Ancients Behaving Badly

Season 1

TV-PG
This documentary explores some of the psychological behaviors regarding the world's most infamous celebrities in the ancient world, while utilizing modern scientific techniques to explain their actions.
Where to Watch Season 1
8 Episodes
  • Caligula
    E1
    CaligulaCaligula. He ruled the Roman Empire for less than four years, but in that time, he proclaimed himself as a living god and committed some of the worst crimes imaginable. What molded him into the bloodthirsty tyrant the world remembers him as?
  • Attila the Hun
    E2
    Attila the HunAttila the Hun is a man whose very name is a byword for savagery and violence. This ferocious warrior led the Germanic warriors against the Romans and ultimately was responsible for its downfall. How did he become such a figure of fear and fascination?
  • Julius Ceasar
    E3
    Julius CeasarThe ruler whose ego was as big as his empire declares himself dictator of Rome for life--turning his allies to enemies in the process.
  • Alexander the Great
    E4
    Alexander the GreatThe king of Macedonia considered himself a god; his admirers called him a military genius; his enemies considered him the devil. He used weapons of mass destruction of his day to defeat his enemies. What drove his quest for world domination and led him to massacre tens of thousands, including women and children and members of his own family?
  • Nero
    E5
    NeroNero was the most depraved emperor of Rome. He set Christians on fire to use as candles, murdered his mother and both of his wives and committed unspeakable atrocities. But are any of these horror stories true? And what circumstances shaped him into the wicked ruler history remembers him as?
  • Hannibal
    E6
    HannibalAs a child, Hannibal from Carthage, modern-day Tunisia, was forced by his father to make a blood to destroy the Romans. His reputation as one of history's cruelest generals was earned as he ruthlessly slaughtered women and children along with tens of thousands of his own and enemy soldiers in the pursuit of defeating Rome. While he won several major battles, he curiously gave up before marching into Rome.
  • Genghis Kahn
    E7
    Genghis KahnThis Mongol destroyer set in motion the conquest of a quarter of the world's population with a body count in the millions.
  • Cleopatra
    E8
    CleopatraThe infamous Queen of Egypt, known for her legendary powers of seduction, would stop at nothing, even murdering her entire family, to get her own way. Driven by power and ambition, her life was dominated by a heady cocktail of sex and murder.
 
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