Engineering an Empire

*Engineering an Empire*
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	The 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]

^ Dafoe, Taylor (12 October 2018). "Former Robocop Actor Peter Weller on How an Epiphany at a Picasso Show Motivated Him to Become an Art Historian". Art World. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 16 November 2023. 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.
^ Moreno, Jim H. (16 September 2010). "HISTORY Egypt: Engineering an Empire – PC Game Review". Armchair General. Weider History Group. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ "HISTORY™ Egypt : Engineering an Empire". Slitherine Software. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2023.