Eddy Pizzardini
Director
Clash of Ancient Warriors (2023)
Season 2
Clash of Ancient Warriors is a series that uses modern science to investigate the mysteries of the most legendary battles from ancient times. Spartans vs Persians in the battle of Thermoplyae, Hannibal vs Rome in the battle of Cannae, The Knights Templar vs Saladdin’s riders at Mongisard, Greeks vs Trojans in the siege of Troy...Military genius and epic battles have led the greatest civilisations to the pinnacle of glory...or the brink of collapse. Join scientists as they hunt for the hidden clues and traces of titanic clashes that could unlock the truth about how one army triumphed and changed the course of history. Unfolding s a countdown to annihilation, each episode builds on the scientist’s investigation to retrace, hour by hour, the dramatic chain of events that ultimately led one side to a bloody victory.
Released July 31, 2023
Episode 42 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, War
Keywords: tmdb.geschiedenis, tmdb.historie, tmdb.archeologie
Production Companies: Pernel Media, ZDF Studios, CNC
Network: PLANÈTE+
S2E1 - Battle of Hastings
In 1066, William of Normandy decided to go to England to claim the crown of England - which ignited a war of succession on an exceptional scale.
Sept. 23, 2024, midnight
S2E2 - Battle of Marathon
In 490 BC, Persian King Darius the Great sent an expeditionary force to Greece - but the Greeks awaited them there, repelling the invaders in a single battle.
Sept. 30, 2024, midnight
S2E3 - Battle of Agincourt
In 1415, the finest French chivalry met at Agincourt. Exhausted and outnumbered, the army of King Henry V of England was easy prey - but it all went wrong.
Oct. 7, 2024, midnight
S2E4 - Battle of Gergovia
In 52 BC, after eight years of warfare in Gaul, Julius Caesar and his legions laid siege to Gergovia - but he faced a coalition of all the Gallic tribes.
Oct. 14, 2024, midnight
S2E5 - The Catalaunian Plains
Atilla, king of the Huns, faces strongman of the Roman Empire, Generalissimo Aetius. But their terrible battle ends in a bloodbath, with no clear victory.
Oct. 21, 2024, midnight
S2E6 - Battle of Sekigahara
The Battle of Sekigahara saw Tokugawa Ieyasu emerge victorious over his rival Ishida Mitsunari, uniting the country under the Tokugawa shogunate.
Oct. 28, 2024, midnight
Network: PLANÈTE+
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 423 min.
Released: July 31, 2023
Last Air Date: Oct. 28, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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