Ancient Discoveries

  • Première: Déc 2003
  • Épisodes: 42
  • Abonnés: 23
  • Fini
  • History
  • Inconnu
  • Documentary History

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Saison 5
5x1
Death Weapons of the East
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Oct 23, 2008
Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon; the deadly Chinese ermei underwater attack weapon; examining whether Chi warriors can really kill a man with a single touch; ancient Chinese crossbows.
5x2
Impossible Naval Engineering
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Oct 30, 2008
Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet; Roman Emperor Nero builds a death yacht to kill his own mother; a 15th-century weapon designed to pierce enemy hulls; ancient paddle-wheel boat.
5x3
Ancient Tank Tech
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Nov 06, 2008
The history of the elephant as the ancient tank, right up to the addition by the Indian emperors of a fully rotational cannon. The ancient battering ram - the king of siege machines - .. show full overview
5x4
Ancient Torture Tech
Episode overview
Date de diffusion
Nov 13, 2008
Revealing the terrifying truth behind torture; ancient inventors go to great lengths to develop precision devices to exact pain; the rack; burning at the stake; Vlad the Impaler.
5x5
Ancient Mining Machines
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Date de diffusion
Nov 20, 2008
Unique technologies of ancient miners, including a Roman hydraulic system, sappers who could undermine castle walls and the 1689 origination of gunpowder mining in England.
5x6
Impossible Army Machines
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Date de diffusion
Déc 01, 2008
The amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers influence today's weapons and tactics; an ancient Greek weapon is still used on aircraft carriers; rapid-firing Chinese catapult; Hannibal crosses the Alps.
5x7 Épisode final de la saison
Lost Science of the Bible
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Date de diffusion
Déc 15, 2008
Might the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? How big was the giant Goliath, and what was the tech of the sling that brought him down? We'll demonstrate .. show full overview

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