Engineering an Empire

Engineering an Empire
Starring	Peter Weller – Host Michael Carroll – Narrator
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	approx. 44 minutes
Release
Original network	The History Channel
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	September 13, 2005 – January 8, 2007
External links
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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.

Engineering an Empire has received critical acclaim. The premiere "Rome" won two Emmys after being nominated in four categories.

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