| Engineering an Empire | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Peter Weller |
| Narrated by | Michael Carroll |
| Music by | Michael Richard Plowman Peter Boyer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dolores Gavin |
| Producer | Randy Martin |
| Running time | approx. 44–90 minutes |
| Production companies | Kralyevich Productions Mechanism Digital |
| Original release | |
| Network | History Channel |
| Release | September 13, 2005 – January 8, 2007 |
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Engineering an Empire is a television documentary miniseries that originally aired on the History Channel. The series explores the engineering and/or architectural feats that were characteristic of notable societies and cultures.
It is hosted by Peter Weller, who is most famous for playing the titular role in RoboCop (1987). When the series was made he had recently earned a master's degree in Roman and Renaissance art at Syracuse University.[1] The show started as a documentary about the engineering feats of Ancient Rome and later evolved into a series.[citation needed] It originally ran for one full season of weekly episodes.
A video game, History: Egypt – Engineering an Empire, was released in 2010.[2][3]
In 2004 he enrolled at Syracuse University, earning a Master's degree in Roman and Renaissance Art, then he earned his PhD in Italian Renaissance art history at UCLA in 2013.