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Battles BC

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

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Battles BC is a 2009 documentary series looking at key battles in ancient history. The show was known for its very gritty nature, visual effects similar to the movie 300 and its highly choreographed fight scenes with various weapons.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Mar 9, 2009
Network: History

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9 hrs

9 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Battles BC

20091 Season60m episodes7.0

Documentary

TMDB7.0

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

About

Battles BC is a 2009 documentary series looking at key battles in ancient history. The show was known for its very gritty nature, visual effects similar to the movie 300 and its highly choreographed fight scenes with various weapons.

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HISTORY Vault Apple TV channel

HISTORY Vault Amazon Channel

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Amazon Video

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E1 · Airs Mar 9, 2009 · 1h 0m · ★ 4.5
Hannibal: The Annihilator
Hannibal's merciless attacks on Roman soil dealt a near fatal blow to the soon-to-be Empire. Sworn by his father to a blood oath against the Romans, Hannibal of Carthage does the unthinkable... he marches 40 war elephants and a massive army over the Alps to gain an element of surprise. In three key battles--Hannibal uses terrain, intimidation and his iron will to annihilate the Roman Legions, killing every Roman soldier that he possibly can.
E2 · Airs Mar 16, 2009 · 1h 0m
David: Giant Slayer
It's 1000 BC and the Israelites are battling the Philistines. After wresting control of the throne of Israel in a bloody civil war, David moves quickly to exterminate his enemies. He crucifies anyone who challenges his right to the throne and then turns his sword on his political enemies. Finally, David sets his sites on a new target--the beautiful Bathsheba, but she is already married. For someone like David this is a minor impediment.
E3 · Airs Mar 23, 2009 · 1h 0m · ★ 1.0
Joshua: Epic Slaughter
The bloody first battle of the conquest of the Promised Land. The walls of Jericho are believed to be impenetrable. But Joshua sends in spies who find a defector in Jericho named Rahab. As Joshua's army parades around the walled city for six days, the Israelites sneak special ops forces into Rahab's house. Once they amass forty soldiers inside, Joshua and his army outside the city blow their horns and attack. The forty troops inside catch the city completely unaware.
E4 · Airs Mar 30, 2009 · 1h 0m
Caesar: Super Siege
It's 52 BC and the great Roman Commander Julius Caesar is butchering is way through Gaul. Thanks in large part to the iron will of Caesar, the Romans complete their long quest for total Mediterranean dominance, defeating the Gauls in the final battle of the Gallic Wars. For a period of time though, Gallic victory seemed possible. Out-numbering the Romans five to one, they held the high ground, on the hilltop fortress city of Alesia. Caesar besieges Alesia, however, and builds a wall around the city cutting it off from all possible supply lines. When Gallic reinforcements arrive to break the blockade, Caesar puts a startling twist on his strategy by constructing a second wall between his army and the reinforcements. It is siege upon siege, but Caesar knows the Romans, although fewer in numbers, are better supplied.
E5 · Airs Apr 12, 2009 · 1h 0m
Moses: Death Chase
Most consider the Israelite Exodus out of Egypt an act of Divine intervention. Whether inspired by God or not, the Exodus is not merely a migration of slaves, but a military maneuver by a group of combat-hardened mercenaries. An enraged Pharaoh releases his army to hunt the Israelites down after they sack an Egyptian town as they make their exit. But Moses's sharp military mind and intimate knowledge of the terrain prove more than the massive, heavily armed Egyptian army can handle. While the Israelites perform a complicated night water crossing, Moses lures the Egyptians to a watery grave in the Sea of Reeds.
E6 · Airs Apr 19, 2009 · 1h 0m
Alexander: Lord of War
In 327 BC, Greece goes head-to-head with India in Alexander the Great's final campaign. As Alexander leads his armies into India, he faces one of the most difficult tactical challenges any ground commander can confront--a forced river-crossing, a raging thunder storm and a vicious enemy. Alexander is able to deceive the Indian General Porus into believing that they would not attempt a crossing, instead he maneuvers his infantry across the river at night--catching the Indian Legions unaware. Victory is at hand thanks to this strategic brilliance.
E7 · Airs Apr 26, 2009 · 1h 0m
Ramses: Raging Chariots
The Battle of Kadesh, fought in 1274 B.C., between the Egyptians and the Hittites, is recalled.
E8 · Airs May 1, 2009 · 1h 0m
Judgment Day at Marathon
A recollection of the Persian's defeat at the hands of the Greeks at The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.
E9 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m
Spartans: Last Stand of The 3OO
This spectacular documentary tells the amazing true story of the 300 Spartan warriors who so selflessly defended their country against the mighty Persian army, estimated at being a million strong for almost 7 days. This is the real story of the most famous last stand in history.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Mar 9, 2009
Network: History

Time to finish

9 hrs

9 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Episodes

0 of 0 watched

E1 · Airs Mar 9, 2009 · 1h 0m · ★ 4.5
Hannibal: The Annihilator
Hannibal's merciless attacks on Roman soil dealt a near fatal blow to the soon-to-be Empire. Sworn by his father to a blood oath against the Romans, Hannibal of Carthage does the unthinkable... he marches 40 war elephants and a massive army over the Alps to gain an element of surprise. In three key battles--Hannibal uses terrain, intimidation and his iron will to annihilate the Roman Legions, killing every Roman soldier that he possibly can.
E2 · Airs Mar 16, 2009 · 1h 0m
David: Giant Slayer
It's 1000 BC and the Israelites are battling the Philistines. After wresting control of the throne of Israel in a bloody civil war, David moves quickly to exterminate his enemies. He crucifies anyone who challenges his right to the throne and then turns his sword on his political enemies. Finally, David sets his sites on a new target--the beautiful Bathsheba, but she is already married. For someone like David this is a minor impediment.
E3 · Airs Mar 23, 2009 · 1h 0m · ★ 1.0
Joshua: Epic Slaughter
The bloody first battle of the conquest of the Promised Land. The walls of Jericho are believed to be impenetrable. But Joshua sends in spies who find a defector in Jericho named Rahab. As Joshua's army parades around the walled city for six days, the Israelites sneak special ops forces into Rahab's house. Once they amass forty soldiers inside, Joshua and his army outside the city blow their horns and attack. The forty troops inside catch the city completely unaware.
E4 · Airs Mar 30, 2009 · 1h 0m
Caesar: Super Siege
It's 52 BC and the great Roman Commander Julius Caesar is butchering is way through Gaul. Thanks in large part to the iron will of Caesar, the Romans complete their long quest for total Mediterranean dominance, defeating the Gauls in the final battle of the Gallic Wars. For a period of time though, Gallic victory seemed possible. Out-numbering the Romans five to one, they held the high ground, on the hilltop fortress city of Alesia. Caesar besieges Alesia, however, and builds a wall around the city cutting it off from all possible supply lines. When Gallic reinforcements arrive to break the blockade, Caesar puts a startling twist on his strategy by constructing a second wall between his army and the reinforcements. It is siege upon siege, but Caesar knows the Romans, although fewer in numbers, are better supplied.
E5 · Airs Apr 12, 2009 · 1h 0m
Moses: Death Chase
Most consider the Israelite Exodus out of Egypt an act of Divine intervention. Whether inspired by God or not, the Exodus is not merely a migration of slaves, but a military maneuver by a group of combat-hardened mercenaries. An enraged Pharaoh releases his army to hunt the Israelites down after they sack an Egyptian town as they make their exit. But Moses's sharp military mind and intimate knowledge of the terrain prove more than the massive, heavily armed Egyptian army can handle. While the Israelites perform a complicated night water crossing, Moses lures the Egyptians to a watery grave in the Sea of Reeds.
E6 · Airs Apr 19, 2009 · 1h 0m
Alexander: Lord of War
In 327 BC, Greece goes head-to-head with India in Alexander the Great's final campaign. As Alexander leads his armies into India, he faces one of the most difficult tactical challenges any ground commander can confront--a forced river-crossing, a raging thunder storm and a vicious enemy. Alexander is able to deceive the Indian General Porus into believing that they would not attempt a crossing, instead he maneuvers his infantry across the river at night--catching the Indian Legions unaware. Victory is at hand thanks to this strategic brilliance.
E7 · Airs Apr 26, 2009 · 1h 0m
Ramses: Raging Chariots
The Battle of Kadesh, fought in 1274 B.C., between the Egyptians and the Hittites, is recalled.
E8 · Airs May 1, 2009 · 1h 0m
Judgment Day at Marathon
A recollection of the Persian's defeat at the hands of the Greeks at The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.
E9 · Airs TBA · 1h 0m
Spartans: Last Stand of The 3OO
This spectacular documentary tells the amazing true story of the 300 Spartan warriors who so selflessly defended their country against the mighty Persian army, estimated at being a million strong for almost 7 days. This is the real story of the most famous last stand in history.

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