Engineering an empire  the complete series /  [videorecording] : 
A&E Television Networks ; The History Channel. 
 - Widescreen format. 
 - [New York, N.Y.] :  History Channel :  Distributed by New Video,  c2007. 
 - 6 videodiscs (712 min.) :  sd., col. with b&w sequences ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Collective title from disc labels.  Originally produced as 12 episodes of the television program Engineering an empire in 2006 & 2007 (discs 1-4), and 2 television documentary specials in 2005 ("Rome", disc 5) & 2006 ("Egypt", disc 6).  Special feature (disc 4): season 1 behind-the-scenes featurette (19 min.).  Special features (disc 5): behind-the-scenes featurette on "Rome" (writer/producer, Michael Scalere ; producer, Tim Nolan ; 21 min.).  Special features (disc 6, min.): 3 "Egypt"-related featurettes ("An inside look at 'Egypt'" with Peter Weller, 11 min.; "From the director's chair" with Christopher Cassell, 13 min.; "Everything you wanted to know about 'Egypt'" with Salima Ikram, 11 min.). 
<br/><br/>disc 1 (132 min.). Greece ; Greece : age of Alexander / produced, written & directed by Ted Poole (44 min. each) ; The Aztecs / produced, written & directed by Jim Gaffey (44 min.) -- disc 2 (132 min.). Carthage / produced, written & directed by Jessica Conway (44 min.) ; China / produced, written & directed by Joanna Chejade-Bloom, Doug Ross (44 min.) ; Russia / produced, written & directed by Sarah Hutt (44 min.) -- disc 3 (133 min.). Britain : blood and steel / produced, written & directed by Kristin Gray (44 min.) ; The Persians / produced, written & directed by Hassan Ildari (45 min.) ; The Maya : death empire / produced, written & directed by Dana K. Ross (44 min.) -- disc 4 (133 min.). Napoleon : steel monster / produced, written & directed by Penny Fearon (45 min.) ; The Byzantines / produced, written & directed by Rebecca J. Ratliff (44 min.) ; Da Vinci's world / produced, written & directed by Anna K. Ross, Gabrielle Mahler (44 min.) -- discs 5 & 6. Rome : engineering an empire ; Egypt : engineering an empire / produced, written & directed by Christopher Cassel ; KPI (91 min. each). 
<br/><br/>Series director, Mark Cannon ; series producer, Randy Martin.  Series director, Mark Cannon ; series producer, Randy Martin. 
<br/><br/>Host, Peter Weller ; narration, Michael Carroll. 
<br/><br/> "Circles the globe to re-examine history's most magnificent civilizations by surveying the architectural and engineering triumphs they left behind" -- Container. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; Dolby digital stereo. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0767099850 (set) 9780767099851 (set) 0767099869 (disc 1) 9780767099868 (disc 1) 0767099877 (disc 2) 9780767099875 (disc 2) 0767099885 (disc 3) 9780767099882 (disc 3) 0767099893 (disc 4) 9780767099899 (disc 4) 0767095207 (disc 5) 9780767095205 (disc 5) 0767095215 (disc 6) 9780767095212 (disc 6) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>733961775358  (set) 733961775365  (disc 1) 733961775372  (disc 2) 733961775389  (disc 3) 733961775396  (disc 4) 733961775402  (disc 5) 733961775419  (disc 6) 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>AAE-77535  A&E Home Video (set) AAE-77536  A&E Home Video (disc 1) AAE-77537  A&E Home Video (disc 2) AAE-77538  A&E Home Video (disc 3) AAE-77539  A&E Home Video (disc 4) AAE-77540  A&E Home Video (disc 5) AAE-77541  A&E Home Video (disc 6) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture--History.<br/>Engineering--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Documentary television programs.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D21.3  / .E54 2006