Extreme Engineering of the Ancients

© MONDOLITHIC STUDIOS: This digital painting was commissioned by National Geographic Kids for a special issue on the 7 Wonders of the World.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria (or The Pharos of Alexandria, Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας) was a tower built in the 3rd century BC (between 285 and 247 BC) on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt to serve as that port’s landmark, and later, its lighthouse.

When faced with impossible situations, our ancestors  didn't simply give up, they pursued the impossible. Join us today on Far Future Horizons for another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible.

Pharos of Alexandria

This episode of Ancient Impossible explorers the Extreme Engineering projects undertaken by Ancient Civilizations.

The Might and Technology of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire in 117 AD, at its greatest extent

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of the History Channel’s series Ancient Impossible.

The Roman Empire is known as one of the mightiest to ever rule the Earth and the extent of their ingenuity, ambition and scale of their engineering technology astound us today.

Ancient Mega Factories

Dome of Hagia Sophia

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible ~ Biggest Builds.

Caesarea is the earliest known example to have used underwater Roman concrete technology on such a large scale.

This installment of Ancient Impossible illustrates that the concept of large scale mass production and the assembly line began a thousand years before Henry Ford and Model T.

The Great Ships of Antiquity

Greek Trireme

Some of the greatest ships in history were actually designed, built and sailed thousands of years ago.

Join us as today on Far Future Horizons as we examine the greatest warship of the ancient world, the Greek Trireme. What made Triremes so deadly and fast?

The Power Tools of the Ancients

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible ~ Power Tools.

Behind the colossal monuments of the ancients is something more amazing – the power tools that created them.

Ancient Warrior Tech

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible ~ Warrior Tech.

Ancient Impossible ~ Monster Monuments

Abu Simbel Temples 

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another episode of the History Channel’s acclaimed documentary series Ancient Impossible.

This installment of Ancient Impossible takes a close look at the massive, megascale, monster monuments created by the Ancients.

Ancient Impossible - Moving Mountains

Today on Far Future Horizons we are going to witness how the ancients achieved the impossible in another exciting episode of Ancient Impossible.

How did the Ancients move impossibly huge objects? Why did the Roman forces at the siege of Masada decide to shift an entire mountain by hand? 

The Ultimate Weapons of the Ancients

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting installment of the History Channel’s acclaimed documentary series Ancient Impossible.

We think of weapons of mass destruction as a modern concept, but the ancients also created formidable weapons of their own, some even more destructive than we can create today.

Ancient Einsteins ~ Four Great Ancient Innovators of Classical Antiquity

Today on Far Future Horizons we will be introducing a new series titled Ancient Impossible ~ Ancient Einsteins.

Ancient Impossible is a new History Channel documentary, which 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.

Proving that the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined.

Through this series, we will travel  to classical antiquity to reveal a radically different picture of the past.

Ctesibius' Water Clock

Ancient Civilizations produced many innovations that were “far ahead of their time”, many of which have been rediscovered and are still in use today.

Philon's Automatic Maid

New scholarship uncovers a lost world more like our own than we ever suspected, and reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world.

I can highly recommend this series to my readers. Ancient Impossible reveals that the greatest Archaeological monuments were indeed the product of humanity’s enduring innate talents of innovation and discovery. And, not the meddling intrusion of Ancient Aliens.