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Ancients get troops across a nearly 4,000 foot river, extract oil from the ground without the use of modern drilling technique and build a water tank which contained 3 million cubic feet of water.

Ancient Impossible

Extreme Engineering

Ancient texts help explain the Roman Empire's advanced technologies.

Roman Empire

Ancient people built factories, including a war vehicle factory in Egypt and a Roman iron factory.

Biggest Builds

Examining some of the greatest ships in history, which were designed and built thousands of years ago.

Greatest Ships

Seemingly modern-day, powerful tools actually originated thousands of years ago.

Power Tools

Archimedes, Philon and other ancient geniuses paved the way for more modern minds.

Ancient Einsteins

Weapons and armor used by ancient people.

Warrior Tech

Exploring ancient feats of engineering that defy explanation, including Stonehenge, the pyramids and a super-sized dome.

Monster Monuments

Impressive technology allowed ancient people to move huge, heavy objects.

Moving Mountains

Ancient humans created weapons of mass destruction, including death rays, cannons that used steam power and troop ships.

Ultimate Weapons

Exploring modern-day technologies which were actually developed centuries ago.

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