Ancients Behaving Badly
S1 · E1IMDB:
8.7
Released
11/6/2009
Duration
1h 0m
Genre
Documentary
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
N/A
Overview
Ancients Behaving Badly is a British and Canadian produced documentary series that aired from November to December 2009 on the Canadian The History Channel and the American counterpart. The show focuses on the misdeeds of famous historical figures using forensic investigation, animated sequences, and historian interviews. Although events are depicted in a serious manner, the series has an occasionally tongue-in-cheek narrative style.
Ancients Behaving Badly
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
8.7Released
11/6/2009
Genre
Documentary
Cast
N/A
Duration
1h 0m
Country
United Kingdom
Overview
Ancients Behaving Badly is a British and Canadian produced documentary series that aired from November to December 2009 on the Canadian The History Channel and the American counterpart. The show focuses on the misdeeds of famous historical figures using forensic investigation, animated sequences, and historian interviews. Although events are depicted in a serious manner, the series has an occasionally tongue-in-cheek narrative style.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableCaligula
This young Roman emperor had a fearsome reputation as a sadist, a murderer...and a raving lunatic.
Caligula
This young Roman emperor had a fearsome reputation as a sadist, a murderer...and a raving lunatic.
EP 2AvailableAttila the Hun
A marauding barbarian with a reputation as one of history's monsters, even today Attila's name is a synonym for savagery.
Attila the Hun
A marauding barbarian with a reputation as one of history's monsters, even today Attila's name is a synonym for savagery.
EP 3AvailableJulius Ceasar
The ruler whose ego was as big as his empire declares himself dictator of Rome for life--turning his allies to enemies in the process.
Julius Ceasar
The ruler whose ego was as big as his empire declares himself dictator of Rome for life--turning his allies to enemies in the process.
EP 4AvailableAlexander the Great
The 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?
Alexander the Great
The 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?
EP 5AvailableNero
The Roman Emperor Nero, renowned for playing the fiddle whilst Rome burned, was infamous for cruelty, incest and murder.
Nero
The Roman Emperor Nero, renowned for playing the fiddle whilst Rome burned, was infamous for cruelty, incest and murder.
EP 6AvailableHannibal
As 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.
Hannibal
As 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.
EP 7AvailableGenghis Kahn
This Mongol destroyer set in motion the conquest of a quarter of the world's population with a body count in the millions.
Genghis Kahn
This Mongol destroyer set in motion the conquest of a quarter of the world's population with a body count in the millions.
EP 8AvailableCleopatra
The 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.
Cleopatra
The 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.
