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Ancient Engineering

(whooshing sounds) By the time Rochester got its round tower, other elements of castle...

(whooshing sounds) By the time Rochester got its round tower, other elements of castle engineering were also improving, with lessons learned far from the battlefields of England and Wales

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By the time Rochester got its round tower,
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other elements of castle engineering
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were also improving,
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with lessons learned far from the battlefields
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of England and Wales.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:38
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 Cargo ships carry billions of tons of goods - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Cargo ships carry billions of tons of goods
S01 • E02 Well, the most forced labor, ordinary people, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Well, the most forced labor, ordinary people,
S01 • E01 It also gets hit by some of the Earth's most severe storms. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It also gets hit by some of the Earth's most severe...
S01 • E05 This early form of winch was designed to lift heavy weights. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
This early form of winch was designed to lift heavy weights.
S01 • E03 We've become very used - Ancient Engineering 00:08
We've become very used
S01 • E05 Medieval engineers adapted it to create a crane - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Medieval engineers adapted it to create a crane
S01 • E02 More than 200 crimes were punishable - Ancient Engineering 00:06
More than 200 crimes were punishable
S01 • E01 It's built to stand winds up to 180 miles per hour. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
It's built to stand winds up to 180 miles per hour.
S01 • E02 And if someone died during their sentence, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And if someone died during their sentence,
S01 • E04 From its seventh century emergence in the Middle East, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
From its seventh century emergence in the Middle East,
S01 • E03 Container ships - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Container ships
S01 • E01 Piercing the sky above southern France - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Piercing the sky above southern France
S01 • E05 Like some giant hamster wheel, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Like some giant hamster wheel,
S01 • E02 For the next 10 years, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
For the next 10 years,
S01 • E01 The Millau Viaduct enables motorists - Ancient Engineering 00:10
The Millau Viaduct enables motorists
S01 • E04 By the 11th century, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
By the 11th century,
S01 • E05 Placed high in the building, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
Placed high in the building,
S01 • E02 They started in the barren lands of the Gobi desert. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
They started in the barren lands of the Gobi desert.
S01 • E03 Thanks to their shipping skills, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Thanks to their shipping skills,
S01 • E04 Here, they'd build new fortresses on a massive scale. - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Here, they'd build new fortresses on a massive scale.