Engineering an empire (Television program) Where did it come from? (Television program)
Notes:
Narrator, Michael Carroll ; Host, Peter Weller. Collective title from container. "This collection features a bonus DVD with four episodes of Where Did It Come From? to see how modern technology's roots trace back to ancient civilizations." Originally produced as 12 episodes of the television program Engineering an empire in 2006 & 2007 (discs 1-4), and 2 television documentary specials in 2005 ("Rome", disc 5) & 2006 ("Egypt", disc 6).
Contents:
Disc 1. Greece ; Greece: age of Alexander ; The Aztecs -- Disc 2. Carthage ; China ; Russia -- Disc 3. Britain: blood and steel ; The Persians ; The Maya: death empire -- Disc 4. Napoleon: steel monster ; The Byzantines ; Da Vinci's world ; bonus -- Disc 5. Rome: engineering an empire ; bonus -- Disc 6. Egypt: engineering an empire ; bonus -- Disc 7. Where did it come from? Ancient China: agriculture ; Ancient Egypt: modern medicine ; Ancient Greece: modern ship building ; Ancient Rome: the modern stadium.
Summary:
Surveys the architectural and engineering triumphs left behind by history's ancient civilizations, beginning over five-thousand years ago with the construction feats of the ancient Egyptians, to the great temples of Greece and the majestic and mysterious Tenochtitlan.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.