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Ancient Warriors

Ancient Warriors is a documentary series from the Discovery Channel, looking at the warrior groups and armies that shaped history. The series consists of twenty episodes, each of which looks at a major fighting people or force and charts the reasons for their rise to dominance and subsequent fall. The series explores the motivations of ancient soldiers, as well as how they lived, fought, trained, died, and changed the world. It also uses battle re-enactments and computer graphics to demonstrate military strategy. The warriors covered in the series include: the Assyrians, Celts, Normans, Legions of Rome, Macedonians, Soldiers of the Pharaoh, Spartans, Janissaries, Huns, Knights Templar, Vikings, Highlanders, Irish Warriors, Maurya Warriors of the Elephant, Aztecs, Samurai, Shaolin Monks, Hawaiians, Ninja, and Sioux.

Episode 14 - The Maurya: Warriors of the Elephant

The vastness of the Mauryan army of India was a sight to behold. Enlisting every source of manpower, the army was composed of 600,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry and 9,000 elephants.


Related Links
Maurya Empire - wikipedia
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in ancient India, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty from 322 to 185 BCE.

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Episode 01 - The Assyrians: Masters of War
Episode 02 - The Celts
Episode 03 - The Normans
Episode 04 - The Legions of Rome
Episode 05 - The Macedonians
Episode 06 - Soldiers of the Pharaoh
Episode 07 - The Spartans
Episode 08 - The Janissaries: An Army of Slaves
Episode 09 - The Huns
Episode 10 - The Knights Templar
Episode 11 - The Vikings
Episode 12 - The Highlanders
Episode 13 - The Irish: Warriors of the Emerald Isle
Episode 14 - The Maurya: Warriors of the Elephant
Episode 15 - The Aztecs
Episode 16 - The Samurai
Episode 17 - The Shaolin: Masters of Kung Fu
Episode 18 - The Hawaiians: Warriors of Paradise
Episode 19 - The Ninja: Warriors of the Night
Episode 20 - The Sioux: Warriors of the Plains