Ancient Top 10

Throughout human history, mankind has strived to create new and inventive ways of killing. Countries conquered and empires shattered on the backs of the most lethal weapons of the ancient world.

Greed, genocide, political manipulation and murder most foul--these dictators would stop at nothing to make sure their names went down in history as the greatest rulers to have ever lived.

The ancient Greeks are credited in the western world for inventing philosophy, democracy, and...robotics? Pioneering technological inventors, the ancient Greeks created inventions that were seemingly impossible.

Think you know the ancient world? Think again. To this day, there are still mysteries surrounding the ancients that have us questioning what we know about these incredible civilizations.

Behind every great empire there is a central metropolis, driving expansion and governing the great empires that called these cities home--hubs of technology, politics, engineering and massive populations comparable to cities of today.

Rome. This incredible civilization forged the world as we know it, creating some of the most technologically advanced engineering of antiquity that is still in use today. Such ingenious inventions include: super powered concrete.

The riddles of the Sphinx; Mummification; the Pyramids--which Top 10 secret has had the biggest impact on our view of Ancient Egypt?

The greatest monuments of the ancient world show more than wealth--but, power.

The deadly triremes; the forty, an ancient ship that was the size of a modern day aircraft carrier; the Viking longboat. Which of these Top 10 ancient ships was the most advanced?

The great empires of the ancient world were created through war, and some of the most defining battles were fought through siege warfare.