Ancient Discoveries (2003 – 2009)

2003 • 6 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

On August 8, 2026

#6789 ▲ 2780

6789th most popular TV show online

14 Popularity Score

Streaming on See all

Overview Watch Cast Seasons (6) Similar Videos Images

Episode 3 — Ancient Tank Tech

Name: Episode 3 — Ancient Tank Tech
Released: 2008-11-06
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Sean Barrett

Season 5 • Ancient Discoveries

Released: 2008-11-06 • Documentary

User score

The history of the elephant as the ancient tank, right up to the addition by the Indian emperors of a fully rotational cannon. The ancient battering ram - the king of siege machines - how did it work, and could the ancients have really discovered the secrets of chemical fire-proofing? The amazing flexibility of the medieval fully armoured cavalry knight. An investigation into English civil war bullet-proof armour. Anti elephant rockets - how the rocket ended the elephants 2000 year domination of the battlefield.

Episodes

Episode 1
Death Weapons of the East
2008-10-23

Episode 2
Impossible Naval Engineering
2008-10-30

Episode 3
Ancient Tank Tech
2008-11-06

Episode 4
Ancient Torture Tech
2008-11-13

Episode 5
Ancient Mining Machines
2008-11-20

Episode 6
Impossible Army Machines
2008-12-01

Episode 7
Lost Science of the Bible
2008-12-15

Information

Episode air date	06.11.2008
Episode runtime	60 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.9
IMDb series rating	7.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

Trailer

Cast

Sean Barrett

Similar shows

The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy

← Previous episode Next episode →