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Ancient Engineering

The Roman Empire falls, the Roman roads fall into disrepair, and the terribly complicated...

The Roman Empire falls, the Roman roads fall into disrepair, and the terribly complicated system of constructing them, maintaining them, and using them, falls away

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The Roman Empire falls,
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the Roman roads fall into disrepair,
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and the terribly complicated system of constructing them,
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maintaining them, and using them, falls away.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:27
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 • E05 Compression, the downward force of a building's own weight - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Compression, the downward force of a building's own...
S01 • E02 One of the most recent is the U.S. embassy in London. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
One of the most recent is the U.S. embassy in London.
S01 • E03 But why did - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But why did
S01 • E04 Right from the beginning, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Right from the beginning,
S01 • E02 It's been designed to look open, transparent - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's been designed to look open, transparent
S01 • E05 The stone structure too heavy for slender columns. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The stone structure too heavy for slender columns.
S01 • E04 It's made up of a series of walls - Ancient Engineering 00:13
It's made up of a series of walls
S01 • E03 People who were well aware of what was within those tombs. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
People who were well aware of what was within those tombs.
S01 • E01 Romans may have stopped building roads, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Romans may have stopped building roads,
S01 • E05 Modern demolition experts have learned that - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Modern demolition experts have learned that
S01 • E02 $1 billion buys a lot of subtlety. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
$1 billion buys a lot of subtlety.
S01 • E03 Of course, it doesn't take a genius - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Of course, it doesn't take a genius
S01 • E02 It looks very soft and almost delicate. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It looks very soft and almost delicate.
S01 • E01 China continued its period of road construction - Ancient Engineering 00:05
China continued its period of road construction
S01 • E04 It represented a huge leap forward - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It represented a huge leap forward
S01 • E03 Eventually, the Pharaohs - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Eventually, the Pharaohs
S01 • E01 And the Incas began building their impressive road network - Ancient Engineering 00:07
And the Incas began building their impressive road network
S01 • E04 You've got the capacity - Ancient Engineering 00:13
You've got the capacity
S01 • E03 A thousand years after the great pyramid age, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
A thousand years after the great pyramid age,
S01 • E02 And the embassy boasts all the latest defense systems, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
And the embassy boasts all the latest defense systems,