

Ancient Impossible
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S1 E1 - Ultimate Weapons
June 28, 201442minWe think of weapons of mass destruction as a modern concept, but the ancients also created fearsome weapons.Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E2 - Moving Mountains
July 5, 201441minHow 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?Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E3 - Monster Monuments
July 12, 201442minA massive monument carved out of solid rock, a monster-sized super-dome that defies the laws of gravity. These awe inspiring feats of engineering defy explanation.Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E4 - Warrior Tech
July 19, 201441minToday, modern soldiers are equipped with all the latest battlefield technology. But what cutting edge weapons and defenses were the ancient warriors armed with?Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E5 - Ancient Einsteins
July 26, 201441minAlbert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, these are some of the most ingenious minds in history.Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E6 - Power Tools
August 3, 201441minThese tools are not from the modern world, but are in fact thousands of years old. Most would be lost to time and not again for centuries. How was the ancient world able to create such incredible power tools?Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E7 - Greatest Ships
August 10, 201441minSome of the greatest ships in history were actually designed, built and sailed thousands of years ago.Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E8 - Biggest Builds
August 17, 201442minA mega factory is a modern invention--wrong--the ancients were the first to build these thousands of years ago.Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E9 - Roman Empire
August 23, 201441minThe Roman Empire is known as one of the mightiest to ever rule the Earth.Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchaseS1 E10 - Extreme Engineering
September 7, 201442minWhen faced with impossible situations, the ancients didn't simply give up, they pursued the impossible. How did they get troops across a nearly 4,000 foot river?Subscribe to Prime or HISTORY Vault or purchase