Product Details

• Actors: Egypt: Engineering An Empire
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 19, 2006
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000H5U5T4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,748 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The History Channel Presents Egypt - Engineering an Empire" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Peter weller narrates egypts awe-inspiring engineering accomplishments through the prism of its pharoahs indomitable personalities who pushed their royal architects to stretch the boundaries of the imagination & human potential essentially inventing the science of structural engineering. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 12/19/2006 Run time: 92 minutes

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series on history channel!, February 12, 2007

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Michael A. Lamm (Olathe, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The History Channel Presents Egypt - Engineering an Empire (DVD)

I absolutely loved it! Peter Weller tell the story of the rise and fall of the Egyptian empire in a fascinating and contemporary way. There is great insight on exactly how all those amazing pyramids were created and the story behind the leaders and commoners who made it happen. There is also the inside story on the creation of the first military fortresses which is absolutely amazing. The Egyptians were the first great empire and made their mark which will live on forever in history.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good documentary, May 11, 2007

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Rhett D. Sorensen "Old Keen Eye" (Provo, Ut USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The History Channel Presents Egypt - Engineering an Empire (DVD)

This DVD was a great example of entertainment meeting information. Dramatizations were well done, visually impressive footage. Very informative and worthwhile as a tool for education, yet also very entertaining. Well worth the purchase.

16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but the music will drive you insane, December 2, 2006

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David Girard (Montreal) - See all my reviews
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I love documentaries and I was looking for something to buy my father - an engineer - for Christmas but I had to stop watching this after a half hour since the music drives this otherwise interesting documentary like a horror movie. The music and narration maintain such a ridiculous level of tension that you're nerves are on edge while just trying to process simple facts. I'm all into good storytelling through a documentary but I warn you - this is like trying to read a good book while someone incessantly bangs a gong in your face.