Series synopsis
Engineering an Empire is an American documentary television series that premiered on History on September 13, 2005. It ended on January 8, 2007. It stars Peter Weller and Michael Carroll.
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 ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Peter Weller as Himself / Host
- Michael Carroll as Narrator
Guest cast
- Siso Kamburov as Xerxes (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | ||
| Season 1 | 14 | September 13, 2005 | January 8, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bonus: Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Behind the scenes of locations from Pazzi chapel, Florence, Italy. Great Britain. Port of Carthage, Modern day Tunisia. Hagin Sophia Cathedral, Istanbul. Great Wall, Xian China. Persia shoot. Novgorod, Russia. Ancient Ruins of Pergamon: Modern day Turkey. |
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| 2 |
History in the Making Rome Narration by Peter Weller |
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| 3 |
An Inside look at Egypt with Peter Weller Narration by Peter Weller |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rome See the engineering feats that brought Rome to power in the ancient world. From Julius Caesar and the end of the Roman Republic to the birth of an empire that would transform Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East for at least 500 years with grand feats of engineering. |
September 13, 2005 |
| 2 |
Egypt From the year 3000 BC all the way to around 1212 BC, the Egyptians accomplished the impossibe and built the unimaginable. From the Great Pyramid of Giza to the temple at Abu Simbel, see all the incredible engineering feats of the Pharaohs of Egypt. |
October 9, 2006 |
| 3 |
Greece See the engineering feats that gave rise to the Greek empire. |
October 16, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | History |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 2005 |
| Last aired | January 8, 2007 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |