Ancient Discoveries - Ancient Mega-Fort



Genre : Documentary / History
Cast : Christopher Kelly / Sean Barrett / Phil Crowley
Directed by : Stuart Clarke / Ali McGrath / Ben Mole
Original language : English
Original channel : History
Production company : A&E Television Networks, History Channel, SBS Australia
Country of origin : United States
Filming Locations: : China

Published on Jul 6, 2013
Ancient Mega-Fort - Ancient Discoveries (History Documentary)

Shot on location in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Ancient Discoveries unearths amazing technologies we think of as modern, but which actually have their origins in antiquity. The series travels back in time to uncover remarkably sosphisticated inventions and to celebrate the ancient engineers whose ingenuity laid the foundations for todays technology.

This episode explores the defenses of ancient forts and cities. Discover the invisible underground defensive systems of Cappadocia and how they proved so successful. Test the ancient Mayan killer bee castle defenses, and release bees in an attack. A replica section of the ancient Roman fort of Alesia is built. And the most impregnable walls in history--the multi-layered defenses of Constantinople are investigated and the type of cannon that destroyed them 1453.
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