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11. Sacred Band of Thebes
2016 - Season 2
The Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. pits the Spartans versus the Thebans, with the decisive blow enabled by the Sacred Band of Thebes.
10. Sacred Band of Thebes
2016 - Season 2
The Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. pits the Spartans versus the Thebans, with the decisive blow enabled by the Sacred Band of Thebes.
9. Medieval Mercenaries
2016 - Season 2
English 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.
8. The Pope's Bodyguards
2016 - Season 2
In 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.
7. Kung Fu Nun
2016 - Season 2
1644. 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.
6. Viking Apocalypse
2016 - Season 2
A 9th-century conflict between English monarch Alfred the Great and invading Vikings is recalled.
5. The Real Braveheart
2016 - Season 2
A profile of Sir William Wallace, the legendary Scottish knight who played an important role in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
4. Rome's Navy Seals
2016 - Season 2
They 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.
3. Beautiful Samurai
2016 - Season 2
A female samurai named Tomoe Gozen is famous for her bravery and fighting skills on the battlefield in 12th-century Japan.
2. Alexander the Great's Spidermen
2016 - Season 2
When 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.
1. Vlad's Impalers
2016 - Season 2
The 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."
