Ancient Warriors (1994)

Season 1

Ancient Warriors is a 1994 20-part documentary series from the Discovery Channel. Each half-hour episode looks at a major fighting people or force and charts the reasons for their rise to dominance and subsequent fall. The show explores the motivations of ancient soldiers, as well as how they lived, fought, trained, died, and changed the world. It also uses battle re-enactments and computer graphics to demonstrate military strategy.

Released April 17, 1994 Episode 25 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.warrior

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Magellan TV, Fawesome, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

6.3

/43/

Trakt

/8/

TMDb

/2/

S1E1 - Assyrians: Masters of War

The Assyrians were the first people to employ a standing army, using recruits from conquered nations to put 200,000 men in the field. The Assyrians' best-known development was their use of two-wheeled chariots and cavalry.

April 17, 1994, midnight

S1E2 - Celts

The Celts were one of the most important civilisations of Europe and at their zenith had conquered Central Europe, France, Spain and the British Isles. The source of their military success lay in their use of finely made iron weaponry, especially their swords and helmets, and their skilled chariot tactics.

April 24, 1994, midnight

S1E3 - Normans

Descendants of the Vikings, the Normans were one of the most successful warrior groups of the Middle Ages, conquering the French coast and England.

May 1, 1994, midnight

S1E4 - Legions of Rome

The story of Rome's rise to a world empire is one of the most fascinating in history and it was the training, discipline and manoeuvrability of the legion that brought the Romans victory.

May 8, 1994, midnight

S1E5 - Macedonians

Philip of Macedonia created one of the most effective and successful armies of antiquity based on the phalanx, a compact body of infantry armed with long spikes. His even more illustrious son, Alexander the Great, defeated and conquered the great Persian Empire.

May 15, 1994, midnight

S1E6 - Soldiers of Pharoah

Enormous preparation and financial expenditure went towards creating a fighting force for Ramses II that could protect and expand Egyptian territories in Palestine and Syria, especially against the threats of the Hittites.

May 22, 1994, midnight

S1E7 - Spartans

The Spartans were the most effective warriors of the Greek civilisations due to their rigorous training and the austerity of the Spartan culture.

May 29, 1994, midnight

25 min/ep

25 min

April 17, 1994

June 11, 1995, midnight

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