Ancient Top 10
A smart, fun countdown that details how ancient technology worked, how surprisingly advanced it was, and how it was kind of awesome.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Documentary
- TV-14
A smart, fun countdown that details how ancient technology worked, how surprisingly advanced it was, and how it was kind of awesome.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Secrets of Egypt
Mon, Oct 10, 2016 39 mins
Think you know everything about Ancient Egypt? The secrets surrounding this incredible civilization have endured for millennia. The riddles of the Sphinx; Mummification; the Pyramids--the discoveries of Egypt have been among the highest profile archaeological finds in history.
Episode 2
Most Lethal Weapons
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 40 mins
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. From the ancient napalm, Greek Fire, to the weapon that helped the Mongols create the largest ancient empire, the composite bow; the speedy battlefield chariot which changed battle tactics.
Episode 3
Ancient Ships
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 40 mins
The ancient world is home to some of the most sophisticated and advanced ships the world has ever seen. The designs and construction of these monsters of the oceans appear impossible, but still, these ships sailed the seven seas thousands of years ago!
Episode 4
Total Dictators
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 40 mins
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. Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Cleopatra -- they are the names you know, with the facts you don't.
Episode 5
Rome's Greatest Hits
Mon, Nov 7, 2016 40 mins
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, aqueducts stretching for miles, and sophisticated mining techniques that were years ahead of their time.
Episode 6
Ancient Mysteries
41 mins
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. Secrets that demonstrate incredible technology comparable to our own.
Episode 7
Ancient Greek Tech
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 40 mins
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: an ancient death ray constructed by Archimedes, Heron's automatic doors, Philon's ingenious use of robotics.
Episode 8
Greatest Ancient Monuments
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 41 mins
Throughout history, there have been great monuments built to show a civilization's power. Some of the greatest monuments were built in the ancient world. From the Colossus of Rhodes, the Statue of Liberty of antiquity, to Mexico's Serpent Pyramid, the Colosseum, Ancient Rome's arena of death to the world-famous Easter Island statues.
Episode 9
Greatest Ancient Metropolises
Mon, Dec 5, 2016 41 mins
Some of the greatest cities were built during antiquity. From Rome, the most powerful city of the ancient world, to Xi'an, home to China's terracotta warriors, Athens, birthplace of democracy and Teotihuacan, the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas, where will they be ranked?
Episode 10
Ancient Sieges
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 39 mins
The great empires of the ancient world were created through war, and some of the most defining battles were fought through siege warfare. The legendary battle of Troy, the incredibly advanced weapons of Archimedes at the battle of Syracuse, and the beginning of the fall of Rome.
