Series · Documentary
Engineering an Empire (2005)Season 1
★ 8.1 · 16 votes1 season · 14 episodesDocumentary2005
History's greatest engineering and architectural achievements.
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.
- Creator
- Dolores Gavin, Randy Martin
- Writers
- Doug Ross, Michael Carroll, Ed Fields
- Network
- History
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- September 13, 2005
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Peter WellerHimself / Host- Michael Carroll Narrator
- J.J. HuckinApprentice/Doctor
Sam KalidiPtolemy II/Jean-Baptist Colbert- Spyros BakasSpartan Hoplite
Siso KamburovXerxes (uncredited)
Episodes
0/14 watched- Episode 1: RomeSep 13, 2005
- Episode 2: EgyptOct 9, 2006
- Episode 3: Greece1 h · Oct 16, 2006
- Episode 4: Greece: Age of Alexander1 h · Oct 23, 2006
- Episode 5: Aztecs1 h · Oct 30, 2006
- Episode 6: Carthage1 h · Nov 6, 2006
- Episode 7: Maya: Death Empire1 h · Nov 13, 2006
- Episode 8: RussiaNov 20, 2006
- Episode 9: Great Britain: Blood and SteelNov 27, 2006
- Episode 10: The Persians1 h · Dec 4, 2006
- Episode 11: China1 h · Dec 11, 2006
- Episode 12: Napoleon: Steel Monster1 h · Dec 18, 2006
- Episode 13: The ByzantinesDec 25, 2006
- Episode 14: Da Vinci's WorldJan 8, 2007
