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Ancient Top 10
2016 8.6 (5 votes) 1 Seasons
Genres
Documentary
Networks
Historia
Created By
Stuart Clarke

Ancient Top 10

Overview

Ancient Top 10 is a smart, fun countdown that details how ancient technology worked, how surprisingly advanced it was, and how it was kind of awesome!

Key Crew

Director: Stuart Clarke

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2016)

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10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Secrets of Egypt
2016-10-10

The secrets surrounding ancient Egypt, including the riddles of the Sphinx, mummification and the Pyramids.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 2: Most Lethal Weapons
2016-10-17

Throughout human history, mankind has strived to create new and inventive ways of killing. Countries conquered and empires shattered on the backs of the most lethal weapons of the ancient world. From the ancient napalm, Greek Fire, to the weapon that helped the Mongols create the largest ancient empire, the composite bow; the speedy battlefield chariot which changed battle tactics, to the simple yet effective caltrop still in use by militaries today, which Top 10 deadly weapon will blow apart the competition and claim the spot of most game-changing?

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 3: Ancient Ships
2016-10-24

Some of the most sophisticated ancient ships, including the Viking longboat and the forty, which was the size of an aircraft carrier.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 4: Total Dictators
2016-10-31

Ten tyrants who ruled the ancient world, including Julius Caesar and Cleopatra.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 5: Rome's Greatest Hits
2016-11-07

Technologically advanced engineering of the ancient Roman civilization; super powdered concrete; aqueducts; mining techniques.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 6: Ancient Mysteries
2016-11-14

An ancient computer, models that demonstrate flight, the transportation of massive stones and more mysteries from the ancient world.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 7: Ancient Greek Tech
2016-11-21

The ancient Greeks invented an ancient death ray, automatic doors and even robotics.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 8: Greatest Ancient Monuments
2016-11-28

The greatest monuments of the ancient world show more than wealth, they show power.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 9: Greatest Ancient Metropolises
2016-12-05

From Rome to Athens, the ancients hubs of people, politics, technology, and engineering that drive the expansion of empires and leave their marks on history.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 10: Ancient Sieges
2016-12-12

Defining battles of the ancient world were fought through siege warfare; the battle of Troy, the battle of Syracuse, and the fall of Rome.

Runtime: 40 min

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