The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World

Nineveh: The Architecture of Assyrian Power (1x7)

Air date: Sep 12, 2018

Discover the last great Assyrian palace and the largest city the world had ever seen before the Babylonian conquest. See how its designers accomplished incredible civil engineering feats, diverting entire rivers into canals that offered protection and transportation. Also meet the magnificent lamassu guardians that flanked the palace entrances, each of which stood over 12 feet tall.