Engineering an Empire

Season 1 Episode 12: Napoleon: Steel Monster

Centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, French kings struggled for control against the church and the aristocracy. Chaos and bloody warfare rampaged and France stood on the edge of utter disaster as the French Revolution turned into a period of brutal repression. From the ashes emerged one of the greatest military strategists in history, Napoleon. Throughout his reign, France built brilliantly innovative, widely influential masterpieces that have given the world some of its greatest feats of engineering.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

14

Cast:

Peter Weller, Michael Carroll

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2005

Rating:

8.0