"Computing" covers the advancement of time-keeping techniques, from the classic sundial to Ctesibius...

"Medicine" is mostly devoted to Galen, a Greek physician in the Roman Empire who pioneered numerous...

Robotics" is all about the great Heron of Alexandria, a clever machinist who used principles of air...

Warfare technology is examined, including the Helepolis, a square fortified tower on wheels; and "Gr...

The lake Nemi ships, large Roman vessels that were salvaged from the lake in the 1930s and burned in...

Ancient mechanical devices are examined: A jar that appears to be an electric battery, a flour mill...

In this episode, journey to the site in Turkey believed to be the location of the real Troy as ANCIE...

Many ancient inventors imagined - and sometimes even constructed - machines for transport that would...

With so many gods to choose from and so many temples vying for the average worshiper's fidelity, Anc...

SUPERSHIPS reveals recent, extraordinary discoveries of ships from the ancient world. New scholarshi...

Today, when you have to move a three-ton limestone sarcophagus you just grab a heavy-duty forklift....

Egyptian monuments and great works of art still astound us today. But ANCIENT DISCOVERIES strives to...

Exploring the military innovations of ancient China, including gunpowder, flame throwers, rockets, a...

For the first time, this program unveils the remarkable story of how China created a myriad of ingen...

In this scintillating programme, we delve into the mysteries of ancient robots. The ancient world is...

From the internal combustion engine to the artificial heart, the legacy of Al-Jazari, the 12th centu...

Our modern day landscapes are littered with the remains of ancient superstructures. Now, cutting edg...

Using the latest scientific techniques to solve the greatest mysteries of the ancient world's naval...

Since the first time a rock was thrown in anger, mankind has endeavored to deliver larger, deadlier...

ANCIENT DISCOVERIES digs for the roots of today's war machinery. Throughout history, military requir...

The master shipbuilders of the Far East created the most deadly warships of ancient times in their q...

Long before Wall Street and Broadway, before even the Dutch, New York was a special place. It's uniq...

Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon; the deadly Chinese ermei und...

Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet; Roman Emperor...

The history of the elephant as the ancient tank, right up to the addition by the Indian emperors of...

Revealing the terrifying truth behind torture; ancient inventors go to great lengths to develop prec...

Unique technologies of ancient miners, including a Roman hydraulic system, sappers who could undermi...

The amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers influence today's weapons...

Might the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? How big was the giant Go...

Assault from the air didn't begin with the era of the airplane. The kite bomb was a medieval siege w...

Some of the strangest and deadliest weapons ever built were prototypes of the modern gun. ANCIENT D...

Explore the defenses of ancient forts and cities. Discover the invisible underground defensive syste...

The systems by which ancient intelligence services transmitted messages over thousands of miles is i...

Explores ancient medical techniques and possible new applications in the modern era. Techniques revi...

The show tracks down the secret manual that explained how the Vietnamese defeated not only the US in...

Ancient commandos fought deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest terrains know to man. The s...

The show reviews ancient Roman navy SEAL techniques of capturing enemy ships from underwater and rep...

The show travels first to India where they encounter martial artists wielding terrifying 6-foot-long...

This episode explores some ancient world records that still stand today. The most valuable thing in...

From conquering the depths of the oceans to defending the freedoms of the seas--ancient man pushed t...

Travel to Egypt to discover the mysteries of the mummified crocodiles of Kom Ombo. We'll x-ray an an...

In Mexico, explorers use a sacred ancient Mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld engin...