Engineering an Empire (2005)

09/13/2005 (US) • 1h 30m

Documentary

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Weller

Himself / Host

14 Episodes

Michael Carroll

 Narrator

14 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2005 | 14 Episodes

Season 1 of Engineering an Empire premiered on September 13, 2005.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Documentary

Original Language

English

Keywords

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