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Engineering an Empire

2005 · 1 season · 1h 30m per episode · Documentary

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.

Where to watch Engineering an Empire

Engineering an Empire is streaming in the US on HISTORY Vault.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 14 episodes (September 13, 2005)

Cast

• Peter Weller as Himself / Host
• Michael Carroll as  Narrator
• J.J. Huckin as Apprentice/Doctor
• Sam Kalidi as Ptolemy II/Jean-Baptist Colbert
• Spyros Bakas as Spartan Hoplite

Details

Created by

Dolores Gavin and Randy Martin

First aired

September 13, 2005

Episodes

14

Genres

Documentary

Network

History

Status

Ended

TMDB score

8.1 / 10 from 15 votes