Ancient Warriors (1994)

Season 2

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/

S2E1 - Janissaries: An Army of Slaves

Originally captured Christian slaves, the Janissaries became some of the most feared troops of the Muslim world.

Sept. 11, 1994, midnight

S2E2 - Huns

The hordes that swept across Europe were more than just wild tribesmen - they were a highly trained and disciplined army of conquerors.

Sept. 18, 1994, midnight

S2E3 - Knights Templer

These Christian warrior-monks were sworn to a life of poverty and chastity - as well as one of ridding the Holy Land of all Muslims.

Sept. 25, 1994, midnight

S2E4 - Vikings

Just the name was enough to strike fear into the hearts of Europeans and the wide-ranging trail of these fierce pagan raiders was littered with cruel violence.

Oct. 2, 1994, midnight

S2E5 - Highlanders

The clans of the Scottish highlands were hardy people and the men fought hard to maintain their independence from all comers.

Oct. 9, 1994, midnight

S2E6 - Irish: Warriors of the Emerald Isle

The ancient Irish were part of a highly sophisticated society that bred musicians, farmers, druids and brave warriors.

Oct. 16, 1994, midnight

S2E7 - Maurya: Warriors of the Elephant

The Mauryan army of India would have been a heart-stopping sight for enemies as it numbered more than 600,000 men, 30,000 cavalry and 9000 elephants.

Oct. 23, 1994, midnight

25 min/ep

25 min

April 17, 1994

June 11, 1995, midnight

Ended