Secrets Of The Ancients The Claw /

In 213 BC, the Romans sent a large force to capture the strategically vital Greek city state of Syracuse in Sicily. The siege was to go down in history because this mighty force was stopped in its tracks almost single-handedly by one man-Archimedes.

Other Authors: Infobase,, BBC (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC, [1999]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 7 sec)) : sound, color.
Series: Secrets Of The Ancients.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Claw (0:47);
  • Replica Project (5:23);
  • Inventor and Project Setbacks (4:02);
  • Conflict History (3:28);
  • Project Adjustments (2:45);
  • Protected City and Replica Progress (4:07);
  • Project Advancements (4:39);
  • Repelling Enemies and Replica Preparation (5:49);
  • Replica Trial and Error (6:03);
  • Replica Functionality Test (9:16);
  • Replica Success and Archimedes' Death (2:10);
  • Credits: The Claw (0:48);