Ancient Warriors
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.
- 1994-1998
- 1 season
- Discovery Channel
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 1998
Episode 1
Masters Of War- The Assyrians
Thu, Sep 8, 1994
Episode 2
The Celts
Episode 3
The Normans
Episode 4
The Legions of Rome
Episode 5
The Macedonians
Episode 6
Soldiers Of The Pharaoh
Episode 7
The Spartans
Episode 8
The Janissaries - An Army of Slaves
The series explores the motivations of ancient The Janissaries, 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.
Episode 9
The Huns
Episode 10
The Knights Templar
Thu, Sep 8, 1994
A short episode about The Knights Templar and their contribution on the crusades.
Episode 11
The Vikings
Episode 12
The Highlanders
Episode 13
The Irish - Warriors Of The Emerald Isle
Episode 14
The Maurya - Warriors of the Elephant
Episode 15
The Aztecs
Episode 16
Samurai
Episode 17
Shaolin - Masters Of Kung Fu
Episode 18
The Hawaiians - Warriors of Paradise
Fri, Sep 8, 1995
Episode 19
The Ninja - Warriors Of The Night
Episode 20
The Sioux - Warriors of the Plains
Fri, Sep 8, 1995
Episode 21
The Zulus
Fri, Sep 8, 1995