Engineering an Empire

Engineering an Empire
Starring	Peter Weller – Host Michael Carroll – Narrator
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	approx. 44 minutes
Release
Original network	The History Channel
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	September 13, 2005 – January 8, 2007
External links
Website

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.^[1]

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

1. Emmys.com - Rome: Engineering An Empire

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

External links

• Engineering an Empire at TV.com
• Engineering an Empire at the Internet Movie Database