Epic Warrior Women
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201860 minZakończony

Epic Warrior Women

Stacja:Smithsonian Channel

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S01E04 - "Vikings"

Wyemitowany Aug 19, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Opis

Epic Warrior Women highlights the women who fought just as courageously, skillfully and fiercely as male warriors of their time. With stunning re-enactments, original costumes, historic locations and CG animation, the three-part series chronicles the military achievements of the original Amazon horse warriors of the Steppe, probes the highly-trained female gladiators of Ancient Rome and concludes with the feared all-female regiments of Dahomey that shaped African history.

Szczegóły

Status
Zakończony
Język
English
Czas trwania
60 min
Premiera
March 19, 2018
Zakończony
August 18, 2019
Harmonogram
Monday o 20:00

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Odcinki (1 Sezony · 4 Odcinków)

Amazons

Discover the origins of the Greek Amazon mythology and find answers among the ancient nomad warriors of the Eurasian grasslands. Hailing from the Scythian tribes, these warriors controlled a swathe from Eastern Europe to Central Asia and kept the great powers of Greece, Persia and China at bay.

Mar 19, 2018

60 min

Gladiatrix

Ancient Rome interpreted Greek mythology by encouraging gladiator women to fight to the death as Amazons in the arena. Explore how these young women managed to survive in desperate conditions, why so many were ready to die for the sake of public entertainment and what skills they needed to stay alive.

Mar 26, 2018

60 min

Africa's Amazons

The Agoojj were a small but powerful fighting force of women in West Africa that steadily expanded in the 17th century against the much larger Asante and Yoruba Kingdoms. Learn how this all-female, slave-raiding regiment terrified both the local populations and the Europeans sent to conquer them.

Apr 2, 2018

60 min

Vikings

Even during the brutality of the Dark Ages, the Vikings of Northern Europe were considered particularly fearsome, ruthless, and dangerous. For centuries, historians believed all Viking warriors were men, but new archaeological discoveries on a small island in central Sweden have revealed evidence that some of the fighters were women. See how modern forensic testing helped identify the sex of one female war chief.

Aug 18, 2019

60 min

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