Clash of Ancient Warriors

2023•2 series
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Using modern science to unravel the mysteries of ancient historical battles, revealing how military genius shaped civilisations from the earliest antiquity to the end of the Middle Ages.

The Siege Of Paris by the Vikings: Episode Image
Episode 1The Siege Of Paris by the Vikings

Journey back to 885, when a small army in Paris repelled the Vikings, who had ravaged everything in their path while travelling up the Seine. (S1, ep 1)

The Battle Of Cannae - Hannibal vs Rome: Episode Image
Episode 2The Battle Of Cannae - Hannibal vs Rome

The Battle of Cannae - Hannibal V. Rome: Examine how the strategy of encirclement devised by Hannibal left 50,000 Romans dead on the battlefield of Apulia on August 2, 216 BC. (S1, ep 2)

The Battle of Thermopylae: Episode Image
Episode 3The Battle of Thermopylae

Journey back to 480 BC, when King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans successfully blocked Xerxes' two-million-strong Persian army at Thermopylae. (S1, ep 3)

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest: Episode Image
Episode 4The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

Rome never recovered after Arminius' tactics in the Teutoburg Forest. Many of the associated riddles are answered, but some remain unresolved. (S1, ep 4)

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