Ancient Impossible - Season 1 - Eps 7: Greatest Ships

2014-08-1043 min⭐ 7.5/10

Some of the greatest ships in history were actually designed, built and sailed thousands of years ago. Join us as we examine the greatest warship of the ancient world, the Greek Trireme. What made Triremes so deadly and fast? We also examine the most impossibly opulent ships ever created, the notorious sex ships, built by the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula. Ships built for pleasure which contained marine technology that would not be reinvented for centuries. We also explore what many believe may have been the world's first ironclads the Korean Turtle Ships.

◀ Prev Next ▶

About Ancient Impossible

Ancient Impossible

Title: Ancient Impossible

First Air Date: 2015-06-29

Last Air Date: 2015-07-06

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.5/10 (from 2 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 10

Network: History

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Wild Dream Films

Synopsis

Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of storytelling, Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering and technologies so precise they defy reinvention–the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined. We’ll travel through history to reveal a radically different picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time, they’re still in use today. New science uncovers a lost world more like our own than we ever suspected, and reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world.

Cast

Steve Wolf

Steve Wolf

Himself - Host

Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes

Self

Mary-Ann Ochota

Mary-Ann Ochota

Self

📺 Related Series