The Might and Technology of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire in 117 AD, at its greatest extent Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of the History Channel’s series Ancient Impossible. The Roman Empire is known as one of the mightiest to ever rule the Earth and the extent of their ingenuity, ambition and scale of their engineering technology … Read more

Ancient Mega Factories

Dome of Hagia Sophia Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible ~ Biggest Builds. Caesarea is the earliest known example to have used underwater Roman concrete technology on such a large scale. This installment of Ancient Impossible illustrates that the concept of large scale mass production and the assembly line … Read more

Ancient Mega Factories

Dome of Hagia Sophia Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible ~ Biggest Builds. Caesarea is the earliest known example to have used underwater Roman concrete technology on such a large scale. This installment of Ancient Impossible illustrates that the concept of large scale mass production and the assembly line … Read more

The Power Tools of the Ancients

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible ~ Power Tools. Behind the colossal monuments of the ancients is something more amazing – the power tools that created them. Petrie’s Infamous Core #7 Powerful automated stone-cutting devices, incredible power drills capable of cutting through even the hardest granite, fire engines … Read more

Ancient Impossible – Moving Mountains

Today on Far Future Horizons we are going to witness how the ancients achieved the impossible in another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible. How did the Ancients move impossibly huge objects? Why did the Roman forces at the siege of Masada decide to shift an entire mountain by hand?  Siege of Masada This instalment of … Read more

The Ultimate Weapons of the Ancients

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting installment of the History Channel’s acclaimed documentary series Ancient Impossible. We think of weapons of mass destruction as a modern concept, but the ancients also created formidable weapons of their own, some even more destructive than we can create today. Archimedes’ Steam Powered Cannon Centuries before … Read more