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Ancient Engineering

The better the roads, more of them, over longer distances, the more material can be moved...

The better the roads, more of them, over longer distances, the more material can be moved around, the more sales, the more contracts, and the greater wealth

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The better the roads, more of them,
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over longer distances,
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the more material can be moved around,
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the more sales, the more contracts, and the greater wealth.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:16
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 • E03 It's gone down in history as the bent pyramid. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
It's gone down in history as the bent pyramid.
S01 • E02 Stonemasons dressed each stone with hammers and chisels. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Stonemasons dressed each stone with hammers and chisels.
S01 • E05 Thick walls were required to resist these forces - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Thick walls were required to resist these forces
S01 • E04 The building itself is seemingly impregnable, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The building itself is seemingly impregnable,
S01 • E02 They were then set in place - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They were then set in place
S01 • E01 The Romans even built roads - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The Romans even built roads
S01 • E03 Last minute modifications - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Last minute modifications
S01 • E05 The pointed arch distributes weight downwards not sideways. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The pointed arch distributes weight downwards not sideways.
S01 • E03 Most are only minor, - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Most are only minor,
S01 • E02 Two columns were built and the space between them - Ancient Engineering 00:13
Two columns were built and the space between them
S01 • E04 And, just in case, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And, just in case,
S01 • E01 Terrain that even today presents - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Terrain that even today presents
S01 • E04 The security codes are shared - Ancient Engineering 00:08
The security codes are shared
S01 • E03 In 1971, the John Hancock tower in Boston - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In 1971, the John Hancock tower in Boston
S01 • E05 A second innovation helped reduce the load even further. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
A second innovation helped reduce the load even further.
S01 • E04 So far, at least, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So far, at least,
S01 • E02 What you do is you take a limestone - Ancient Engineering 00:10
What you do is you take a limestone
S01 • E01 Roads here are often narrow and twisting, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Roads here are often narrow and twisting,
S01 • E05 Ribbed vaulted ceilings work like a skeleton of stone - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Ribbed vaulted ceilings work like a skeleton of stone
S01 • E03 (glass cracks) - Ancient Engineering 00:06
(glass cracks)