Science Channel

Engineering the Impossible: Rome - Exploring The Coliseum's Drains (2010x1)

: 05, 2010

Engineering experts and historians hope to discover new insights into the scientific mysteries of the Roman Coliseum, so they explore the ancient arena to learn the engineering techniques that were used to build it in ancient times. Buried in the foundations is a complex and ambitious drainage system that still works, over 2000 years later.