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Engineering an Empire (2005)

Poster for Engineering an Empire

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Mark Cannon
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    Himself / Host Peter Weller
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2005

14 episodes

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

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