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Ancient Assassins

From Ancient Greece to the Italian Renaissance, rulers have always needed elite combat troops - trained to perfection, skilled with devastating weaponry and able to disrupt and defeat their enemies. These are their stories.

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Sami Karim
King Agesilaus The Spartan King
Lauren Shotton
Cake Lady
Alexander Mariotti
Self - historian

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Vlad's Impalers

43 mins

Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for the fictional character of Dracula, was one of the most ruthless and brutal rulers in medieval Europe.

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