Engineering an Empire

A calm, admiring tour of ancient engineering, mixing historical reenactments with expert narration for an easy, educational watch.

Created by

Dolores Gavin, Randy Martin

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Peter Weller, Michael Carroll, J.J. Huckin

Tagline

History's greatest engineering and architectural achievements.

Overview

Engineering an Empire is a program on The History Channel that explores the engineering and/or architectural feats that were characteristic of some of the greatest societies on this planet. It is hosted by Peter Weller, famous for his acting role as RoboCop but also a lecturer at Syracuse University, where he completed his Master's in Roman and Renaissance Art. The executive producer is Delores Gavin. The show started as a documentary about the engineering feats of Ancient Rome and later evolved into a series. It originally ran for one full season of weekly episodes.

How it feels

Earnest, warm and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Ambition, power, technology, art

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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