Synopsis

This episode delves into several enduring records from antiquity. The most prized possession of the ancient world remains, remarkably, the most valuable today, commanding a price of two thousand dollars per gram. A working replica of a two-thousand-year-old jet engine has been constructed, and a weapons team unveils what appears to be history's sole weapon capable of firing around corners. They also examine what was then considered the fastest thing in existence, while explosives specialists rev