Engineering An Empire: Rome

Engineering An Empire: Rome DVD VIDEO MOVIE History Channel documentary special Type: Movie Platform: DVD Media: DVD ROME: For more than 500 years, Rome was the most powerful and advanced civilisation the world had ever known, ruled by visionaries and tyrants whose accomplishments ranged from awe-inspiring to deplorable. One characteristic linked them all — ambition, and the thirst for power that all Roman emperors shared fueled an unprecedented mastery of engineering and labour. This documentary special chronicles the spectacular and sordid history of the Roman Empire from the rise of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to its eventual fall around 537 AD, detailing the remarkable engineering feats that set Rome apart from the rest of the ancient world. For DVD Player (North American NTSC)