Engineering an Empire is a program on The History Channel that explores the engineering and/or architectural feats that were characteristic of some of the greatest societies on this planet. It is hosted by Peter Weller, famous for his acting role as RoboCop but also a lecturer at Syracuse University, where he completed his Master's in Roman and Renaissance Art. The executive producer is Delores Gavin. The show started as a documentary about the engineering feats of Ancient Rome and later evolved into a series. It originally ran for one full season of weekly episodes.
You can now watch Engineering an Empire online on the following streaming platforms in the United States.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Rome | 2005-09-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Egypt | 2006-10-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Greece | 2006-10-16 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Greece: Age of Alexander | 2006-10-23 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Aztecs | 2006-10-30 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Carthage | 2006-11-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Maya: Death Empire | 2006-11-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Russia | 2006-11-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Britain: Blood and Steel | 2006-11-27 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Persians | 2006-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | China | 2006-12-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Napoleon: Steel Monster | 2006-12-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Byzantines | 2006-12-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Da Vinci's World | 2007-01-08 | 60 min |
| Directing | Mark Cannon | Director |
| Production | Randy Martin | Producer |
