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Ancient Top 10

Season 1
Ancient Top 10 counts down the most fascinating aspects of the ancient world, from fearsome dictators and lethal weapons to impressive metropolises and lasting mysteries.
201710 episodesTV-14
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  1. S1 E1 - Most Lethal Weapons
    April 7, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    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.
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  2. S1 E2 - Total Dictators
    April 7, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    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.
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  3. S1 E3 - Ancient Greek Tech
    April 7, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    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.
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  4. S1 E4 - Ancient Mysteries
    September 8, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    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.
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  5. S1 E5 - Greatest Ancient Metropolises
    September 8, 2017
    42min
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    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.
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  6. S1 E6 - Rome's Greatest Hits
    September 8, 2017
    42min
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    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.
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  7. S1 E7 - Secrets of Egypt
    September 8, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    The riddles of the Sphinx; Mummification; the Pyramids--which Top 10 secret has had the biggest impact on our view of Ancient Egypt?
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  8. S1 E8 - Greatest Ancient Monuments
    September 15, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    The greatest monuments of the ancient world show more than wealth--but, power.
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  9. S1 E9 - Ancient Ships
    September 15, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    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?
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  10. S1 E10 - Ancient Sieges
    September 15, 2017
    42min
    TV-14
    The great empires of the ancient world were created through war, and some of the most defining battles were fought through siege warfare.
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Directors
Stuart ClarkeBo Channon
Producers
Michael Stiller
Cast
Michael BrownDarius AryaPeter CampbellKlint JanulisPaul HarrisonTerry SchappertBettany HughesAndrew GoughJess Mcginn
Studio
A+E Networks
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