September 7, 2006 • 44m
Modern warships, cargo, and container ships are the cutting edge of maritime technology. But 2,500 years ago, no one dominated shi...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
High-rise, high-density living isn't new. Romans were living in high-rise apartments 2,000 years ago. Travel to Rome and its ancie...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
Discover how monumental masterpieces including the Great Pyramid, Library at Alexander, Temple of Karnak, Sphinx, and obelisks wer...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
The Ancient Greeks were masters of weaponry. From the massive Ballista launcher, giant mirrors to produce fiery death rays, and ev...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
Travel to the heart of the Roman Empire to examine a remarkable civil engineering project that resulted in a 53-thousand-mile netw...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
Michael takes us back to the "bread and circus" days of the ancient Roman Empire to find the origins of today's multi-million-doll...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
Ancient Chinese civil wars spawned the revolutionary crossbow and stirrup. Later, perhaps the greatest Chinese triumphs were gunpo...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
To help feed their population, Ancient China created the world's first canal systems, the plough and the winnowing machine for gra...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
The Edwin Smith Papyrus in New York, gives amazing insights into the way the Ancient Egyptians pioneered medicine, and laid the fo...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
Discover how the Ancient Maya built their sophisticated observatories, and how they were obsessed with the movements of the Sun, M...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
Michael takes us to the Central American jungle to find out how 2000 years ago the ancient Maya mined and fashioned limestone from...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
How did China extract natural resources more than 2,000 years ago? Explore ancient drilling rigs and see how the modern-day scienc...Read more
September 14, 2006 • 44m
Sails, rudders, kites and wings, were all invented by the Chinese. Michael travels to Hong Kong to sail a junk for himself, and in...Read more