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Ancient Engineering

They were built in places that were strategically important or visually important so that...

They were built in places that were strategically important or visually important so that these new castles, these new symbols of dominion and subjugation, could be seen for miles around, so that it was very clear that there was a new lord in town

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They were built in places
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that were strategically important or visually important
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so that these new castles,
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these new symbols of dominion and subjugation,
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could be seen for miles around,
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so that it was very clear that there was a new lord in town.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:21
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 And they were certain the efforts their engineers made - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And they were certain the efforts their engineers made
S01 • E02 Methods may have changed, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Methods may have changed,
S01 • E05 When completed, the foundations were 18 feet deep - Ancient Engineering 00:07
When completed, the foundations were 18 feet deep
S01 • E03 Each royal mummy had to be buried - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Each royal mummy had to be buried
S01 • E02 Standing between Jerusalem and the ancient side of Jericho, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Standing between Jerusalem and the ancient side of Jericho,
S01 • E03 And it was only when this was done - Ancient Engineering 00:10
And it was only when this was done
S01 • E04 It is believed - Ancient Engineering 00:11
It is believed
S01 • E01 The reason why they went to all the effort - Ancient Engineering 00:12
The reason why they went to all the effort
S01 • E05 An office and hotel complex reaching 1099 feet - Ancient Engineering 00:05
An office and hotel complex reaching 1099 feet
S01 • E03 By creating a secure burial chamber for the King, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
By creating a secure burial chamber for the King,
S01 • E04 So how can their construction secrets be understood? - Ancient Engineering 00:05
So how can their construction secrets be understood?
S01 • E01 The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras - Ancient Engineering 00:11
The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras
S01 • E04 Luckily, the Normans left behind a blueprint - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Luckily, the Normans left behind a blueprint
S01 • E03 So royal grave sites became unmissable monuments. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
So royal grave sites became unmissable monuments.
S01 • E05 In sixth century Constantinople, the Emperor Justinian - Ancient Engineering 00:10
In sixth century Constantinople, the Emperor Justinian
S01 • E03 The earliest Kings were buried in - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The earliest Kings were buried in
S01 • E04 The evidence is woven into a unique historical document. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The evidence is woven into a unique historical document.
S01 • E02 Walls are to a certain extent a testament of fear, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Walls are to a certain extent a testament of fear,
S01 • E01 There it was placed on barges and transported up the Nile - Ancient Engineering 00:07
There it was placed on barges and transported up the Nile
S01 • E04 In a museum in the French city of Bayeux, in Normandy, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In a museum in the French city of Bayeux, in Normandy,