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Ancient Warriors

Season 3 1995

  • 1995-05-07T04:00:00Z
  • 25m
  • 2h 30m (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
This Ancient Warriors series from the Discovery Channel is an excellent look at the warrior groups and armies that shaped history. Each half-hour episode looks at a major fighting people or force and charts the reasons for their rise to dominance and subsequent fall. People who are interested in warfare throughout the ages - or the specific warrior groups themselves - will appreciate this series.

7 episodes

Season Premiere

1995-05-07T04:00:00Z

3x01 The Aztecs

Season Premiere

3x01 The Aztecs

  • 1995-05-07T04:00:00Z25m

The Aztecs were one of the great empires of the Americas and came to power through force of arms.

1995-05-14T04:00:00Z

3x02 The Samurai

3x02 The Samurai

  • 1995-05-14T04:00:00Z25m

Japan's superbly trained soldiers, the Samurai, lived a life of devotion to honour and loyalty and to betray either required death.

The famous warrior-monks' philosophy blended rigorous military training with religion and technology.

The campaign to conquer paradise required the Hawaiian king Kamehameha to train his warriors for years in the arts of war.

Few things caused such awe in ancient Japan as the feared Ninja who struck at night with cunning ruthlessness.

Season Finale

1995-06-11T04:00:00Z

3x06 The Sioux: Warriors of the Plains

Season Finale

3x06 The Sioux: Warriors of the Plains

  • 1995-06-11T04:00:00Z25m

An Indian nation that was forced from its homelands and who had to learn the art of war in order to survive.

3x07 The Zulus

  • no air date25m
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