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Ancient Engineering

The simple problem of getting light into a massive building, is that you need to make...

The simple problem of getting light into a massive building, is that you need to make holes in walls and yet those walls support the roof

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The simple problem of getting light
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into a massive building,
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is that you need to make holes in walls
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and yet those walls support the roof.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:32
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 30,000 men were available - Ancient Engineering 00:05
30,000 men were available
S01 • E01 Between 200 BC and 14 AD, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Between 200 BC and 14 AD,
S01 • E03 They might have thought that the amount of stone - Ancient Engineering 00:10
They might have thought that the amount of stone
S01 • E02 The Roman army spent very much more of its time building - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Roman army spent very much more of its time building
S01 • E05 So to put windows into walls you need to make sure - Ancient Engineering 00:08
So to put windows into walls you need to make sure
S01 • E03 Without a drastic design change - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Without a drastic design change
S01 • E02 In the army itself, we don't just have skilled fighters, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
In the army itself, we don't just have skilled...
S01 • E01 We say all roads lead to Rome, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
We say all roads lead to Rome,
S01 • E05 Suger needed a new approach to construction. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Suger needed a new approach to construction.
S01 • E04 Fort Knox in Kentucky - Ancient Engineering 00:15
Fort Knox in Kentucky
S01 • E03 Determined not to disappoint their king, - Ancient Engineering 00:17
Determined not to disappoint their king,
S01 • E05 In the process he'd kickstart what would become known - Ancient Engineering 00:06
In the process he'd kickstart what would become known
S01 • E01 This extensive network allowed Roman troops - Ancient Engineering 00:09
This extensive network allowed Roman troops
S01 • E05 Work began on Saint-Denis around the year 1135. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Work began on Saint-Denis around the year 1135.
S01 • E01 So you can move say from Rome to Britain - Ancient Engineering 00:07
So you can move say from Rome to Britain
S01 • E04 The expression, it's like trying to get into Fort Knox, - Ancient Engineering 00:14
The expression, it's like trying to get into Fort Knox,
S01 • E05 The first engineering innovation was the use - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The first engineering innovation was the use
S01 • E02 Construction began in 122 AD. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Construction began in 122 AD.
S01 • E03 The compromise worked, but it came at a cost. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
The compromise worked, but it came at a cost.
S01 • E01 This sprawling road network - Ancient Engineering 00:06
This sprawling road network