Ancient History

The Battle that Ended Arab Conquest in Europe: 732AD Historical Battle of Tours

Battle of Tours The Battle of Tours, also called the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of the Highway of[…]

Battle of Thermopylae There were only 300 Spartan soldiers at the battle of Thermopylae but they were not alone, as[…]

Ancient Artillery In this documentary on ancient warfare we look specifically at artillery. We review the evolution of ancient artillery[…]

Get Buzzcuts In this history video we explore ancient army regulations to see if Roman soldiers had to get buzz[…]

Alexander the Great Our historical animated documentary series on the ancient civilizations continues with a video on the ancient origins[…]

City of Man, City of God In the last of the series, Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of[…]

Republic of Virtue How did an insignificant cluster of Latin hill villages on the edge of the civilised world become[…]

Return of the King Richard Miles traces Alexander the Great’s battle-scarred route through Turkey, Syria and Lebanon to Egypt and[…]

The Greek Thing The program explores the blossoming of Greek art, philosophy and culture in the 5th century B.C. and[…]

The Age of Iron The program looks at the survivors and losers of the Bronze Age collapse and the civilizations[…]