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Ancient Warriors

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Origin: US

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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.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 17, 1994

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15 hrs

20 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

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Ancient Warriors

19943 Seasons5.0

Documentary

TMDB5.0

Votes2

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: US

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Magellan TV

Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel

Free

Fawesome

With ads

Tubi TV

Buy

Amazon Video

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Apr 17, 1994
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.
E2 · Airs Apr 24, 1994
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.
E3 · Airs May 1, 1994
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.
E4 · Airs May 8, 1994
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.
E5 · Airs May 15, 1994
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.
E6 · Airs May 22, 1994
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.
E7 · Airs May 29, 1994
Spartans
The Spartans were the most effective warriors of the Greek civilisations due to their rigorous training and the austerity of the Spartan culture.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 17, 1994

Time to finish

15 hrs

20 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

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