Season 5
(2008)
Cast
Episodes
Death Weapons of the East 0.0
October 23, 2008
Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon; the deadly Chinese ermei underwater attack weap…
Impossible Naval Engineering 10.0
October 30, 2008
Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet; Roman Emperor Nero builds a deat…
Ancient Tank Tech 0.0
November 6, 2008
The history of the elephant as the ancient tank, right up to the addition by the Indian emperors of a fully rotational …
Ancient Torture Tech 0.0
November 13, 2008
Revealing the terrifying truth behind torture; ancient inventors go to great lengths to develop precision devices to ex…
Ancient Mining Machines 0.0
November 20, 2008
Unique technologies of ancient miners, including a Roman hydraulic system, sappers who could undermine castle walls and…
Impossible Army Machines 0.0
December 1, 2008
The amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers influence today's weapons and tactics; an anc…
Lost Science of the Bible 0.0
December 15, 2008
Might the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? How big was the giant Goliath, and what was…