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Ancient Warriors : Season 3
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Air date: 01 Jun '11 - 6 episodesAncient 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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List of Episodes (6)
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Ancient Warriors (1994)
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1. Aztecs
07 May '95The Aztecs were one of the great empires of the Americas and came to power through force of arms.
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Ancient Warriors (1994)
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2. Samurai
14 May '95Japan's superbly trained soldiers, the Samurai, lived a life of devotion to honour and loyalty and to betray either required death.
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Ancient Warriors (1994)
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3. Shaolin Monks: Masters of Kung Fu
21 May '95The famous warrior-monks' philosophy blended rigorous military training with religion and technology.
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Ancient Warriors (1994)
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4. Hawaiians: Warriors of Paradise
28 May '95The campaign to conquer paradise required the Hawaiian king Kamehameha to train his warriors for years in the arts of war.
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Ancient Warriors (1994)
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5. Ninja: Warriors of the Night
04 Jun '95Few things caused such awe in ancient Japan as the feared Ninja who struck at night with cunning ruthlessness.
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Ancient Warriors (1994)
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6. Sioux: Warriors of the Plains
11 Jun '95An Indian nation that was forced from its homelands and who had to learn the art of war in order to survive.
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