Engineering an Empire - Season 1 - Eps 12: Napoleon: Steel Monster
Centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, French kings struggled for control against the church and the aristocracy. Chaos and bloody warfare rampaged and France stood on the edge of utter disaster as the French Revolution turned into a period of brutal repression. From the ashes emerged one of the greatest military strategists in history, Napoleon. Throughout his reign, France built brilliantly innovative, widely influential masterpieces that have given the world some of its greatest feats of engineering.
About Engineering an Empire
Title: Engineering an Empire
First Air Date: 2005-09-13
Last Air Date: 2007-01-08
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 12 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 14
Network: History
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: KPI Productions, Mechanism Digital, Kraylevich Productions Inc.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Peter Weller
Himself / Host
Michael Carroll
Narrator
