In the ancient texts of Homer and the walls of Egyptian tombs lie tantalizing clues that are causing historians to re-think just how sophisticated centuries-old societies were. Drawings show that the Egyptians may have unlocked the secret to flight with primitive helicopter designs, and that the Chinese had a "wind car" in the 6th century AD that could transport them over land at up to 30 miles per hour. Even more amazing are 600-year-old designs from Italy for a Batmobile-like "rocket car" that appeared to be fueled by gunpowder. Mechanical maids that could fetch water for people on their own were created by the inventor Philos in the Third century, a concept we still struggle to perfect today! And discoveries about ancient machines of warfare give a new vision of what truly defined the Egyptian empire. Each week, Ancient Discoveries unearths new clues that connect the present with the past in more startling ways than we had ever imagined.
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Ancient Discoveries Airs: Monday
Ancient Discoveries Status: Ended
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES - General Information
Series Premiere: December 21, 2003 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Documentary | History Network: History Airs: Monday at 10:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES - Season 1 -- 3 Episodes
1x1 -- Dec 21, 2003 -- Ancient Computer? 1x2 -- Dec 21, 2003 -- Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators 1x3 -- Dec 21, 2003 -- Heron of Alexandria
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES - Season 2 -- 3 Episodes
2x1 -- Aug 21, 2005 -- Warfare 2x2 -- Aug 21, 2005 -- Ships 2x3 -- Aug 21, 2005 -- Machines II
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES - Season 3 -- 10 Episodes
3x1 -- Jan 23, 2007 -- Siege of Troy 3x2 -- Jan 30, 2007 -- Cars & Planes 3x3 -- Feb 06, 2007 -- Machines of the Gods 3x4 -- Feb 13, 2007 -- Super Ships 3x5 -- Feb 20, 2007 -- Ancient Mega Machines 3x6 -- Feb 27, 2007 -- Egyptian Warfare 3x7 -- Mar 06, 2007 -- Chinese Warfare 3x8 -- Mar 27, 2007 -- Machines III 3x9 -- Apr 17, 2007 -- Robots 3x10 -- Apr 24, 2007 -- Machines of the East
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES - Season 4 -- 6 Episodes
4x1 -- Jan 29, 2008 -- Mega Structures of the Deep 4x2 -- Feb 04, 2008 -- Ancient Super Navies 4x3 -- Feb 11, 2008 -- Ancient Super Ballistics 4x4 -- Feb 25, 2008 -- Ancient Death Machines 4x5 -- Mar 03, 2008 -- Ancient Chinese Super Ships 4x6 -- Mar 10, 2008 -- Ancient New York
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES - Season 5 -- 7 Episodes
5x1 -- Oct 23, 2008 -- Death Weapons of the East 5x2 -- Oct 30, 2008 -- Impossible Naval Engineering 5x3 -- Nov 06, 2008 -- Ancient Tank Tech 5x4 -- Nov 13, 2008 -- Ancient Torture Tech 5x5 -- Nov 20, 2008 -- Ancient Mining Machines 5x6 -- Dec 01, 2008 -- Impossible Army Machines 5x7 -- Dec 15, 2008 -- Lost Science of the Bible
ANCIENT DISCOVERIES - Season 6 -- 13 Episodes
6x1 -- Nov 05, 2009 -- Airborne Assault 6x2 -- Nov 12, 2009 -- Guns 'N Ammo 6x3 -- Dec 04, 2009 -- The Ancient Mega-Fort 6x4 -- Dec 12, 2009 -- Ancient Secret Agents 6x5 -- Dec 18, 2009 -- Gruesome Medicine 6x6 -- Dec 18, 2009 -- Riots and Revolution 6x7 -- Dec 18, 2009 -- Ancient Commandos 6x8 -- Dec 18, 2009 -- Ancient Special Forces 6x9 -- Dec 18, 2009 -- Twisted Weapons of the East 6x10 -- Dec 22, 2009 -- Ancient Record Breakers 6x11 -- Dec 22, 2009 -- Mega Ocean Conquest 6x12 -- Dec 22, 2009 -- Rituals of Death 6x13 -- Dec 28, 2009 -- Secret Science of the Occult
