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Ancient Impossible

Ancient Impossible

Ancient Impossible

2015 1 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 7.7 Documentary

Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of storytelling, Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering and technologies so precise they defy reinvention–the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined. We’ll travel through history to reveal a radically different picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time, they’re still in use today. New science uncovers a lost world more like our own than we ever suspected, and reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world.

Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of storytelling, Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering and technologies so precise they defy reinvention–the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined. We’ll travel through history to reveal a radically different picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time, they’re still in use today. New science uncovers a lost world more like our own than we ever suspected, and reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Ultimate Weapons

We think of weapons of mass destruction as a modern concept, but the ancients also created fearsome weapons of their own

EP 2

Moving Mountains

How did the Ancients move impossibly huge objects? Why did the Roman forces at the siege of Masada decide to shift an en

EP 3

Monster Monuments

A massive monument carved out of solid rock, a monster-sized super-dome that defies the laws of gravity. These awe inspi

EP 4

Warrior Tech

Today, modern soldiers are equipped with all the latest battlefield technology. But what cutting edge weapons and defens

EP 5

Ancient Einsteins

Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, these are some of the most ingenious minds in history. But many of their acc

EP 6

Power Tools

Powerful automated stone-cutting devices, incredible power drills capable of cutting through even the hardest granite, f

EP 7

Greatest Ships

Some of the greatest ships in history were actually designed, built and sailed thousands of years ago. Join us as we exa

EP 8

Biggest Builds

A mega factory is a modern invention–wrong–the ancients were the first to build these thousands of years ago. What w

EP 9

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire is known as one of the mightiest to ever rule the Earth. But the extent of their ingenuity, ambition an

EP 10

Extreme Engineering

When faced with impossible situations, the ancients didn't simply give up, they pursued the impossible. How did they get

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