Rome: engineering an empireUsing CGI animation this documentary chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the rise of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to its fall around 537 AD. Despite their personal short comings, many of the Roman Empires great engineering accomplishments were introduced during the reign of the Caesars. The tradition continued under Vespasian, builder of the Coliseum, Trajan, builder of the Forum, and Hadrian, builder and possibly the designer of the Pantheon. Finally, a decade later Caracalla built a bath complex/recreation center in an effort to secure his own reputation in history. Includes segments on Hadrian's Wall, Caesar's Bridge, the aqueducts, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Baths of Caracalla, the remains of Emperor Nero's lavish Golden Palace, and the water channels underneath the Colosseum.