CinemaOSSeries · 2005–2007 · 1 Season · TV-PG

Engineering an Empire

History's greatest engineering and architectural achievements.

81%(16)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Created byDolores Gavin, Randy Martin

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
September 13, 2005
Last aired
January 8, 2007
Seasons
1
Episodes
14
Network
History

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Himself / Host

Michael Carroll

 Narrator

J.J. Huckin

Apprentice/Doctor

Sam Kalidi

Sam Kalidi

Ptolemy II/Jean-Baptist Colbert

Spyros Bakas

Spartan Hoplite

Creative team
Created by
Dolores Gavin
Randy Martin
Showrunner
Dolores Gavin
Written by
Michael Carroll
Doug Ross
Produced by
Randy Martin

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