Fair rating?Ancient Discoveries· Season 5 · Episode 2
Impossible Naval Engineering
Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet; Roman Emperor Nero builds a death yacht to kill his own mother; a 15th-century weapon designed to pierce enemy hulls; ancient paddle-wheel boat.
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2008First airedOctober 30, 2008
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