Ancient Impossible Ultimate Weapons (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

Ancient Impossible

Ultimate Weapons (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

We think of weapons of mass destruction as a modern concept, but the ancients also created fearsome weapons of their own, some even more destructive than we can create today. Centuries before the widespread discovery of gunpowder, one ...See moreWe think of weapons of mass destruction as a modern concept, but the ancients also created fearsome weapons of their own, some even more destructive than we can create today. Centuries before the widespread discovery of gunpowder, one ancient genius managed to build a cannon that could fire a projectile using the power of steam! We reveal an ancient troop ship mightier than an aircraft carrier, and death rays that could burn enemy ships. How were the ancients capable of creating seemingly impossible warfare technologies thousands of years before modern times? Written by Anonymous See less

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Darius Arya Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Darius Arya) Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Darius Arya) See fewer	Colosseum (2022)
Christopher Bolt Self - Commander of the USS Ronald Reagan (as Capt. Bolt) Self - Commander of the USS Ronald Reagan (as Capt. Bolt) See fewer	Ancient Impossible (2014)
James Dean Self - 3D Analyst Self - 3D Analyst See fewer	Ancient Impossible (2014)
Hunter Ellis Self - Former Fighter Pilot Self - Former Fighter Pilot See fewer	Adrenochrome (2017)
Alan Gilchrist Narrator (voice) (version: British) Narrator (voice) (version: British) See fewer	Better Man (2024)
Bill Graves Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	X-Men: Destiny (2011)
Cliff Ho Self - Mechanical Engineer (as Dr. Cliff Ho) Self - Mechanical Engineer (as Dr. Cliff Ho) See fewer	Physics Girl (2012)
Bettany Hughes Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Ultimate Treasure Countdown (2020)
Mike Loades Self - Military Historian Self - Military Historian See fewer	World of Weapons (2020)
Derek Muller Self - Engineer (as Dr. Derek Muller) Self - Engineer (as Dr. Derek Muller) See fewer	Veritasium (2010)
Damian Robinson Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Damian Robinson) Self - Archaeologist (as Dr. Damian Robinson) See fewer	Ancient Impossible (2014)
Richard Windley Self - Experimental Modelmaker Self - Experimental Modelmaker See fewer	Technological Marvels of the Ancient World (2005)
Steve Wolf Self - Engineer Self - Engineer See fewer	The Firm (1993)