The Story Of The Search For The Ultimate Weapon As Well As The Ability Of Doctors To Repair The Damage Such Weapons Cause Byzantine Flame Throwers Chinese Poison Gas And Successful Surgical Techniques As Complex As Brain Surgery Are A Few Of The Ancient Inventions Inspired By Warfare

This episode demonstrates ways in which societies have coped with urban life ever since cities were invented ten thousand years ago Many aspects of modern urban living central heating coin operated slot machines even taxicab meters originated in ancient times

In This Program Terry Jones Focuses On Inventions Related To Sex And Love Somebody Had To Invent The Kisshellip And The Mechanical Clock Was Not Invented To Tell The Time As Such But To Keep Track Of A Chinese Emperors Sex Life Accurate Pregnancy Tests Were A Regular Feature Of Ancient Babylon Clearly The Ancient World Was Every Bit As Inventive As Our Own