October 23, 2008 • 1h
Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon; the deadly Chinese ermei underwater attack weapon; examini...Read more
October 30, 2008 • 1h
Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet; Roman Emperor Nero builds a death yacht to ...Read more
November 6, 2008 • 1h
The history of the elephant as the ancient tank, right up to the addition by the Indian emperors of a fully rotational cannon. The...Read more
November 13, 2008
Revealing the terrifying truth behind torture; ancient inventors go to great lengths to develop precision devices to exact pain; t...Read more
November 20, 2008
Unique technologies of ancient miners, including a Roman hydraulic system, sappers who could undermine castle walls and the 1689 o...Read more
December 1, 2008
The amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers influence today's weapons and tactics; an ancient Greek ...Read more
December 15, 2008
Might the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? How big was the giant Goliath, and what was the tech o...Read more