Aired: 7/23/2004
Aired: 7/30/2004
Return to the scene of one of Alexander the Great's most decisive battles, where he wrested control of the Persian Empire from Darius III.
Aired: 8/6/2004
Marathon, Greece, September 490 BC. King Darius leads his Persian army in an attack on Greece.
Aired: 8/13/2004
Using cutting-edge computer gaming technology, we recreate conflicts that shaped the ancient world and witness great battles like never before. Hosted on location by Matthew Settle (Band of Brothers), we return to Thermopylae in 480 BC.
Aired: 8/20/2004
Spartacus is one of the Ancient World's most famous figures. A Thracian soldier, Spartacus was captured by Romans and sold as a slave for training as a gladiator.
Aired: 8/27/2004
Chalons, 451 AD. What made this battle so compelling? Attila the Hun, the terrifying menace who had his eyes set on what was left of the Western Roman Empire.
Aired: 9/3/2004
Although he may have been the richest man in Rome, Crassus was the political poor relation in the First Triumvirate. He needed military laurels to raise him up.
Aired: 9/10/2004
The Battle of Adrianople in 378 A.D., in which the invading Goths defeated Roman forces, is recalled.
Aired: 9/24/2004
Aired: 10/1/2004
Aired: 10/8/2004
The 60 A.D. Iceni Rebellion against Rome, led by Celtic queen Boudicca, is recalled.
Aired: 10/15/2004
The Battle of Kadesh (circa 1300 B.C.) between Egypt and the Hittites is recalled.
Aired: 10/22/2004