Ancient Megastructures: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The incredible engineering stories behind three iconic ancient buildings: the Colosseum, the Great Pyramid of Giza and Chartres Cathedral. We tell the history of the people who built them: where they came from, how they lived, and how they managed to erect some of the greatest structures ever built by man. Using ground-breaking computer graphics and dramatic construction, this series shows in intimate detail how these buildings were conceived and constructed in an age before modern technology.

Series details

• Title: Ancient Megastructures
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2011-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-05-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8879
• IMDb ID: tt1015518
• TVDB ID: 95521

Cast and credited roles

• Alisdair Simpson — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-03-12; final listed air date 2011-05-07; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ancient Megastructures on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.