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Ancient Engineering

Today's engineers have access to materials that can stretch or resist tension in ways...

Today's engineers have access to materials that can stretch or resist tension in ways their medieval ancestors could only dream of

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Today's engineers have access to materials
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that can stretch or resist tension
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in ways their medieval ancestors could only dream of.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:53
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 • E04 Dover Castle was an immense tower - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Dover Castle was an immense tower
S01 • E01 It literally lifts you up above the people - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It literally lifts you up above the people
S01 • E03 If you were thinking about designing something - Ancient Engineering 00:06
If you were thinking about designing something
S01 • E02 Revelers danced on top of the wall and demolished it. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
Revelers danced on top of the wall and demolished it.
S01 • E01 And so to be buried with it in death, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And so to be buried with it in death,
S01 • E05 Thanks to the strength and malleability of concrete - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Thanks to the strength and malleability of concrete
S01 • E03 So we'd have a 3D digital model - Ancient Engineering 00:06
So we'd have a 3D digital model
S01 • E04 At the heart of the castle was a giant keep, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
At the heart of the castle was a giant keep,
S01 • E01 But these vehicles weren't just status symbols - Ancient Engineering 00:05
But these vehicles weren't just status symbols
S01 • E03 No expense was spared - Ancient Engineering 00:05
No expense was spared
S01 • E05 Materials like steel which can have high tensile strength - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Materials like steel which can have high tensile strength
S01 • E02 A reminder that throughout history regimes come and go. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
A reminder that throughout history regimes come and go.
S01 • E04 Its outer wall incorporated 14 rectangular towers - Ancient Engineering 00:14
Its outer wall incorporated 14 rectangular towers
S01 • E03 Engineers devised a way to plug the passages with stone, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Engineers devised a way to plug the passages with stone,
S01 • E01 Chariots for the Romans were something - Ancient Engineering 00:06
Chariots for the Romans were something
S01 • E02 And in the year 1368, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
And in the year 1368,
S01 • E01 And there was only one place to go, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And there was only one place to go,
S01 • E04 It's believed that the crossbow - Ancient Engineering 00:12
It's believed that the crossbow
S01 • E02 And they would push Qin's architectural legacy - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And they would push Qin's architectural legacy
S01 • E03 In 2560 BC, after two decades of work, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
In 2560 BC, after two decades of work,