Engineering an Empire

History's greatest engineering and architectural achievements.
Greece
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The Greek Empire's architecture and infrastructure; host Peter Weller.

Greece: Age of Alexander
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The architecture and infrastructure the ancient Greeks engineered during the time of Alexander the Great.

The Aztecs
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The architecture and infrastructure behind Aztec society; host Peter Weller.

The Maya: Death Empire
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Architecture and infrastructure enable the rise and fall of the ancient Mayan civilization.

China
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Canals; naval fleet; the Great Wall of China; host Peter Weller.

Russia
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Architecture and infrastructure enable the rise and fall of the Russian Empire.

Britain: Blood and Steel
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The rise and fall of the British Empire.

The Persians
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Engineering feats of the Persian Empire.

Napoleon: Steel Monster
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Engineering feats under Napoleon's reign; Notre Dame de Paris; the Canal du Midi; the Eiffel Tower.

The Byzantines
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The classical learning and science of the Byzantine Empire gives rise to the Renaissance.

Da Vinci's World
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The military and civil engineering of the Renaissance.