Engineering an Empire (2005)

History's greatest engineering and architectural achievements.

1 seasons · 14 episodes · 1h 30m· Documentary

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.

Rated
TV-PG
Year
2005
Country
US
Language
English
First aired
13 September 2005
TMDB
8.1 (16)
Created by Dolores Gavin, Randy Martin

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Peter Weller
Peter Weller
Himself / Host
M
Michael Carroll
 Narrator
J
J.J. Huckin
Apprentice/Doctor
Sam Kalidi
Sam Kalidi
Ptolemy II/Jean-Baptist Colbert
S
Spyros Bakas
Spartan Hoplite

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