Ancient Assassins

Season 2

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.

Where to Watch Ancient Assassins • Season 2

10 Episodes

  • Vlad's Impalers
    E1
    Vlad's ImpalersThe Season 2 premiere focuses on Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes, a 15th-century Romanian prince, and the legends of mass murder against his enemies and his own people. Tepes was the inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula."
  • Alexander the Great's Spidermen
    E2
    Alexander the Great's SpidermenWhen Alexander the Great confronts a rebel warlord in an impregnable mountain stronghold, he dispatches 300 hand-picked warriors to scale the sheer rock face, at night, without being detected.
  • Beautiful Samurai
    E3
    Beautiful SamuraiA female samurai named Tomoe Gozen is famous for her bravery and fighting skills on the battlefield in 12th-century Japan.
  • Rome's Navy Seals
    E4
    Rome's Navy SealsThey are the amphibious Roman unit tasked with the impossible. Called Batavians, they led the invasion of ancient Britain in AD43. Discover the story behind a desperate mission deep in enemy territory that may hand the emperor an unlikely victory.
  • The Real Braveheart
    E5
    The Real BraveheartWilliam Wallace is the most famous Scot in history. In 1296 Scotland is invaded by English King Edward I and only one man is prepared to stand in his way. From outlaw to army general, discover the man behind the movie myths.
  • Viking Apocalypse
    E6
    Viking ApocalypseA 9th-century conflict between English monarch Alfred the Great and invading Vikings is recalled.
  • Kung Fu Nun
    E7
    Kung Fu Nun1644. Ng Mui escapes from Beijing. Taking refuge in a Shaolin monastery, she learns their Kung Fu and develops a new form of the martial art.
  • The Pope's Bodyguards
    E8
    The Pope's BodyguardsIn the 16th century a collection of 20,000 Germanic mercenaries attempt to breach the walls of Rome so that they can take the Pope hostage.
  • Medieval Mercenaries
    E9
    Medieval MercenariesEnglish mercenary Sir John Hawkwood makes a name for himself in 14th-century Italy by serving a variety of sponsors, including Pope Gregory XI in the War of the Eight Saints.
  • Sacred Band of Thebes
    E10
    Sacred Band of ThebesThe Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. pits the Spartans versus the Thebans, with the decisive blow enabled by the Sacred Band of Thebes.

 

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