of engineering
S01 • E03 It put the basis of the four external supporting walls - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It put the basis of the four external supporting walls
S01 • E01 Rome's generals soon realized - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Rome's generals soon realized
S01 • E05 His ultimate goal to get more heavenly light into his Abbey. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
His ultimate goal to get more heavenly light into his Abbey.
S01 • E04 The forecastle - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The forecastle
S01 • E03 Unfortunately at some point, probably during construction, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Unfortunately at some point, probably during construction,
S01 • E02 For the Roman occupiers far from home, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
For the Roman occupiers far from home,
S01 • E04 In any fortification, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
In any fortification,
S01 • E05 Christ and God was seen as lux, light, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Christ and God was seen as lux, light,
S01 • E01 A paved road with 40,000 Legionnaires coming at you - Ancient Engineering 00:06
A paved road with 40,000 Legionnaires coming at you
S01 • E04 At Rochester, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
At Rochester,