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What the Ancients Did for Us

Episode 7: The Romans

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Series examining the innovations and inventions of ancient civilisations. Adam Hart-Davis builds and tests some of the greatest inventions from the world of ancient Rome - from ballistas to bath houses, from the military to marble-cutting he shows us the lasting effect the Romans left on today's technology. Amani Zain tells the stories behind the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the Circus Maximus during the golden age of this great empire. Show less

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