Engineering an Empire

Engineering an Empire
Starring	Peter Weller – Host Michael Carroll – Narrator
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	approx. 44 minutes
Original release
Network	The History Channel
Release	September 13, 2005 – January 8, 2007

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.

Reception

Engineering an Empire has received critical acclaim. The premiere "Rome" won two Emmys after being nominated in four categories.

Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Civilization	Original Air Date
1	Rome	Rome	September 13, 2005
2	Egypt	Egypt	October 9, 2006
3	Greece	Greece	October 16, 2006
4	Greece: Age of Alexander	Macedon	October 23, 2006
5	The Aztecs	Aztec	October 30, 2006
6	Carthage	Carthage	November 6, 2006
7	The Maya: Death Empire	The Maya	November 13, 2006
8	Russia	Russia	November 20, 2006
9	Britain: Blood and Steel	Britain	November 27, 2006
10	The Persians	Persia	December 4, 2006
11	China	China	December 11, 2006
12	Napoleon: Steel Monster	France	December 18, 2006
13	The Byzantines	Byzantine	December 25, 2006
14	Da Vinci's World	Italy	January 8, 2007

References

• The History Channel- Engineering an Empire
• The History Channel - Episode Summary

External links

• Template:Tv.com show
• Engineering an Empire at IMDb