Engineering an Empire ~ Da Vinci's World

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the fourteenth and final episode of the acclaimed documentary series Engineering an Empire that highlights the engineering and architectural achievements of some of history’s greatest civilizations and the empires they created.

This instalment of Engineering an Empire recreates the turmoil and glory of the Renaissance World of Leonardo da Vinci and attempts to answer some very intriguing questions.

Namely, how did technology, art, science and culture itself recover from nearly a thousand years of neglect? What spark finally lit Italy's emergence from the abysmal Dark Ages?


The Renaissance's Old Masters were amongst the greatest military and civil engineers of the time.

Engineering an Empire is a documentary series  which explores the engineering and architectural feats that were characteristic of some of the greatest societies on this planet and is available on DVD from Amazon Books and the History Channel’s online store.

Engineering an Empire ~ Da Vinci's World
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