Today on Far Future Horizons we present the eighth episode of the acclaimed documentary series Engineering an Empire that highlights the engineering and architectural achievements of some of history’s greatest civilizations and the empires they created. This instalment of Engineering an Empire takes us to Russia. At the height of its power, the Russian Empire … Read more
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
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
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
Today on Far Future Horizons we take another foray into the field of marine archaeology with the History Channel’s acclaimed documentary series “Ancient Discoveries”. This episode of Ancient Discoveries uncovers the secrets of the titans of Roman naval engineering–the Nemi Ships and also presents a fascinating brief history of Underwater Archaeology beginning with the work … Read more
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
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
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
We think of the tank as a twentieth century armoured war machine that first saw deployment in the First World War. The first tank to engage in battle was designated D1, a British Mark I Male, during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the wider Somme offensive) on September 15th, 1916. But, the concept of … Read more
Today on Far Future Horizons we take another voyage to antiquity and visit the birthplace of western civilization – Ancient Greece and its seven magnificent wonders. In today’s documentary we will travel back in time to a land of breathtaking beauty, ancient intellect and philosophical wisdom. Theatre of Epidaurus This is the place where science, … Read more