Ancient Black Ops
From Ancient Greece to the frozen North, rulers have always needed their elite troops – men trained to perfection, skilled with a devastating array of weaponry – men who will track down their leader’s enemies and kill them. All assassination teams faced one big problem: getting close enough to kill. No one in the ancient world had sniper rifles. As a result even the most formidable Japanese Ninjas got captured and tortured. This series brings some of the most dramatic tales of antiquity to life with a mixture of dramatic reconstruction, documentary filming and expert testimony. Each episode details the intricate complexity of the elite troops who performed the assassination missions and how they worked. It shows what they had to do to achieve elite status, how they could dress, and the weapons they got to use when they completed their first mission.
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Seasons
1.Assassins
17-09-201460mThe true story of the Assassins. Originally a persecuted band of Ismailis, a Shi’ite Muslim sect, they found themselves vastly outnumbered by the Sunnis of medieval Persia. So they...
2.Spartans
24-09-201460mHow the training of the Spartan 300 is bizarrely similar to that of today’s special forces. Here we see the distinctive Spartan helmet (pictured) protects them from spear thrusts a...
3.The Sicarii
01-10-201460mThe specialist hit squads that wreaked havoc against the Roman invaders in Jerusalem. This deadly band of stealthy assassins would eventually be cornered in the mighty hilltop fort...
4.The Ghost Warrior
08-10-201460mThe Germanic Ghost Warriors were one of the first special forces trained to fight specifically at night. They emerged out of the fiercely independent tribes of Germania, the wild l...
5.Viking Berserkers
15-10-201460mThe Viking Beserkers were the elite shock-troops of Viking warlords. Fuelled by alcohol, religious fervour and possibly hallucinogenic magic mushrooms, they believed they could ado...
- Ep 6
6.The Varangian Guard
22-10-201460mA look at the story of the Varangian Guard, the elite bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperor.
- Ep 7
7.Aztec Eagle Warriors
29-10-201460mA look at the story of what happened when 2 planes ended up on a collision course above Brazil.
- Ep 8
8.Hawaiian Koa Warriors
05-11-201460mA look at the formidable Hawaiian Koa Warriors trained in the art of Loa, Hawaii's own martial arts.
9.Ninja
12-11-201460mThe history of Ninja's, who first were a division of Japan's greatest Shogun.
10.The 47 Ronin
19-11-201460mA look at the group of 47 Ronin - dishonoured Samurais who had lost their status.
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